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Guests for Sundial on Tuesday, April 24 2018: Dr. Susan MacManus is a political analyst and teaches political science at the University of South Florida. She spoke on the reasons why some members of Congress are not running for reelection and gave some perspective on upcoming state and national elections. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the Tamiami Trail. It has been considered an engineering marvel, linking Miami to Naples on a 113-mile-long road that runs through the Everglades. The

Guests for Sundial Monday, April 23 2018: The union that represents Broward County sheriff's deputies is holding a “no confidence” vote regarding Sheriff Scott Israel. The poll is an unprecedented measure, and the head of the union, Jeff Bell, has said the poll is partly a result of concerns on how Israel handled the Parkland Shooting. The sheriff's position is an elected one and Israel has said the vote is a political stunt. Miami Herald reporter Chuck Rabin joined the program from our studio

Sundial's guests for Thursday, April 19, 2018: Dozens of students, parents and school staff in Broward County gathered for a discussion about campus safety with Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie and his top administrators. WLRN's Jessica Bakeman was in attendance . eMerge Americas Summit is a chance for tech leaders from Latin America, Europe, and North America to share ideas. One topic at this year's event is the effort to make the field more even for women and men. We talk with

Sundial's guests for Wednesday, April 18: Cuba's Raul Castro stepped down and the new leader of the communist island is Miguel Diaz-Canel . WLRN's Tim Padgett discusses what the new president means for U.S.-Cuba relations. Aileen Marty is a chemical weapons expert as well as a leading authority on contagious diseases. She shares her thoughts on the chemical weapons attack in Syria and her memory of investigating the Ebola epidemic from 2013 to 2016. The city of Miami and Miami-Dade County are

The Ellies, a program launched today by ArtCenter South Florida , will award grants to local visual artists in Miami-Dade ranging from $2,500 to $25,000. The Ellies, which will give up to $500,000 total, is the brainchild of ArtCenter's new President and CEO Dennis Scholl. Raul Moas recently become the Miami director of the Knight Foundation . He shares his thoughts on why the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area has become the top spot in the country for startup companies and investors. WLRN's Tim

State Rep. Shevrin Jones, a South Broward Democrat, is running for reelection. He joins us to discuss his stance on gun legislation and how his platform has changed. Amirah Sackett wants to destroy stereotypes of Muslims. She's battling Islamophobia and she's doing it through dance and hip-hop. She's performing at this week's Hip Hoppa Locka. Humorist James Judd from NPR's Snap Judgment and Nick Garnett of Lip Service join us to discuss the art of storytelling.

The Human Rights Watch recently released a dispatch on a growing problem in Venezuela. Tamara Taraciuk Broner published her findings called Kids Behind Bars in Venezuela . She said on Sundial that government officials had arrested more than 400 minors. The Miami Dade College Museum of Art and Design has a new director in Rina Carvajal and a new mission. We discussed a few of their latest exhibits still to come. Puerto Rican flutist Nestor Torres is a Grammy-Award winner and coming to Boca Raton,

Guests for Sundial Thursday, April 12 2018: The Florida Constitution Revision Commission meets every 20 years to review proposals to the state's constitution. The commission has narrowed down thousands of proposed amendments to 12. Commission member Tim Cerio is an attorney and Gov. Rick Scott's former general counsel. He joined the program from our sister station WFSU in Tallahassee to talk about the revision process and shed light on what voters can expect to see on the November ballot. Author

Guests for Sundial Tuesday April 10, 2018: Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday that he will run for the Senate. He will be challenging incumbent democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. Politico Florida Senior Editor Sergio Bustos joined the program via Skype to discuss Scott's announcement . Holocaust Survivor The mother of Anita Karl made a decision that would save her life and the lives of her three daughters. They escaped from a ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland and lived as Catholics for the

Guests for Sundial for Monday, April 2 2018: The trial of Noor Salman, the widow of the Pulse nightclub shooter, ended last week in Orlando, Fl. The jury found Salman not guilty in aiding her husband carry out the attack that killed 49 people and injured dozens more. Danielle Prieur, from our sister station WMFE in Orlando, was a part of the team of reporters covering the trial. She joined the program to talk about the reaction to the not guilty verdict and an anonymous statement made by the