Teacher pay referendum, Broward County vs. BSO, Librarians fighting book bans
We talked about South Florida voters deciding whether teachers get to keep their pay raises — but voter confusion over the controversial Ame...
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Anti-DEI law harms Broward org, Cornell rape ties to South Florida, WLRN doc unearths Miami history
We assessed the future of diversity, equity and inclusion in Broward County now that DEI has been outlawed by the state. Are the arts – and...
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Carnegie Mellon's Miami campus, a shark refuge in Biscayne Bay and Miami Carnival moves to Broward
We looked at the game-changing plan announced to bring a high-tech Carnegie Mellon University campus to Miami’s hip Wynwood district, courte...
Record cuts at Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Hollywood Mayor switches parties, immigrant fear in Doral
We will discuss Palm Beach County’s rare budget pushback against its longtime sheriff, Ric Bradshaw — and the scrutiny Broward and Miami-Dad...
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Maria Elvira Salazar breaks with Trump, 100 years since the Great Hurricane of 1926 and a Broward medical breakthrough
We examine Republican Miami Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar’s new video telling Trump he’s “gone too far” in his anti-immigration crusade...
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9/11 hijackers in South Florida, Jewish High Holidays and antisemitism, a longtime Miami Herald reporter retires
We mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Not just the terrorist attacks that changed America forever, but the lives of the terrorists here in S...
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Encore: Film Previews: 'The Python Hunt', 'Facing the Future: South Florida vs. Climate Change,' and 'An Instrumental Start: A Model for the Nation'
On this episode of The South Florida Roundup, we speak with filmmaker Xander Robin about his new documentary The Python Hunt. The film exami...
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Child sex abuse prevention, chaos at a Brickell condo, TPS effects on home care
In this week's South Florida Roundup we discussed the disturbing allegations of child sexual abuse against the now suspended Palm Beach Coun...
Looking back at the Florida primaries, sargassum inundates South Florida
This hour we were joined by Florida International University politics expert Dario Moreno to unpack this week’s primary elections and what t...
Colombia earthquake, manosphere in South Florida and is Miami more expensive than NYC?
We're updating you on the situation in western Colombia after it was hit by a deadly magnitude 7.4 earthquake this week and how the communit...
Back to School: Incoming Miami-Dade Superintendent Rafael Villalobos, school lunches and vaccines
In the next hour we will get you ready for the new school year that begins next week, starting with a conversation with Miami-Dade County’s...
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League of Women Voters of Miami Dade, WLRN reporters and a political analyst talk upcoming elections
The primaries are upon us in South Florida. Rest easy, your mail-in ballots look secure — but Democratic races in those new gerrymandered di...
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Miami-Dade mayor talks budget, TPS for Haitians set to end and local filmmaker shoots movie in Cuba
On the South Florida Roundup, we talked with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava about the daunting budget dilemmas ahead – especia...
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Alligator Alcatraz shutdown, Project Tango voted down and Argentine Football Association scandal
On this episode of The South Florida Roundup, we discuss what’s next for the Everglades site that, for the past year, was home to the contro...
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How Venezuela recovers, Miami-Dade's new mental health facility and a World Cup roundup
On this episode of The South Florida Roundup, we try to unpack how Venezuela now recovers from its worst earthquake disaster in a century –...
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SCOTUS decision to end Haitian TPS, remembering Surfside and Venezuela devastated by earthquakes
This week, we meet with Haitian-American immigration attorney Frandley Julien to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling ending TPS for Hait...
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Juneteenth: the origins of the holiday and the future of Black history
On this edition of The South Florida Roundup, we're joined by guests Dr. Tameka Bradley and Brian Knowles to talk about the history of Junet...
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South Florida property appraisers dissect homestead exemption, the World Cup comes to our backyard
This week on The South Florida Roundup, we're joined by the property appraisers from Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties (1:39). We...
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A fuel depot on Fisher Island, U.S.-Cuba aid negotiations and Muhammad Ali's life in photos
This week on The South Florida Roundup, we talk about Miami-Dade County's purchase of a fuel depot site on Fisher Island (0:11). We also bre...
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Shevrin Jones reflects on Congressional candidacy, hurricane season and a South Florida imam on Eid
This week on The South Florida Roundup, we sit down with Florida State Senator Shevrin Jones, who recently announced his intention to not se...