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A born naturalist and a fearless traveler, Vladimir Dinets wrote travel guides, conducted field research, and lived a couple of lives before he was accepted into the PhD program in zoology at the University of Miami. He thought crocodiles were a dead-end research topic - survivors from the age of the dinosaurs but not much else - until he witnessed groups of up to seventy alligators performing mating choruses that included infrasound vibrations - a form of communication extremely rare in nature.

The Huron-Clinton Metroparks Authority, with its $65M taxpayer-funded budget, holds immense power—but little accountability. When bizarre alligator alerts overshadowed escalating dangers on a neighborhood road recognized as a free park entrance, Dr. William Huszti had enough. Armed with FOIA and determination, he uncovered millions in wasted revenue, systemic failures, and neglected safety. This isn’t just one community's fight—it’s a gripping story of power, accountability, and the fight for justice. The stakes are high, the fight is uphill—and the clock is ticking.

In Florida, one of the first things you’re taught as a child is that if you’re ever chased by a wild alligator, the only way to save yourself is to run away in zigzags. It’s a lesson on survival that has guided much of Edgar Gomez’s life. Alligator Tears is a fiercely defiant memoir-in-essays charting Gomez’s quest to claw his family out of poverty by any means necessary, and learning to see the archetype of the humble poor person for what it is: a scam that insists we remain quiet and servile while we wait for a prize that will always be out of reach.

My 75th birthday is on January 19, 2023. I wanted to do something special for it. It occured to me that these 75 years have been really awesome, so I decided to remember some of the best stories from my life. Within 90 minutes one day, I had remembered nearly 200 stories from the past 75 years! So I chose the best ones and began writing down the details. Some are funny, some are serious, some are instructive.

In 1973, David Kushner's 11-year-old older brother Jon biked through a suburban Florida forest to buy candy for his little brother, and never returned. Decades later, now an accomplished journalist and author, Kushner investigates his brother’s case and the profound impact it had on his family and community. Piecing together police reports, interviews, and the memories of loved ones––David tells the story of what happened to his family and his town, after his brother disappeared.Credits:Jessica Grimshaw- For USG AudioJosh Bloch- For USG AudioJennifer Sears- For USG AudioGretta Cohn...