Florida This Week

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Florida This Week is Tampa Bay’s longest-running prime time public affairs program, now available as a p... more

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How many episodes does Florida This Week have?

The podcast currently has 199 episodes available.

Florida This Week episodes:

January 13, 2023Big Changes at New College, Democratic Party Chair Steps Down, Florida National Guard and Refugees
Host, Rob Lorei, talks about important news from Florida this week and gets political insights from guests:
Christian Ziegler, Sarasota County State Committeeman, Republican
Rep. Fentrice Driskell, Florida District 63, Democrat
Zac Anderson, Political Editor, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Diane Roberts, Writer ,Florida Phoenix, FSU Professor
This week we discuss:
Big Changes at New College
Democratic Party Chair Steps Down
Florida National Guard and Refugees
To learn more about Florida This Week, visit www.wedu.org/floridathisweek
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27min
January 06, 2023Desantis Sworn in, Three Dissenters from Florida, Book Bans on the Rise, Immigration wave in the Keys
Host, Rob Lorei, talks about important news from Florida this week and gets political insights from guests:
Stanley Gray, President & CEO, Hillsborough County Urban League
Deborah Tamargo, Past President, Florida Federation of Republican Women
Alan Cohn, Journalist-Democrat
Susan Macmanus, USF Distinguished Professor Emerita of Govt. and Intl. Studies
This week we discuss:
Desantis Sworn in
Three Dissenters from Florida
Book Bans on the Rise
Immigration wave in the Keys

To learn more about Florida This Week, visit www.wedu.org/floridathisweek
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27min
December 31, 2022 FTW 123022 Interview with special guest, Dan Ruth
Dan Ruth’s journalism career has spanned four decades as a reporter, film critic, television critic, columnist and editorial writer. He has worked for the Chicago Sun Times, The Tampa Tribune, and The Tampa Bay Times. He shared the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing while working at The Tampa Bay Times. He is currently the USF honors college visiting professor of professional practice…and a frequent panelist here on “Florida This Week”.
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December 27, 20222022 Year in Review, Florida a Testing Ground for Conservative Cultural Issues, Homeowners see Property Insurance Jump to 3 X the National Average, The Devastation of Hurricanes, Florida No Longer a Battleground State
Host, Rob Lorei, talks about important news from Florida this week and gets political insights from guests:
Steve Bousquet, Editorial Page Editor, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Diane Roberts, Writer, Florida Phoenix, FSU Professor
Ernest Hooper, Former Reporter, & Host "That's All I'm Saying"
Matt Dixon, Senior Reporter, Politico Florida
This week we discuss:
2022 Year in Review
To learn more about Florida This Week, visit www.wedu.org/floridathisweek
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27min
December 16, 2022New Laws on Homeowner's Insurance, Vaccine Investigation, Politifact Lie of the Year
Host, Rob Lorei, talks about important news from Florida this week and gets political insights from guests:
Chip Merlin, Attorney, President & Founder, Merlin Law Group, Republican
Victor DiMaio, Political Consultant, Pres. & Ceo DiMaio & Associates, Democrat
Mary Ellen Klas, Capitol Bureau Chief, Tampa Bay Times-Miami Herald
Katie Sanders, Managing Editor, Politifact
This week we discuss:
New Laws on Homeowner's Insurance
Vaccine Investigation
Politifact Lie of the Year
To learn more about Florida This Week, visit www.wedu.org/floridathisweek
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26min
December 10, 2022Tampa Police Chief Resigns, Lower Turnout for Democrats, What does "WOKE" mean?, Frost Rejected on Rental
Host, Rob Lorei, talks about important news from Florida this week and gets political insights from guests:
Rochelle Reback, Former Attorney, Radio Host, Democrat
Mark Proctor, Political Consultant, Republican
Justin Garcia, Reporter, Creative Loafing
Douglas Soule, Government Accountability Reporter, USA Today Network-Florida
This week we discuss:
Tampa Police Chief Resigns
Lower Turnout for Democrats
What does "WOKE" mean?
Frost Rejected on Rental
To learn more about Florida This Week, visit www.wedu.org/floridathisweek
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27min
December 02, 2022Innocence Sold, Warren vs Desantis in Court, Governor's Book Plans, Sarasota Schools Oust Superintendent
Host, Rob Lorei, talks about important news from Florida this week and gets political insights from guests:
Emily Mahoney, Political Editor, Tampa Bay Times
Trimmel Gomes, Journalist, President, Gomes Media Strategies
Brittany Wallman, Investigations Editor, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Lawrence Mower, Tallahassee Correspondent, Tampa Bay Times

This week we discuss:
Innocence Sold
Warren vs Desantis in Court
Governor's Book Plans
Sarasota Schools Oust Superintendent

To learn more about Florida This Week, visit www.wedu.org/floridathisweek
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27min
November 23, 2022 Author-Journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault, My People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives
Host, Rob Lorei, interviews legendary Journalist and Author, Charlayne Hunter-Gault

To learn more about Florida This Week, visit www.wedu.org/floridathisweek
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29min
November 18, 2022Trump Jumps Into the Race, Rick Scott Challenge, Hispanic Voters Key for GOP, Abortion Questions in Florida
Host, Rob Lorei, talks about important news from Florida this week and gets political insights from guests:
Maya Brown, Political Consultant, Democrat
Eric Deggans, NPR TV Critic
Mitch Perry, Senior Reporter, Florida Phoenix
Natalie King, Political Consultant-RSA Consulting, Republican

This week we discuss:
Trump Jumps Into the Race
Rick Scott Challenge
Hispanic Voters Key for GOP
Abortion Questions in Florida
To learn more about Florida This Week, visit www.wedu.org/floridathisweek
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27min
November 11, 2022Red Wave in Florida, Wins and Losses, Ron Desantis on the Rise, Democrats Debate Future
Host, Rob Lorei, talks about important news from Florida this week and gets political insights from guests:
Steve Bousquet, Columnist-Reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Rabbi Barry Silver, Congregation L'Dor Va Dor, Boynton Beach, Democrat
Rosemary Goudreau O'Hara, Former Editorial Page Editor, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
April Schiff, Hillsborough Republican State Committeewoman

This week we discuss:
Red Wave in Florida
Wins and Losses
Ron Desantis on the Rise
Democrats Debate Future

To learn more about Florida This Week, visit www.wedu.org/floridathisweek
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27min

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