• Florida This Week

  • By: WEDU PBS
  • Podcast

Florida This Week

By: WEDU PBS
  • Summary

  • Your #GivingTuesday gift is a great way to celebrate the season of generosity. wedu.org/donate Florida This Week is Tampa Bay’s longest-running prime time public affairs program, now available as a podcast. Moderator Rob Lorei leads a diverse roundtable of journalists, academics, officials, and other political insiders for a lively talk.
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Episodes
  • FTW 110124 Desantis uses office to fight amendments 3 & 4, Outrage over rough campaign insults, GOP Voters lead the way in early Florida voting, Tampa Bay Times joins other papers in Presidential Non-endorsement
    Nov 1 2024

    This week's topics:

    • DeSantis uses office to fight amendments 3 & 4
    • Outrage over rough campaign insults
    • GOP Voters lead the way in early Florida voting
    • Tampa Bay Times joins other papers in Presidential Non-endorsement

    With guests:

    • Patrick Manteiga, Editor and Publisher, La Gaceta, Democrat
    • Natalie King, Political Consultant, Republican
    • Barry Edwards, Political commentator and pollster, Republican
    • Alan Cohn, Journalist, Democrat
    • Steve Bousquet, Opinion Editor, South Florida Sun Sentinel
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    27 mins
  • Slow recovery from 2 hurricanes, Regulatory concerns over St.Petersburg crane collapse, Tropicana Field Roof collapse leaves Rays Homeless, Hurricanes cause widespread pollution in Bay area waters, Early voting begins in Florida
    Oct 25 2024

    This week's topics:

    • Slow recovery from 2 hurricanes
    • Regulatory concerns over St.Petersburg crane collapse
    • Tropicana Field Roof collapse leaves Rays Homeless
    • Hurricanes cause widespread pollution in Bay area waters
    • TV stations threatened for airing ad that supports Amendment 4
    • DeSantis disagrees with Trump on recreational marijuana
    • Early voting begins in Florida

    With guests:

    • Craig Patrick, Political Editor, Chief Investigative Reporter, Fox 13 News
    • Deveron Gibbons, Businessman, Vice-chair and Trustee at St. Petersburg College and FAMU, Republican
    • Tara Newsom, Attorney, Political Science Professor at St. Petersburg College
    • Bob Buckhorn, Former Tampa Mayor, Democrat
    • Mark Katches, Editor, Tampa Bay Times
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    27 mins
  • FTW 101824 Cleanup and recovery from 2 hurricanes, Flooding issues after 2 hurricanes, Florida Homeowner's Insurance Woes, Pushback on Climate change and hurricanes, Taxpayer funded ads against Amendments 3 & 4
    Oct 18 2024

    This week's topics:

    • Cleanup and recovery from 2 hurricanes
    • Flooding issues after 2 hurricanes
    • Florida Homeowner's Insurance Woes
    • Pushback on Climate change and hurricanes
    • Taxpayer funded ads against Amendments 3 & 4

    With guests:

    • Lawrence Mower, Tallahassee Correspondent, Tampa Bay Times
    • Rebecca Liebson, Real Estate Reporter, Tampa Bay Times
    • Mary Ellen Klas, Policy and Politics Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion
    • Adam Goodman, Edward R. Murrow Sr. Fellow, Tufts University, Political Consultant, Republican
    • Alan Clendenin, Tampa City Councilman, District 1, Democrat
    • Lisa Miller, President, Lisa Miller and Associates
    • Christina Diamond, Chief Executive Officer, Ruth's List, Democrat
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    56 mins

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