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Wait Five Minutes

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Wait 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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36:42

Hank Aaron in Jacksonville

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2022/08/22

In 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. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! 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! Listen

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27:06

The Cypress Knee Museum

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2022/08/15

For 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. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Talk a walk through the abandoned Cypress Knee Museum! Pick up the book of Florida tourist attractions here! Read the article from WBUR here! Previous episodes mentioned in this episode! The Shop of Lost Books Learn

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31:00

The Next Generation of Coral

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2022/08/08

In 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. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Read more about Florida Reef Tract Rescue Project here! Learn more about voting here! and also here at Vote.org! All of the music in this episode was originally composed.

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32:03

Saving Florida’s Coral

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2022/08/01

The 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. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Read more about Florida Reef Tract Rescue Project here! Learn more about voting here! and also here at Vote.org! All of the music in this episode was originally

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31:25

Florida’s Patriot War

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2022/07/25

In 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. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Learn more about voting here! and also here at Vote.org! All of the music in this episode was originally composed.

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28:46

Orlando’s Weirdest Parade

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2022/07/18

For 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. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Read more about Bob Morris in a profile from the Orlando Weekly! Read more from Reflections here! All of the music in this episode was originally composed.

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06:36

BONUS: Walk on a Sanibel Beach

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2022/07/16

Let's go for a walk on Sanibel Island as the sun sets and waves roll in. Follow Wait Five Minutes on Twitter Follow Wait Five Minutes on Instagram Follow Wait Five Minutes on Facebook Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more!

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38:54

Camping in the Kissimmee Prairie

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2022/07/11

Fireflies, 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. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Learn more about Dark Skies! Learn more about the Kissimmee Prairie Preserve! Learn more about the Carolina Parakeet! All of the music in this

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08:00

BONUS: Black Mangrove Honey

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2022/07/09

In this bonus episode, we taste test some black mangrove honey, see how it tastes and learn where it comes from! Follow Wait Five Minutes on Twitter Follow Wait Five Minutes on Instagram Follow Wait Five Minutes on Facebook Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more!

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32:41

Can Mangroves Save The World?

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2022/07/05

This 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! Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Learn more about Florida Oceanographic Society right here! All of the music was originally composed.

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10:07

BONUS: A Ghost Story and A Correction

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2022/07/02

On 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. Follow Wait Five Minutes on Twitter Follow Wait Five Minutes on Instagram Follow Wait Five Minutes on Facebook Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more!

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31:29

What is a Mangrove?

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2022/06/27

This 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! Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Learn more about Florida Oceanographic Society right here! All of the music was originally composed.

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38:02

Florida’s First Swimming Pool

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2022/06/20

There 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. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Read Mike Lafferty's article that inspired this episode right here! Pay a visit to DeBary Hall in Volusia County! All of the music in this episode is originally composed.

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04:37

Welcome to Summer 2022!

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2022/06/13

A prologue to our summer season, and an introduction to all the adventures ahead! All the music used in this episode is originally composed.

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42:22

The First Frenchman of Florida

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2022/05/02

Four-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. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! 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

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30:40

I Adopted A Manatee (and Other Tales!)

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2022/04/25

Some spring cleaning for this season: the state wildflower, an invasive plant, the croak of a frog, and Crazy Nick the Manatee. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! 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

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27:05

The Astronauts of Apollo 16

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2022/04/18

Fifty years ago today, three man were on their way to the moon. The years that brought them to that flight are filed with chaos and near tragedy, until they eventually arrived to the lunar surface. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Want to hear more space episodes about space travel? Listen here! John Young and Apollo 10 The Artemis Program Hear more about the current space program from our friend Brendan Byrne's podcast, Are We There

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33:44

Our Florida Wildflowers

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2022/04/11

CORRECTION: The Florida Wildflower Foundation does NOT give land grants. The Foundation grant programs provide funding for native plantings on public lands. --- First Lady Lady Bird Johnson believed in beautifying America. What came from the project she helped create now allows the wildflowers of Florida to flourish - especially along our roadways. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Thank you to Stacey Matrazzo for her help on this episode

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26:44

Edison and the Athletics

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2022/04/04

In the spring of 1927, Thomas Edison visited the Philadelphia Athletics at their spring training facility. What followed created a story that has been repeated and changed over the following century. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Listen to the previous episode about baseball, about the Havana Sugar Kings! All of the music was originally composed.

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30:56

The Barefoot Mailman

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2022/03/28

Donate to the Trevor Project here Before the railroads came to the Atlantic Coast of Florida, the only way to get mail down to Miami was on foot. It was a dangerous walk made weekly by a select few: the Barefoot Mailmen. Get your WFM Merch at Cast & Clay Co. on Etsy! Go to the Wait Five Minutes website for more! Thank you to Rose Guerrero for her help! Check out more from the Historical Society of Palm Beach County here! All of the music was originally composed.

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