The Florida History Podcast

We discuss Leroy Collins massive legacy both in Florida and nationally.

We've discussed Leroy Collins many times on this podcast but never taken quite the deep dive into his Governorship that we do on this episode.

The first Governor from South Florida died tragically in office- but changed the trajectory of Florida politics forever.

We discuss Florida's populist Governor Fuller Warren who was impeached multiple times by the legislature.

NOTE: Portions of this podcast were recorded in 2019.

The 2004 Hurricane Season was one of the worst ever experienced by the state of Florida...and coincided with a Presidential campaign centered largely on Florida and an open US Senate seat. How did it impact the election?

A record breaking tropical system, one of the strongest in the history of the Atlantic basin has just ravaged Florida. Kartik Krishnaiyer, Ryan Ray and Johnathan Starling give their take on the impacts, the devastation in the Tampa Bay and Sarasota areas, the Tornado outbreak in south Florida as well as some comments on the NHC forecasting and TV meteorologists in the state and climate action.

Major Hurricane Milton is barreling toward the Sunshine State. A Cat 5 Hurricane with one of the lowest ever central pressures at the time of recording, we dive into some hurricane history in Florida and talk about the threats to the Tampa Bay and Orlando areas as well as the rest of the peninsula with longtime hurricane watcher Johnathan Starling.

Millard Caldwell had one of the most distinguished careers of any public official in the state's history.

What was supposed to the "big one" for Tallahassee ended up being a "bigger one" for the storm-ravaged Big Bend and unfortunately a potential Katrina-like event for the Tampa/St Peterburg Metropolitan area. Helene delivered statewide impacts from Miami to Apalachicola. In a state littered with historic Hurricanes, this one has made immediate and unfortunate history.

We discuss this unfolding historical event in this emergency podcast.

We discuss one of the giants of 20th Century Florida public life - Spessard Holland.

Holland's career saw the transition of Florida from largely rural backwater to urban-driven megastate.