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Episode 15, May 30, 2023: Code Enforcement Undergirds Black Reparations-Mentesnot

Mentesnot is an established longtime citizen of Hillsborough County, and property owner continues to advocate and fight to remove fines that have been excessive code enforcement, which put his family property in jeopardy due to...
highway construction

UPDATE: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a law that renames a Hernando County road for Rush Limbaugh

The Florida budget helps speed 20 highway projects; part of a road in Hernando County will be named for Rush Limbaugh.

Justice and Equity

A wide-ranging discussion about economic justice, the inequality resulting from the closing and repurposing of Just Elementary School serving predominantly Black communities. Neo-colonialism and the Black petis bourgeois who imitate white racist policies to the...
A ballet dancer in a yellow and red dress on city street

Tampa’s Darryl Shaw, Manny Leto and Tom DeGeorge discuss latest changes in Ybor City

Ybor City is in yet another season of change, and Tampa developer Darryl Shaw is on the forefront of headlines surrounding the transition. He—along with public historian and club owner Tom DeGeorge—join us on air...
Life Malcolm with Walter Smith II

Destructive Colonial Capitalism

Life Malcolm visits the forum for a wide-ranging discussion around local, national and international politics and policies. Callers joined in to discuss a historical landmark, Jackson House, in Tampa and the struggle to restore it...
highway construction

A Hernando County road will be named for Rush Limbaugh as Florida lawmakers green-light billions of dollars for road projects

The Florida budget helps speed 20 highway projects; part of a road in Hernando County will be named for Rush Limbaugh.
Florida sprawl

Florida Legislature makes it more difficult for residents to challenge comp plan changes; environmentalists call it a “sprawl bill”

Amid objections from environmental groups, the Florida House gave final approval to a "sprawl bill" that would make it more expensive for Floridians to challenge changes to comprehensive growth-management plans.
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Episode 2, 11/14/2022, What is Web 3? The vision for this new, blockchain-based web includes cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DAOs, decentralized finance, and more.

Episode 2, 11/14/2022, What is Web 3? The vision for this new, blockchain-based web includes cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DAOs, decentralized finance, and more.
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Florida Senate backs nullifying Disney agreements on development

The Florida Senate voted 27-13 to approve a proposal intended to nullify development agreements involving the Walt Disney Co.
development of house construction

Florida Senators support additional costs for unsuccessful challenges to growth management

The Florida Senate Rules Committee approved a bill that would lead to people facing additional legal costs if they unsuccessfully challenge changes to comprehensive growth-management plans.
elections

Tampa run-off candidate on WMNF’s Sunday Forum

Candidate Dr. Sonja Brookins came to the Sunday Forum to discuss the issues in the run-up to the City of Tampa run-off elections. Local control, affordable housing, neighborhood empowerment and development were all on topic.
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Living Just Enough For The City

Nicole Payne is a candidate for Tampa city council elections and joins the forum discussing housing affordability and ‘Souls To The Polls’. “Eracism” is charged against the powers that be regarding development over black cemeteries...

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