Between The Beaches Podcast

Brad Phares
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Between The Beaches Podcast

Preserving and promoting Florida's rural landscape and ranching heritage by sharing forgotten and little known history along with interviews, stories, and cowboy poetry capturing the lifestyle of both historical and contemporary cowboys in the Sunshine State.

  1. 180. Evolving And Expanding With Florida Agriculture: A Look At The IFAS Indian River Research And Education Center; with Mark Kistler PhD, Center Director

    NOV 14

    180. Evolving And Expanding With Florida Agriculture: A Look At The IFAS Indian River Research And Education Center; with Mark Kistler PhD, Center Director

    Join us this week as we enjoy a candid discussion with Dr. Mark Kistler, center director and professor at the University of Florida's Indian River Research and Education Center. Dr. Kistler shares his extensive background, the long history of IRREC, and how they're taking extensive strategic planning steps to make sure the center continues to provide Florida agriculture with the scientific support it needs to thrive in the future.

    46 min
  2. 179. A Second Look at the Connection of Cattle and Candy Corn; with Sam Phares

    OCT 30

    179. A Second Look at the Connection of Cattle and Candy Corn; with Sam Phares

    Technically, this is a rebroadcast but it's as timely now as it was 3 years ago and we did a fair bit of editing to update our sponsors so it's running as a new episode. In this episode, we take a really deep dive into history to reveal a lot of facts that most folks overlook or ignore when it comes to Halloween. The origins of this celebration were anything but evil or satanic in their infancy as we seek to explain in this conversation. Our hope is that you'll leave this episode with a few laughs, a broader view of the world, and some knowledge to share with your family and friends.

    46 min
  3. 178. Pre-Election Distraction: Poetry In the Pasture

    OCT 24

    178. Pre-Election Distraction: Poetry In the Pasture

    Most everyone we know seems to be carrying a heavy load right now and we're all suffering from election fatigue at this point so why not tune it all out for a brief time? Join us out on the ranch under wide skies as we take a minute to relax and enjoy these classic poems.

    40 min
  4. 177. Frontier Life in Florida: Predators and Perilous Storms on the Open Range

    OCT 16

    177. Frontier Life in Florida: Predators and Perilous Storms on the Open Range

    As we continue to work through the recovery efforts following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, we're using Joe Akerman Jr's book "Florida Cowman" to travel back in time to the days of open range frontier life in Florida when cattle roamed open range and there were no warnings or forecasts for tropical systems. Additionally, we get a glimpse into how cattlemen built their herds and handled the ever-present threat of numerous predators.

    56 min
  5. 176. After Dark With The Florida Cattlemen's Association Emergency Response Team Following Hurricane Helene

    OCT 3

    176. After Dark With The Florida Cattlemen's Association Emergency Response Team Following Hurricane Helene

    With a slight deviation from our normal formatting, this episode carries the Explicit warning for language that may not be suitable for all audiences as the initial emergency response crew from the Florida Cattlemen's Association gathers around camp to wind down after a long day in the field. We discuss the importance of assisting fellow cattlemen and farmers in the wake of devastating hurricanes, how the general public can help via donations to the Florida Cattlemen's Foundation, all while sprinkling in a lot of laughs and borderline inappropriate humor as first responders so often do as a coping mechanism for the stress encountered. Our hope is that it provides everyone with a shining example of community being there for each other and demonstrates how food supplies can be tremendously impacted by these natural disasters.

    1h 17m
  6. 175. True Conservation Is Common Ground Here In Florida; with Travis Thompson of All Florida

    SEP 18

    175. True Conservation Is Common Ground Here In Florida; with Travis Thompson of All Florida

    Travis Thompson cares deeply about Florida which lead him to creating allfla.org built on a foundation of grassroots conservationists showing up daily to protect Florida and her wild places. There can be no doubt that sportsmen and ranchers have more in common than those things which separate their identities and at that the top of that list is a desire to use good stewardship over our resources. In this conversation, we cover topics ranging from the imminent 2024 duck season to Florida's unfettered growth and how Amendment 2 on the ballot ties into that issue, before closing out with a synopsis of All Florida and some outdoor memories that we share with all of you. It's candid conversation that covered serious political issues we face as well as some old fashioned nostalgia so you don't want to miss it. Most of all, please be sure to carry the message forward and share it with everyone you know.  #Conservation #LoyalToTheLand #YesOn2

    1h 29m
  7. 174. Florida's Dreamers and Land Schemers- Part Two

    SEP 11

    174. Florida's Dreamers and Land Schemers- Part Two

    In Part One, we covered Florida's land boom of the 1920's and its subsequent crash. Here in Part Two, we'll be looking at some of the unexpected and unintended ramifications of urbanizing the southeast coast in Broward and Dade counties that manifested with the Flood of 1947 when 5 million acres of land from Lake Okeechobee down to Miami lay submerged for half the year and then we also examine how people refuse to learn from their mistakes as a second land boom erupts in the 1960's. Every bit of this overlooked past serves up important lessons; lessons that go largely unheeded leading to mistakes being repeated. We hope you'll listen and share this episode with others so that all of us here in Florida can do better.

    46 min
  8. 173. Florida's Dreamers And Land Schemers - Part One; with Sam Phares

    SEP 4

    173. Florida's Dreamers And Land Schemers - Part One; with Sam Phares

    Florida has known more than its fair share of speculators, swindlers, suckers, con artists, and outright thieves all seeking to make their fortune with land. The boom we're currently experiencing has happened before, and we've actually covered it in prior episodes, but this week we're looking at it from a slightly different angle and in much greater detail. We begin with the Big Boom and bust of the roaring twenties in Part One and next week we'll examine the Flood of 1947 and subsequent second land boom following WWII and the Korean War. There's plenty of lessons to be taken from all of these events, but unfortunately too many people refuse to learn from history and heed the warning signs.

    54 min
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Preserving and promoting Florida's rural landscape and ranching heritage by sharing forgotten and little known history along with interviews, stories, and cowboy poetry capturing the lifestyle of both historical and contemporary cowboys in the Sunshine State.

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  • Creator
    Brad Phares
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    Copyright © 2024 Brad Phares, All Rights Reserved.
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    Between The Beaches Podcast

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