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At the Central Florida Zoo, kids get to see animals up close. The rhinos, giraffes and porcupines draw the crowds, but the zoo has another role too. We chat with education director Stephanie Williams about species conservation.

Orlando City Soccer’s Phil Rawlins is stepping down from the role of president. During his time he oversaw construction of the new soccer stadium, which is expected to open this spring. Rawlins took 90.7’s Catherine Welch on a tour of the construction in November.

Joel Hunter is the pastor at Northland, a Church Distributed. Northland is a non-denominational church in Longwood, with some 20,000 members. After the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando in June Hunter took time out to reflect on his beliefs and think about how the church treats the LGBT community.

On today’s show we’re revisiting some of our favorite interviews from 2016.

In the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting, Pastor Joel Hunter from Northland church in Longwood did some soul searching. We’ll replay part of a conversation where he reflects on his own beliefs and the LGBT members of his own congregation.

Soccer fans in Orlando are counting down to the opening of the new stadium in Parramore. 90.7’s Catherine Welch donned a hard hat and took a guided tour of the construction with the club’s Phil Rawlins.

Then, at the Central Florida Zoo, kids get to see animals up close, but the zoo has another role too. We chat with education director Stephanie Williams about species conservation.

And, when Orlando played host to Prince Harry’s Invictus Games for wounded warriors, we talked to adaptive swimmer Michael Roggio about coming back from a devastating spinal injury and learning to swim again.

The new year is right around the corner and for some people that means a whole new set of goals. New Year’s resolutions can be easy to make, but sometimes they’re hard to keep.

Looking back at Central Florida’s music scene in 2016, with an encore performance from EM and Billy Wright.

Is Orlando a genuine sports town? We put that question to Associated Press sports reporter Terrance Harris. He takes a look at the sports highlights from 2016 and a look ahead to next year. Could 2017 be the year the Magic make the playoffs?

The new year is right around the corner- and for some people that means a whole new set of goals.

New Year’s resolutions can be easy to make… but sometimes they’re hard to keep. As we say goodbye to 2016 and ring in the new year- we want to hear your new year’s resolutions- we’re taking your calls.

We’ll be joined by some experts too- a life coach, a psychologist and a personal trainer. We’ll talk about how to set goals, how to stick to them, and the science behind why some resolutions don’t last.

Then we ask Associated Press sports reporter Terrance Harris to take us through the sporting highlights from 2016, and look ahead to next year. Could 2017 be the year the Magic make the playoffs?

And looking back at Central Florida’s music scene in 2016, we’ll have an encore performance from a EM and Billy Wright, who performed on Intersection for a live audience back in May.

Joshua Johnson is the host of 1A, NPR’s new show that kicks off next week, picking up where Diane Rehm left off.

Johnson says he grew up listening to the Diane Rehm show and today he joins us for a conversation about building on the legacy of her show- reaching out to new audiences and tackling topics from race to pop culture. With the dust settling from a divisive presidential election, Johnson says he wants to engage listeners in conversations about politics with more light than heat.

The Diane Rehm show may have ended, but the show’s iconic host isn’t stepping away from the microphone just yet. We revisit a conversation with Diane Rehm recorded live at Orlando’s Bob Carr Theater in June, where she reflects on her storied career in broadcasting and looks ahead to the next chapter.

And if you’ve ever wondered about the people Orlando’s streets are named after- many of the answers lie in the city’s Greenwood Cemetery. 90.7’s Crystal Chavez takes a guided tour of the historic cemetery with Sexton Don Price.

On January 2nd NPR launches the successor to the Diane Rehm Show. Host Joshua Johnson joins us to talk about how he aims to reach out to new audiences with the show 1A, and build on Rehm's legacy.