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For nearly twenty years, a group of conservative Democrats ruled Florida's legislature with impunity. When segregation began to end in 1954, the group rallied their allies and power in order to survive, only to find enemies around every corner.

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Thank you so much to Seth Weitz, PhD, for all of his help in creating this episode! Read the book Seth edited here! Read Seth's paper on the Pork Chop Gang here!

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Reubin the Good

The Election of 1966

Songs

Work Wonders

You Get The Blues

Desert Ghost Town

Speedy Delta

Streelight Silent Film

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Slipping through the neighborhoods of Florida, from the Panhandle to the Everglades, is the Florida Trail, one of many national scenic trails in the country. Protected by volunteers and connected with communities, the Trail is easily one of the most unique conservation efforts in the Sunshine State.

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Thank you so much to Kelly Van Patten for all of her help on this episode! Check out more of the work that the Florida Trail Association is up to here!

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Cross Florida Canal, Part Two: GREENWAY

The Humble Gopher Tortoise

Songs

Blackbird

Springtime

Traveling to Louisiana

Madness is Everywhere

Love After Midnight

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During the American Civil War, the town of Palatka was a vital port along the St. Johns River. As paranoia ran through the city, one woman and her sisters spied for the enemy and, in the end, brought a Confederate captain to an unlikely victory.

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Captain J.J. Dickison: Marion County's Civil War Hero

Entertaining The Troops: Meet the Sanchez Sisters, Confederate Spies

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Florida's Flag

Florida's State Song

Songs

Smuggler

You Get The Blues

Bad Old Daemons

Echoes Boogie Dancehall 

Peaceful Morning

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In the wake of Hurricane Michael, scientists grappled with all the ways that climate change could affect our forests. One tree, the longleaf pine, faced total devastation and, if not for the work being done to preserve it, the tree may stand on the brink of oblivion.

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Thank you to Nicole Zampieri for her assistance and expertise! Read her paper on Hurricane Michael and the longleaf pine right here.

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Gardening in Florida

After Hurricane Andrew

Songs

You Get The Blues

Desert Ghost Town

Traveling Horse

Arround the Village

Things You Never Known

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Governor Reubin Askew spent his entire career advocating for total government transparency. When our courts had failed us, and the legislature ignored him, Askew went to the Florida electorate and asked them to join the fight. What happened next changed our elections forever.

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Florida Man Explains His State's Weirdness

Drugs, Protests and Mass Arrests. What happened last time Miami hosted a convention?

An Introduction to Reubin Askew

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The Election of 1966

Disney's Contemporary Resort

Songs

Brain - Instrumental Retro

Blackbird

Desert Ghost Town

Peaceful Morning

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On the night of Halloween, 2001, the Mayor of Inglis drafted a memorandum banishing Satan from her town. What followed was a media fiasco. What was ignored was all the real terrors that haunted a small town in Florida that were just out of sight.

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Satan Laws Are Coming to Town - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Two years after a decree banned Satan, has the town of Inglis benefited?

Follow That Dream - Elvis Presley

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Orlando's Haunted Theatre

Cross Florida Canal, Part One: SANTOS

Songs

Streetlight Silent Film

Smuggler

Bad Old Daemons

Autumn Morning

Arround the Village

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Across Florida, people face the scourge of the brown recluse bite. There's only one problem: there are (almost) no brown recluses in our state. The bountiful eight-legged creatures in our homes and wilderness face many problems, but perhaps the most prominent, is the myths that surround their very existence.

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Thank you to Dr. William Kern for all of his assistance in this episode. Check out more of Florida's common spiders right here!

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Florida Bonneted Bats

The Vero Man

Songs

You Get The Blues

Smuggler

Desert Ghost Town

The First Moment

Arround the Village

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The oldest marked grave in Florida is of a kid with an unremarkable history. She is surrounded by the graves of some of the single most important individuals in the history of St. Augustine, Cuba, Haiti, Florida and the whole of American history. Some markers have been lost, and names forgotten, by Tolomato Cemtery holds them all the same.

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Thank you to Elizabeth Duran Gessner from the Tolomato Cemetery Preservation Association! Check out more of what they're up to, plan your visit, and support their projects here!

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Spook Hill and Other Tales

The Ghosts of Henry Flagler

Songs

Piano Parapentes

Things You Never Known

Easy Night

Speedy Delta

Peaceful Morning

Work Wonders

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1992. George H.W. Bush vs. Bill Clinton (vs. Ross Perot). The last blip in our record. Hurricane Andrew leaves its impact on South Florida, as well as the presidential race. A third-party candidate dents the other two parties, and Florida officially becomes a swing state.

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The Early Years of (Orlando) Magic

After Hurricane Andrew

Songs

Madness is Everywhere

Hey Go

Love After Midnight

Work Wonders

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Register to vote in Florida!

1960. Richard Nixon vs. John F. Kennedy. The first blip in our record. The nation is on the edge of major change with the 1960s on the horizon. The Space Race looms large, with an odd impact on Florida's contentious election. When the race is called, Key Biscayne becomes a place for peace.

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From Florida to the Moon

The Election of 1966

Songs

Madness is Everywhere

Desert Ghost Town

Peaceful Morning

Work Wonders

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