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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 Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
This week, we talk postcards, cookbooks, and the joy of thrifting in Florida. We chat with our friend Gabrielle Calise of the Tampa Bay Times, who gives us recommendations, and shares her antique decor obsessions. Later, we uncover the fascinating history of postcard advertising style.
Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Thank you to Gabrielle Calise for chatting us with us this week! Read more of her articles right here:
For 2 decades at Bern’s Steak House, this piano man has delighted Tampa
How a Florida punk rocker inspired her mom to get back onstage
All of the music was originally composed.
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Today is the first annual Wait Fright Minutes Halloween Special - stories of old ghosts, elaborate gravestones, and the residents of our many local cemeteries. Let's conjure the old Floridians between us as the veil is thin on this beautiful All Hallow's Eve.
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Read more about Elizabeth Budd-Graham in the Tally Guide here!
Read more about John B. Stickney in Weird US here!
All of the music and background audio was originally composed and created.
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
This week, we dive deep in search of ships allegedly lost in the infamous Bermuda Triangle, in the waters just east of Florida. Michael Barnette finds ships like this - and debunks the myths that surround the ghost ships off our coast.
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Thank you to Michael Barnette for his time! Check out more of his work on his History Channel show, with new episodes starting November 14th!
I do now own the rights to the movie clips played in the episode. Watch the full clips here.
Discovery Of A WWII Plane (Opening Scene) | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Voyage
SS Cotopaxi In The Desert | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Voyage
Unless otherwise stated, all music used in this episode is originally composed.
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
This week, we dive deep into regional filmmaking in Florida's history, celebrating the weird and wonderful genre pictures made in the mid-20th century - and we pay a visit to Orlando's favorite arthouse theater.
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Thank you to Tim Anderson from Enzian for guesting on this week's episode! Be sure to check out their remaining slate of Halloween movies!
All of the music was originally composed.
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Across the bridges in our state, spectral lights float from the waters below, leaving locals terrified and attributing ghost stories to the phenomena. But where do the lights come from - and can science help us understand these strange lights in our forests?
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Learn more about the Oviedo Lights right here.
Learn more about the Graceville Spook Lights right here.
Learn more about the cause of swamp gas right here.
All of the music was originally composed.
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
WELCOME, once again, to Wait Fright Minutes, our exploration of horror-themed episodes as we prepare for the spookiest season of all!
This week, we take a deep dive into the wonderful film MATINEE, the iconic director William Castle and his horror gimmicks, and the complicated history of the Cuban Missile Crisis in Florida.
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
I do not own the rights to the clips played in this episode. Give them a watch right here!
William Castle - Introduction to 'The Tingler'
The Tingler Loose in the Movie Theater
Matinee (1993) - Clip 1: Mant!
Besides the music in the aforementioned clips, all the music in this episode was originally composed.
Monday Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
This week, we head out on a boat into the waters of Tampa Bay, searching for answers about red tide, pollution, seagrass, sea turtles, politicians, fish, and so much more.
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Learn more about Tampa Bay Waterkeeper right here!
Read more from Jack Prator right here!
Read more from Max Chesnes right here!
Check out this study about the connection between nitrogen and red tide right here!
All of the music was originally composed.
Below is a list of articles used in the research of this episode.
https://myfwc.com/research/redtide/general/about/
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Donate to the people of Maui effected by wildfires here
The past few years have put Florida's education in the spotlight, as educators, parents and politicians clash. What authors are banned, and why? What happens when a book is banned, and how does that, in the long term, affect students?
Learn more about the fires in Maui here
Read about the situation with Florida's book bans right here
Read the current list of books banned in Florida counties here
All of the music used in this episode was originally composed.
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Have you visited your local library lately? This week, we pay a visit to the library in the heart of downtown Orlando to explore its surprising offerings, specific design and unique history - and we make some new friends.
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Check out more from the Orlando Public Library right here!
All of the music was originally composed.
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Over the last year, the governor of Florida has found himself in a very public debate with the largest single-sight employer in the state. The company is now suing Governor Ron DeSantis as the governor enters into a fraught presidential race. What happens next?
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Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
Listen to our previous episode about Disney's property in Orlando!
Listen to our previous episode about the Don't Say Gay bill.
All of the music was originally composed.
Here are assorted links referenced in this episode!
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/08/1085130633/disney-response-florida-bill-dont-say-gay
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/11/disney-donation-florida-republicans-00024417
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/28/disney-rejects-desantis-lawsuit/70482753007/
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1167042594/disney-desantis-board-reedy-creek-charles
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/06/1160997679/disney-board-desantis-ziegler-peri-garcia-special-district
https://apnews.com/article/disney-desantis-florida-dei-theme-park-e3b526acfc6078b6f78626229de2786d