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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BONUS: Walk on a Sanibel Beach
6m · PublishedLet's go for a walk on Sanibel Island as the sun sets and waves roll in.
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Camping in the Kissimmee Prairie
38m · PublishedFireflies, birds, rivers, stars and a bright full moon. That's what we encountered out in the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park a few months ago, as summer began and the heat crept in. Let's go back to that camping trip, and experience the night together.
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Learn more about Dark Skies!
Learn more about the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve!
Learn more about the Carolina Parakeet!
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BONUS: Black Mangrove Honey
8m · PublishedIn this bonus episode, we taste test some black mangrove honey, see how it tastes and learn where it comes from!
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Can Mangroves Save The World?
32m · PublishedThis week, we continue our discussion about mangroves along Florida's coasts! Dr. Loraé Simpson teaches us about the value of mangroves against hurricanes, and the amazing ways we can track their growth through the generations!
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Learn more about Florida Oceanographic Society right here!
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BONUS: A Ghost Story and A Correction
10m · PublishedOn this week's bonus episode, we correct an error and tell a ghost story that connects to our first episode of the season, about Florida's first pool.
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What is a Mangrove?
31m · PublishedThis week, in the first of two episodes discussing the mangroves along Florida's coasts, with the help of Dr. Loraé Simpson, we learn about what exactly a mangrove is, how they grow, and what types of ecosystems they thrive in!
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Florida’s First Swimming Pool
38m · PublishedThere is much debate about which of Florida's historic swimming pools was actually the first. This week, we go diving (pun intended) into Florida's backwoods to find locations that very well may hold the title.
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Read Mike Lafferty's article that inspired this episode right here!
Pay a visit to DeBary Hall in Volusia County!
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Welcome to Summer 2022!
4m · PublishedA prologue to our summer season, and an introduction to all the adventures ahead! All the music used in this episode is originally composed.
The First Frenchman of Florida
42m · PublishedFour-hundred and sixty years ago yesterday, the French first landed in Florida. Guided by a man named Jean Ribault, they tried over the course of several years to establish Florida as a French colony - only to fail over and over again.
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Plan your visit to the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve!
Read more of Jean Ribault's writing here!
Hear more about Menendez in this previous episode of the show!
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I Adopted A Manatee (and Other Tales!)
30m · PublishedSome spring cleaning for this season: the state wildflower, an invasive plant, the croak of a frog, and Crazy Nick the Manatee.
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Thank you to Lilly Anderson-Messec! Follow the Florida Native Plant Society!
Thank you to Stacey Matrazzo! Learn more about the Florida Wildflower Foundation here!
Thank you to Rose Guerrero! Check out more from the Historical Society of Palm Beach County here!
Learn more about the manatee crisis right now!
What's Happening to Florida Manatees?
The 2019 episode: Manatees
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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.
