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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.
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.
Episodes

Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
In our second episode of WAIT FRIGHT MINUTES, we discuss 2019's monster flick, CRAWL, and how the portrayal of alligator hunting techniques stacks up to reality! Our guest is Brandon Fisher from Gatorland, who shares great stories about the park and gator movies through the years!
Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more!
Episode art by River Aparicio - check out more of their work here!
What's on your ballot? - Vote.org
Pick up your copy of A24's Florida right here!
All the music used in this episode was originally composed.

Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
WAIT FRIGHT MINUTES: How Florida Changed Scary Movies
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
In our first episode of WAIT FRIGHT MINUTES, we discuss 1963's splatter classic, BLOOD FEAST, and how Miami influenced the filmmakers into changing the horror genre forever.
Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more!
Episode art by River Aparicio - check out more of their work here!
Watch the trailer for BLOOD FEAST right here! - Audio from this trailer is used in this episode
Pick up a copy of SHOCK VALUE by Jason Zinoman right here!
Unless otherwise stated, all the music used in this episode was originally composed.

Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Welcome to Wait FRIGHT Minutes!
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
For the rest of October, let's chat about some of the most exciting bits of Florida history and its relationship to horror movies! Welcome to Season 11, and Wait FRIGHT Minutes!
Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy!
Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more!
Episode art by River Aparcio - check out more of their work here!

Thursday Oct 13, 2022
2022 Florida Ballot Amendments
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
A brief summary of all three amendments on the 2022 Florida ballot! Listen on your way to the voting booth!
The primary source for this episode is Ballotpedia! Read more here!
Learn more about the history of the Florida state amendments here!

Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Hurricane Ian
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Where to offer time, money, food and other supplies for Hurricane Ian victims - [News-Press]
Where to donate or volunteer to help Hurricane Ian victims - [Tampa Bay Times]
How to help victims of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico - [PBS]
Check out this map of areas that were hit by Hurricane Ian from NOAA

Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Summer Epilogue: Heat Lightning
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
In the epilogue to our summer season, meteorologist Stephen Corfidi explains to us what heat lightning is, and we say goodbye to our summer season.
Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy!
Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more!

Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
I HELPED WRITE A BOOK!
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
You read that right! I contributed to a book! Listen to the episode to hear more about it, and check out the show on socials to see even more!
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Monday Aug 29, 2022
The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
On Labor Day Weekend, 1935, a dense hurricane formed south of Florida. By the time it had passed, chaos had been left in its wake and new histories had been made.
Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy!
Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more!
Read more from the sources this week here!
The True Story of the Most Intense Hurricane You've Never Heard Of
Bonus Expeditionary Forces March on Washington
The Hurricane of August 31 to September 6, 1935
Listen to our previous hurricane episodes here
All of the music was originally composed.

Monday Aug 22, 2022
Hank Aaron in Jacksonville
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
In the year before he moved to the Big Leagues, Hank Aaron spent a year in Jacksonville, slugging baseballs and making an impact. His team in Florida would lead to him becoming of the greatest baseball players of all time.
Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy!
Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more!
Thank you to Terence Moore for chatting during this episode! You can pick up a copy of his book, and you can read more on his work examining African Americans in baseball here!
Listen to our other baseball episodes here!
All of the music used in this episode was originally composed.

Monday Aug 15, 2022
The Cypress Knee Museum
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
For half a century, the best place to get a look at cypress tree knees outside of a swamp was inside the Cypress Knee Museum - a unique tourist attraction with an even more unique owner.
Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy!
Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more!
Talk a walk through the abandoned Cypress Knee Museum!
Pick up the book of Florida tourist attractions here!
Read the article from WBUR here!
Previous episodes mentioned in this episode!
Learn more about voting here! and also here at Vote.org!
All of the music in this episode was originally composed.
