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19 min
UNGUARDED: The Guardianship Program of Dade sells properties of ‘incapacitated’ people to a Miami realtor, who…
A WLRN investigation found the nonprofit sold homes of clients to Express Homes — owned by Carlos Morales, husband of Miami City Attorney Victoria Méndez — which resold several pro…
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19 min
A battle over the soul of Miami Beach: Will developers destroy or save Art Deco?
Miami Beach is known for its colorful Art Deco buildings. But more and more, only real estate developers are willing to spend the money it takes to preserve them — if they can buil…
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23 min
Miami And County School Board Destroyed A Black Community To Build A Whites Only School
By Nadege Green
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59 min
Class of COVID-19: An Education Crisis for Florida's Vulnerable Students
In this Florida Public Media production, journalists explore the high costs of the pandemic for children and young adults who faced some of the greatest obstacles to success in sch…
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28 min
There Goes The Neighborhood: Miami—Part 3
Life and loss in Little Haiti, where residents find themselves in the path of a land rush. WLRN and WNYC Studios present the final episode of a three-part series on climate gentrif…
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25 min
There Goes The Neighborhood: Miami - Part 2 (From The Stakes)
The fear of mass displacement isn’t paranoia for black people in Liberty City. It’s family history. WLRN and WYNC studios present the second episode of a three part series on clima…
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27 min
There Goes the Neighborhood: Miami—Part 1 (from The Stakes)
The sea level is rising--and so is the rent. WLRN and WYNC studios present the first episode of a three part series on climate gentrification.
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1 h 03
Chartered: Florida's First Private Takeover Of A Public School System
Florida’s first all-charter school district was engineered by unelected state bureaucrats at then-Gov. Rick Scott’s Department of Education, funded by the state Legislature and car…
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8 min
Florida City Mom Makes Prom Special For Teenage Girls After Her Daughter Was Killed
For the last couple of years, a school bus driver in Florida City has made prom possible for dozens of teenage girls in South Miami-Dade.
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31 min
How Miami-Dade's Mental Health Program Steers People To Treatment, Not Jail
In collaboration with 70 Million, a national podcast that examines criminal justice reforms around the country, WLRN looked at the mechanisms of Miami-Dade County's Criminal Mental…
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1 h 03
Derision 2018: Carl Hiaasen And Dave Barry Take A Look Into Florida's Political Landscape
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53 min
Anguish and Activism: Listen To The Students of Stoneman Douglas High
The grief and mourning continue for the 17 dead students and staff killed in last week’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. But something else is ha…
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53 min
Florida After Hurricane Irma - Part 2
Hurricane Irma was the strongest storm to hit Florida in more than a decade. It set records on its way through the Atlantic and Caribbean: the longest sustained Category 5 storm of…
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53 min
Florida After Hurricane Irma - Part 1
Irma was an epic storm. It was stronger and bigger than almost all hurricanes on record and lasted longer than any storm on record. From the Lower Florida Keys to St. Augustine, th…
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57 min
Cell 1: Florida's Death Penalty in Limbo (Epilogue)
As of March 13, 2017, Florida has a death penalty again.
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8 min
Research Supports Proposed Reservoir For Everglades As Farmers Fear For Their Livelihoods
Karson Turner reaches into a grassy row of sugar cane. He grips a stalk, jointed like bamboo, and breaks it, revealing the sweetness inside.
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8 min
Southern Reservoir? Northern Reservoir? Research Says Florida Needs Both
Among the cow pastures and citrus groves of Florida's heartland north of Lake Okeechobee, patches of wetlands serve as kidneys for the Everglades.
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9 min
Everglades 101: Just How Does This Thing Work, Anyway?
If you scoop a glassful of water from the heart of the Everglades, that water is as pure and clear as the water that flows from your tap.
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9 min
What We Talk About When We Talk About Everglades Restoration
Let’s start with what we’re losing:
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10 min
Young Survivors: How Myya Passmore got through high school after being shot in the chest