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First Coast Connect: Week in Review


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Each Friday, our media roundtable dives into the biggest stories of the week. Among our topics this week:

  • Florida’s attorney general attacks the local state attorney over her investigation into a city gun registry.

  • A former fire union chief steps into the political crossfire after he’s tapped to join the JEA board.

  • A new University of North Florida poll shows affordability remains top of mind for Florida voters.

  • State taxpayers may be left holding the bag for Alligator Alcatraz costs.

  • A federal judge says the governor can’t designate a Muslim advocacy group a terrorist organization

Guests:

  • Obi Umunna, attorney and political consultant

  • Christina Burgess, reporter at First Coast News

  • David Bauerlein, metro reporter at the Florida Times-Union

  • Nikesha Williams, former TV producer, author of "The Seven Daughters of Dupree"

A damn sight

It’s a fusion of America’s pastimes and thematic obsessions — baseball, seduction and a deal with the devil. We talk with key cast members of the Tony-award winning Broadway classic Damn Yankees, including “young” Joe, who sold his soul to lead a winning baseball team, and the two more sinister forces: the legendarily irresistible Lola and her bumbling devil incarnate boss, Mr. Applegate. The musical is staged at Alhambra Theatre and Dining through April 5.

Guests:

  • Allan Baker, actor playing Mr. Applegate in Damn Yankees

  • Charity Walton, actor playing Lola in Damn Yankees

  • Thad Walker, actor playing Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees

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