Florida Matters

They've had to battle shark attacks, pollution, massive beach developments and confusing light sources but sea turtles are bouncing back. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, green sea turtle nests were up to 39,000 in 2017

July 20th marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, one of the most significant achievements in U.S. history. To mark the event, PBS stations will be airing a six-hour documentary "Chasing the Moon."

Summer is the time when we dream we'll have the leisure to sit down with a good book. Maybe you want to use that time to read the Russian novel you never got to in college, or maybe it's a light-hearted romance that you can read at the beach.

After 19 years as President of the University of South Florida, Judy Genshaft is stepping down. This week on Florida Matters we talk about her tenure, with WUSF assistant news directors Mark Schreiner and Steve Newborn.

This week on Florida Matters we talk with nutrition experts about the keto diet and how it can affect your health, from weight loss to possibly treating cancer.

This week on Florida Matters: Podcasting 101. Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham talks to Kenny Malone of the Planet Money podcast; and Dalia Colón, producer of WUSF's The Zest podcast.

Lovebugs, termites, mosquitoes, cockroaches – there is no doubt that Florida is home to many insects, and they seem to thrive in the state's hot, humid conditions. This week on Florida Matters we’re talking about how to deal with them.

This week on Florida Matters, host Robin Sussingham talks with Jack E. Davis, whose book The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for History.

Citrus has shaped the state's identity for a hundred years. But it's been a rough ten years, with freezes, hurricanes, development pressure and disease. And when the industry needs help the most, Tallahassee doesn't seem to be that interested.

Jane Castor is in her first weeks as the new mayor of Tampa. Her position as the first gay mayor in the Southeast didn't come up much during the campaign, but she made national news the day after her victory.