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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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Feb 8, 2021
Feb 8, 2021
31 min
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
Feb 1, 2021
Feb 1, 2021
33 min
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
Jan 25, 2021
Jan 25, 2021
8 min
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
Dec 18, 2020
Dec 18, 2020
35 min
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
Dec 14, 2020
Dec 14, 2020
34 min
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
Dec 7, 2020
Dec 7, 2020
31 min
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
Nov 23, 2020
Nov 23, 2020
30 min
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
Nov 16, 2020
Nov 16, 2020
23 min
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
Nov 9, 2020
Nov 9, 2020
32 min
In the wake of Hurricane Michael, scientists grappled with all the ways that climate change could affect our forests. One tree, the longleaf pine, faced total devastation and, if not for the work being done to preserve it, the tree may stand on the brink of oblivion.
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Thank you to Nicole Zampieri for her assistance and expertise! Read her paper on Hurricane Michael and the longleaf pine right here.
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Songs
You Get The Blues
Desert Ghost Town
Traveling Horse
Arround the Village
Things You Never Known
Nov 2, 2020
Nov 2, 2020
28 min
Governor Reubin Askew spent his entire career advocating for total government transparency. When our courts had failed us, and the legislature ignored him, Askew went to the Florida electorate and asked them to join the fight. What happened next changed our elections forever.
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Learn more about this story here!
Florida Man Explains His State's Weirdness
Drugs, Protests and Mass Arrests. What happened last time Miami hosted a convention?
An Introduction to Reubin Askew
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Songs
Brain - Instrumental Retro
Blackbird
Desert Ghost Town
Peaceful Morning