Florida Matters

Last year, our series, "Telling Tampa Bay Stories," took us to Tampa's Progress Village. This year, the focus is Plant City -- a Hillsborough County community where agriculture and development, history and progress all meet.

Retail is changing and there will be winners and losers. Florida Matters Host Robin Sussingham talks about the secrets to retail success. And why do the big drug stores always want to be right next to each other?

Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham recently moderated a community discussion about veteran entrepreneurs. The panel took place in front of a live audience at USF St. Petersburg.

The 2018 midterm election was supposed to be over last night, but this is Florida, so of course it looks like there will be at least one recount, and maybe several. Host Robin Sussingham talks about winners, losers, taxes and gambling, among other topics.

Florida Matters Host Robin Sussingham sits down with long time political journalist and analyst William March to talk about the political zeitgeist, whether polls can be trusted, and whether the issue of gun control is working for the Democrats.

Florida cancelled its tax credits for film makers in 2016. Industry observers say big productions are moving to places like Georgia. But several studies have come out saying state support for the film industry might not be worth the money.

The annual storytelling festival has just finished up and Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham sits down with Lillian Dunlap, executive director of Your Real Stories and creator of Story Days in Tampa Bay.

Hurricane Michael disrupted our plans for Florida Matters this week...so we're rebroadcasting a great one! On this week's podcast, we talk about what makes a craft beer special.

Forty-nine people died in the Pulse nightclub mass shooting in Orlando in 2016, but new information indicates that 16 of those victims may have been able to survive their injuries -- if they'd been treated sooner.

GrowHealthy and Trulieve are licensed medical marijuana treatment centers, authorized to cultivate, process and dispense medical marijuana in Florida. They tell us you will need very deep pockets to get started in the medical cannabis biz in Florida.