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Florida Spectacular

Cathy Salustri & Rick Kilby

Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week"s a Florida adventure.Get more Florida goodness with greatfloridaroadtrip.com and rickkilby.com.

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Episode 252: Florida Women You Need to Know

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2026/04/15

Send us your Florida questions! Cathy and Rick talk about only a few of the many Badass Florida Women in our history. Women We Mentioned Emateloye Commodore Rose May Mann Jennings Mary Lee De Pugh Mary McLeod Bethune Joy Postle (and more about her, too!) Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot...

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Episode 251: Wonders of Shadow Key, Elvis, and...

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/04/08

Send us your Florida questions! Florida author John Fleming joins the podcast to talk about his latest book, Wonders of Shadow Key. Links We Mentioned Wonders of Shadow Key Review of Wonders of Shadow Key Connections TV show (BBC) John Fleming's website Follow That Dream (movie) The Legend of the Barefoot Mailman Fearsome Creatures of Florida (and the website) Dave Barry's Swamp Story Songs for the Deaf The Book I Will Write Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods Support the show Questio...

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Episode 250: Snails, Snail Kites, and Hilary Flower

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/04/01

Send us your Florida questions! Hilary Flower, author of The Kite and The Snail: An Endangered Bird, Its Unlikely Prey, and a Story of Hope in a Changing World, joins the podcast to talk about what prompted her to write the book. Links We Mentioned Review of The Kite and The Snail Limpkins Snail kites Apple snails Slugs Merlin bird app iNaturalist app HilaryFlowerAuthor.com How To Spot a Snail Kite Image courtesy of University Press of Florida Support the show Question or comment...

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Episode 249: Submerged Stories: Santos, Segregation,...

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/03/25

Send us your Florida questions! Ryan and Cathy talk about Santos' Black history and how it's been erased, and put out a call for help from anyone who knows the history of the people displaced for the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Links We Mentioned The Zorg Santos historical marker Historic Santos Recreation Area Negro League Baseball Saving Santos Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with ...

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47:23

Episode 248: Art of the Springs

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/03/11

Send us your Florida questions! Springs artist and activist Margaret Ross Tolbert joins Rick Kilby and guest co-host Chadd Scott to discuss her artwork and advocacy on behalf of Florida's springs. Links we mentioned: Aquiferious.com AQUIFERious Facebook group Margaret Ross Tolbert on YouTube Proje SU coffee table book Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatflorid...

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Episode 247: Submerged Stories (Sundown Towns)

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/03/04

Send us your Florida questions! Cathy Salustri and Ryan Worthington talk about Sundown Towns, apologies, and the problems the racism of the past still creates. Links We Mentioned Tougaloo College's Sundown Town database Was Gulfport, Florida a Sundown Town? South Pinellas Sundown Towns Florida Sundown Towns Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatflori...

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49:16

Episode 246: Bithlo, Getting Chased by a Cobra, and a...

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/02/25

Send us your Florida questions! Buckle in for a wild ride... this episode starts in Bithlo, detours through Orlando Speed World, gets chased by a cobra, and then goes on an adventure through the springs. Links We Mentioned Bithlo Bithlo real estate Orlando Speed World Swampy St. Cloud Serpentarium Barberville Yard Art Emporium DeLeon Springs State Park Queenie the Waterskiing Elephant Ginger Ale Springs Green Springs Sam Stoltz houses Orlando Shine Giant inflatable pigeons in Orlando Ph...

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Episode 245: In the Shoes of Florida's Black History

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/02/25

Send us your Florida questions! Rick and Cathy talk about gentrification, the difficult relationship white people have with Black history, its place in Florida's history, and how Florida's Black history impacts modern-day Florida. Links We Mentioned Lincolnville Fort Mose Axe Handle Saturday The Zorg Eatonville's Zora Neale Hurston Museum Kingsley Plantation Carter Woodson Museum Lincolnville Museum Historic Hampton House American Beach A.L. Lewis Museum Support the show Question or com...

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36:28

Episode 244: Eliot Kleinberg, Nate Moran, and...

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/02/18

Send us your Florida questions! Eliot Kleinberg, a journalist whose career spans five decades, has turned his talents to fiction. His first book, Hypocrite's Row, is due out February 26. From Eliot: Hypocrite’s Row, the first book of my “Adventures of Nate Moran” novels about the Roaring 20s Miami police detective, comes out next month. The setting is the real battle between gangsters and law enforcement during the mostly failed effort to enforce Prohibition in South Florida. Florida native E...

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Episode 243: Learning Not To Be Racist, Drinking Too...

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/02/11

Send us your Florida questions! Ann McCutchan's book, The Life She Wished To Live: A Biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Author of The Yearling, focuses on Rawling's life. Ann, Cathy, and Rick talk about Rawlings' life, how she learned not to be a racist, her struggles with alcohol, and why The Yearling is not the best of her works. Links We Mentioned Ann McCutchan's website Here is Home: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Cross Creek The Life She Wished To Live: A Biography of Marjorie Kinnan R...

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Episode 242: Naked Ed, Manatee Springs, and Fat...

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/02/04

Send us your Florida questions! Author Holly Sprinkle joins the podcast to talk about her book, Florida Natural Springs: A History. The trio talks about — among other things — Naked Ed, the historic marker at Manatee Springs, and why fat mermaids are the best mermaids. Links We Mentioned The William Bartram plaque at Manatee Springs Buy Holly's book! Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up wi...

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Episode 241: Pete Gallagher, Florida Journalism, and...

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/01/28

Send us your Florida questions! While working as a journalist, Pete Gallagher investigated Florida stories that made a difference. He joins the podcast this week to talk about two of those stories, people buried under Tropicana Field, and his book (in progress) about his life in journalism. Links We Mentioned James Richardson Emateloye Estenletkvte: Polly Parker Got Away Florida Folk Show radiostpete.com Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscr...

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Episode 240: Submerged Stories: Florida's Underground...

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/01/21

Send us your Florida questions! Florida has a significant history with enslaved people escaping their oppressors in the United States. If you want to see history, these are places you can visit to learn the real history of Florida's underground railroad. Links We Mentioned Fort Mose Bill Baggs State Park Gulf Islands National Seashore in Pensacola Podcast episode about Prospect Bluff Fernandina Plaza Historic State Park Kingsley Plantation Fitzpatrick Plantation Ruins Angola Settlement ...

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Episode 239: Little Wekiva, Florida Quicksand, and...

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/01/14

Send us your Florida questions! Nichole Delafield-Bromme and Lief Bromme talk about their book, Little Wekiva Memories: Kayaking & Other Adventures. Links We Mentioned Little Wekiva Memories: Kayaking & Other Adventures NicholeDelafield.com Maffrey's at Ivanhoe Village Brick and Mortar Places Selling Little Wekiva Sunshine Book Co. 647 Lake Ave., Clermont, FL 34711 Maffrey’s (see link above) Barnes and Noble B&N Sand Lake, 7900 W. Sand Lake Road, Orlando&nb...

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Episode 238: Submerged Stories: Mary McLeod Bethune

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/01/07

Send us your Florida questions! Mary McLeod Bethune founded the school that became Bethune-Cookman University, but why — and how? Ryan and Cathy take a look. Find Submerged Stories on Facebook. Find Ryan and Cathy on Instagram. Links We Mentioned Bethune-Cookman University The Zorg Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick a...

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Episode 237: Florida Spectacular Origin Story, Marj...

Florida Spectacular ·

2026/01/07

Send us your Florida questions! As Rick and Cathy look to the new year, they talk about the podcast's origin story, what Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings would have sounded like as an influencer, and the ways social media can help Florida research. Links We Mentioned Ann McCutchan Desperately seeking information on: Mary Mae Campbell (Most likely: South Florida/Homestead, ca. 1967) Donald W. Sill (Winter Park artist /Altamonte Springs) Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridasp...

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Episode 236: Did Key West kill JFK?

Florida Spectacular ·

2025/12/24

Send us your Florida questions! A search for legendary Key West fire chef Bum Farto led historian David L. Sloan down a path that led to how Key West played a large part in the assassination of JFK in Dallas. His detailed research helps prove a conspiracy that has long plagued Americans. Links We Mentioned David's website telling the story of JFK, the CIA, and the mafia in Key West Bum Farto Buy the book Cover image courtesy of David L. Sloan. Support the show Question or comment? Email...

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Episode 235: Clown Is Not a Bad Word, Florida Circus...

Florida Spectacular ·

2025/12/17

Send us your Florida questions! Tibbals Curator of Circus, Jennifer Lemmer Posey, talks about the history of the circus in Florida, where it's going, and the state of things today. Links We Mentioned The Ringling Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil's Drawn to Life International Independent Showmen's Association Showmen's Club The Ringling collection at FSU Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and k...

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Episode 234: Growing Up at Silver Springs, Ross...

Florida Spectacular ·

2025/12/10

Send us your Florida questions! Ross Allen's daughter, Betty Allen Bashaw, talks about growing up around her father's menagerie, some of her most interesting tasks at the Ross Allen Institute, and how to get a gator to take a nap. Pictured: A young Betty Allen holds an indigo snake (now threatened) at Ross Allen's Reptile Institute. Photo courtesy of Betty Allen Bashaw. Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsle...

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Episode 233: An Insider's Guide to Quincy and Havana,...

Florida Spectacular ·

2025/12/03

Send us your Florida questions! Have you been to Havana? No, not that one — the one near Quincy, in North Central Florida. Mark Pettus, co-owner of 16 newspapers in North Florida, gives insider tips for visiting Havana and Quincy. Things To Do in Gadsden County Visit Quincy Havana Main Street Antiques in Havana Havana Main Street Sist3r Chicks Oscar's in Havana Heroes and Villains El Jalisco Weezy's Cottage Red Door Wine Bar Planters Exchange Havana History and Heritage Society Coon Bottom Fa...

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