• Florida This Week

  • By: WEDU PBS
  • Podcast

Florida This Week

By: WEDU PBS
  • Summary

  • Your #GivingTuesday gift is a great way to celebrate the season of generosity. wedu.org/donate Florida This Week is Tampa Bay’s longest-running prime time public affairs program, now available as a podcast. Moderator Rob Lorei leads a diverse roundtable of journalists, academics, officials, and other political insiders for a lively talk.
    2021 WEDU PBS
    Show More Show Less
Episodes
  • FTW 011025 Meta drops independent fact checking on Facebook, Biden blocks drilling in parts of the Gulf, Matt Gaetz considers a run for Governor, Rays want to be back in the Trop in 2026
    Jan 10 2025

    This week's topics:

    • Meta drops independent fact checking on Facebook
    • Biden blocks drilling in parts of the Gulf
    • Matt Gaetz considers a run for Governor
    • Rays want to be back in the Trop in 2026

    With guests:

    • Katie Sanders, PolitiFact Editor-in-Chief
    • Deborah Tamargo, Past-President, Florida Federation of Republican Women
    • Mike Deeson, Independent Journalist- Author
    • Representative Michele Rayner, District 62, Pinellas & Hillsborough, Democrat
    • Travis Horn, President & CEO, Bullhorn Communications, Republican
    Show More Show Less
    26 mins
  • FTW 010325 The state of Florida's agriculture industry
    Jan 7 2025

    This week's topic:

    • The state of Florida's agriculture industry

    Guest:

    • Wilton Simpson, Florida Agriculture Commissioner, Republican

    Show More Show Less
    27 mins
  • FTW 122724 Back to back hurricanes strike central florida, Republicans sweep elections in Florida, Abortion and Marijuana amendments fail to pass in Florida, University of Florida President Ben Sasse Suddenly Resigns, Rays Stadium deal stalls after storms
    Jan 6 2025

    This week's topics:

    • Back to back hurricanes strike central Florida
    • Republicans sweep elections in Florida
    • Abortion and Marijuana amendments fail to pass in Florida
    • University of Florida President Ben Sasse Suddenly Resigns
    • Rays Stadium deal stalls after storms

    With guests:

    • Daniel Ruth, Honors College Visiting Professor of Professional Practice, USF- Tampa
    • Rosemary Goudreau O'Hara, Former Editorial Page Editor, South Florida Sun Sentinel
    • Steve Bousquet, Opinion Page Editor and Columnist, South Florida Sun Sentinel
    • Tara Newsom, Attorney, and Political Science Professor, St. Petersburg College
    Show More Show Less
    27 mins

What listeners say about Florida This Week

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.