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In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives.

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    Storm Surge: Impacts of the 2024 hurricane season on the Tampa Bay community

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025


    Tropical Storm Debby & Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The 2024 hurricane season in Florida had anxiety, destruction, resilience and community.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 05/20/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    The Aging Mind examines mental health as America ages

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025


    The Aging Mind explores the unique mental health challenges of older adults and improved treatment systems.

    The mayors of Pinellas beach communities talk about hurricane survival and preparation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025


    The mayors of Redington Beach, Treasure Island, Madeira Beach, Indian Shores, Gulfport & Redington Shores on the 2024 hurricane season.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 04/29/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 04/22/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 04/15/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    Hear Pacifica's dispatches from Hands Off protests by reporters around the country

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025


    Pacifica compiled reports from community radio reporters across the country, including WMNF and WSLR, of Hands Off demonstrations

    Eyewitness account of what happened at the Tampa Tesla protest on Saturday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025


    On WMNF's Tuesday Cafe, St. Pete City Council member Richie Floyd talks about what happens now that the Rays have killed a stadium deal.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 03/25/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    St. Pete Council member: Rays killing the stadium deal means city can "provide so much more community benefits"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025


    On WMNF's Tuesday Cafe, St. Pete City Council member Richie Floyd talks about what happens now that the Rays have killed a stadium deal.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 03/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 03/04/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 02/25/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 02/18/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 02/11/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    Environmental groups rally to keep protections for the Florida scrub jay

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025


    Several environmental groups have intervened in a lawsuit that is challenging local protections for the Florida scrub jay.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 01/28/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    In Ybor City May Pang will share her "Lost Weekend" photos of John Lennon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025


    May Pang - the Lost Weekend girlfriend of John Lennon - shows her photos of the Beatle at Tempus Projects in Ybor City.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 01/14/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 01/07/2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    Storm Surge: Impacts of the 2024 hurricane season on the Tampa Bay community

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024


    Tropical Storm Debby & Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The 2024 hurricane season in Florida had anxiety, destruction, resilience and community.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 12/24/2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    Pillar coral is now "endangered" under the ESA

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024


    The National Marine Fisheries Service changed the status of pillar coral from threatened to endangered under the ESA.

    St. Petersburg City Council approves bonds to pay for a new Rays stadium

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024


    St. Petersburg City Council approved bonds to pay for a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays.

    WMNF airs Finding Manoomin: A Search for the Spirit of Wild Rice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024


    Ojibwe citizen Leah Lemm brings us along on her journey to connect with the sacred nature of wild rice in In Finding Manoomin.

    St. Petersburg City Council member Lisset Hanewicz talks about the Rays stadium deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024


    St. Petersburg City Council member Lisset Hanewicz talks about the deal between the city and the Tampa Bay Rays to build a new stadium.

    Looking back at the 2024 elections in Florida and the USA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024


    Susan MacManus, Political Analyst and Professor Emerita at the University of South Florida and Ray Roa, Editor in Chief at Creative Loafing.

    Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplace is underway

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024


    Information on how navigators can help you choose the ACA plan that's best for you and if you are eligible for financial assistance.

    Election Day conversation with Hillsborough's Supervisor of Elections

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024


    Election Day 2024 in Florida. Hillsborough SoE Craig Latimer plus Orlando Weekly staff reporter McKenna Schueler.

    Florida Right to Clean Water amendment petition drive for the ballot in 2026

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024


    Organizers plan to get the Right to Clean Water amendment on Florida's 2026 ballot.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 10/22/2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    A discussion about resources available to Floridians in the aftermath of Milton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024


    WMNF is providing information about Hurricane Milton recovery efforts, how you can get relief and how you can help.

    Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Milton maintains strength as it heads toward Florida

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024


    A large area of destructive storm surge will occur along parts of the west coast of Florida. This is an extremely life-threatening situation.

    Hurricane Helene, tree recovery and impacts in NE St. Pete

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024


    Hurricane Helene's impact on the urban forest and damage to trees; plus damage and recovery in Low-lying Northeast St. Petersburg, Florida.

    Hillsborough candidates for Supervisor of Elections and Clerk of Court face off

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024


    We hear from the candidates running for two offices in Hillsborough County: Clerk of the Circuit Court and Supervisor of Elections.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 09/17/2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    Why are Florida's elections cops questioning people who signed petitions for an abortion rights amendment?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024


    Florida elections police have questioned people in their homes about petitions they signed to get an abortion rights amendment on the ballot.

    Tuesday Cafe with Sean for 09/03/2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024


    In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives. Guest interviews with call-in.

    The Gabber owner Cathy Salustri on her new book, Florida Spectacular; it's not just Florida Man stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024


    We spoke with Cathy Salustri, the owner of The Gabber newspaper in Pinellas County and the author of a new book, Florida Spectacular.

    Hear from most of the candidates running for Congress in Florida's 14th and 15th Districts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024


    On Primary Election Day in Florida, we took a close look at two Congressional primaries that are on the ballot: FL-14 and FL-15.

    Past and present directors of the ACLU of Florida weigh in on immigration, education, recreational use of cannabis, reproductive rights and voting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024


    WMNF's Tuesday Cafe: the ACLU of Florida on about a range of state issues like Amendment Three and Amendment Four on this November's ballot.

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