The midterm election is on November 6th, but early voting is happening right now! While on the way to the polls, we'll cover all of the major statewide elections for you. Enjoy! 

Our theme song is Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco.

Sources

www.vote.org

www.vote411.org

https://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-history/florida-governors/

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/taking-names-scott-maxwell/os-ne-eisnaugle-no-retention-vote-scott-maxwell-20181008-story.html

https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/for-voters/voting/early-voting/

https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Chief_Financial_Officer_election,_2018

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2018/10/03/nikki-fried-matt-caldwell-agriculture-commissioner-florida/1511707002/

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2018/governor/fl/florida_governor_desantis_vs_gillum-6518.html

https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Florida,_2018

Hurricane Michael devastated the Panhandle of Florida last week. How did it affect us? What did we do? And where do we go from here?

Want to help those effected? Here's a link! https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-to-help-those-affected-by-hurricane-michael

Songs

Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco

Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco

Springtime by Lobo Loco

Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco

Sources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gazZVjrneNA

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/17/us/hurricane-michael-aftermath-wxc/index.html

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/411139-hurricane-michael-collides-with-florida-races

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/10/09/weather/hurricane-michael-stats-superlatives-wxc-trnd/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

https://fsbpa.com/05Proceedings/01-Robert%20Neal.pdf

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-08-21/news/fl-codes-oped0822-20120821_1_code-officials-codes-work-codes-and-standards

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180608003209.htm

https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/global-warming-and-hurricanes/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/one-hundred-years-of-hurricanes/

The Skunk Ape waits in the Everglades. The forest feels full and you wonder, while visiting, what else hides out there. There's no way of knowing.

Music

The Swamp by Loyalty Freak Music

Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco

Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco

Road to Lafeyette by Lobo Loco

Sources

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trail-floridas-bigfoot-skunk-ape-180949981/

http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/panther/

http://www.skunkape.biz/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcgHKMbYYNw

http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2016/03/24/fear-the-real-life-legend-and-hideous-stench-of-the-skunk-ape/

Quotes pulled from FLORIDA by Lauren Groff. Find out more about FLORIDA at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318610/florida-by-lauren-groff/9781594634512/.

This week, I cover the amendments on Florida's ballot in the upcoming general election. Nervous about what they mean? Don't worry, I break down all 12, just for you!

The songs used in this episode are Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco & Springtime by Lobo Loco.

Sources

https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/09/07/florida-supreme-court-removes-amendment-8-off-ballot/

https://www.ocpafl.org/Content/Dynamic/File.dynamic/FID/149755/

https://ballotpedia.org/Marsy%27s_Law_for_All

https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/09/25/marion-hammer-urges-nra-members-to-oppose-amendment-banning-greyhound-racing/

http://everybodyisfor2.com/about/

https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_2018_ballot_measures

https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/local/owner-storm-the-kangaroo-found-safe/S83y4X7AdSntcuBITVFxZN/

https://dos.myflorida.com/media/699824/constitutional-amendments-2018-general-election-english.pdf

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/list/coluber-constrictor-priapus/

This week on Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast, I discuss the cost of living in Florida and how much people get paid. I also do the news and start a new segment about Florida's fauna. I get a little preachy near the end. Enjoy!

Included as well is Presidential Silver Lining (Live) by John Craigie from his album Opening For Steinbeck, produced by Zabriskie Point Records. I do not own the rights to any of the songs used in this episode.

Sources

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-ron-desantis-resigns-congress-n908146

http://www.dailycommercial.com/news/20180918/florida-governors-race-focuses-on-school-funding/1

http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/reptiles-and-amphibians/reptiles/gopher-tortoise/

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-sugar-florida-bill-nelson-rick-scott-maxwell-20180417-story.html

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-scott-red-tide-20180919-story.html

https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/economicdevelopment/Florida-s-unemployment-rate-drops-to-3-8-percent_169181895

https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/Romano-We-need-education-solutions-not-slogans-from-DeSantis-Gillum_171935720

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/08/03/youre-paying-too-much-for-rent-in-orlando

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/07/20/while-florida-has-1-trillion-gdp-nearly-half-of-residents-cant-afford-basic-needs?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=articleblog&utm_campaign=endofarticle&utm_content=RelatedStories

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/06/15/renters-in-orange-county-need-to-earn-at-least-34000-to-afford-a-studio-apartment?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=articleblog&utm_campaign=endofarticle&utm_content=RelatedStories

http://livingwage.mit.edu/pages/about

https://berniesanders.com/issues/a-living-wage/