Matt the Welder is a Florida welder and social media creator with over 470,000 Instagram followers, currently running for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. He covers environmental issues, water policy, and development across the state, and joins TBD POD to discuss the trade-offs Florida is making as growth accelerates.

0:00:00 - Name change ballot law

0:04:30 - Florida water crisis

0:08:14 - Mosaic and phosphate industry

0:14:02 - Aquatic herbicide spraying

0:29:25 - Reckless growth in Florida

0:46:30 - Building on Superfund sites

1:16:35 - Property tax and PACs

1:25:48 - Rays stadium funding

1:30:27 - Money in local politics

1:40:48 - Voter turnout problem