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Before Disney, Florida had spring resorts with hotels, rail connections and a four-story springhouse with elevators. What drew visitors to these “healing waters,” and what remains today?
Author and designer Rick Kilby joins Austin Lipka on Talk Your Walk for the 2026 relaunch to explore White Springs, Green Cove Springs and Suwannee Springs, from visitors seeking relief to the Fountain of Youth claims used to market the waters.
The conversation also explores Orlando before Disney, the changing health of Florida’s springs, and a personal question: when we miss “Old Florida,” are we grieving a real loss or remembering our younger selves? Rick shares how learning your town’s history can change the way you care for it.
Rick's books and work: rickkilby.com
Rick on Instagram: @ricklebee
The Florida Spectacular, co-hosted with Cathy Salustri: Listen to the podcast
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited cut of Episode #22, entertainer Elio Piedra talks about building a career through performance, persistence and taking opportunities seriously.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. Elio went on to expand into podcasting and radio, eventually building Tu Fiesta Radio into a larger media platform in North Central Florida.
Original release: August 6, 2019.
Talk Your Walk welcomes Alden Graetz to the show to talk about his experiences as a Digital Media Marketer and what he thinks makes a viral video.
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited cut of Episode #15, Daniel and Annette Fortner of Chase for Adventure talk about travel, the places they'd experienced and what drew them to seeing more of the world.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. They share lessons from traveling extensively, stepping outside their comfort zones and turning their interest in adventure into a way of experiencing the world.
Original release: June 25, 2019.
From the Talk Your Walk archive.
In this newly edited cut of Episode #14, WHOA GNV founder Collin Austin talks about entrepreneurship, podcasting, building a business and what he hopes to leave behind through his work.
Recorded in 2019 and rebuilt from the original conversation. Collin shares lessons from building his own podcast and business, along with his perspective on Gary Vaynerchuk following a brief interaction between the two.
Original release: June 18, 2019.
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