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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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May 1, 2023
May 1, 2023
31 min
Throughout the 1970s, a train ran from Chicago to Miami that was noted for its "tortured existence". One of many trains that ran from the North to Florida, the Floridian was fraught with troubles and nostalgia.
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Read more about Route 66 here!
Read more about the Floridian and Amtrak here!
I do not own the rights to the song used in this episode. Listen to the song, Orange Blossom Special by Johnny Cash, here!
Unless otherwise noted, all music in this episode is originally composed.
Apr 24, 2023
Apr 24, 2023
33 min
This week, we go back and catch up with some stories from this season, stories about protestors turned senators, a home run rivalry, moving a house of a river, and more stories from this past season!
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Babe Ruth's Longest Home Run was in Florida (Maybe!)
I do not own the rights to the video used in this episode. Watch the full interview from NBC News here.
All of the music was originally composed.
Apr 17, 2023
Apr 17, 2023
33 min
In Washington, D.C. in 1971, a massive protest changed the way the Vietnam War was discussed in the country. In Florida in 1972, a group of Vietnam veterans found a new way to make an impact in the anti-war movement.
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Read the book that inspired this episode: MAYDAY 1971 by Lawrence Roberts
Read more about the Gainesville Eight here!
I do not own the rights to the documentary clips used in this episode. The clips used are from the following documentary: 1971 MAY DAY - Check out more from Periscope Film here.
Read the May Day Tactical Manual here!
Unless otherwise noted, all music in this episode is originally composed.
Apr 10, 2023
Apr 10, 2023
28 min
During the Vietnam War, as the United States grappled with the various tensions throughout the 60s into the 70s, Florida students joined the cause. Protests around universities impacted leaders - and the ripple effects are felt to this day.
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Watch the documentary on May Day 1971 - a clip from this documentary is in this episode!
Read more about Black Thursday right here.
Read more about FAMU's history here.
Read more about Kent State right here.
Read more about the Night of the Bayonets here.
All of the music was originally composed.
Apr 3, 2023
Apr 3, 2023
30 min
After the Wright brothers launched their first flight in 1903, a rich adventurer took up the task on the shores of Florida, launching an aircraft in Stuart, Florida that he named, what else, but the Pelican.
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Plan your visit to the Elliott Museum here!
Read more about Hugh Willoughby here, from our main source for this episode!
Listen to more about the Highwaymen here!
All of the music was originally composed.
Mar 27, 2023
Mar 27, 2023
38 min
This week, we're back with our friend Dr. Loraé Simpson of the Florida Oceanographic Society, visiting the seagrass nursery, where this unique type of plant is grown and eventually planted in the Indian River Lagoon in order to help the lagoon survive - and save the other species within.
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Thank you to Dr. Loraé Simpson for her help! Check out more from the Florida Oceanographic Society here!
Learn more about the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program here!
Listen to our previous episodes with Loraé here!
What's Happening to Florida's Manatees?
All of the music was originally composed.
Mar 20, 2023
Mar 20, 2023
26 min
In 1922, a young man from North Dakota wound up dead in a turpentine labor camp. His family wanted answers, and what followed was a fundamental change to the Florida justice system.
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Read more about Martin Tabert's death in this article
Read more about the fallout of Tabert's death here
All of the music was originally composed.
Mar 13, 2023
Mar 13, 2023
34 min
Listen to our first trip with Lilly Anderson-Messec right here!
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Mar 6, 2023
Mar 6, 2023
31 min
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.
Feb 21, 2023
Feb 21, 2023
28 min
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.