U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, the first Gen-Z member of Congress, talks with Dara about his personal story and his rise to political prominence in the Democratic Party. Plus, steamed bagels and striped pants!

Crack open a bottle of suds for this week's episode: Dara chats with Florida Brewers Guild lobbyist Josh Aubuchon and the guild's president Brooke Malone about advocating for breweries in the Sunshine State.

Florida's 2023 legislative session has begun, and who better to ring in session with than the dynamic duo of City & State Editor-In-Chief Jim Rosica and Deeper Dive host Dara Kam? The pair break down what you can expect from a session that, as Gov. Ron DeSantis put it, is likely to see Republicans "swing for the fences"

With the 2023 Legislative Session starting this week, Dara talks with several Florida business and thought leaders during the recent Florida Chamber of Commerce Legislative Fly-In event. This week's guests are: Karen Moore, owner and founder of Moore Communications Kevin Carr, CEO of Florida Makes John Lux, executive director of Film Florida Mark Wilson, president and CEO of the Florida Chamber of Commerce Alix Miller, president and CEO of the Florida Trucking Association Kelli Stargel, senior advisor for strategic relationships at Florida Polytechnic University

Dara talks with American Association of Colleges and Universities President Lynn Pasquerella about recent changes to higher-education faculty tenure and institutions' accreditation, as well as the state's rejection of an African American studies course.

Veteran Democratic political strategist Steve Schale joins Dara for episode 29 of Deeper Dive to talk about Florida Dems, their future and how the party can build confidence in voters and donors.

Five years after 17 people were killed in a 2018 mass-shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, chairman of the public-safety commission tasked with bolstering school-safety, reflects on the progress and challenges of protecting Florida students

News Service of Florida education reporter Ryan Dailey and City & State Editor-In-Chief Jim Rosica join Dara to talk about Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent moves in higher education, a proposal to usher in "constitutional carry" in Florida, and the governor's budget requests for the next fiscal year.

Andrew Warren, a twice-elected Hillsborough County state attorney whom DeSantis suspended from office, joins Dara once again on a Deeper Dive. A federal judge ruled that DeSantis' suspension was unlawful, but the court lacked the power to do anything about it. Warren breaks it down with Dara and talks about his new role as "Mr. Mom."

Two experts in the mental-health field join Dara for episode 25 for a discussion about the importance of meeting Floridians' mental-health and substance abuse treatment needs. Our guests this week are Melissa Larkin-Skinner, CEO of Centerstone of Florida, and Melanie Brown-Woofter, president and CEO of the Florida Behavioral Health Association