Florida Spectacular

Cathy Salustri & Rick Kilby
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Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week's a Florida adventure.  Get more Florida goodness with greatfloridaroadtrip.com and rickkilby.com.

  1. Episode 260: Things To Do in Polk County, Florida Art, and Blair Petersen Updike

    3d ago

    Episode 260: Things To Do in Polk County, Florida Art, and Blair Petersen Updike

    Send us your Florida questions! Florida artist Blair Petersen Updike joins the podcast to talk about why she created the Florida Gallery, Florida art, and what she thinks everyone should do in Polk County. Links We Mentioned Wild Space Gallery at the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Benjamin Dimmitt An Unflinching Look: Elegy for a Landscape Blair Petersen Updike website and Instagram George Snow Hill — WPA muralist Hollerbach's in Sanford The Florida Gallery (check out their art merch, too!) All Florida  Blair Petersen Updike's Top Five Seven Things To Do in Polk County Bok Tower Gardens Tiger Creek Preserve Lake Wales Ridge State Forest Arbuckle Trail Circle B Bar Reserve Red Chilly's Indian Restaurant Kualao Lao Thai Food Andy's Igloo Mark Catesby image from The Florida Gallery; used with permission  Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

    50 min
  2. Episode 259: Word of South, Boy With Wings, and Things To Do in Tallahassee

    Jun 3

    Episode 259: Word of South, Boy With Wings, and Things To Do in Tallahassee

    Send us your Florida questions! Mark Mustian, author of Boy With Wings and founder of Word of South, talks about his book, the wildly popular Word of South festival, and what it means to be different. Mark's Top Five Things To Do in Tallahassee Go to Cascades ParkSausage Dog at Bradley's Blue Tavern for musicBike trails at Piney ZBuy a book and eat pie at Midtown ReaderLinks We Mentioned Mark Mustian's website Boy with Wings Word of South festival Gibtown's Showmen's Club  Clown is Not a Bad Word (Florida Spectacular episode #235) Annie Laura's Triumph The Gendarme Wacissa Slave Canal  Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

    55 min
  3. Episode 258: Murals, Winter Park, and Rick Kilby's New Book

    May 27

    Episode 258: Murals, Winter Park, and Rick Kilby's New Book

    Send us your Florida questions! Rick talks about his new book, Shaping a Sense of Place.  Links We Mentioned: Shaping a Sense of Place by Rick Kilby. Florida artist Joy Postle. More about Joy. Florida artist Sam Stoltz. Little Red Riding Hood mosaic mural in Winter Park. Why Mid-Century Modern matters in Florida. Hannibal Square in Winter Park. The Rhea Marsh and Dorothy Lockhart Smith Research Grant.   Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

    40 min
  4. Episode 257: Mermaid Star Motel, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and FloridaRAMA

    May 20

    Episode 257: Mermaid Star Motel, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and FloridaRAMA

    Send us your Florida questions! Kristin Hemphill, the Creative Director for FloridaRAMA, an immersive Florida art experience with a conservation focus, joins the podcast to talk about the art, the artists, and why the experience focuses on Florida. Links We Mentioned FloridaRAMA Florida Wildlife Corridor Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

    39 min
  5. Episode 256: Lindsay Cross, Florida's Environment, and Florida Forever

    May 13

    Episode 256: Lindsay Cross, Florida's Environment, and Florida Forever

    Send us your Florida questions! Florida State Representative (District 60) Lindsay Cross joins the podcast to talk about Florida Forever, environmental challenges in Florida, and what she's doing to help make Florida a paradise for everyone instead of an elite few. Links We Mentioned Lindsay Cross Chadd Charland filled in for Rick Kilby on this episode, he is running for State House in District 15 (Nassau and portions of Duval counties). Florida Wildlife Corridor Florida Forever Florida Communities Trust Find your Florida Representative Find your Florida Senator YIGBY Campaign Finance Information Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

    38 min
  6. Episode 255: Kristen Arnett: Taxidermy, 7-11 Lizards, and Other Florida Things

    May 6

    Episode 255: Kristen Arnett: Taxidermy, 7-11 Lizards, and Other Florida Things

    Send us your Florida questions! Florida lesbian author Kristen Arnett joins the podcast to talk about her favorite lizard, what led her to set her debt novel in a taxidermy shop, and other special Florida experiences.  Links We Mentioned Mostly Dead Things With Teeth Stop Me If You've Heard This One KristenArnettWriter.com  Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

    59 min
  7. Episode 254: Florida Environmental Victory!

    Apr 29

    Episode 254: Florida Environmental Victory!

    Send us your Florida questions! Dawn Shirreffs, with the Environmental Defense Fund, talks about Florida's Coastal Resilience Bill. The bill protects Terra Ceia, the Skyway Fishing Pier, and the Santa Fe, among others. Links We Mentioned Environmental Defense Fund Coastal Resiliency Bill Protect Florida's Future Florida's Climate Future Why mangroves matter Mangroves  FloridasClimateFuture.org Find your elected official and tell them to approve funding for the Resilient Florida Grant Trust Fund or Resilient Florida: Florida House of Representatives and Florida State Senators  Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

    42 min
  8. Episode 253: Rick and Cathy Live at the Florida Studies Book Festival

    Apr 22

    Episode 253: Rick and Cathy Live at the Florida Studies Book Festival

    Send us your Florida questions! Rick and Cathy talk about writing about Florida in front of an audience at their first-ever live podcast taping.  Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee). NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

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Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week's a Florida adventure.  Get more Florida goodness with greatfloridaroadtrip.com and rickkilby.com.

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  • Creator
    Cathy Salustri & Rick Kilby
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    285
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Dreams Float LLC
  • Show Website
    Florida Spectacular

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