Hosted by Chadd Scott · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 313 episodes
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Best selling author, award winning reporter and Florida native Craig Pittman is joined by radio personality and Florida transplant Chadd Scott to discuss the state's history, people, politics, environment, animals, current events and weirdness. You'll hear great storytelling and have great fun in each weekly episode.
Chadd Scott hosts Welcome to Florida, a history show with 313 episodes published.
Invasive Burmese pythons continue swallowing the Everglades while the state wastes money on concentration camps. Ma Barker and one of her sons engaged federal agents in an hours-long gunfight near Ocala in the 1930s. Way
A species of moth thought to be extinct was r ediscovered by researches in Florida . Florida's role in the American Revolution is little known or discussed. That is our topic for this episode with historian David Head .
Our friend Jason Garcia from "Seeking Rents" takes a first look at everything wrong with the legislature and governor's proposed property tax break. Florida Keys historian Brad Bertelli joins us on this episode to talk a
The state is about to miss a critical deadline by which it was supposed to have cleaned up water flowing out of the Big Sugar plantations into the Everglades. Join Craig, Chadd and Jason Garcia from the "Seeking Rents" p
Seafood dealers, commercial fisherman, and conservationists came together to stop the governor's reckless plan to extend the recreational red snapper fishing season. Independent local journalism is a pillar of democracy.
Florida didn't always used to be this way. Unregulated development. Runaway sprawl. Developers controlling the state. What happened ? Chadd Charland is running for State House in District 15 (all of Nassau and parts of D
What should be done with the site when the Everglades concentration camp closes? Chadd Charland is running for State House in District 15 (Nassau and parts of Duval counties). Diego Waisman spent years visiting and photo
Jason Garcia hosts the "Seeking Rents" podcast and writes the "Seeking Rents" Substack newsletter . Both investigate government corruption in Florida. Both are essential for Floridians interested in state government and
Martin County wants to prevent a slaughterhouse from being built there. The state says it doesn't have a say in the matter . Another example of state overreach crushing home rule. Chadd Charland is running for State Hous
Join "Welcome to Florida" along with Jason Garcia from "Seeking Rents" for our first in-person event. May 7 we'll be at Tombolo Books in St. Pete and May 9, we'll be at Austin's Coffee in Winter Park. Full details and RS
Join Craig, Chadd, and Jason Garcia from "Seeking Rents" Thursday, May 7, from 7:00-8:30 PM at Tombolo Books in St. Pete and on Saturday, May 9, from 3:00-5:00 PM at Austin's Coffee in Winter Park for our FIRST EVER LIVE
BIG NEWS! "Welcome to Florida" is hosting our first ever in-person events along with Jason Garcia from "Seeking Rents!" Thursday, May 7, from 7:00-8:30 PM at Tombolo Books in St. Pete. Saturday, May 9, from 3:00-5:00 PM
Not satisfied with simply being a dictator, Donald Trump allowed for the convening of the Endangered Species Committee "God Squad" at the behest of Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegseth. Hegseth has declared a phony-balon
Craig found a villainous Floridian who thinks his interest in building a home is more important than the survival of Florida scrub jays. Our topic this episode is guavas . Joining us in guava farmer and historian Jorge J
The state legislature passed laws preventing Florida municipalities from pursuing clean energy. Mobster Charlie Wall ran Tampa in the 20s and 30s . Author and journalist Paul Wilborn researched Wall's life for a fictiona
Florida U.S. Representative Cory Mills is one of the most unscrupulous politicians and businesspeople in the state, or nation. Colonial history in what is now Florida typically revolves around the Spanish, but for a peri
The Florida State Legislature continues breaking state law and disobeying the will of the people by defunding the Florida Forever land conservation buying program . Our guest for this episode is geologist and author Hila
Fifteen miles south of Tallahassee, one of Florida's most magnificent springs can be found: Wakulla Springs. Kellie Keys is a professor in the Communications Department at Florida State University working with FSU resear
Big Sugar is leaning on the legislature to make it so people can't badmouth their product. Big ag is leaning on the legislature to make it ok to graze cows on state land including state parks. An unscrupulous business ow
Spring Training has marked the end of winter in Florida for more than 100 years. Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Hank Aaron, Mike Schmidt, Greg Maddux, and today's stars have be
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