Sundial

Guests for Sundial for Wednesday, May 9, 2018. Leonard Pitts is a nationally syndicated columnist, and winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize. He spoke to Sundial about his recent columns about Sen. Marco Rubio including one, “What, exactly, do you stand for, Sen. Rubio? It’s hard to tell.” He shares how he feels about challenging politicians. Retired Vice Admiral Lee Gunn served in the U.S. Navy for 35 years. He is now on the Board of Directors of the American Security Project, a non-partisan

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

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

The City of Miami Beach has proven vulnerable to sea level rise and increasingly powerful hurricanes. The roads are equally burdened with taking on millions of tourists each year. The City's new Director of Public Works, Roy Coley, is tasked with overseeing these challenges. He joined the program to speak on the measures the City is taking to improve its infrastructure and resiliency. It has been over two years since the cargo ship El Faro sunk after going straight into Hurricane Joaquin. All 33

The Venezuelan refugee crisis is overwhelming South American countries —especially Colombia. Last Friday, the U.N. had to suspend a new food stamp program for Venezuelans in the Colombian border city of Cúcuta because the crowds were simply too large and chaotic.

The refugee crisis in Venezuela is putting pressure on neighboring countries, especially Colombia. WLRN's Americas Correspondent Tim Padgett was in Cucuta, Colombia to get a closer view of the town where tens of thousands of Venezuelans are arriving once they cross the border . The Miami school Rainbow Cultural Garden shut its doors last month. According to reports, operators of the educational center for toddlers weren't licensed by the city. And now the center is being loosely linked to Keith

Guests for Sundial on Wednesday, May 2, 2018: South Florida has not been spared in the nation's opioid crisis . In Palm Beach County alone, there were 600 opioid related deaths last year. Dr. Dennis Patin specializes in anesthesiology and pain management. He joined the program to discuss what's fueling the opioid epidemic and alternative treatments for pain beyond prescribing medication. Danielle Bender is the 2017 Miami Foundation Public Space Challenge winner. She wanted to address the

Guests for Sundial Tuesday, May 1, 2018: Dr. Donald Fennoy took over as the Palm Beach County School District's new superintendent this past March. He is the youngest superintendent in Palm Beach County history and is also the first African-American to hold the position. He joined the program to discuss teacher pay, school safety and his plans for the future of 11th largest school district in the country. Research has found that trees may play a role in reducing the effects of climate change and

Guests for Sundial on Monday April 30 2018: As the political and economic situation in Venezuela worsens, thousands of Venezuelans have sought refuge in Colombia. WLRN reporter Tim Padgett is in the border town of Cucuta, Colombia, where he recorded an interview to speak about how the mass migration is affecting both countries. Moishe Mana is a billionaire real estate investor that has brought property in Wynwood and Flagler Street. He talked to Sundial about his plansto make Miami into a tech

Guests for Sundial Thursday, April 26, 2018: Jesse Keenan conducts research and teaches courses on urban development and climate adaptation at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard. He recently co-authored a study that explored climate gentrification and sought to find a correlation between property prices and elevation. He called into the program to share his findings. The Miami Heat's season ended on Tuesday after losing to the Philadelphia 76ers. Heat fans are already looking towards the