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MidPoint's Talk Back Town Hall

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025


MidPoint was joined by Pulitzer prize-winning columnist and local newshound, Dan Ruth for our quarterly Talk Back Town Hall where we open up the phone lines and invite our listeners to discuss whatever they want to discuss.

Barbershop Conversations Promote Health and Wellness

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025


The Barbershop Conversations program is training barbers to be mental health and wellness advocates for their clients in underserved communities.

MidPoint for 05/28/2025

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025


Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

MidPoint for 05/21/2025

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025


Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

The Many Ways Florida Makes It Harder to Participate In Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025


Florida makes It harder to participate in democracy with more restrictive voting laws on registration, Vote By Mail, and amending the State constitution.

TOP SECRET CIA Disclosures Among Recent Kennedy Assassination Documents

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025


Released Kennedy Assassination Documents Reveal Top Secret CIA Operations from 1960's and 1970's

Florida Child Labor Law Reforms Endanger Students' Success

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025


Florida Child Labor Law reforms endanger students' success according to education and labor advocates.

Education (De)Funding Bills in the Legislature

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025


The FL legislature's proposed education funding bill threatens to reduce college and career readiness programs, including AP and IB, by up to 50%, and reduce funding for Exceptional Student Education (ESE) programs. Our guests are Hillsb. Co. School Bd Member Jessica Vaughn, Dr. Norin Dollard, Sr. Policy Analyst, FL Policy Institute, & Ellen Koehler Lyons, VP Operations, Hillsb. Co. PTA.

If a Tree Falls in Florida Who is Responsible?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025


If a tree falls in Florida, who is responsible? Could shifting liability for falling trees impact the region's urban canopy? MidPoint looks at the proposed Fallen Tree Act (HB 599/SB 724) which would make the owner always liable for its falling trees or limbs, even if they were not visibly prone to fall. This could negatively impact our urban tree canopy if tree owners are disincentivized to plant or retain trees on their properties.

DOGE Cuts to NOAA Impact Hurricane Readiness and More

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025


Meteorologists say DOGE cuts to NOAA impact weather forecasting and hurricane readiness and may damage national and international commerce.

Trump's Executive Orders Attack Big Law Firms

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025


Trump attacks Big Law firms to settle his political grievances. Some firms capitulate and others go on the defensive.

MidPoint for 03/26/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025


Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

Anxiety, Keeps On Tryin' Me...

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025


Psychologists offer some advice and coping strategies for how to deal with the anxiety caused by the Trump agenda.

MidPoint for 03/12/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025


Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

DOGE Destroying USAID

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025


DOGE is destroying USAID, firing its employees, and leaving the US vulnerable throughout the world.

Challenging Mosaic Phosphate Co.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025


Environmental lawyers are challenging Mosaic Phosphate company's plans for their hazardous waste disposal in Florida

MidPoint for 02/19/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025


Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

What About Refugee Resettlement Now?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025


Gulf Coast JFCS refugee resettlement department discussed the effect of the Trump Stop Order on refugees admissions and funding.

AI, Deep Seek & the Market Freak-Out

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025


Dr. John Licato, Prof. of Computer Science gives us an introduction to artificial intelligence, Open AI, machine learning, and why the financial markets dived on the release of the Chinese AI platform Deep Seek.

The problem of poop

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025


What to do about our sewage spills, leaky septic tanks & stinky beaches. Solving the problem of poop.

Cities For All People

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025


Urbanist Gil Penalosa advises communities on how to create vibrant cities and healthy communities for everyone. His focus is on the design and use of parks and streets as great public places, as well as sustainable mobility.

MidPoint for 01/15/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025


Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

The Public Service Commission Favors Profits Over People

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025


The FL Public Service Commission voted to hike electricity rates despite sustained opposition from the public and against the recommendation of its own staff.

MidPoint for 01/01/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025


Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

It's Chrismukkah! The Story of Chanukah With Gifts from MidPoint.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024


Christmas Day is also the 1st night of Chanukah. It's Chrismukkah! We celebrate the Chanukah story, that victory over tyranny, and bring you some Chanukah gifts & music with Rande Friedman, former host of the Sunday Simcha.

Coping With Loss & Grief at Holiday Time

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024


The holidays are not a happy time for everyone. If you've suffered a loss, get some coping tools to help you get through the happy season.

TBT's Stephanie Hayes Breaks It Down For You

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024


Nationally syndicated columnist, Stephanie Hayes of the Tampa Bay Times joins us for a Year in Review across the spectrum of Florida news from the important to the absurd and the mundane.

MidPoint for 12/04/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024


Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

MidPoint for 11/27/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024


Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

Genetics and Your Health

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024


MidPoint explored genetics testing and the challenges of receiving a medical diagnosis of a genetic condition, along with legal concerns over the privacy of genetic health information.

Amendment 4: Why It Failed and What To Do Now

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024


The Democratic Socialists of America have some thoughts on why Amendment 4 for abortion access failed and what to do next.

MidPoint for 11/06/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024


Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

Local Democrats In Competitive Races for U.S. Congress

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024


Two local Democrats, Whitney Fox and Pat Kemp, are running for Congress in competitive races in Pinellas and Northeast Hillsborough, parts of Polk and Pasco Counties. They joined us on MidPoint one week before the election.

A Chat With Florida Minority Leader, Democrat Fentrice Driskell

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024


FL House Democratic Leader Representative Fentrice Driskell joined us on MidPoint. We discussed the insurance crisis, affordable housing, climate change, busting the GOP super-majority, DeSantis vs. Amendments 3 & 4, and her political future.

Medicare Open Enrollment Starts NOW!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024


The Medicare Open Enrollment period is now. A trained Florida SHINE counselor can help you evaluate available Medicare plans and select the best option for your needs. Award-winning SHINE counselor Fran Oberne helps our listeners with some of their Medicare questions

MidPoint for 10/09/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024


Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

Disaster Claims & Recovery: What To Do and Not Do

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024


Jeffrey Chernoff of Insurance and Trust Co., an insurance claims expert, and Paul Hauzer, CEO of VetCor, a recovery & restoration company, to discussed what to do and not do in the immediate aftermath of a disaster like so many in our community have experienced from Hurricane Helene. They provided us with valuable insights into the disaster recovery process.

Banned Books are Fighting Back

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024


A federal First Amendment lawsuit was filed last month by major book publishers, authors, parents, and students challenging Florida's book bans. Dan Novack, lawyer for lead plaintiff, Penguin Random House publishers, and Judi Hayes, an Orange County, FL parent plaintiff joined MidPoint to discuss it.

Talk Back Town Hall with Billy Townsend

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024


Shelley and guest commenter Lakeland's civic journalist, Billy Townsend opened the phone lines and held a Talk Back Town Hall, letting our listeners guide our discussion on State Politics, DeSantis' cronyism and grifting, Richard Corcoran's "bust out" job on New College, Polk County, and more..

The Florida State Parks Whistleblower and the Public Outcry

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024


James Gaddis, the FL State Parks whistleblower, foiled DeSantis's secret plan to pillage our state parks with golf and pickleball for his friends' profits. Tampa Bay Times journalist Max Chesnes who broke the story and Anders Croy of the DeSantis Watch accountability project also join us to discuss.

MidPoint for 09/04/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024


Your mid-week, mid-morning source for local and statewide news and public affairs from a local perspective.

The Buzzzzz on Mosquito-Borne Viruses & Bird Flu in Florida

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024


The plague of mosquito borne viruses threaten us in Florida all year round, and bird flu is rising through our poultry and dairy industries. Are we in danger? Join us and find out from our health experts.

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