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

• Congestion, confusion and contusions complicate Jacksonville’s inaugural Ironman.
• The NAACP calls on college athletes to boycott eight Southern states, including Florida, for voting rights rollbacks.
• Yet another subpoena expands the JEA investigation sparked by City Council President Kevin Carrico’s errant email.
• A sworn statement contradicts a Deegan administration official’s claim that he was unaware of a city illegal gun registry.

Guests:

• Nate Monroe, executive editor at the Florida Trib
• Anthony Austin, anchor at First Coast News
• Will Brown, race and poverty reporter at Jacksonville Today
• David Bauerlein, metro reporter at the Florida Times-Union

The Merci seat

An open mic poetry collective with hip-hop roots promises a night of rhythm and creativity from local poets and artists. Described by organizers as one of Jacksonville’s few events devoted to incubating and fostering dynamic, performance-based poetry, Poetically Mic’d welcomes writers of all levels to share their work on stage in a welcoming atmosphere. Poetically Mic’d is founded by local rapper and community organizer Merci, hosting events ranging from poetry battles, artist showcases and other live performances. He says the movement “is dedicated to blending the power of poetry with hip-hop and dynamic lyricism to elevate Northeast Florida’s cultural scene.” A Poetry Open Mic is 7 to 11 p.m. May 31 at 9570 Regency Square Blvd.

Guest: Merci, rapper, founder and director of Poetically Mic’d