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Donald Trump
Women’s Show 12/1 – Medicare and Election Irregularities
The era of Trump begins…….. The ink wasn’t even dry on the headlines before Paul Ryan touted his plans to reform Medicare and Social Security. Nothing new – he has been after these areas ever...
By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Friday we looked at a series of interviews and news stories from the past 48 hours that covered climate change denial, confessions of a whistle-blower, the Green Party candidate will...
How Betsy DeVos could impact education in Florida
Donald Trump is filling out his cabinet and has nominated billionaire conservative Betsy DeVos for education secretary; our guest on MidPoint is an advocate for public education, Susan Smith, the president of the Democratic Progressive Caucus...
The Goldilocks Planet & The Trump Administration on Life Elsewhere
“For over the past 10,000 years, Earth has been the Goldilocks planet, not too hot, not too cold, as the temperature has been steady, fluctuating by only about 1°C. So, everything the human species has done...
Number of protests in Tampa Bay picks up after Trump election
It’s been about two weeks since Donald Trump won the presidential election and we’ve seen a surge of protests in the area; on WMNF’s MidPoint we talk with three organizers about why there’s so much enthusiasm...
Since Trump’s election, Tampa-area immigrants are on edge
The Southern Poverty Law Center has documented 23 incidents of hateful harassment and intimidation in Florida since the election of Donald Trump and they’ve counted more than 400 nationwide; in the Tampa Bay area advocates...
Women’s Show 11/17 – Where Do We Go From Here???
By Arlene Engelhardt The shock is wearing off… Perhaps the better question, how did we get here in the first place? This did not happen overnight. People have been aware that things have not been...
By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Tuesday we first spoke about the mental healthcare system in Florida with State Representative Kathleen Peters from treasure Island and Barbara Daire, President CEO of the Suncoast Center. According to...
Radiactivity Monday: Special post-election discussion on Florida This Week
By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Monday we aired the latest episode of Florida This Week, a political discussion show from local public station WEDU that is also hosted by Rob Lorei. This episode was...
America, Nov 9. The Reactions. (on Life Elsewhere)
A few days before the Presidential election we asked some of our favorite guests on Life Elsewhere “What would you tell the undecided voter?” The consensus of advice was, no matter what, get out and...
How did Donald Trump win working class voters in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania?
On Radioactivity Thursday we continued our discussion about Tuesdays’ elections results with John Nichols, national affairs correspondent with The Nation Magazine and author of People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy. Nichols spoke...
St. Pete mayor worries how Trump will impact preparations for climate change
How will a Donald Trump administration impact the resources that local communities need to deal with the effects of climate change? That issue came up Friday morning during a panel discussion on climate at the BLUE...
