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Wait Five Minutes is a podcast about Florida, by a Floridian. Every Monday, listen to an amazing story about the Sunshine State’s unique culture, history and people.

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Wait Five Minutes is a podcast about Florida, by a Floridian. Every Monday, listen to an amazing story about the Sunshine State’s unique culture, history and people.

    The Waters of Silver Springs

    The Waters of Silver Springs

    The history flowing from the Silver Springs dates make centuries. Whether it's in the form of a mammoth bone, or a glass bottom boat, there's loads of stories to tell. This week we dive in and find surprising tales, of Black Lagoons and dugout canoes and truck driver scuba divers.
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    Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our summer logo!
     
    Read more about the Glass Bottom Boats in the Ocala Style!
    Read more about the Mammoth bones at Silver Springs!
     
    All of the music was originally composed.

    • 30 min
    Florida and the Titanic

    Florida and the Titanic

    The richest man on board the Titanic had a town bearing his family name in the heart of Florida. His death in the frozen waters of the Atlantic changed the future of the small town in the heart of the Ocala National Forest.
    Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
    Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our summer logo!
     
    Thank you to Chrystel Hopkins and Paul Burns from the Titanic Museum for their help in this episode!
     
    All of the music was originally composed.

    • 30 min
    The Mysteries of Yeehaw Junction

    The Mysteries of Yeehaw Junction

    Cattle roam the middle of our state, and for a hundred years, their ranchers took up rest at Yeehaw Junction. But what today appears to be just an intersection of the highway is loaded with history just below the surface.
    Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
    Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our summer logo!
     
    Read more about the military testing in Yeehaw Junction right here!
     
    All of the music was originally composed.

    • 34 min
    The 2024 Florida Film Festival (Plus, We're Back June 3rd!)

    The 2024 Florida Film Festival (Plus, We're Back June 3rd!)

    NEW EPISODES JUNE 3RD!
    We spent a week at the Florida Film Festival back in April, and now it's time to recap the most exciting movies we saw! Plus, a preview of our next episode, coming this upcoming Monday!
     
    All of the music was originally composed. 

    • 10 min
    Florida's Home of Tomorrow

    Florida's Home of Tomorrow

    At the 1933 World's Fair, Florida presented its vision of a home of the future: pink, shiny, with a view of the water. Throughout our trip to these fairs, Florida sold many ideas, from tobacco to citrus - and everything in between.
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    Read more about the Philippines exhibit at the 1904 fair.
    Read more about about the Florida Tropical House. 
    Read more about Florida at the 1964 fair.
     
    All of the music was originally composed. 

    • 31 min
    Florida's Miniature Fort in Chicago

    Florida's Miniature Fort in Chicago

    In 1893, Florida tried and nearly failed to bring an exhibit to the World's Fair in Chicago. It was our first major foray into an international event with decades of popularity - but not the last.
    Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here!
     
    Read the incredible article about Florida at the Chicago World's Fair here!
    Read more about the 1851 World's Fair here!
     
    All of the music was originally composed.

    • 35 min

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