Anti-Social

THE LEAK of what could be a major decision on abortion rights is the focus of this week's show - we talk to Supreme Court litigator Karen Harned about how appellate lawyers see the case, the process of opinion drafting, and what might happen next. 

We also talk about the messy defamation case brought by actor Johnny Depp against ex-wife Amber Heard -- and why anyone would think bringing that kind of a civil lawsuit would make any sense. 

In segment three, some Key Biscayne residents could see their stormwater bills double or more...but is it fair? And will anyone mind? 

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KEY BISCAYNE VOTERS will be asked in November if they're comfortable with doubling the amount of money that can be borrowed for huge projects like sea level rise. The current cap of  1% is one of the strictest in the State. But opponents say the measure will monopolize the political debate. 

OUR GUESTS are two members of the Charter Review Commission who talk about that and seven other changes: Jennifer Stearns Buttrick, and former Mayor Joe Rasco. 

And we have a whole segment about a new law that would erase a special district that lets Walt Disney World essentially govern itself in Florida. 

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INFLATION IS AT A 40-YEAR HIGH as prices soar for energy, food, and in South Florida, housing. Our Guest is Mark Hamrick, a veteran business journalist and the Washington bureau chief for Bankrate.com.  

• What's causing it
• How long will it last
• What can be done

We also ask Mark about Elon Musk's attempt to buy Twitter and what that might mean for democracy and debate

PLUS -- it was a busy week -- we cover the top stories in the Key Biscayne Independent 

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Season 5 of Anti-Social kicks off with  Village Manager, Steve Williamson, stopping by to talk about all of the big ticket projects that are coming to Key Biscayne. . Projects such as stormwater drainage, undergrounding, beach nourishment, and many more.

- When will these  projects start?
- How long will they last?
- How much will they cost?
- How is the Village going to pay for them? (NO.... "BLANK CHECK" IS NOT THE  ANSWER). 

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On this Episode, District 27's elected official to the US House of Representatives didn't call in for our show. (Her staff said she was running too late to join us). We'll tell you what we would have asked Representative Maria Elvira Salazar had she actually made the show. 

PLUS find out which Key Biscayne Resident has been nominated by the Governor to a statewide position. 

AND will the next Village Council meeting have a rapper visit?

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PASSION AND PROTEST over education matters this week in Miami -- involving the "Don't Say Gay" bill and how a large school on Key Biscayne is being run.

Our guest is Dr. Michael Lewis, the central superintendent for Miami-Dade County Public schools. We ask him about student protest at MAST Academy, and what the action plan is for the K-8 Center.

Read these stories and more in the Key Biscayne Independent. 

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IS VLADIMIR PUTIN CRAZY? Our guest is an expert on geopolitics at the University of Miami who has extensively studied “decoding” Russian intentions regarding Ukraine. 

Dr. Dina Moulioukova is assistant Director and co-founder of the Global Security Initiative. We ask her about how we got to this global crisis, and is there any way out

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From Abortion to "Don't Say Gay," legislators in Florida's state capitol are working on major legislation in the Sunshine state. And this show will give you a run-down of both the debate and what's expected. Our guest Nick Duran, D-Miami, who represents most of coastal Miami including Key Biscayne

In Segment 2, we talk about the latest in the Key Biscayne Independent and the kick-off of the 2022 Mayoral race.

And in Segment 3 -- we talk Olympics and Luke Skywalker.  

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THIS SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, the National Football League is awash in fresh controversy. A  lawsuit claims the organization's hiring practices are racially biased -- it was filed by a fired black Miami Dolphins head coach, Brian Flores. The NFL and the Dolphins say the allegations are without merit. 

Our guest is professor Richard Lapchick, a na tional expert who's studied diversity in sport and is the director of the Institute for Diversity and ethics in Sport that rates efforts to improve diversity.

We ask him how bad the problem is, why it exists, and what might be done to makes sports more diverse. 

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RUSSIA, UKRAINE, Jan. 6th. The world is in turmoil, but our guest's new book points out that turmoil is a part of U.S. history. Jonathan Katz is a former AP correspondent whose book Gangsters of Capitalism traces the career of a decorated Marine Corps general who realized he'd been sent around the world to secure profits for business.

Next we talk about a new legal action in Key Biscayne filed against the Islander News by a former Village council candidate - and her search for someone named Paul Nichols. Who is he? Listen in. 

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