90.7 WMFE's Intersection

Dale Ketcham from Space Florida talks about what the explosion of a SpaceX rocket on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral last week means for the commercial space industry. And Emilee Speck from the Orlando Sentinel explains what the Osiris Rex mission to asteroid Bennu is all about.

A summit to raise awareness about brain eating amoeba kicks off in Orlando this Friday. Steve and Shelly Smelski, whose son died from the amoeba in 2014, want to raise the profile of the rare disease. They say more research is needed to advance treatment of the disease.

Pulitzer Prize winning humor writer Dave Barry has been defending- and sometimes laughing at - his hometown of Miami for decades. In his new book, Best State Ever, he takes a road trip to find the charm under the weird veneer coating the Sunshine State.

AP sports reporter Terrance Harris talks about what UCF football fans have to look forward to from the Knights new coach. And he says the Orlando Magic are looking to rebuild under a new coach and make it to the NBA playoffs this year.

It’s primary day, and more than one million Floridians have already cast a ballot in early voting or by mail. Political analysts Michelle Ertel and Dick Batchelor join us to discuss the mechanics of voting, how early voting and mail-in ballots are changing the way campaigns are run and voting is carried out.

In the age of the digital download, a smartphone can hold thousands of songs. But for some music lovers, nothing beats sound or the feel of a vinyl record. Hannah and Roman Skrobko opened East West Records in Orlando in 1971. Now they’re selling records to a whole new generation of audiophiles.

Where some see gentrification in Orlando's Milk District, developer Adam Wonus says his goal is to get rid of blight and enhance the neighborhood. Wonus joins us to talk about his vision for the neighborhood. And we talk to urban planning professor Bruce Stephenson about what Orlando could learn from other fast growing cities.

Floridians will vote on two solar amendments this year. One of them on the ballot next week. But what’s in the fine print, and what impact could these initiatives have on how solar power is generated in the sunshine state? Orlando Sentinel columnist walks us through the two amendments.

Award winning author Kate DiCamillo returns to Central Florida and her past as a childhood beauty pageant contestant in her latest novel Raymie Nightingale.

Lake Eola reflected the light of thousands of candles Sunday night in a huge vigil for the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. An estimated 50,000 people came to downtown Orlando to hear leaders from the city and county, and the LGBT and Latino communities reflect on the last week and raise a candle for the 49 killed and 53 wounded. Jessie Faircloth made the drive down from Jacksonville to join other volunteers handing out 22 thousand white flowers. “Community doesn’t stop in your backyard,” said Faircloth. “We’re down here to show Orlando and anyone else that needs to be shown that love is number one. Doesn’t matter who you are what you look like where you’re from. You should love everybody ...