Between The Beaches Podcast

By Brad PharesSociety & Culture Documentary History

Between The Beaches Podcast episodes

January 29, 2025 184. Florida, We Love You Long Time!
In spite of hurricanes, high prices, and other challenges, these days everyone seems to be in love with the Sunshine State because they keep flocking in here like moths to the flame. But there's a big difference between lust or fake love and a deep, abiding love. On this week's episode, we feature essays by various conservationists from across Florida describing their love and appreciation for her. So many different perspectives, yet so many common themes as well that all combine to paint a vivid picture of real Florida.
1 hr 14 min
January 15, 2025 183. Enduring Love For Florida: A New Generation Is Carrying The Torch; with Mary-Margaret Hardee, co-host Herding Her Story
A lot of our conversations and interviews on this podcast revolve around the elder generation sharing their history and heritage in Florida, but this week we're turning to the younger generation to get their outlook and thoughts on our beautiful state. Mary-Margaret Hardee is a 7th generation Floridian who's passionate about Florida agriculture and sharing the lesser known stories of the women involved in it. Join us for a conversation covering her family heritage, her work on the podcast, and much more!
1 hr 5 min
January 08, 2025 [REBROADCAST] 125. Good Horses To Ride: A Conversation With Mr. Ham Brown
NOTE: While we didn't necessarily intend to start the year with a rebroadcast, we couldn't pass on the opportunity to share this insightful conversation with Mr. Jerry Lee "Ham" Brown from back in March 2023. Ham probably knew and forgot more about horses than most people will ever learn and he shared some great stories in this episode of the podcast. Ham passed away this past week so we felt it only fitting to bring this episode out of the vault to share with everyone. We hope y'all enjoy it.

Within the ranching community and performance horse circles, the name Ham Brown is synonymous with high quality horses filled with a whole lot of cow sense. His family first settled in Florida back in the 1800's so his roots run quite deep in Osceola County. In this episode, we touch on his early days working cattle across the state, his career in the cutting horse circuit, and plenty other memories of a Florida that's quickly disappearing.
1 hr
December 18, 2024 182. Rooted In The Old Florida Values of Relationships And Resilience; with Steve Walker of W&W Supply Company of Florida
The Walker family were some of the earliest pioneers into the Lower Kissimmee River Valley and generations later they remain a foundational fixture in the Okeechobee community serving the needs of livestock producers in the area and across the state while also giving back to students via their support of youth programs like the Okeechobee Youth Livestock Show. In this week's episode, we sit down with Steve Walker to talk about the family's heritage in Florida and learn the backstory of how W&W Supply of Florida and the Emory Walker Company were built through his dad's resilience coupled with his ability to forge strong and lasting relationships with people. These traits lie at the heart of the Florida so many of us know and love. It's am engaging conversation you're sure to enjoy.
1 hr 4 min
December 05, 2024 181. Reflections On The Seminole Tribe of Florida's Rodeo Roots; with Marty Johns, Dayne Johns, and Tucker Wise
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has a lengthy heritage with professional rodeo. The names of tribal members who've competed across the country at the highest levels is too exhaustive to list here, and some like Marty Johns and his family have both competed within the arena as well as provided the high quality livestock athletes that are an integral part of the sport. As the National Finals Rodeo kicks off, this week was the perfect time to look back on all this rich history we have in Florida and what's in store for the future. It's an insightful conversation and we hope y'all enjoy it as much as we did!
1 hr 15 min
November 14, 2024 180. Evolving And Expanding With Florida Agriculture: A Look At The IFAS Indian River Research And Education Center; with Mark Kistler PhD, Center Director
Join us this week as we enjoy a candid discussion with Dr. Mark Kistler, center director and professor at the University of Florida's Indian River Research and Education Center. Dr. Kistler shares his extensive background, the long history of IRREC, and how they're taking extensive strategic planning steps to make sure the center continues to provide Florida agriculture with the scientific support it needs to thrive in the future.
47 min
October 30, 2024 179. A Second Look at the Connection of Cattle and Candy Corn; with Sam Phares
Technically, this is a rebroadcast but it's as timely now as it was 3 years ago and we did a fair bit of editing to update our sponsors so it's running as a new episode. In this episode, we take a really deep dive into history to reveal a lot of facts that most folks overlook or ignore when it comes to Halloween. The origins of this celebration were anything but evil or satanic in their infancy as we seek to explain in this conversation. Our hope is that you'll leave this episode with a few laughs, a broader view of the world, and some knowledge to share with your family and friends.
46 min
October 24, 2024 178. Pre-Election Distraction: Poetry In the Pasture
Most everyone we know seems to be carrying a heavy load right now and we're all suffering from election fatigue at this point so why not tune it all out for a brief time? Join us out on the ranch under wide skies as we take a minute to relax and enjoy these classic poems.
40 min
October 16, 2024 177. Frontier Life in Florida: Predators and Perilous Storms on the Open Range
As we continue to work through the recovery efforts following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, we're using Joe Akerman Jr's book "Florida Cowman" to travel back in time to the days of open range frontier life in Florida when cattle roamed open range and there were no warnings or forecasts for tropical systems. Additionally, we get a glimpse into how cattlemen built their herds and handled the ever-present threat of numerous predators.
57 min
October 03, 2024 176. After Dark With The Florida Cattlemen's Association Emergency Response Team Following Hurricane Helene
With a slight deviation from our normal formatting, this episode carries the Explicit warning for language that may not be suitable for all audiences as the initial emergency response crew from the Florida Cattlemen's Association gathers around camp to wind down after a long day in the field. We discuss the importance of assisting fellow cattlemen and farmers in the wake of devastating hurricanes, how the general public can help via donations to the Florida Cattlemen's Foundation, all while sprinkling in a lot of laughs and borderline inappropriate humor as first responders so often do as a coping mechanism for the stress encountered. Our hope is that it provides everyone with a shining example of community being there for each other and demonstrates how food supplies can be tremendously impacted by these natural disasters.
1 hr 18 min

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Preserving and promoting Florida's rural landscape and ranching heritage by sharing forgotten and little known history along with interviews, stories, and cowboy poetry capturing the lifestyle of both…