Local restauranter Bob Slicker of Slicker's Eatery joins the podcast this week to talk about the second annual concert to benefit humanitarian aid in Ukraine, which takes place this Saturday from 3-7 p.m. at the Center on AMI. Bob also tells us about his trip to Poland following last year's event, where he was able to meet Ukrainian refugees and see firsthand the supplies provided by funds from last year's concert. https://www.facebook.com/forukraineami

TBT reporter Dawn Kitterman sits down with Ginger McCallum from Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense and Carol Resigno from Brady United Against Gun Violence to discuss the implications of Florida's new permitless carry statute, which goes into effect July 1, as well as the Manatee County Commission's decidedly pro-gun culture.

TBT Editor and Columnist Mitch Maley discusses the Manatee County School Board's selection of a new superintendent at Tuesday's meeting.

This week, TBT editor Mitch Maley and staff reporter Dawn Kitterman discuss the 2023 legislative session in Tallahassee and some of the most troubling legislation that was passed with support from our local representatives in the House and Senate.

This week, TBT editor Mitch Maley and local government reporter Dawn Kitterman discuss the Manatee County Government and Manatee School District's concurrent searches for new leadership, the active shooter hoax at USF-SM, the county's struggle to negotiate a new trash collection contract amid record inflation, and more.

TBT Editor Mitch Maley and government reporter Dawn Kitterman discuss the Manatee County Commission's efforts to install a development lobbyist as county administrator.

Mitch Maley and Dawn Kitterman run down a crazy week in Manatee County politics and are then joined by Aaron Hillegass, Director of Applied Data Science at his alma mater, New College of Florida. Aaron discusses his decision to leave the school after it came under political assault by Governor Ron DeSantis.

TBT Editor Mitch Maley and Investigative Reporter Dawn Kitterman discuss the latter's reporting on a mystery company receiving more than $5 million in discounts on tree removal from a massive development, the decision to allow county employees to conceal carry at work, gap funding the county is extending to a politically-connected developer, and the possibility of the county outsourcing its HR department.

Engineer Mark Vanderee joins the podcast this week for an enlightening discussion on how overdevelopment and wetland destruction threaten Manatee County's unique water resources and the potential long-term ramifications of the short-sided, profit-first policies that are being pushed by local officials.

TBT investigative reporter Dawn Kitterman joins editor Mitch Maley to discuss this week in Manatee County politics, as well as her recent reporting on the "LDC White Paper" given to the county by development interests seeking considerable deregulation.