90.7 WMFE's Intersection

In an encore performance, singer-songwriter Cat Ridgeway plays some original songs and talks about finding inspiration in chasing trains and watching the movie Dumb and Dumber. Cat played a few songs and talked with Intersection about her eclectic music abilities.

On Saturday, Orange and Osceola County public defender Robert Wesley holds his annual clothing drive- seeking business clothes to help defendants look presentable in court. Wesley explains why appearance makes a big difference to defendants, and he talks about the progress made in keeping kids out of the court system.

Enrollment in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act continues through January. Hundreds of thousands of Florida residents are signing up for Obamacare but the big question looming over all this is what happens to that health insurance once President Elect Donald Trump takes office January 20th?

Then, tomorrow Orange and Osceola County public defender Robert Wesley holds his annual clothing drive- seeking business clothes to help defendants look presentable in court. Wesley explains why appearance makes a big difference to defendants… and he talks about the progress made in keeping kids out of the court system.

And, an encore performance of singer-songwriter Cat Ridgeway. She plays some original songs and talks about finding inspiration in chasing trains and watching the movie Dumb and Dumber.

Science Friday host Ira Flatow is watching and waiting to see what a Trump administration means for science in this country. Flatow joins us for a conversation about facts, fake news and what TV shows like the Big Bang Theory reveal about the public’s appetite for science.

If you’re homeless, getting a drivers license or birth certificate and the documents you need to establish your identity can be incredibly difficult. Michael Dippy took on the challenge of helping the homeless get IDs eight years ago. Dippy explains what he’s learned since he started IDignity and how he wants to grow the non-profit organization.

The two chambers of Florida’s government often clash with each other- and with the Governor. 2017 looks set for a showdown too with the Senate President lining up big spending projects, facing a House Speaker committed to small government and cracking down on lobbyists. WUSF news director Lynn Hatter previews the budget battle to come in 2017.

The two chambers of Florida’s government often clash with each other- and with the Governor. Next year looks set for a showdown too, with the Senate president lining up big spending projects, facing a house speaker committed to small government and cracking down on lobbyists. Lynn Hatter is news director at WUSF, the public radio station in Tallahassee, and she has a ringside seat to the legislative action. She joins us to preview the budget battle to come in 2017.

Then, a driver’s license or state ID is essential for things like cashing a paycheck, housing and jobs- even getting a library card. But if you’re homeless, getting that ID, and the documents you need  to establish your identity, can be incredibly difficult.

Orlando resident Michael Dippy took on the challenge of helping the homeless get IDs eight years ago. Dippy explains what he’s learned since he starting his non-profit IDignity, and how he wants to grow the organization.

And Science Friday host Ira Flatow is watching and waiting to see what a Trump administration means for science in this country. Flatow joins us for a conversation about facts, fake news and what TV shows like the Big Bang Theory reveal about the public’s appetite for science.

How do the people on the other end of the 911 call train for a mass casualty event on the scale of the shooting at Pulse, and how they cope with the aftermath? A veteran dispatcher, and a 911 dispatch trainer join Intersection to explain.

On Monday it will be six months since the shooting at Pulse Nightclub. 90.7 News has been reporting this story since day one, and today we took a look at how the city rallied after the worst mass shooting in modern US history.

Last year D’Andrea Pelletier joined us to perform some of her favorite holiday arias. This is an encore performance. Pelletier sings "Ave Maria" by Bach / Gounod and "Summertime" from the opera Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin.