Rick's Podcasts

Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to debunk what he called the " false narrative that the state of Florida bans books. " PEN America Florida director Katie Blankenship debunks DeSantis' hoax.

Mayor D.C. Reeves didn’t want to argue the merits of the effort to force a referendum on whether the Malcolm Yonge Gym should be demolished. However, he did call spending money on the aging building not a responsible use of tax dollars.

The full show: Sena Maddison, Jeff Bergosh, Stephanie Yelton and Jeremy Wyatt.

The global spotlight will shine on Pensacola Beach, Florida as it plays host to an international gathering of the brightest minds in the field of digital health technology. On Feb 27-28, over 100 esteemed attendees from prominent pharmaceutical companies and academic research organizations from more than 15 countries will convene for the second ActiGraph Digital Data Summit (ADDS), a scientific conference hosted. CEO Jeremy Wyatt has the details.

Last Saturday, UWF honored the women's basketball that won the 2014 Gulf South Conference championship. Coach Stephanie Yelton has the details.

Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discusses last week's show cause hearing concerning his text messages that were stolen off the county's server, gives the last information on bids for OLF-8, and shares his views about the recent complaints about the county's Emergency Medical Services.

The full show: Sena Maddison, Walker Wilson, Jonathan Green. Teresa Hill, Jason Nathanson, Matt Posner and Ken Ibod.

ECUA collaborated with the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program on a recycling education campaign in 2023. This campaign featured a newly updated sticker design, which highlights current recycling best practices and is being affixed to residential recycling can lids as new cans are distributed to ECUA customers. Matt Posner has the details.

Jonathan Green and Teresa Hill discuss their efforts to force a referendum on whether the Malcolm Yonge Gym should be demolished. They will need to collect 4,138 signatures from registered city voters to get the referendum on the ballot. To learn more about the petition, visit https://savepensacola.com/.

The full show: Sena Maddison, Jennifer Brahier, Brad Garrett, Robbie Schrock, Stephen Prestesater and Greg McLellan.