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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 Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
On one night in 1991, the whole world had their eyes focused on the Tampa Stadium. What followed was fear, excitement, patriotism, and one of the most famous Super Bowl endings in all of football history.
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Watch Whitney Houston's National Anthem performance here!
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The Early Years of (Orlando) Magic
Songs
Speedy Delta
Madness is Everywhere
Hey Go
Work Wonders
Love After Midnight
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
In this bonus episode, we take a walk through the Sanford Museum with their curator, Brigitte Stephenson, as we discuss all of the figures who passed through this town, from the founder's family to Zora Neale Hurston, from TV magicians to world-famous boxing coaches.
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Thank you so much to Brigitte Stephenson and the Sanford Museum for all of their help! Check out the Museum and plan a visit here!
Songs
Blackbird
Traveling to Lousiana
Arround the Village
Indian Summer
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Content Warning: This episode briefly discusses racial violence.
For the 100th episode of Wait Five Minutes, we explore the vibrant and complicated history of Sanford, one of the most important cities in Central Florida, where Florida's history can be painted with broad strokes through the story of just one town.
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Thank you so much to Brigitte Stephenson and the Sanford Museum for all of their help! Check out the Museum and plan a visit here!
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FLAGLER - Chapter 2: The Iron Frontier
Songs
Good Thoughts
Arround the Lake
Flower Meadow Marriage
Traveling Horse
Piano Parapentes
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
While the War for Independence raged in New England, the duel colonies of East and West Florida were caught in the middle. With Spain looking to take back land, and a band of marauders making their way down the Mississippi River, the land that would be Florida braced for the oncoming storm.
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Thank you to Mike Bunn for all of his help in bringing this episode to life! Read Mike's book right here! Check out Historic Blakely State Park here!
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Songs
Snowfalls
Madness is Everywhere
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Work Wonders
Peaceful Morning
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Monday Jan 25, 2021
Between towns, on a strip highway along the Atlantic Coast, a lonely statue denotes one of the most significant events in Florida history. That is if you can find it.
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Read more about GTM Reserve and their work right here!
Songs
Work Wonders
Blackbird
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
In our first annual Wait Five Minutes Holiday Special, we are joined by past guests to share tales of iguanas, oranges, massive decorations, freak snowstorms, and holiday miracles.
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See what's happening at Zoo Miami
Get involved at the Orange County Regional History Center
Pick up your copy of Cat Tale by Craig Pittman
Follow Gabrielle's work at the Tampa Bay Times
Songs
Things You Never Known
Frozen Creek
Springtime
Traveling Horse
Piano Parapentes
Peaceful Morning
Good Thoughts
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Content Warning: This episode includes conversations about racism and homophobia, and a brief mention of suicide.
For eleven years, the Johns Committee perpetuated a reign of terror across the state of Florida. With the Red Scare and the Lavender Scare, the lives of thousands of Floridians were affected, just as McCarthyism and segregation were dying out across the country.
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Thank you so much to Seth Weitz, PhD, for all of his help in creating this episode! Read the book Seth edited here! Read Seth's paper on the Pork Chop Gang here!
Thank you so much to Brian Fehler, PhD, for all of his help in creating this episode! Read Brian’s article on the Purple Pamphlet right here!
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Songs
Piano Parapentes
Smuggler
Arround the Village
Easy Night
Desert Ghost Town
Peaceful Morning
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
For nearly twenty years, a group of conservative Democrats ruled Florida's legislature with impunity. When segregation began to end in 1954, the group rallied their allies and power in order to survive, only to find enemies around every corner.
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Thank you so much to Seth Weitz, PhD, for all of his help in creating this episode! Read the book Seth edited here! Read Seth's paper on the Pork Chop Gang here!
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Songs
Work Wonders
You Get The Blues
Desert Ghost Town
Speedy Delta
Streelight Silent Film
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Slipping through the neighborhoods of Florida, from the Panhandle to the Everglades, is the Florida Trail, one of many national scenic trails in the country. Protected by volunteers and connected with communities, the Trail is easily one of the most unique conservation efforts in the Sunshine State.
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Thank you so much to Kelly Van Patten for all of her help on this episode! Check out more of the work that the Florida Trail Association is up to here!
Read Nick's interview with Billy Bryson from 2016 here!
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Cross Florida Canal, Part Two: GREENWAY
Songs
Blackbird
Springtime
Traveling to Louisiana
Madness is Everywhere
Love After Midnight
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
During the American Civil War, the town of Palatka was a vital port along the St. Johns River. As paranoia ran through the city, one woman and her sisters spied for the enemy and, in the end, brought a Confederate captain to an unlikely victory.
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Check out these articles for furthering reading!
Captain J.J. Dickison: Marion County's Civil War Hero
Entertaining The Troops: Meet the Sanchez Sisters, Confederate Spies
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Songs
Smuggler
You Get The Blues
Bad Old Daemons
Echoes Boogie Dancehall
Peaceful Morning