This week, in the first of two episodes discussing the mangroves along Florida's coasts, with the help of Dr. Loraé Simpson, we learn about what exactly a mangrove is, how they grow, and what types of ecosystems they thrive in! 

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There is much debate about which of Florida's historic swimming pools was actually the first. This week, we go diving (pun intended) into Florida's backwoods to find locations that very well may hold the title.

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Pay a visit to DeBary Hall in Volusia County!

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A prologue to our summer season, and an introduction to all the adventures ahead!

Four-hundred and sixty years ago yesterday, the French first landed in Florida. Guided by a man named Jean Ribault, they tried over the course of several years to establish Florida as a French colony - only to fail over and over again.

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Plan your visit to the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve!

Read more of Jean Ribault's writing here!

Hear more about Menendez in this previous episode of the show!

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Some spring cleaning for this season: the state wildflower, an invasive plant, the croak of a frog, and Crazy Nick the Manatee.

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Learn more about the manatee crisis right now!

What's Happening to Florida Manatees?

The 2019 episode: Manatees

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Fifty years ago today, three man were on their way to the moon. The years that brought them to that flight are filed with chaos and near tragedy, until they eventually arrived to the lunar surface.

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John Young and Apollo 10

The Artemis Program

Hear more about the current space program from our friend Brendan Byrne's podcast, Are We There Yet?

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Launch of Apollo 13 (CBS)

Apollo 13 (1995) - Houston, We Have A Problem Scene

Michael Collins - John Craigie

Apollo 16 Lunar Rover "Grand Prix"

Apollo 13 - Ken and Jack Power-Up The Command Module

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CORRECTION: The Florida Wildflower Foundation does NOT give land grants. The Foundation grant programs provide funding for native plantings on public lands.

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First Lady Lady Bird Johnson believed in beautifying America. What came from the project she helped create now allows the wildflowers of Florida to flourish - especially along our roadways.

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Thank you to Stacey Matrazzo for her help on this episode! Learn more about the Florida Wildflower Foundation here!

Listen to this previous episode, about gardening in Florida!

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In the spring of 1927, Thomas Edison visited the Philadelphia Athletics at their spring training facility. What followed created a story that has been repeated and changed over the following century.

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Listen to the previous episode about baseball, about the Havana Sugar Kings!

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Before the railroads came to the Atlantic Coast of Florida, the only way to get mail down to Miami was on foot. It was a dangerous walk made weekly by a select few: the Barefoot Mailmen.

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Thank you to Rose Guerrero for her help! Check out more from the Historical Society of Palm Beach County here!

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