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Throughout the 1960s, cinema made its way to Florida’s shores through jungle adventure movies. One producer brought his troupe of animal actors with him and changed Homosassa forever. 

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Thank you to Jack Evans from the Tampa Bay Times. You can read Jack's profile of Lu here and you can donate to the Tampa Bay Times here!

Thank you to Kathy Turner from Citrus County. Check out the Courthouse Museum here!

If you want to read more about Ivan Tors, check out this Biscayne Times article about his life!

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Sea Turtles

Florida's Bonneted Bat

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Songs

Evening Campfire

Smuggler

Echoes Boogie Dancehall

Traveling Horse

Good Thoughts

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Rumor has it that President Grover Cleveland once slept at the old Rendezvous Inn on the Homosassa River. A pair of married historians in Citrus County hope to uncover the truth.

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Songs

Springtime

Hey Go

Love After Midnight

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A former governor of Maine, a Confederate Senator, some bad land deals and a hippo named Lucifer all have one thing in common: a quiet brackish spring named Homosassa. What brought these characters to this spot? And what happens when a big idea falls apart?

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Manatees

Florida's Flag

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Songs

Brain - Instrumental Retro

Love After Midnight

Bad Ole Daemons

Speedy Delta

Evening Campfire

Traveling Horse

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In the city of Daytona Beach, right after World War II, a legendary player would break major league baseball's color barrier for the very first time. One year later, he would do it again. How did he get there? How did the amazing work of those who came before him make it possible? What world did Jackie Robinson leave behind?

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Thank you to Rick Swaine for his assistance on this episode. You can check out some of Rick's baseball history books right here!

Thank you to Fayn LeVille for sitting down with me a few weeks ago. Visit her at the Halifax Historical Museum in Daytona!

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The Unbeatable Dolphins

The Grapefruit League

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Songs

Traveling to Louisiana 

Frozen Creek

Desert Ghost Town

Brain - Instrumental Retro

Love After Midnight

Good Thoughts

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A mysterious cartoon in a tiny museum. A friendly face who watches every rocket launch in person. A stray dog who unites a burgeoning community. The world is a crazy place these days and, to give you a break, here are some of the small, fascinating stories that couldn't make up a full episode.

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Thank you to Brendan Byrne from WMFE for all of his help with this episode. Check out Brendan's show, Are We There Yet, right here! 

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The Shape of Florida

From Florida to the Moon

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Songs

Love After Midnight

Hey Go

Smuggler

Traveling Horse

Echoes Boogie Dancehall

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When Henry Flagler died in 1913, his memory was preserved not just in legacy, but in the spirits that find themselves roaming the hallways of the places he held most dear. Why does Flagler continue to roam Florida? And what stories do we become when we're gone?

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Thank you so much to Bailey DeVoe! You can get tickets to her next show, Assassins, right here! 

You can read more St. Augustine Lighthouse ghost stories right here!

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Orlando's Haunted Theater

Spook Hill and Other Tales

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Songs

Piano Parapentes

Bad Old Daemons

You Get The Blues

Streetlight Silent Film

Traveling Horse

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Florida has more golf courses than any other state in the country. What happens when those courses fall apart? When the sandhill cranes reign, what place do humans have in that changing environment?

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Thank you so much to Dr. Paul Gray from Audubon Florida for his assistance!

Thank you to Richard Durr from Seminole County for telling his story about Rolling Hills! 

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Black Skimmers

The Murder of Guy Bradley

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Songs

Brain - Instrumental Retro

Smuggler

Desert Ghost Town

Love After Midnight

Traveling Horse 

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In a special bonus episode, I chat with Gabrielle Calise of the Tampa Bay Times about our favorite fried food, the food we couldn't handle, and the food we would dream of seeing at the fair! 

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Songs

Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco

Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco

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Tucked in a corner, at the back of the Florida Fairgrounds, there is a living museum. It is vibrant with artists, docents, historians and more, all who have gathered to tell the story of a very specific era in our Florida story.

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Thank you so much to Cindy Horton from Cracker Country. You can check out more of the work going on at the museum right here!

Thank you to my friend Gabrielle Calise form the Tampa Bay Times. You can read her article about the Florida State Fair right here!

You can read more about Doyle E. Carlton here!

You can read more about the State Fair here!

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Marco Polo Park

The Election of 1966

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Songs

Traveling Horse

Arround the Lake

Smuggler

Traveling to Louisiana

Good Thoughts

Love After Midnight

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In August of 1992, a massive hurricane hit South Florida. The storm passed, and the damage was laid bare. It was clear things needed to change. When pythons ran loose in the Everglades, and our walls fells in on themselves, where did we go from there?

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Thank you so much to Craig Pittman for his assistance and conversation in this episode! You can purchase your copy of his BRAND NEW BOOK, Cat Tale, here!

You can read more about Hurricane Andrew right here!

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Henry Flagler

Indian River Fruit Company

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Songs

Frozen Creek

Piano Parapentes

Desert Ghost Town

Bad Old Daemons

Things You Never Known

Traveling Horse

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