MidPoint

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MidPoint episodes

December 22, 2021 MidPoint for 12/22/2021
In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives.
55 min
December 15, 2021 Faculty want USF President Rhea Law to oppose state legislation sponsored by Florida GOP chair
With all eyes on the University of Florida's struggles with academic freedom, Janet and Shelley host guests, Ray Arsenault president of the Pinellas County Chapter of the ACLU of Florida; Tim Boaz, Faculty Senate President at University of South Florida and Andrew Gothard, president of United Faculty of Florida.
55 min
December 08, 2021 MidPoint for 12/08/2021
In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives.
55 min
December 01, 2021 Desmond Meade: Next up for Rights Restoration group is "Ban the Box"
In 2018, Desmond Meade helped helped shepherd through passage of Florida's Amendment 4, which requires automatic restoration of voting rights for felons who complete their sentences. In September, he won a Genius Grant from the MacArthur Foundation. Meade talked to MidPoint about what's next for the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.
55 min
November 24, 2021 Feeding Tampa Bay sees 35% increase in need for food
The pandemic, supply chain issues and rising food prices have caused the spike in food insecurity, say leaders of the nonprofit Feeding Tampa Bay, which serves a 10-county area. CEO Tom Mantz and spokesperson Shannon Hannon Oliviero talked to MidPoint on Nov. 24 about how to get help, how to get involved and what's being done to combat food insecurity.
55 min
November 17, 2021 MidPoint for 11/17/2021
In-depth state and local coverage, plus national and international perspectives.
55 min
November 10, 2021 Local redistricting is happening in Tampa Bay counties
WMNF looks at redistricting in Hillsborough County and elsewhere with the League of Women Voters and a GIS expert.
55 min
November 03, 2021 WaveMakers on MidPoint: Activist Kelly Benjamin
From pirate radio to a city council run and leading a community effort to remove a Confederate monument from in front of the Hillsborough County Courthouse, Kelly Benjamin has been making waves in the area for decades. He told his story to guest host Lynn Marvin Dingfelder on a special WaveMakers edition on MidPoint.
55 min
October 27, 2021 A look at the local arrests in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Why are so many of the January 6 Capitol attackers from the Tampa Bay area? Who are they? And are there other threats out there?
55 min
October 20, 2021 Jon Gruden emails highlight workplace diversity and equity issues
Dr. Alexis Mootoo, who co-developed the University of South Florida's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion certification program, joined MidPoint on Oct. 20 to talk about how to create workplaces that are comfortable for everyone.
55 min