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A daily roundup of important Florida stories curated by WUFT's The Point newsletter team and produced for audio by students at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Subscribe at https://wuft.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e2bfc368fca7a023b36d90db8&id=5a40db04c3

  1. 04/26/2024

    April 26th, 2024: Misunderstood alligators

    Friday’s host, Jimena Romero, speaks with Environmental Education Awareness Research Support and Services (EEARSS) founder Frank ‘Alligator” Robb on misconceptions about alligators in Florida. Plus, two women face obstruction charges in Marion County case in which a man and K9 died, rate hikes, lack of competition between insurance companies, and more.

    8 min

  2. 04/25/2024

    April 25th, 2024: Kittens on the prowl

    Thursday’s host, Sophia Bailly, speaks with Katie Houston, a community cat medicine and surgery intern for Operation Catnip, about the importance of Trap-Neuter-Release procedures as kitten season approaches. Plus, anti-immigrant rhetoric has immigrants leaving Florida , the state faces the largest drug shortage in recorded history and more.

    8 min

  3. 04/24/2024

    April 24th, 2024: Swiftie fever

    Wednesday's host, Caitlyn Schiffer, speaks with Stephanie Burt, Professor of English at Harvard University, about how Taylor Swifts lyrical abilities has taken the world by storm and why it is so captivating to young audiences. Plus, first-offense youth rates are increasing in Gainesville, a stranded cow was rescued, and more.

    10 min

  4. 04/23/2024

    April 23rd, 2024: Communism in the classroom

    Tuesday's host, Serra Sowers, speaks with Melissa Erickson, the Executive Director of the Alliance for Public Schools Foundation and a former educator about a new bill that will mandate classroom instruction of communism as early as elementary school and why some parents are upset. Plus, IRS scam calls are at an all-time high, a Florida-based fast food restaurant is closing 11 locations and more.

    8 min

  5. 04/22/2024

    April 22nd, 2024: Clarity through the FOG

    Monday’s host, Ben Crosbie, speaks with Ram Balasubramanian, executive director of the Florida Organic Growers, about his group’s efforts to promote organic and sustainable agriculture in the Sunshine State. Plus, UF researchers develop a land conservation tool, a water rights advocacy group turns its focus to the 2026 ballot, and more.

    8 min

  6. 04/19/2024

    April 19th, 2024: The Tuskegee legacy

    Friday’s host, Jimena Romero, speaks with President of Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated Central Florida Chapter, Sylvester Terry on the Tuskegee Airmen and the importance of commemorating them in Florida. Plus Frustrations among school staff grow as more books are removed off Alachua County school library shelves, Governor Ron DeSantis signs two laws pertaining to Florida students, and more.

    8 min

  7. 04/18/2024

    April 18th, 2024: A sunshine squeeze

    Thursday’s host, Ailee Shanes, speaks with Jude Grosser, a professor of citrus breeding and genetics at the University of Florida, on why the most recent Florida citrus forecast took a hit and what long-term solutions growers can look to. Plus, Newberry’s charter school conversion initiative fails, the Alachua County School Board approves Metcalfe and Rawlings Elementary’s year-round calendar, and more.

    9 min

  8. 04/17/2024

    April 17th, 2024: Thriving through internship turmoil

    Wednesday's host, Caitlyn Schiffer, spoke with Andy Thomas, a career coach with Andy Thomas Careers Now, about the trials and tribulations of internship and job seasons and how to better set yourself up for success. Plus, a Florida college survey asks students if a vote for Trump or Biden will end a friendship, community members rally against a P.K. Yonge high school proposal, and more.

    10 min
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A daily roundup of important Florida stories curated by WUFT's The Point newsletter team and produced for audio by students at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Subscribe at https://wuft.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e2bfc368fca7a023b36d90db8&id=5a40db04c3

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  • Creator
    WUFT News
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    300
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025
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    The Point Podcast