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Interviews conducted by the WFLA Radio newsroom in Tampa Florida, with local and national newsmakers. Be sure to follow us!

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13:35

Jaclyn Lopez - Federal Lawsuit Over Manatee Mortality

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2022/02/04

Three conservation organizations are involved in two lawsuits that claim the Federal government is not living up to its obligation to protect manatee habitats. We speak with Jaclyn Lopez, Florida director for the Center for Biological Diversity.

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53:19

News Conference - East Coast Manatee Mortality

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2022/02/02

Experts with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held a joint news conference on the manatee mortality event on Florida's east coast. They say 85 died in January, and that while cold weather was a contributing factor, these sea cows were already weakened by starvation due to lack of seagrass.

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10:31

Rev Dale Schaeffer - DeSantis Order on Refugees in...

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2022/01/27

Governor DeSantis has issued an emergency rule denying state licensing to agencies that house unaccompanied minors who have crossed the border and been brought to Florida. About 200 faith leaders are objecting to that rule. We speak with Rev. Dale Schaeffer, with the Florida District of the Church of the Nazarene.

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7:57

Professor Brendan Beery - Breyer Retires from Supreme...

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2022/01/26

Stephen Breyer retires from the U.S. Supreme Court, and a Floridian could be nominated to succeed him. We speak with Brendan Beery, constitutional law professor at WMU-Cooley Law School in the Tampa suburb of Riverview.

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8:09

Dr Patrick Zhang and Dr James Mennie - Rare Earths...

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2022/01/14

Rare earth elements are crucial in much 21st-century technology. Right now China controls most of the supply, but that could change if a project to extract some of them from phosphate proves successful. We speak with Dr. Patrick Zhang and Dr. James Mennie of Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland.

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3:14

Anthony Hart MLK Parade St Petersburg

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2022/01/13

The three-day weekend around Martin Luther King Jr Day includes parades and other events on both sides of the Bay. We speak with Howard Harris about the MLK parade and events in Tampa, and Anthony Hart about the MLK parade and weekend events in St. Petersburg.

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7:29

Howard Harris MLK Parade Tampa

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2022/01/13

The three-day weekend around Martin Luther King Jr Day includes parades and other events on both sides of the Bay. We speak with Howard Harris about the MLK parade and events in Tampa, and Anthony Hart about the MLK parade and weekend events in St. Petersburg.

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5:02

Big Bounce House - Danielle Hodge

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2022/01/13

The World's Biggest Bounce House, at more than 13,000 square feet, is appearing in Sarasota's Nathan Benderson Park Friday (14th) thru Sunday (16th) along with other inflatable buildings. We speak with Danielle Hodge, tour manager for The Big Bounce America. https://thebigbounceamerica.com/

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7:15

Kurt Scheible - Pasco Transit Juggles Routes Needs...

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2021/12/31

Starting Monday, january 3rd, GoPasco bus service will change because the county can't recruit enough drivers. We speak to the county's transit director, Kurt Schieble, about the schedule changes and what they're doing to bring in new drivers.

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5:32

Ken Burke - Pinellas Court Clerk Valentines Day Mass...

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2021/12/27

Christmas is over but Valentine's Day is around the corner. The Pinellas Clerk of Courts office is signing up couples for their wedding and vow renewal ceremony. We speak with the head of the office, Clerk of Courts Ken Burke.

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8:11

Social Media and Politics - Dr Joshua Scacco and Sam...

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2021/12/22

Americans agree that social media platforms are doing more harm than good to our politics, but they disagree on how to fix the problem. We speak with Dr Joshua Scacco, USF Communications Professor and lead student researcher Sam Rechek on a recent poll of one thousand social media users.

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14:07

Christmas - Religious or Secular - Dr Marc Pugliese

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2021/12/15

There's a slight decline in the number of people observing Christmas. Is that a function of increasing secularization or a short-term response to the pandemic? We speak with Dr. Marc Pugliese, associate professor of religion at St. Leo University, a Catholic institution based in the Tampa Bay area.

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7:45

Tampa Bay Tops for Inflation - Prof Mike Snipes USF

Beyond the News WFLA Interviews ·

2021/12/13

New numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that prices in the Tampa Bay area rose

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5:47

Rob Shaw - Man Overboard to Manslaughter Charge

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2021/12/13

Police say a man threw a fellow sailboater off his Catalina into the Intrascoastal off Clearwater, then decided to take off without trying to rescue him. The victim's body was found off Sand Key the next day. That man is now charged with manslaughter. More from Clearwater police spokesman Rob Shaw.

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4:16

Christmas Stress - Dr Christopher Wolfe St Leo...

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2021/12/10

A poll from Saint Leo University in the Tampa Bay area finds that 80 percent of us look forward to Christmas and the other year-end holidays but about two-thirds of us are glad when they're over. The reason: stress. We speak with St. Leo psychology professor Christopher Wolfe about dealing with Christmas stress.

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14:09

Gas Plant Reunion - Gwendolyn Reese

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2021/12/09

This coming Sunday (12th), residents of two historic African-American neighborhoods in St. Petersburg are holding a reunion at the facility that replaced them -- Tropicana Field. We speak with Gwendolyn Reese of the African American Heritage Association of St. Petersburg on the event and about a recent report to city council on structural racism.

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17:18

Autonomous Vehicles - AJ Alnaser

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2021/12/03

Florida Polytechnic University has acquired a "drive by wire" car that becomes part of a system that could be used to test and vet the coming generation of fully autonomous, self-driving vehicles, particularly the software that runs them. We speak with asst professor of mathematics A.J. Alnaser, PhD.

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9:30

Trucker Tuition - Tra Williams

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2021/12/01

The supply chain backlog is one of the big economic issues of 2021, and one big problem is a shortage of truck drivers.

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5:17

Biff-Burger Auction - Greg Farner

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2021/12/01

The St. Petersburg Biff-Burger is closed and its physical remnants are to be auctioned off "to the bare walls" Tuesday, December 7th. We speak with Greg Farner, owner of Bay Area Auction Services, about what's for sale, and we touch on the Biff-Burger's history as the last location in a formerly widespread burger chain that was born in the Tampa Bay area.

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9:27

Jenn Petion - Child Welfare Changes Pinellas-Pasco

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2021/11/30

After a series of issues with previous contract holder Eckerd Connects, including foster children sleeping and being left overnight in offices, Family Support Services is the new lead agency for child support and services in Pinellas and Pasco counties, effective Jan. 1, 2022. We speak with FSS President and CEO Jenn Petion about how she sees her mission.

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