Florida Matters
Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Florida Matters tackles tough issues, highlights little-known stories from our part of the world, and provides a greater perspective of what it means to live in the Sunshine State. Join us each week as we journey across the state to explore the issues important to Floridians and cover the challenges facing our community and our state.
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On "Florida Matters," we speak to area officials about luring happenings like the NCAA Women's Final Four and Firestore Grand Prix of St. Pete to Tampa and St. Petersburg. -
On "Florida Matters," we explore bird-watching. We speak to bird enthusiasts about what birding is and how to start. And we also take you on a little bird walk. -
On "Florida Matters," we hear from two WUSF journalists about their reporting — from local residents experiencing flooding months after Hurricane Milton to the restoration of a local spoil island in the Hillsborough River. -
On this episode of Florida Matters, we speak to three people with different perspectives on Florida Noir, and find out why the Sunshine State makes a great setting for shifty characters and sinister deeds. -
On this episode of "Florida Matters," we discuss Gov. Ron DeSantis' State of the State address to the Legislature. Topics he covered during the half-house speech included immigration, gun laws, education and property taxes. -
On this episode of "Florida Matters," we talk about the history of spring training in the region and visit one of the major league teams that come here for get ready for regular season: the Baltimore Orioles. -
On "Florida Matters," former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson talks immigration policy, and NPR's Frank Langfitt turns his foreign correspondent lens on the U.S. -
On this episode of "Florida Matters," you’ll learn about The Chitlin Circuit, how it shaped the sound of jazz, blues, and rock, and how it paved the way for the music industry we see today. -
On this episode of Florida Matters, you’ll hear about an effort to connect people with Black businesses throughout the Tampa Bay region. -
How a shortage of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals affects the region, and efforts to train more doctors to meet the need. -
Hear how immigrants in Florida without the required documents are bracing for tough new immigration policy, and what a Trump presidency could mean for state politics. -
With Martin Luther King Jr. Day around the corner, hear how people in Tampa Bay are stepping up with acts of service. Plus, how to do Dry January.
