Winter Park Librarians Lisa Blue and Emily McQuade discuss the legacy and significance of Jane Austen 250 years after the author's birth. They also offer a preview of the many ways that WPL plans to honor Austen in 2025, The Year of Jane Austen.

Charles Steadham, friend and manager of Gamble Rogers and head of the Gamble Rogers Memorial Foundation discusses the life, legend, and music of this extraordinary Winter Park native.

The Winter Park Library's very own Dr. Ruth Edwards discusses her personal journey to becoming WPL Director of Education. Dr. Ruth also discusses her research which led to her book Becoming a Black Woman: A Theory of Internalized Collective Consciousness.

Nina Streich discusses how her path in film production and activism led to her role in the creation of the Global Peace Film Festival. Each year, the Winter Park Library serves as one of the host sites for this celebrated festival for film lovers and all people who want to see a better world.

Winter Park Library Archivist Rachel Simmons discusses her road to becoming an archivist, what it means to be an archivist, and tells Michael about the past, present, and future of the Winter Park Library Archives.

Erik Deckers discusses his life working with words. In addition to his extensive work as a writer, ghostwriter, and marketer, Erik faciliates a few group for writers and entrepreneurs, including Orlando WordLab which meets at WPL monthly.

Rabbi David Kay sits with Michael to discuss his work with the Interfaith Council of Central Florida and their ongoing series at the Winter Park Library, "One World, Many Beliefs: It Isn't What You Think."

Michael talks with author and long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, via Zoom, before a live audience in the Winter Park Library's Edyth Bush Theatre. Diana discusses the importance of following your dreams, and finding what it takes to make them come true.

Robert Roncska, AKA "Navy Bob," joins Michael for a conversation about his career in the US Navy and in healthcare. Navy Bob shares the origin of his nickname and tells us what he's learned about leadership and the meaning and importance of love, along the way.

Michael chats with Ronald Braunstein and Caroline Whiddon about Me2/, an orchestra created by and for people living with mental illness. This conversation was recorded on Zoom following a screening of the film Orchestrating Change at the Winter Park Library's Edyth Bush Theatre in May 2024.