Podcasts about weirdest state influences

Craig Pittman - Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country.4 days agoTo some people, Florida is a paradise; to others, a punch line. As Oh, Florida! shows, it's both of these and, more important, it's a Petri dish, producing trends that end up influencing the rest of the country. Without Florida there would be no NASCAR, no Bettie Page pinups, no Glenn Beck radio rants, no USA Today, no “Stand Your Ground,” ...You get the idea.To outsiders, Florida seems baffling. It's a state where the voters went for Barack Obama twice, yet elected a Tea Party candidate as governor. Florida is touted as a carefree paradise, yet it's also known for its perils―alligators, sinkholes, pythons, hurricanes, and sharks, to name a few. It attracts 90 million visitors a year, some drawn by its impressive natural beauty, others bewitched by its manmade fantasies.Oh, Florida! explores those contradictions and shows how they fit together to make this the most interesting state. It is the first book to explore the reasons why Florida is so wild and weird―and why that's okay. But there is far more to Florida than its sideshow freakiness. Oh, Florida! explains how Florida secretly, subtly influences all the other states in the Union, both for good and for ill.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

This week, fellow Florida-phile Craig Pittman joins Rick and Cathy to talk about Florida's most current "it" exotic invasive: the Burmese python. As usual, the podcast slithers all over the place, so expect some talk about frogs and iguanas, too. More about CraigCraig Pittman is a native Floridian, an author, podcaster and an award-winning reporter. Born in Pensacola, he graduated from Troy State University in Alabama, where his muckraking work for the student paper prompted an agitated dean to label him "the most destructive force on campus." After 31 years at the Tampa Bay Times, he now writes a weekly column on environmental issues for the Florida Phoenix and is co-host of the popular podcast "Welcome to Florida." He's the author of six non-fiction books about Florida, including the New York Times bestseller Oh, Florida: How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country. His most recent one, published in 2021, is The State You're In: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife.Check out Craig's podcast (after you listen to ours, of course!) — especially his podcast about pythons and python hunting!Links we mentionedSome writing on the "Ladies of the 'Glades"More about whether the python hunt worksSupport the showWant more Florida? Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Find her on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathyTwitter and Instagram: @CathySalustri Have a Florida question or comment? Love the show? Hate it? Let us know – email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Get Rick's books at rickkilby.com/, and make sure to bookmark Old Florida with Rick Kilby (http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/) and read through the archives. Connect with Rick on social media: Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Twitter (@oldfla), and Instagram (@ricklebee).

Craig Pittman is the author of six Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country which made the New York Times bestseller list; Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther, which earned him the Rachel Carson Award from the national Sierra Club; and his latest The State You're In: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife, and he co-hosts the podcast “Welcome to Florida.” Craig is also a journalist and native Floridian, born and raised in Pensacola, so he is a literal Florida Man. He studied journalism at Troy State University in Alabama, where according to his bio “his muckraking work for the student paper prompted an agitated dean to label him "the most destructive force on campus." 

The SoFlo Weird Street Team met up with award winning author and reporter Craig Pittman, at the Miami Book Fair. Pittman, a Florida native, worked for The Tampa Bay Times, where his environmental reporting garnered him multiple regional and national honors. He is the co-host of the Welcome to Florida podcast and the author of six books, including the New York Times bestseller Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country. The Florida Heritage Book Festival named him a Florida Literary Legend in 2020. We spoke with Craig about his work, what he enjoys about this strange and bizarre state and his book Manatee Insanity: Inside The War Over Florida's Most Famous Endangered Species.

GUEST- Craig Pittman is the author of Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country and Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther.  A Native born Floridan, Pittman covered environmental issues for the Tampa Bay Times and is a four-time Waldo Proffitt award winner for his reporting. Plus, in the news: American's support for the war in Ukraine is shrinking Midterms, midterms, midterms! We're going back to the moon NASA is going to hit an asteroid on purpose Now you can take a class in Taylor Swiftology Florida Man texts wrong number to sell cocaine, ends up in jail and the cops sent out a press release Check out Eric's articles on Substack including his recent piece on A Tale Of Two Bidens and the Elvis Empire might be shaking. Find Eric's books including "Ascension" and "How To Start A Podcast In Less Than a Day" here! FOLLOW THE OPEN HIGHWAY ON IG!  A Viking Dog Production This episode is sponsored by the book Inspire Your Marriage from John Thomas. Find it here.  

If you love living in Florida, and love to be annoyed at “Florida Man”, you will definitely want to check out our upcoming Lit Chat with New York Times bestselling author Craig Pittman! Pittman writes fondly of the strange state we call home and all the interesting people who make it famous. Thanks to the Friends of the Beaches Branch Library for sponsoring this Lit Chat! Craig Pittman is a native Floridian, an author, a podcaster and an award-winning environmental reporter. Born in Pensacola, he graduated from Troy State University in Alabama, where his muckraking work for the student paper prompted an agitated dean to label him "the most destructive force on campus." In 31 years at the Tampa Bay Times, Pittman covered a variety of beats and several natural disasters, including wildfires, hurricanes and the Florida Legislature. He now writes a weekly column for the Florida Phoenix and is co-host of the popular podcast "Welcome to Florida." He's the author of six non-fiction books about Florida, including the New York Times bestseller Oh, Florida: How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country and Cat Tale: The Wild Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther, which Garden & Gun magazine named one of the 20 best books of 2020. His most recent one, published in September 2021, is The State You're In: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife. He lives in St. Petersburg with his wife and two children. Interviewer Bill Delaney is a writer, editor and higher education professional from Jacksonville whose work focuses on the culture and history of the First Coast. Delaney is the author of the guidebook Secret Jacksonville, and is co-owner and editor of the publications Modern Cities, TheJaxsonMag.com and Edible Northeast Florida Magazine. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in English from the University of North Florida. Sign Up for Library U to hear about the latest Lit Chats and catch them live! — https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/library-u-enrollment  Craig PittmanBorrow Craig Pittman's books from our catalog Website: craigpittman.com Twitter: @craigtimes Bill DelaneyWebsite: thejaxsonmag.com Twitter: @Tacachale Jacksonville Public LibraryWebsite: jaxpubliclibrary.org  Twitter: twitter.com/jaxlibrary  Facebook: facebook.com/JaxLibrary  Instagram: instagram.com/jaxlibrary  YouTube: youtube.com/user/jaxpubliclibraryfl  Contact Us: jplpromotions (at) coj.net

Best-selling author and journalist Craig Pittman is a highly respected environmental reporter, but recently, he's gained a following for highlighting the unusual, fascinating and bizarre events that make Florida, well, Florida. He explains what motivated him to write his hilarious book, “Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country.” He also chats with Growing Bolder about his latest book, “Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther.”

Best-selling author and journalist Craig Pittman is a highly respected environmental reporter, but recently, he's gained a following for highlighting the unusual, fascinating and bizarre events that make Florida, well, Florida. He explains what motivated him to write his hilarious book, “Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country.” He also chats with Growing Bolder about his latest book, “Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther.”

Ep 1: THE FLORIDA HYPOTHESIS In this episode Nathan and KA tackle the show's central question: What in the hell is going on with Florida?!?! and they wrestle her to the ground. You'll learn the 7 contributing factors to the chaotic alchemy that is the state of Florida and how and why she has become the starlet of the strange news media and the butt of jokes. You may also find: Ironic millennial communism, hot oily sexy rollerbladers, sink hole facts, tornado facts, and herpes simplex 1.We've all heard about Florida Man, but what about Florida Woman? Join us weekly as we explore the humid landscape, absurd crimes, bizarre history, and beautiful fucking maniacs that make up our country's weirdest state.You can follow us on Instagram at: @FloridaWoman.PodEmail us your “Florida Connections” at FloridaWoman.Pod@Gmail.com - we look forward to hearing from you! We love all things Sunshine State, the weirder the better!Help the show by becoming a patron today! patreon.com/FloridaWomanPodFlorida Woman theme song is My Heart Is Open by So Sensitive Band from their debut album Bedroom Drama. You can find them on Spotify, BandCamp, Apple Music, or wherever you listen! Follow them on Instagram at @sosensitiveband.The source materials for this episode are: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archiv…florida/612259/ www.salon.com/2013/07/26/5_reaso…tate_ever_partner/ “Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the rest of the country” by Craig Pittman myfloridalegal.com/pages.nsf/Main/…525791B006A54E4 www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/books/…raig-pittman.html wtfflorida.com/about/ www.more.com/travel/wtflorida-f…da-weirdest-state/ www.cnn.com/2019/03/22/us/flori…nge-trnd/index.html

Best-selling author and journalist Craig Pittman is a highly respected environmental reporter, but recently, he's gained a following for highlighting the unusual, fascinating and bizarre events that make Florida, well, Florida. He explains what motivated him to write his hilarious book, “Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country.”

Best-selling author and journalist Craig Pittman is a highly respected environmental reporter, but recently, he's gained a following for highlighting the unusual, fascinating and bizarre events that make Florida, well, Florida. He explains what motivated him to write his hilarious book, “Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country.”

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In this episode, we talk with the author of, "Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country." Listen as the veteran newspaper reporter and one of the foremost experts on "The Sunshine State" explains the origins of the "Florida Man." From scary animals, to Disney World, to hurricanes to climate change, Florida makes news day-in, day-out, just for being Florida. It's where one-of-a-kind politicians, too much humidity, too many drugs, gated communities and retirees mix, to form the perfect storm. But don't worry, he says, it's still a wonderful place to live!He can be reached on Twitter @craigtimesAxelbank Reports History and Today can be found on Twitter at @axelbankhistory

This week’s episode of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Balmoral Resort in Haines City, Florida (midway between Orlando and Tampa). Joining the show is Craig Pittmann, Journalist and Author of Oh, Florida! How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country, describes some of the weirdest facts about the Sunshine State including little-known facts about Polk County. Robb Kenyon, Culinary Director at the Balmoral Resort, discusses how the atmosphere is created at the outdoor Balmoral Bar & Grill that invites both visitors and locals. There’s all of this and more when Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Haines City, Florida.  

This week’s episode of Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from the Balmoral Resort in Haines City, Florida (midway between Orlando and Tampa). Joining the show is Craig Pittmann, Journalist and Author of Oh, Florida! How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country, describes some of the weirdest facts about the Sunshine State including little-known facts about Polk County. Robb Kenyon, Culinary Director at the Balmoral Resort, discusses how the atmosphere is created at the outdoor Balmoral Bar & Grill that invites both visitors and locals. There’s all of this and more when Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Haines City, Florida.  

This week, Travel Today With Peter Greenberg comes from the Waldorf Astoria Orlando, nestled in the 482-acre Bonnet Creek Nature Preserve. George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com, reports on hurricane season and travel insurance, and when you're covered (and when you're not). Want to ignore the brochures? Seth Kubersky, Author of The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando 2017 and contributor to the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, shares some of Disney’s park secrets. Craig Pittman, Author of Oh, Florida! How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country, talks all things Florida—shark bites, sinkholes, cloud formations, and the lightning capital of the western hemisphere. Pamela Landwirth, President and CEO of Give Kids the World, discusses the impact of organizations like Make a Wish — and how they give families a chance to travel together to Orlando — many for the first — or sadly, the last time. She also talks about their special 186-room all-volunteer resort. Faiyaz Kara, the restaurant critic for the Orlando Weekly, explains the boom in street food, and the rise in surprise growth in places serving Korean fried chicken and falafel now showing up on local menus. There’s all of this and more as Travel Today With Peter Greenberg comes from the Waldorf Astoria Orlando.

This week, Travel Today With Peter Greenberg comes from the Waldorf Astoria Orlando, nestled in the 482-acre Bonnet Creek Nature Preserve. George Hobica, founder of Airfarewatchdog.com, reports on hurricane season and travel insurance, and when you're covered (and when you're not). Want to ignore the brochures? Seth Kubersky, Author of The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando 2017 and contributor to the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, shares some of Disney’s park secrets. Craig Pittman, Author of Oh, Florida! How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country, talks all things Florida—shark bites, sinkholes, cloud formations, and the lightning capital of the western hemisphere. Pamela Landwirth, President and CEO of Give Kids the World, discusses the impact of organizations like Make a Wish — and how they give families a chance to travel together to Orlando — many for the first — or sadly, the last time. She also talks about their special 186-room all-volunteer resort. Faiyaz Kara, the restaurant critic for the Orlando Weekly, explains the boom in street food, and the rise in surprise growth in places serving Korean fried chicken and falafel now showing up on local menus. There’s all of this and more as Travel Today With Peter Greenberg comes from the Waldorf Astoria Orlando.

Journalist Craig Pittman of the Tampa Bay Times talks about his book, Oh, Florida! How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country .