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Photographers, Newsmen & Beauty Queens

This week, we go searching through a stack of magazines for new faces and new stories that reveal bits of Florida's rich and complex past. Topics include Spaceship Earth, a diving fin, circus photography, Civil War veterans, Apollo 11, Florida Citrus Queens, and Henry Flagler.

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Read more about Walter Cronkite and EPCOT here!

Read more about John Hinde in Florida here!

Read our friend Gabrielle Calise's article about alligators here!

 

I do not own the rights to the Walter Cronkite audio used in this episode. Below are links used in the episode.

You are There

Spaceship Earth Walter Cronkite

 

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The Town That Would Be Orlando

After the Second Seminole War, a man came to Florida to found a town that he would name after himself. His legacy would be one of violence, but his name lasts as the predecessor to Orlando. Plus, a mystery and a surprising connection.

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Thank you to Rachel Williams from the History Center! Plan your trip to the Orange County Regional Historic Center here.

 

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An Ode to the Floridian Turkey

Happy Thanksgiving! For a special bonus episode, we're talking turkeys, bird lovers, and Florida natives. 

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The Year Without Citrus

1977 was a bad year for citrus. It snowed in Miami, and by spring, a nationwide boycott equated Florida oranges with bigotry. How could the industry survive? And how did the Great Freeze lead them to this moment?

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Listen to our previous episodes about Anita Bryant right here!

Orange Bird

Florida's Don't Say Gay Bill

Listen to our episode about The Great Freeze right here!

 

I do not own the rights to the Anita Bryant clip used in the episode. You can watch the whole video right here.

 

Unless otherwise stated, all music used in this episode is originally composed.  

The Secret History of Florida Postcards

This week, we talk postcards, cookbooks, and the joy of thrifting in Florida. We chat with our friend Gabrielle Calise of the Tampa Bay Times, who gives us recommendations, and shares her antique decor obsessions. Later, we uncover the fascinating history of postcard advertising style.

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Thank you to Gabrielle Calise for chatting us with us this week! Read more of her articles right here:

For 2 decades at Bern’s Steak House, this piano man has delighted Tampa

How a Florida punk rocker inspired her mom to get back onstage

 

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The Spirits Who Haunt Florida’s Tombstones

Today is the first annual Wait Fright Minutes Halloween Special - stories of old ghosts, elaborate gravestones, and the residents of our many local cemeteries. Let's conjure the old Floridians between us as the veil is thin on this beautiful All Hallow's Eve.

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Read more about Elizabeth Budd-Graham in the Tally Guide here!

Read more about John B. Stickney in Weird US here!

 

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Finding the Lost Ships of the Bermuda Triangle

This week, we dive deep in search of ships allegedly lost in the infamous Bermuda Triangle, in the waters just east of Florida. Michael Barnette finds ships like this - and debunks the myths that surround the ghost ships off our coast. 

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Thank you to Michael Barnette for his time! Check out more of his work on his History Channel show, with new episodes starting November 14th!

 

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Discovery Of A WWII Plane (Opening Scene) | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Voyage

SS Cotopaxi In The Desert | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Voyage

 

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The Monster Movies of Florida’s History

This week, we dive deep into regional filmmaking in Florida's history, celebrating the weird and wonderful genre pictures made in the mid-20th century - and we pay a visit to Orlando's favorite arthouse theater.

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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!

 

Thank you to Tim Anderson from Enzian for guesting on this week's episode! Be sure to check out their remaining slate of Halloween movies!

 

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The Ghost Lights of Florida

Across the bridges in our state, spectral lights float from the waters below, leaving locals terrified and attributing ghost stories to the phenomena. But where do the lights come from - and can science help us understand these strange lights in our forests?

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Learn more about the Oviedo Lights right here.

Learn more about the Graceville Spook Lights right here.

Learn more about the cause of swamp gas right here.

 

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Florida, 1962: When Horror Became Reality

WELCOME, once again, to Wait Fright Minutes, our exploration of horror-themed episodes as we prepare for the spookiest season of all!

This week, we take a deep dive into the wonderful film MATINEE, the iconic director William Castle and his horror gimmicks, and the complicated history of the Cuban Missile Crisis in Florida. 

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MATINEE (1993) Trailer

William Castle - Introduction to 'The Tingler'

The Tingler Loose in the Movie Theater

Matinee (1993) - Clip 1: Mant!

 

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