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October 31, 2022 WAIT FRIGHT MINUTES: How Zombies Came to Florida
In our final episode of WAIT FRIGHT MINUTES, we discuss 1985's zombie flick, DAY OF THE DEAD, and how the history of the Cold War influenced the politics of this movie, where Florida was the perfect setting for a zombie movie masterpiece!
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Episode art by River Aparicio - check out more of their work here!

What's on your ballot? - Vote.org
Read where you can help Southwest Florida here!
Watch the original trailer for Day of the Dead - audio from this trailer was used in this episode, I do not own the rights.

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30 min
October 24, 2022 WAIT FRIGHT MINUTES: How Gators Hunt Their Prey (w/ Brandon Fisher of GATORLAND!)
In our second episode of WAIT FRIGHT MINUTES, we discuss 2019's monster flick, CRAWL, and how the portrayal of alligator hunting techniques stacks up to reality! Our guest is Brandon Fisher from Gatorland, who shares great stories about the park and gator movies through the years!
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Episode art by River Aparicio - check out more of their work here!

What's on your ballot? - Vote.org
Pick up your copy of A24's Florida right here!

All the music used in this episode was originally composed.
41 min
October 18, 2022 WAIT FRIGHT MINUTES: How Florida Changed Scary Movies
In our first episode of WAIT FRIGHT MINUTES, we discuss 1963's splatter classic, BLOOD FEAST, and how Miami influenced the filmmakers into changing the horror genre forever.
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Episode art by River Aparicio - check out more of their work here!

Watch the trailer for BLOOD FEAST right here! - Audio from this trailer is used in this episode
Pick up a copy of SHOCK VALUE by Jason Zinoman right here!

Unless otherwise stated, all the music used in this episode was originally composed.
30 min
October 15, 2022 Welcome to Wait FRIGHT Minutes!
For the rest of October, let's chat about some of the most exciting bits of Florida history and its relationship to horror movies! Welcome to Season 11, and Wait FRIGHT Minutes!
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Episode art by River Aparcio - check out more of their work here!
7 min
October 13, 2022 2022 Florida Ballot Amendments
A brief summary of all three amendments on the 2022 Florida ballot! Listen on your way to the voting booth!
The primary source for this episode is Ballotpedia! Read more here!
Learn more about the history of the Florida state amendments here!
16 min
October 11, 2022 Hurricane Ian
Where to offer time, money, food and other supplies for Hurricane Ian victims - [News-Press]
Where to donate or volunteer to help Hurricane Ian victims - [Tampa Bay Times]
How to help victims of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico - [PBS]
Check out this map of areas that were hit by Hurricane Ian from NOAA

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14 min
September 03, 2022 Summer Epilogue: Heat Lightning
In the epilogue to our summer season, meteorologist Stephen Corfidi explains to us what heat lightning is, and we say goodbye to our summer season.
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10 min
August 31, 2022 I HELPED WRITE A BOOK!
You read that right! I contributed to a book! Listen to the episode to hear more about it, and check out the show on socials to see even more!
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7 min
August 29, 2022 The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
On Labor Day Weekend, 1935, a dense hurricane formed south of Florida. By the time it had passed, chaos had been left in its wake and new histories had been made.
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Read more from the sources this week here!
The True Story of the Most Intense Hurricane You've Never Heard Of
Bonus Expeditionary Forces March on Washington
The Hurricane of August 31 to September 6, 1935

Listen to our previous hurricane episodes here
After Hurricane Andrew
The Longleaf Pine

All of the music was originally composed.
31 min
August 22, 2022 Hank Aaron in Jacksonville
In the year before he moved to the Big Leagues, Hank Aaron spent a year in Jacksonville, slugging baseballs and making an impact. His team in Florida would lead to him becoming of the greatest baseball players of all time.
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Thank you to Terence Moore for chatting during this episode! You can pick up a copy of his book, and you can read more on his work examining African Americans in baseball here!

Listen to our other baseball episodes here!
Edison and the Athletics
The Havana Sugar Kings
Jackie Robinson's First Game
The Grapefruit League

All of the music used in this episode was originally composed.
37 min

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