Orlando Sentinel reporter Kate Santich talks with Steven Arauz, who decided to become a foster dad when he was 26 and single, and Glen Casel, CEO of the nonprofit Community Based Care of Central Florida, who is leading the effort to recruit single parents and same-sex couples to fill a critical need for foster homes.

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Orlando Sentinel reporter Steve Hudak talks with Mike Orlando, of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, about efforts to ensure people and bears coexist safely. They discuss bears in SUVs, bluff charges, the impact of "bear-wise" communities and if there are plans for another bear hunt.

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Orlando Sentinel health reporter Naseem Miller talks with Dr. Mark Socinski, the executive medical director of the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, about immunotherapy and what these groundbreaking drugs mean in the battle against cancer.

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Orlando Sentinel TV writer Hal Boedeker talks with Maitland author James Ponti about winning big at 'murder prom' with Edgar Award, giving back to the Central Florida community, what’s next for character Florian Bates and other books on the horizon.

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Stefano Steenbakkers Betancourt was 17 when he was murdered in an attempted carjacking in Dorado, Puerto Rico. For the past five years, his mother, Zorimar Betancourt, has been on a mission to reunite with the five people who received Stefano’s organs. That journey brought her to Central Florida to find the fifth, and final recipient, who received Stefano’s liver.

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Orlando Sentinel theater critic Matt Palm talks with comedian Rauce Padgett, who will be hosting one of the more than 100 shows featured at the Orlando Fringe Festival, and Fringe marketing guru Brian Sikorski about Central Florida’s biggest theater event of the year. By the end of this podcast you will be Fringing like a pro or at least be able to fake it.

Orlando Sentinel theme park reporter Dewayne Bevil talks about the making of Toy Story Land with Disney mastermind Kathy Mangum and Robb Alvey of Theme Park Review. This one goes to California and back and features Slinky Dog talk.

Stay tuned to the end for pro tips on how to get the most out of your visit to all the Disney parks.

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In the wake of the Parkland shooting, Orlando Sentinel education reporter Leslie Postal talks with Mike Armbruster, an associate superintendent with Orange County schools, and Stacie Archer, a mother of five kids in Orange County public schools, about school safety.

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Orlando Sentinel theme park reporter Dewayne Bevil chats with Joe Rohde, mastermind of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The famed Imagineer with the iconic earring talks about how Disney made the jump from the Magic Kingdom to Animal Kingdom, why Pandora – The World of Avatar, a movie about an alien planet, fits into a park focused on the natural, his favorite animal at the theme park and where he keeps his spare earrings.

Orlando Sentinel television reporter Hal Boedeker talks with UCF sophomore Hannah Sage about her time on ‘Jeopardy! College Championship. Hannah offers a behind-the-scenes look at her experience, praises the UCF community for its support, talks about how she plans to spend her winnings and shares who surprised her with a congratulatory phone call.