Hurricane season begins June 1 and director of the National Hurricane Center Ken Graham, who recently spoke at the 32nd Annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference , joins Sundial. The conference is held before the start of each hurricane season and offers sessions on hurricane preparedness and communication. Sundial spoke to Graham about the conference and the need for awareness around how climate change intensifies storms. And Lena Jackson is a documentary filmmaker and reporter who recently

As the start of hurricane season nears, National Hurricane Center director Ken Graham wants South Florida residents to make a plan now. On Sundial, the former journalist discusses the science of forecasting, how he communicates impacts and the importance of working across industries when it comes to hurricane preparedness. He recently spoke at the 32nd Annual Governor's Hurricane Conference in West Palm Beach. The conference is held before the start of each hurricane season and offers sessions

How much do you know about your drinking water? Last week, WLRN reporters Danny Rivero and Caitie Switalski reported that Florida may not be testing drinking water correctly. In a conversation with Sundial, they discuss new developments in the story and the questions it raised about how local and state officials are testing our water. According to a study from the Natural Resources Defense Council, Florida ranks second in the number of people impacted by violations of the Safe drinking Water Act

The sounds of wind, crackling fire and sword fights are among the sound effects produced for a new fictional radio play inspired by real news events. Director Zack Myers, playwright Anna Victoria and artistic director John Watts joined Sundial to talk about “Inspired by WLRN News," a play that uses WLRN news stories as inspiration. The project celebrates storytelling and life in South Florida. WLRN: John let me start with you. Tell me about the devices we just heard. How are you making these

The #MeToo movement has reached into all sorts of industries. Now, add comedy. There's an all-woman comedy show coming to the Center Stage Performing Arts in Boca Raton this Friday, May 18. The lead organizer, Kim Huapaya, put the event together after one of her colleagues alleges she was sexually assaulted twice. Half of the evening's proceeds will go to the nonprofit Dress For Success . We talked with Huapaya and comedians Debbie Ann and 2017 Florida's Funniest Female Angela Nacca about how

Miami Herald reporters Andres Viglucci and Nicholas Nehamas recently reported on significant cracks that were found in the Florida International University bridge’s foundation 10 days before its collapse. They spoke on Sundial about their story, “Cracks where FIU bridge buckled may have signaled 'imminent failure.’” After our conversation with the reporters, a bystander at the bridge's collapse contacted the reporters to inform them about a crane operator who left the scene minutes after the

Sundial guests for Thursday, May 10, 2018: Delaney Reynolds is an 18-year-old college freshman at University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and a climate activist. Delaney is the lead youth in the Reynolds v. State of Florida case, a lawsuit introduced by 18 Florida kids and teens against the state and Gov. Rick Scott over climate change. Guy Burns is the head attorney for the young plaintiffs and a lawyer based in Tampa. Reynolds and Burns talk to Sundial about

Delaney Reynolds is an 18-year-old college freshman at University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and a climate activist. She's leading a lawsuit introduced by 18 Florida kids and teens against the state and Gov. Rick Scott over climate change, Reynolds v. State of Florida . They’re suing him with help from the Oregon-based nonprofit Our Children’s Trust. The suit claims that Rick Scott is not protecting them from the climate-driven sea level rise that’s already

Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie is facing questions about honesty and transparency – so much so that he opened a community forum Monday by stating that he was not a liar . The forum, which took place at Piper High School in Sunrise, came in the wake of a WLRN report that showed Marjory Stoneman Douglas High confessed shooter Nicolas Cruz was linked to the controversial district PROMISE program even after the superintendent originally declared Cruz was not part of the program. The

Guests for Sundial for Tuesday, May 8, 2018: Ryan Petty is the father of Alaina Petty, one of the victims of the Parkland shooting. He sits on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission, which had its first meeting last month. On Sundial, Petty discussed what happened at the meeting and the process of making high schools safer for students. Gaby Fernandez has been the host of Miami’s The Moth StorySLAM for the past three years. She joins Sundial to talk about The Moth's