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A weekly podcast by the Bradenton Times that highlights people and issues in the Manatee County community.

Dennis Maley


    • Jun 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 194: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 52:07


    This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss the BOCC's denial of a development application for increased density near a flood-prone area of east county, the ceasefire between the U.S., Iran, and Israel, and troubling new requirements for those seeking visas.

    Episode 193: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 65:55


    This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss the hiring of a new deputy county administrator, drama within the Manatee County Commission, and the possibility of World War III.

    Episode 192: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 58:25


    This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss the controversial roundabout planned for Lakewood Ranch, the Los Angeles protests, and President Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard and send active-duty Marines into the city, as well as other national news stories.

    Episode 191: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 32:29


    This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss the latest sex scandal in our public schools, a ban on new businesses that include the retail sale of cats and dogs, and other local stories TBT is covering this week.

    Episode 190: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 57:55


    This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss Manatee County developers' reaction to the BOCC's attempt to raise impact fees, the further deregulation of digital currencies and what that means for the president's new cash cow, and some troubling detentions and deportations made by ICE over the past week.

    Episode 189: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 49:35


    This week, TBT's Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman discuss the Manatee School Board's surprise 3-2 vote to terminate the district's superintendent, Dr. Jason Wysong.

    Episode 188: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 53:03


    This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss Manatee County's struggles to enact sustainable growth policies in light of the state's increasing array of efforts to supersede home rule.

    Episode 187: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 40:27


    This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss the Manatee County Commission's vote to purchase a large office complex in Lakewood Ranch, where the county will move much of its administrative operations.

    Episode 186: Michael Barfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 56:17


    This week, Michael Barfield, an investigative journalist with the Florida Trident, Director of Public Access Initiatives with the Florida Center for Government Accountability, and an expert in Florida public records law, joins Mitch and Dawn to discuss recent attacks on press freedoms and what dangers they pose to our democracy.

    Episode 185: Brice Claypool

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 99:44


    Brice Claypool is a 17-year-old Manatee County resident, environmental activist, political history buff, and author of the blog The Kid Who Cares. He joins Mitch and Dawn this week to discuss how someone his age perceives our current state of political chaos.

    Episode 184: Lisa Gonzalez Moore

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 70:41


    This week, Bradenton City Councilwoman Lisa Gonzalez Moore joins the podcast to discuss post-Hurricane redevelopment and sewage treatment challenges,  workforce housing needs, downtown connectivity, and traffic gridlock. 

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    Episode 183: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 59:50


    This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss the controversy over New College hosting right-wing podcaster Russell Brand, who was recently charged with rape and sexual assault, a judge's ruling temporarily reinstating the AP into the White House Press pool, fallout from Trump's trade war and his comments about wanting to deport U.S. citizens to a concentration-camp-like prison in El Salvador.

    Episode 182: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 73:11


    This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss the Manatee County Commission's upcoming vote on wetland policies, Signalgate, ICE deportations and more.

    Episode 181: Commissioner Amanada Ballard

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 82:11


    Manatee County District 2 Commissioner Amanda Ballard joins the podcast this week to discuss several county issues, including the upcoming Fresh Start program that will use opioid settlement funds to target addiction-related homelessness.

    Episode 180: Joe McClash

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 80:18


    TBT Publisher and 22-year Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash joins Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman for a discussion on the lawsuit filed against six Manatee County Commissioners by "Lectern Guy," a pardoned J6 participant, and the increasingly alarming rate at which our democratic institutions are being dismantled.

    Episode 179: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 72:36


    This week, Mitch & Dawn discuss the Manatee County Commission's decision to move forward with the demolition of Annie's Bair & Tackle and revoke the school zone speed camera program entirely. They also react to the President's Congressional address and the evolving situation regarding our support for Ukraine's efforts to repel a Russian invasion.

    Episode 178: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 60:12


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    Episode 177: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 52:33


    This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss the Manatee County Commission's compromise on moving forward with a retail pet sale ban, the ethics of breeding, and Mitch's weekend getaway to Tarpon Springs.

    Episode 176: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 49:37


    This week, Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman discuss D.O.G.E.'s "move fast and break things" approach to government and the Manatee Port Authority's decision to walk away from a shady land acquisition deal.

    Episode 175: Commissioner Carol Felts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 80:19


    This week, Manatee County Commissioner Carol Felts joins the podcast to discuss her first months in office after being elected to the seat in November, touching on a host of issues regarding how Manatee County can best implement sustainable growth policies.

    Episode 174: Commissioner George Kruse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 79:57


    Manatee County Commission Chair George Kruse joins the podcast this week to discuss a wide range of issues, including the debate over issuing final plats, the future of Annie's Bait & Tackle, the county animal shelter, and much, much more.

    Episode 173: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 50:35


    In this week's episode, Mitch & Dawn discuss the county's new ADU policy, dry January, the frigid Florida weather, and much more!

    Episode 172: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 44:28


    Fresh off the holiday break, Mitch & Dawn discuss the Manatee County Commission's reversal on wetland policy, new board chair George Kruse's significant proposals regarding board business, and much more.

    Episode 171: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 48:15


    In our final episode before the holidays, Mitch & Dawn discuss the controversial supervisor of elections satellite office, Carlos Beruff's "Field of Dreams," planning commission and historic preservation committee appointments, and a potential affordable housing project near U.S. 41 and Cortez Road.

    Episode 170: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 57:51


    This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss rumors that Gov. Ron DeSantis may replace Pete Hegseth as President-elect Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister's decision to step down as the DEA director nominee, President Biden's flip-flop on pardoning his son, and much more.

    Episode 169: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 82:22


    This week, Mitch & Dawn discuss the new Manatee County Commission, the sale of the "old City Hall" property, Richard Tatem being reappointed to the school board seat he resigned from to run for House seat 72, and the Floridians nominated to cabinet positions by the president-elect.

    Episode 168: Piney Point Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 93:12


    Herb Donica is the court-appointed receiver for Piney Point. Jeff Barath is the site manager. They join Mitch and Dawn this week to discuss the status of the ongoing process of draining the former phosphate processing facility's gyp stacks, the deep well injection, and the ultimate closure of the site.

    Episode 167: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 31:27


    In this week's episode, TBT's Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman discuss the local results of Tuesday's election.

    Episode 166: Sari Lindroos-Valimaki

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 48:48


    In our final candidate interview before Election Day, Sari Lindroos-Valimaki joins Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman to discuss her campaign for Manatee County Commission District 7 (At-Large).

    Episode 165: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 32:02


    In a special bonus episode, Mitch & Dawn discuss the Amendment 4 resolution passed by Manatee County Commissioners on Tuesday, along with other issues from the meeting.

    Episode 164: Joseph Di Bartolomeo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 33:01


    Joseph Di Bartolomeo is an NPA candidate for Manatee County Commission District 5. He joins Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman to discuss his qualifications, critical issues facing the county, and what he would like to do if elected. 

    Episode 163: Glenn Pearson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 31:08


    Glenn Pearson is the Democratic candidate for Manatee County Commission District 1. He joins TBT's Mitch Maley to discuss critical issues facing the county and why he'd like to represent D1 on the board.

    Episode 162: Diana Shoemaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 49:12


    This week, Manatee County Commission D3 candidate Diana Shoemaker joins TBT's Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman to discuss issues facing the community and what she would like to do if elected. Shoemaker, a Democrat, faces Republican Tal Siddique in the November election.

    Episode 161: Jen Hamey, Manatee County Commission D1 Candidate

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 49:57


    Jennifer Hamey is a local attorney and NPA candidate for Manatee County Commission District 1, a seat that is currently vacant. Hamey joins TBT's Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman to discuss her vision for a rural, resource-rich district that is rapidly changing because of rampant development.

    Episode 160: FL House D72 Candidate Lesa Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 39:39


    Lesa Miller is a Democrat running for the Florida House District 72 seat in November. She Joins Mitch & Dawn this week to discuss a wide range of state issues she hopes to tackle if elected.

    Episode 159: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 46:31


    This week, Mitch & Dawn discuss the presidential debate, Tuesday's Manatee County Commission meeting, and the meltdown of the local Republican Executive Committee.

    Episode 158: D71 House Candidate Adriaan DeVilliers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 32:43


    This week, Adriaan DeVilliers joins Mitch and Dawn to discuss his campaign to represent Manatee County in the Florida House of Representatives District 71 seat. DeVilliers, a former Republican turned Democrat, is challenging incumbent Republican Will Robinson on the November ballot.

    Episode 157: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 47:19


    This week, Mitch & Dawn discuss big news from the first post-election Manatee County Commission meeting and east county residents' unanswered questions regarding persistent flooding.

    Episode 156: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 54:25


    This week, Mitch and Dawn discuss the historic results of the August 20 Manatee County primaries, in which grassroots candidates executed a clean sweep over those backed by developers.

    Episode 155: Mitch Maley & Dawn Kitterman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 43:54


    In this special bonus episode, Mitch and Dawn discuss the frustration many residents had regarding the county's recent response to Hurricane Debby and the changes in county leadership that likely impacted its outcome.

    Episode 154: Perri Ann Parkman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 66:08


    Perri Ann Parkman is a candidate for the Dist. 3 Manatee County School Board seat, who was recently endorsed by the Christian Family Coalition of Florida. She joins Mitch and Dawn to discuss what inspired her to run for the seat and which issues she'd most like to tackle if elected. She also discusses the Mac Parkman Foundation for Adolescent Concussive Trauma, which she founded after the tragic death of her son. You can learn more about Perri at https://www.perriannparkman.com/

    Episode 153: Mark Stanoch

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 43:54


    Episode 152: Charlie Kennedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 61:06


    Former Manatee County School Board member Charlie Kennedy is seeking to return to the board in August's D3 race, which will fill the seat being vacated by Mary Foreman. Kennedy joins Mitch & Dawn to discuss his campaign and major issues facing the district.

    Episode 151: Charlie Hackney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 44:04


    This week, Manatee County Property Appraiser Charlie Hackney joins Mitch and Dawn to discuss his more than three decades of service in the office and his campaign for reelection in this August's open primary.

    Episode 150: Carol Felts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 74:39


    Carol Felts is a Republican candidate for Manatee County Commission District 1. She joins TBT's Mich Maley and Dawn Kitterman to discuss the challenges of running a grassroots campaign in the age of big developer PACs and why she believes that community engagement and education are the key to Manatee County's Future

    Episode 149: Heather Felton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 65:37


    Manatee County District 1 School Board candidate Heather Felton joins TBT Editor Mitch Maley to discuss why she decided to leave teaching to seek a seat on the board in this August's election. Learn more about Heather at https://heatherformanatee.com/

    Episode 148: Scott Farrington

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 55:26


    Scott Farrington joins Mitch & Dawn this week to discuss his candidacy for Manatee County Supervisor of Elections. Farrington faces former Manatee County Commissioner James Satcher in next month's Republican primary. 

    Episode 147: Joe McClash

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 72:22


    This week, Mitch and Dawn are joined by TBT publisher and former Manatee County Commissioner Joe McClash to discuss his unsuccessful challenge of the county's change to its wetland polices, as well as the importance of the August primaries for local races.

    Episode 146: Dr. Robert McCann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 46:41


    Doctor Robert McCann is a candidate for Manatee County Commission District 5. He faces appointed incumbent Ray Turner in August's Republican primary. He joins TBT's Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman to discuss his background and his position on the issues facing Manatee County.

    Episode 145: Tal Siddique

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 57:56


    Tal Siddique is a candidate for Manatee County Commission District 3. He joins TBT's Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman to discuss why he is running for the office and his positions on key issues associated with the board. You can learn more about Tal's candidacy at https://www.votetal.com/.

    Episode 144: Dawn Kitterman & Mitch Maley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 52:09


    This week, Mitch & Dawn discuss the SOE's ruling on the District 5 School Board Race and update listeners on the status of Manatee County Commission and School Board Races as we approach Friday's qualifying deadline.

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