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
Hurricane Ian
13m · PublishedWhere to offer time, money, food and other supplies for Hurricane Ian victims - [News-Press]
Where to donate or volunteer to help Hurricane Ian victims - [Tampa Bay Times]
How to help victims of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico - [PBS]
Check out this map of areas that were hit by Hurricane Ian from NOAA
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Summer Epilogue: Heat Lightning
10m · PublishedIn the epilogue to our summer season, meteorologist Stephen Corfidi explains to us what heat lightning is, and we say goodbye to our summer season.
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I HELPED WRITE A BOOK!
6m · PublishedYou read that right! I contributed to a book! Listen to the episode to hear more about it, and check out the show on socials to see even more!
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The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935
30m · PublishedOn Labor Day Weekend, 1935, a dense hurricane formed south of Florida. By the time it had passed, chaos had been left in its wake and new histories had been made.
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The True Story of the Most Intense Hurricane You've Never Heard Of
Bonus Expeditionary Forces March on Washington
The Hurricane of August 31 to September 6, 1935
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After Hurricane Andrew
The Longleaf Pine
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Hank Aaron in Jacksonville
36m · PublishedIn the year before he moved to the Big Leagues, Hank Aaron spent a year in Jacksonville, slugging baseballs and making an impact. His team in Florida would lead to him becoming of the greatest baseball players of all time.
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Thank you to Terence Moore for chatting during this episode! You can pick up a copy of his book, and you can read more on his work examining African Americans in baseball here!
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Edison and the Athletics
The Havana Sugar Kings
Jackie Robinson's First Game
The Grapefruit League
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The Cypress Knee Museum
27m · PublishedFor half a century, the best place to get a look at cypress tree knees outside of a swamp was inside the Cypress Knee Museum - a unique tourist attraction with an even more unique owner.
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Talk a walk through the abandoned Cypress Knee Museum!
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Previous episodes mentioned in this episode!
The Shop of Lost Books
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The Next Generation of Coral
31m · PublishedIn a small lab in the middle of Orlando, a few specimens of coral are doing an incredible thing: they're reproducing! In this episode, we dive into the life of coral, and the future of the Florida Reef Tract Rescue Project.
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Saving Florida’s Coral
32m · PublishedThe coral of Florida's waters are in danger. In a small lab in the middle of Orlando, a group of scientists seem to be doing the impossible - they're protecting the coral and creating an artificial environment where they can prosper and thrive.
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Florida’s Patriot War
31m · PublishedIn 1812, as a different war was waged, "Patriots" marched through Florida, claiming land from Spain in the name of America. They led the way to one of the first great migrations to the Sunshine State.
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Orlando’s Weirdest Parade
28m · PublishedFor nearly a decade from 1986 to 1994, a parade celebrating Orlando's weirdness took over downtown. Meet the man who created the parade and gathered all the strangeness into one uniquely Floridian event.
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Read more about Bob Morris in a profile from the Orlando Weekly!
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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.
