Local rock and punk music bands, live interpretive painting, food vendors and a zine-making workshop will part of the non-profit Love Your Rebellion ’s all-ages “ Punk Brunch ” event from noon until 4:00 p.m. at the Fort Myers Regional Library in downtown Fort Myers. We will get a preview from LYR founder, musician, fundraiser, activist and author Angela Page . Plus, Page discusses issues of gender, sex, sexuality, and identity in her first book of poetry, “Speaking with My Second Mouth,” now

Frances E. Jensen, MD explores and analyzes mysterious territory in her book, “ The Teenage Brain : A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults .” Co-written by Amy Ellis Nutt , the book explores recent research into how the adolescent brain is still developing throughout the teenage years, the important changes that are still happening, and the implications when it comes to parenting and understanding teens. Dr. Jensen joins us in the studio to explore what she's

Nathan Hill is a writer that for years dabbled in non-fiction and creative short stories, but his debut literary fiction novel, “The Nix” was nationally recognized as the #1 book of the year by Audible and Entertainment Weekly. “The Nix” chronicles its main character’s, Samuel Andresen-Anderson, journey when he is reconnected with his mother who left him as a young child. Hill is the featured speaker at a Florida Gulf Coast University lecture series that seeks to analyze how digital media has

There is an effort underway in Collier County to start a co-op for those who want solar panels. Such a co-op would help people save money when they add solar panels to their homes using the leverage of bulk buying. We’re joined by Patricia Forkan , the chair of the Environmental Affairs Committee from the League of Women Voters of Collier County which is leading the effort. And Jody Finver , the South Florida Program Coordinator for Solar United Neighbors of Florida , the national nonprofit

Toward the end of last year, the Camp Fire ravaged Paradise, California. The wildfire took dozens of lives and some people are still missing. A few months prior to that fire, Montana’s Glacier National Park was also ablaze. The specialists tasked to extinguish these fires, as well as inform local communities about how to prevent them, work hard to do so. But what happens when those very people ignite fires purposefully?

When married couple George and Carol Shannon vacationed at Cabo San Lucas , neither one of them imagined that their trip would end the way it did. Carol suffered a debilitating stroke on the last day of the vacation, which radically changed the course of their lives. George co-wrote about the experience that made him his wife’s caregiver with his son, Chad Patrick Shannon, in the new book “The Best Seven Years of My Life: The Story of an Unlikely Caregiver.” George joins us in the studio to

Jeff Becker’s impact as the digital media technology teacher at Island Coast High School has garnered him the 2018 Lee County Teacher of the Year . His career started as a school guidance counselor, and then he became a teacher when he realized it was a position that would allow for a closer relationship with his students. In Becker’s first year teaching, his students won the Best High School News Show at the Lee County Film Festival Awards. Becker joins us in the studio to discuss his teaching

“If our greatest travel stories happen when things don't go as planned, why do we plan so much?” Seth Kugel seeks to answer this question in his new book called “ Rediscovering Travel: A Guide for the Globally Curious .” Kugel wears many hats: he is a professional traveler, author, and YouTube host of two channels, Amigo Gringo and Globally Curious . Kugel is a freelance journalist who frequently contributes to The New York Times, and was the paper's Frugal Traveler columnist from 2010 to 2016.

The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at Florida Southwestern State College in Fort Myers is currently presenting an exhibition and newly commissioned interactive installation titled, “ GUERRILLA GIRLS: Rattling Cages Since 1985 .” The exhibition, which runs through March 23, highlights the mission and history of the renowned feminist advocacy and art collective, the Guerilla Girls , who have been working anonymously to address systemic problems of gender and racial discrimination in the art world. We’ll

In 1896, a six-inch-tall wooden artifact was unearthed on present-day Marco Island. The carved statue was called the Key Marco Cat when it was discovered to be a piece of Pre-Columbian Native American art. As part of its collection, the Smithsonian Institution considers the artifact to be one of the finest pieces of art in North America. The Key Marco Cat has been returned to its original home, as it and other similar artifacts are going to be collectively featured in an exhibit at the Marco