Wait Five Minutes
by waitfiveminutesWait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast is about the curious stories and cultural changes sweeping through the Sunshine State. Join us every Monday for an informative and charming look into an issue on America’s infamous peninsula.
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Episodes
Ghosts Towns of Canaveral
17m · PublishedThis week on Wait Five Minutes, a memory sparks a journey in search of ghost towns around the Kennedy Space Center. As always, the history paints the area in whole new lights, and some new discoveries are made.
Songs
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Visions of 2018 by Lobo Loco
Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.nps.gov/cana/index.htm
https://www.fws.gov/southeast/pubs/facts/merritt_island.pdf
https://visitnsbfl.com/explore/arts-and-culture/turtle-mound-at-canaveral-national-seashore
https://visitnsbfl.com/explore/arts-and-culture/eldora-house-at-canaveral-national-seashore
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/fl/eldora.html
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/mammals/land/wild-hog/
https://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/ShilohHistory.pdf
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/fl/allenhurst.html
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/fl/wilson.html
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058815/
http://www.cocoabeach.com/cocoa-beach-history/
2018 Election Results
7m · PublishedYour Florida election results, including all the major races and amendments, in just eight (8!) concise minutes. All the info you need, and a minor pep talk you didn't ask for, in a special Wednesday episode!
Songs
Road to Lafayette by Lobo Loco
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Sources
https://www.washingtonpost.com/election-results/florida/?utm_term=.f36234e62d39
https://www.washingtonpost.com/election-results/florida/?utm_term=.f36234e62d39
https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/florida/#FL-sen
https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-monthly-reports/voter-registration-by-party-affiliation/
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article220679075.html
https://www.local10.com/news/election-results/nov-6-2018-florida-chief-financial-officer-election-results-between-jimmy-patronis-jeremy-ring
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/sep/07/mary-jordan/do-presidents-always-get-shellacked-midterm-electi/?fbclid=IwAR1XYSCvAXpeu9LPEznnf6qRUipSfBbCppJZs1829fWmLWc-09T9XBjmlTs
https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislative_elections,_2018
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/carl-hiaasen/article220995945.html
Millennials in 2018 Politics
14m · PublishedThis week on Wait Five Minutes, what is a millennial? How are they involved in politics? What will their impact be on November 6th? What sort of optimism should we have towards our future?
Songs
Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco
Springtime by Lobo Loco
Indian Summer by Lobo Loco
Sources
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/03/01/defining-generations-where-millennials-end-and-post-millennials-begin/
https://ncoc.org/research-type/civic-engagement-of-millennials-in-florida/
https://www.npr.org/2016/09/18/493836716/florida-isnt-just-your-grandmas-battleground-state-anymore
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-millennial-vote-florida-20171122-story.html
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/03/23/a-democratic-wave-from-younger-voters-and-puerto-ricans-dont-bank-on-it/
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/record-turnout-not-millennials-just-third-say-they-ll-vote-n926231?fbclid=IwAR2LrnYWhrUq9dGVfKNb2I4qt-B5i6qDtlvN-b1jSoLkcjzXeS5KZxVs9R8
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/10/12-young-people-on-why-they-probably-wont-vote.html
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180905/younger-voters-likely-to-decide-florida-elections-says-political-scientist?start=4
http://projects.sun-sentinel.com/2018/fl-voters/
2018 Pre-Midterm Rundown
14m · PublishedThe 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
14m · PublishedHurricane 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/
Skunk Ape
16m · PublishedThe 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/.
2018 Amendments
15m · PublishedThis 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! Have a question? You can contact me at [email protected]
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/
Living Wage
15m · PublishedThis 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! Our theme song is Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco. Additional music this weeking include Indian Summer by Lobo Loco and Springtime by Lobo Loco.
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/
Ocala National Forest
21m · PublishedThis week, I traveled headlong into the Ocala National Forest in desperate search of one thing: a Florida black bear. I learned about the forest, the people on its outskirts, the bears hiding in the woods, and the history that built this place.
Our theme song is Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco. Additional music this week is Basic Banjo Man by Lobo Loco.
Sources
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/ocala/about-forest
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5259728.pdf
http://www.barbervilleroadside.com/about-us/
http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/bear/
http://myfwc.com/hunting/season-dates
https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/environment/2018/09/01/more-black-bears-seen-north-naples-residents-say-florida-fish-wildlife-conservation-hears-concerns/1150593002/
Aging Populations
18m · PublishedThis week on Wait Five Minutes: The Floridian Podcast, we discuss the gubentorial race that has caught the public eye, and the ways that our government fails to care for the aging population that we invited in so many decades ago.
Our theme song is Good Thoughts by Lobo Loco.
Sources
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-jacksonville-mass-shooting-20180826-story.html
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44126.pdf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/why-the-jacksonville-attacker-was-able-to-legally-buy-guns/2018/08/29/7765930c-abc5-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html?utm_term=.1423c38d5d42
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/dog-whistle-political-meaning
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-sharps-mobile-home-park-eustis-development-20180802-story.html
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange/os-eustis-lake-club-falls-through-20180824-story.html
https://www.tbo.com/opinion/columns/Column-Florida-slipping-in-long-term-care-for-seniors_170653425
https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/business/new-medicare-cards-with-big-change-route-millions-floridians/AahciI28uN0iM8aWFC1wgO/
http://elderaffairs.state.fl.us/doea/pubs/stats/County_2016_projections/Counties/Florida.pdf
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-us-states-with-the-oldest-population.html
https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/national-govt--politics/florida-can-care-for-all-its-frailest-seniors/pPAysE0LVXWcx6Vo4pIVVK/
https://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/tincans/
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/premium/2017/09/24/snowbirds-moving-florida/569703001/
https://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2014/mar/03/florida-democratic-party/rick-scott-rick-scott-oversaw-largest-medicare-fra/
http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/04/19/rick-scott-says-cutting-a-medicaid-program-will-save-florida-98-million-which-is-about-400-million-less-than-what-experts-say-will-be-the-true-cost/
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/28/us/elections/florida-primary-elections.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article214380699.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolynmcclanahan/2018/08/29/health-care-gun-control-and-the-environment-will-rule-the-florida-governor-race/#75803996c32e
https://live-berniesanders-com.pantheonsite.io/issues/medicare-for-all/
https://andrewgillum.com/issue/healthcare/
Wait Five Minutes has 255 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 112:42:22. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 19th, 2024 06:42.