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In Miami, in 1995, a surprise intruder of the Florida Panthers arena before a hockey game left a mark - literally - on the franchise. When the Panthers made a run to the playoffs in 2023, a different animal was a part of their celebration: rats.

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Read more about the Panthers and the Rat Trick in this article from the Athletic!

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If you have questions about how, exactly, the state legislature works, this episode is for you. This week, we have a wide-ranging chat Florida House Representative Anna V. Eskamani! We talk voting on bills, arguing with colleagues, performative politics, and snacks on the House floor.

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Listen to our previous episode with Rep. Anna V. Eskamani from 2019!

Thank you to the Representative for her time! Check out her website for more on her work!

Read more about the six-week abortion ban in Florida right here.

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In the 1960s, a chain of motels opened its first location in Orlando. Over the ensuing decades, it would become a hub of art, culture and community that brought many international fame. How? It begins in 1962...

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Thank you to Rachel Williams from the History Center! Plan your trip to the Orange County Regional Historic Center here.

Read more about Parliament House history here.

Read about Hamburger Mary's suing Florida right here and the update on the block of the ban right here!

I do not own the rights to the clip of Miss P used in the episode. You can watch the original clip right here. (Fair warning, there's some adult language in the attached clip. She was a comedian, after all!)

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Francis P. Fleming was only governor of Florida for four years, but his impact during his lifetime lasts to this very day. You may not know his name, but he perpetuated an untruth of Florida history that has changed the narrative of Florida and our relationship to the Civil War for the l

ast century.

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Thank you to Seth Weitz for his help on this episode! Check out Seth's book about Florida and the Civil War right here!

Learn about the Pork Chop Gang in a previous episode here!

Learn more about Florida's state flag here!

Read the paper about Florida's state flag right here!

Support Orlando and the gay community in our city right here!

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This week, we continue our exploration of Sanibel Island after Hurricane Ian by going to their national wildlife refuge. We chat with Toni Westland about the birds, the tortoises, the flowers, and the surprising discovery they made a mile island.

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Thank you to Toni Westland for her help on this episode! Plan your visit to the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge here!

Thank you to Celina Kersh for her help on this episode! Plan your visit for the Sanibel Historical Village and Museum right here!

Support Orlando and the gay community in our city right here!

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It's been a little over nine months since Category 5 Hurricane Ian made landfall on Sanibel Island. We paid the village, and its museum, a visit, and found what was lost - and what was evolving on the little old island.

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Thank you to Celina Kersh for her help on this episdoe! Plan your visit for the Sanibel Historical Village and Museum right here!

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Throughout the 1970s, a train ran from Chicago to Miami that was noted for its "tortured existence". One of many trains that ran from the North to Florida, the Floridian was fraught with troubles and nostalgia. 

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Read more about Route 66 here!

Read more about the Floridian and Amtrak here!

I do not own the rights to the song used in this episode. Listen to the song, Orange Blossom Special by Johnny Cash, here!

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This week, we go back and catch up with some stories from this season, stories about protestors turned senators, a home run rivalry, moving a house of a river, and more stories from this past season!

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Listen to the episodes mentioned in this episode!

The Gainesville Eight

Babe Ruth's Longest Home Run was in Florida (Maybe!)

Zora's Opera

The Scars of the Panhandle

Florida's First Flight

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In Washington, D.C. in 1971, a massive protest changed the way the Vietnam War was discussed in the country. In Florida in 1972, a group of Vietnam veterans found a new way to make an impact in the anti-war movement.

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Read the book that inspired this episode: MAYDAY 1971 by Lawrence Roberts

Read more about the Gainesville Eight here!

I do not own the rights to the documentary clips used in this episode. The clips used are from the following documentary: 1971 MAY DAY - Check out more from Periscope Film here.

Read the May Day Tactical Manual here!

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During the Vietnam War, as the United States grappled with the various tensions throughout the 60s into the 70s, Florida students joined the cause. Protests around universities impacted leaders - and the ripple effects are felt to this day.

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Watch the documentary on May Day 1971 - a clip from this documentary is in this episode!

Read more about Black Thursday right here.

Read more about FAMU's history here.

Read more about Kent State right here.

Read more about the Night of the Bayonets here.

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