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In this episode of Intersection, WMFE’s Nicole Darden Creston talks with Washington Post reporter Robert Costa about Peril: his new book with Bob Woodward, Florida’s connections to the insurrection and Trump’s legacy.

On this episode of Intersection Quiroga talks about the celebration and the challenges facing the LGBTQ+ community, Red Huber discusses a life in pictures, and Aquanza Cadogan reflects on the power of storytelling.

This week Walt Disney World kicks off more than a year of celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the Magic Kingdom. Walt Disney didn’t live to see his dream for a Florida theme park become a reality but his vision has transformed the region's economy, landscape and culture. 

On this episode of Intersection we take a closer look at the impact of Disney on Central Florida, 50 years on from the opening of the Magic Kingdom. 

WMFE’s Talia Blake talks with author Aaron Goldberg about Walt’s vision for the theme park and what Orlando might look like without Disney. 

Theme park writer Seth Kubersky discusses the 50th anniversary celebrations and how Disney taps into nostalgia to keep guests coming back. 

George Wallace, executive director of the LGBT+ Center, reflects on Walt Disney World’s role in LGBTQ+ rights in Central Florida. 

And we listen back to an interview about how Disney’s approach to food influenced the design of his original theme park in California. 

 

This week Walt Disney World kicks off more than a year of celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the Magic Kingdom. Walt Disney didn’t live to see his dream for a Florida theme park become a reality but his vision has transformed the region's economy, landscape and culture.

Artists Nelson Cardenas and Marisela Rodriguez join Intersection for a conversation about art, culture and self expression. Daisy Grimes and Grady Ballenger with the Volusia Remembers committee discuss the importance of confronting a horrific chapter in the history of the US by remembering the victims of lynching. And Pat Greene and Peterson Guerrier talk about an upcoming billboard art show.

Florida’s manatees are dying at an alarming rate with more than 900 deaths reported so far this year, and most of them in the Indian River Lagoon.  Conservation groups are scrambling to save the manatees- and lobbying to get them put back on the US fish and wildlife endangered list. 

On this episode of Intersection, host Matthew Peddie talks with WMFE environmental reporter Amy Green about what’s killing these charismatic animals and what can be done to help save them. 

The long shadow of the pandemic and the economic recession has put more Floridians at risk of losing their homes. The CDC’s eviction moratorium was removed last month, and advocates for the homeless, like Eric Gray with the Christian Service Center of Orlando, are bracing for more people to lose their homes as evictions work their way through the courts. Gray gives Intersection a tour of the center’s downtown campus which brings together a range of non-profits serving adults experiencing homelessness. And he talks about what he believes is needed to get people on a path out of poverty in the City Beautiful. 

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Orlando and Osceola County CEO Catherine Steck McManus joins the show to talk about the uphill struggle for working families to put a roof over their heads and to stay housed.

On this episode of Intersection, host Matthew Peddie talks with WMFE environmental reporter Amy Green about what’s killing Florida manatees and what can be done to help save them.

On Saturday America marks 20 years since 9/11. Survivors and families of the victims continue to tell the stories of those who died that day. For Anthony Gardner, whose brother was killed at the World Trade Center, now it’s more important than ever to teach the history of 9-11 and celebrate the legacy of those who lost their lives.

The number of patients hospitalized with COVID in Florida is starting to decline, but hospitals are still under extreme stress. 

On this episode of Intersection we talk with medical staff on the front lines of the surge about the toll the pandemic is taking. 

AdventHealth Orlando’s director of high risk pregnancy care, Dr Rachel Humphrey joins the program. She says even though she’s optimistic Florida the worst of this surge may be behind us, she’s still treating very sick patients- many of them unvaccinated.  Dr. Humprey addresses misinformation around pregnancy, coronavirus and vaccines. 

State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith is suing the Florida Department of Health to try and get daily COVID-19 case updates. Rep. Smith explains why he believes a lawsuit is the only option to get that data. 

And WMFE Health Reporter Abe Aboraya talks with ICU nurse June Brown about combating the surge and how frontline staff are doing the best they can to help patients and support their families. 

 

On this episode of Intersection we talk with medical staff on the front lines of the COVID-19 surge about the toll the pandemic is taking.