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First Coast Connect

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Hosted by Melissa Ross, First Coast Connect is an hour-long call-in program that features local newsmakers, civic and community leaders, arts, activities across Jacksonville and Northeast Fl...

First Coast Connect Podcast Guide

Listen to First Coast Connect, a Government & Organizations podcast by WJCT NEWS. Stream 30 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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First Coast Week in Review

JTA entertains pedestrian ambitions; the City Council ignores business leaders’ request to drop JEA probe.

51:00May 8, 2026

Rental housing crisis

A new book by two UNF researchers explores what happens when homes become an asset class.

51:00May 7, 2026

St. Johns County jail death

A new investigation explores another in-custody death blamed on the jail's medical provider.

51:00May 6, 2026

Dry season

As Florida experiences one of the worst droughts in decades, we examine the main drivers of the state's water scarcity crisis.

51:00May 5, 2026

Seeing red

After lawmakers adopt an even-more solidly Republican map, we talk to party leaders from both sides about what the future holds for Florida...

51:00May 4, 2026

First Coast Week in Review

From Florida’s redistricting to a gutting of the Voting Rights Act, the state’s congressional elections may never be the same.

51:00May 1, 2026

Playoff bound

The Sporting Jax women’s team heads into its final game having dominated the Super League in its inaugural season.

51:00Apr 30, 2026

Like pulling teeth

As it gets harder for kids to access preventative dental care, experts say emergency rooms have turned into an imperfect emergency catchall.

51:00Apr 29, 2026

Oreos and the Okefenokee

Why activists are targeting everything from snack manufacturers to chemical corporations in an effort to stem titanium mining in the endange...

51:00Apr 28, 2026

The Shantyboat Muse

The writer sometimes known as Jacksonville’s poet laureate is also the demanding editor behind some of the area’s most well-known authors.

51:00Apr 27, 2026

Animal instincts

Cat advocates want St. Johns County to help neuter strays. Officials there want no part.

51:00Apr 22, 2026

Reverse psychology

The debate over back-in vs. pull-in parking has become a subject of controversy, internet currency and, in some places, urban policy

51:00Apr 21, 2026

Flow state

The inaugural “State of the Watershed” offers an Earth Day celebration of the St. Johns River.

51:00Apr 20, 2026

First Coast Week in Review

State lawmakers still can’t reach a budget deal, and the JEA investigation expands to include communications about a former mayor’s lobbying...

51:00Apr 17, 2026

The case for mercy

A mitigation expert explains how a criminal’s life story affects the death penalty.

51:00Apr 16, 2026

Celebrating Bessie Coleman

Two historians remember the pioneering Black aviator on the centenary of her death during a Jacksonville air show.

51:00Apr 15, 2026

Ask the Mayor

From an expanding JEA investigation to campaign plans, we ask Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan about the latest headlines — and take your cal...

51:00Apr 14, 2026

Courting support

A state budget decision looms over the future of the once-thriving Black neighborhood of West Lewisville.

51:00Apr 13, 2026

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