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Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast is about the curious stories and cultural changes sweeping through the Sunshine State. Join us every Monday for an informative and charming look into an issue on America’s infamous peninsula.
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Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
This week, on our first Spring Break trip of 2023, we travel to Gainesville, for pizza, a movie, and a trip into the Devils Millhopper State Park.
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A bunch of episodes were referenced this week! Check them out here.
The Devil Went Down to Florida
The Civilian Conservation Corps
Cross Florida Canal, Part One: SANTOS
All of the music was originally composed.
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
At Plant Field in Tampa, a marker notes the location of Babe Ruth's longest home run of his career - but is it truly his longest homer? Find out how Babe made it to Tampa, and how the Curse of the Bambino began.
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Read about Babe Ruth and the Great Influenza of 1918 here!
Read about Babe Ruth in Tampa here!
Read more about the longest home runs in baseball here!
All of the music was originally composed.
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
On February 15th, 1933, President-Elect FDR was in Miami giving a speech in Bayfront Park. A gunman opened fire in his direction, and history can only imagine what almost was.
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Thank you to Dr. David Woolner for his help with this episode! Pick up your copy of his book about FDR's last 100 days right here!
I do not own the rights to the song How I Saved Roosevelt used in this episode. Listen to the whole song right here.
All of the instrumental music was originally composed.
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Listen to last year's episode about Zora Neale Hurston this week!
In the winter of 1933, Zora Neale Hurston was out of options, trying to relaunch her career after leaving New York. A career opportunity came not far from her hometown, and what followed would change American literature forever.
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Thank you to the Rollins College Archive from your help! Read more about Rollins and Zora right here!
The recordings of Zora Neale Hurston are from the Library of Congress and do not belong to Nicholas D'Alessandro or Wait Five Minutes. The credit of the song goes to the following:
Evaline: Herbert Halpert 1939 Southern States Recording Expedition (AFC 1939/005)
Crow Dance: Herbert Halpert 1939 Southern States Recording Expedition (AFC 1939/005)
Listen to more at the Library of Congress website!
Listen to more from Arma Bontemps right here!
All of the instrumental music was originally composed.
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
This year, we head to St. Augustine with my family to explore the Night of Lights, watch a holiday boat parade, and sing some carols to ring in the holiday season and the New Year!
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I do not own the rights to the performance of White Christmas by The Carpenters. You can listen to the full song here.
Unless otherwise noted, all of the music was originally composed.
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
This summer, I took a trip to Augusta, Georgia, in search of answers about the bricks lining the streets of my hometown in Florida. What I found was connections to dozens of other cities - and a few new friends.
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Read Bill Baab's article about the Augusta Block bricks here!
Read Bill Baab's retirement announcement here!
Read more about the Baabs and their bottles here!
All of the music was originally composed.
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
In the months following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Florida became a huge part of America's preparation for World War II. From U-boats on our shores, to D-Day itself, Florida was on the frontline of history.
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Explore the history of Pearl Harbor here
Read about the Gulfamerica here
Read about the military expansion in Florida here
Read about Florida and D-Day here
Listen to the entire speech from President Roosevelt right here! I do not own the rights to the audio from the speech used in the episode.
All of the music was originally composed.
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Listen to our episode about the Artemis Program here!
In 1963, to honor JFK, President Johnson renamed Cape Canaveral to Cape Kennedy. What would follow would be a decade of complaints and strongly worded letters - until finally change came.
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Listen to the whole speech from President Johnson on Thanksgiving, 1963. The audio from the speech used in the episode is not owned by me.
All of the music used in this episode was originally composed.
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Before Amalie Arena was built in Tampa, the Tampa Bay Lightning played three seasons in the Thunderdome - which we know today as Tropicana Field. How'd they get there, and what were those early games like?
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I do not own the rights to the clip from the NHL used in this episode. Check out the original clip right here!
All of the music used in this episode was originally composed.
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
In the wake of the 2022 Election, the term "gerrymandering" has been used a lot about the state of Florida. What does "gerrymandering" mean, and how does the history of voting in America still affect our voting today?
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Read more about this topic here!
A Brief History of How Gerrymandering Distorts US Politics
DeSantis says he wants 'race-neutral' map of congressional districts - Tampa Bay Times
Florida - The Gerrymandering Project
Redistricting in Florida - CNN
Read where you can help Southwest Florida here!
Read where you can help Florida's Atlantic Coast here!
All of the music was originally composed.