Since his inauguration just two weeks ago, Governor Ron DeSantis is already making waves. Florida’s new governor has appointed three now state supreme court justices, unveiled a new environmental agenda , and suspended the Broward County Sheriff and the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections. As many of these actions have been achieved through the issuance of executive orders, UCF political scientist Aubrey Jewett , Ph.D., joins the show to weigh in on the scope and limits of the governor's

Regional experts join us in the studio today to discuss what happened at the first Florida Water Policy Summit last night. The conference hosted various water quality specialists in order to find a solution to the water woes facing the state. We’re joined by John Cassani , director of the Calusa Waterkeeper organization; Marisa Carrozzo , senior environmental policy specialist of the Conservancy of SWFL , and Capt. Daniel Andrews , co-founder of Captains for Clean Water , to discuss the water

Florida Gulf Coast University welcomes Turkish writer and journalist Mustafa Akyol this Thursday, Jan. 24, as he presents “Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for Freedom and Tolerance.” The presentation is hosted by the FGCU Eagles for Liberty philosophy club, in partnership with the FGCU Multicultural and Leadership Development Center, and Honors College. Akyol is the author of two books called “The Islamic Jesus” and “Islam without Extremes.” He is also a senior fellow at the Cato Institute

When it comes to treating patients with Alzheimers disease or another form of dementia, should caregivers be doing more to treat the person and not just the disease? We’ll talk with Art Therapist and Director of Education at the Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida , Angel Duncan, about her recently published article in the Journal of Neurology and Neurological Disorders titled “Identity in Memory: Ascertaining Consciousness beyond Dementia.” Duncan uses various case studies to

The Laboratory Theater of Florida in Fort Myers begins performances of the rock musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” Jan. 18. The four time Tony Award-winning musical tells the story of Hedwig and how he escaped East Berlin before the fall of the Berlin Wall. The story involves a botched gender-reassignment surgery and explores universal themes of loss, betrayal, defiance and finding one’s own identity. We hear from the show’s director Paul Graffy , musical director, Julian Sundby and cast

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the island country of Haiti in 2010. The United States granted many Haitians refuge, allowing them to work, send their children to school, and hold mortgages on homes as a part of their Temporary Protected Status . Recently, President Donald Trump set a July 22, 2019 deadline to end the Haitian people’s TPS status. Haitians under TPS have six months to make arrangements to leave the country. Join us as we speak with Indera DeMine , an immigration attorney

An estimated 5.7 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association . In order to combat Alzheimer’s deteriorating effects on the minds of millions, the University of South Florida is conducting a new study which aims to determine if cognitive exercises done on computers can prevent, or delay, the effects of dementia, like Alzheimer’s disease. The study, funded by a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Health , will train 1600 older adults to

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month , so we're highlighting a student produced film called “Ctrl, Alt, Deceit” that’s aimed at raising awareness about the issue among students. We're joined by Naples High School senior, Nick Lamb, who co-wrote the script with his sister Katie. We're also joined by Hemi Kafle, he is the District Liaison for Homeless Education for Collier County Public Schools . And we're joined by Lynn Brewer , she is president of the Florida

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention month. Human trafficking is a crime that involves force, fraud or coercion to make someone perform labor, services or commercial sex, as defined by the U.S. Department of Defense . Join us as we discuss the impact of human trafficking with Lauren McCraney and Nola Theiss, the program coordinator and executive director, respectively, of the Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships .

Newly sworn-in Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was in Southwest Florida this morning to make a major water policy announcement . Gov. DeSantis has signed an executive order that, among other things, establishes a Blue-Green Algae Task Force and allocates $2.5 billion for Everglades restoration and water resource protection over the next four years.