Gulf Coast Life

During his more than five decades in public service, Ambassador Tony Hall has dedicated his life to alleviating world hunger. Ambassador Hall served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand in 1966 and 1967 and upon returning to the U.S. was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives and then the Ohio state senate. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978 and easily retained that position until 2002.During his career Ambassador Hall has worked actively to improve human rights conditions around the world, especially in the Philippines, East Timor, Paraguay, South Korea, Romania, and the former Soviet Union. And in Congress, Congressman Hall introduced legislation to end the importation of conflict diamonds mined in regions of Sierra Leone, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and legislation calling on Congress to apologize for slavery.

In recognition of March being designated Florida Archaeology Month, we’re listening back to a conversation with archeologist William Marquardt, Ph.D., about his findings published in the journal “Historical Archeology,” confirming the existence of Spanish fort built on Mound Key in Estero Bay in 1566. Mound Key was the capitol of the Calusa Native American tribe which dominated the region and had occupied Southwest Florida for more than 1,000 years at that time.

Explore stories and strategies about dealing with change during these tumultuous times with author Bruce Feiler.

Naples Art has deep roots in the Collier County arts community. Founded as the Naples Art Association in 1954, and located at the von Liebig Art Center at Cambier Park since 1998, the nonprofit arts organization offers a year-round schedule of art classes, festivals, educational events, exhibitions, and a summer camp for kids. But, in recent years it’s fallen short of its potential for cultural influence and financial capacity — and that’s exactly what its newest executive director and chief curator is working to change.

Christopher Phillips has spent his life working to facilitate thoughtful and inclusive conversations among people of all walks of life, from all around the world, about deep and meaningful issues.He is an author, educator, scholar, lecturer, and pro-democracy advocate. He has published six books for adults and ten for children, including his latest 'Soul of Goodness: Transform Grievous Hurt, Betrayal, and Setback into Love, Joy and Compassion' in which he shares lessons learned from his intimate and often unexpected encounters with people he met while traveling the world while reflecting on the death of his father.

The Southwest Florida Music and Education Center in Naples will soon be offering neurodivergent young adults a truly unique, comprehensive music education program to help them pursue careers in the music industry.

Dr. Albert Keidel has spent his career studying the Chinese economy, and how it’s managed to experience 40-fold growth over the past 40 years. He was on the Florida Gulf Coast University campus last week to talk to the FGCU Honors College for its Provost's Seminar Series — his visit is also part of the Naples Discussion Group’s 2021-2022 schedule. The topic of his talk was 'China and the U.S.: Mirroring Our Times.'

In his latest book, "Four Fifths a Grizzly: A New Perspective on Nature that Just Might Save Us All," Chadwick explores the surprisingly close relationship between human DNA and that of mammals like grizzly bears, with whom we share 80 percent of our DNA. In it, he reflects on the value of exposure to nature on human biochemistry and mentality, that we are not that far removed from our ancestors who lived closer to nature.

The Southwest Florida Music and Education Center in Naples will soon be offering neurodivergent young adults a truly unique, comprehensive music education program to help them pursue careers in the music industry.

An encore broadcast of our 2014 conversation about the unique contributions to defeating German forces in WWII by members of the Ghost Army. On Feb. 1, President Joe Biden signed into law the “Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act,” to honor and recognize their contributions.