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  • Parkland Shooter's School Records, Sen. Bob Graham & Korean Pop YouTuber
    On Friday, Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer ruled that Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s education records should be made public. The report will show how schools, teachers, and the district handled the troubled teen throughout his years in the education system. Defense attornies say the report appears to have been designed to help the district defend itself against civil lawsuits filed by some of the victims’ families. Education reporter Colleen Wright from the Miami Herald joined
    51 min
  • ¡Fuácata! : One-Woman Show Shines Spotlight On Latina Women In South Florida
    A one-woman performance wants to show you what it is like to be a Latina in South Florida. There are no costume changes and 24 Latina characters. The idea is that whether you're from South America, Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico or Mexico, ¡FUÁCATA! or a Latina’s Guide to Surviving the Universe will highlight the multilayers of what it means to be a Latina in Miami. The performance is back in Miami by popular demand and stars Cuban-American actress and Broward County raised Elena María
    22 min
  • Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, Florida's Stand Your Ground Law & A Parade At Vizcaya
    The debate over bus or rail returns to Miami-Dade this month, when the county's Transportation Planning Organization will gather Aug. 30. Miami-Dade County mayor Carlos Gimenez has been a proponent for rapid bus transit. On Sundial, Gimenez argues the bus system is a more cost-effective option for the county. (We spoke with Democratic State Senator Kionee McGhee about the proposal on a previous segment, which is available here. ) Florida’s Stand Your Ground laws are being tested. Markeis
    50 min
  • Miami-Dade Mayor Gimenez Defends Bus Rapid Transit Over Metrorail Extension
    Miami-Dade mayor Carlos Gimenez emphasized on Thursday that the county cannot afford to extend the Metrorail south and should instead upgrade the South Dade busway. Gimenez joined Sundial to discuss how the county should address traffic and improve mass-transit in South Dade. The Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization deferred a vote on the matter at a meeting last month after no clear agreement was reached. Mayors and elected officials from South Dade, including Rep. Kionne McGhee ,
    23 min
  • Florida's New Mental Health Disclosure Requirement, The Show "¡Fuacata!" & A DJ Class For Girls
    A Florida law now requires students new to a school district to disclose whether they have received mental health services. The controversial new requirement is one of several school safety measures passed after the February Parkland school shooting. The required disclosure is already raising privacy concerns. And parents say they're unsure about what qualifies as mental health services. Julio Ochoa, editor of Health News Florida, and Alisa LaPolt, executive director of the Florida Chapter of
    50 min
  • Sargassum Blooms, Communal Therapy For MSD Staff & Budget Woes Limit Work Of Venom Response Team
    You may have noticed brown, smelly mounds of seaweed covering beaches in South Florida and the Caribbean. It's called sargassum , and it's threatening the tourism industry, sea turtle populations and local fisheries. The weeds even produce a toxic gas that can be harmful to people. Florida Atlantic University professor Brian Lapointe joined Sundial to discuss why the bloom could be among the worst ever seen globally. Sundial host Luis Hernandez also talked with a noted expert on communal therapy
    51 min
  • Amid SunPass Billing Headache, State Rep. Kionee McGhee Wants Answers From FDOT
    Pressure is growing against the private company in charge of handling SunPass fees and millions of Floridians are facing major headaches with the toll system's billing. Conduent State & Local Solutions , the company SunPass contracts for payment processing, has been experiencing technical problems since June. Thousands of SunPass customers have received inaccurate bills and some have even been double-billed. We asked listeners if they’ve had problems with SunPass. Here are some of their
    23 min
  • Sargassum Blooms, Communal Therapy For MSD Staff & Venom Response Team To Restructure
    You may have noticed brown, smelly mounds of seaweed covering beaches in South Florida and the Caribbean. It's called sargassum , and it's threatening the tourism industry, sea turtle populations and local fisheries. The weeds even produce a toxic gas that can be harmful to people. Florida Atlantic University professor Brian Lapointe joined Sundial to discuss why the bloom could be among the worst ever seen globally. Sundial host Luis Hernandez also talked with a noted expert on communal therapy
    51 min

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As a result of a daytime programming change, WLRN canceled Sundial, the locally-produced arts and culture show, effective Friday Feb. 2, 2024.