Category Florida History

Juneteenth Florida History Podcast listening for this week

We have several previous editions of the Florida History Podcast that are worth checking out as we enter Juneteenth week. Zora Neale Hurston Mary McLeod Bethune Florida’s First African-American Elected Officials: Josiah Walls Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs A three-part series on original Underground Railroad which went to Florida. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 — Angola […]

Andrew Jackson, Manifest Destiny and the Seminoles

On a recent Florida History Podcast we discussed Andrew Jackson’s Manifest Destiny push and how it led directly to the Second Seminole War. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you to […]

The view from Fort Matanzas

The view from the fort over the river and surrounding marshes.

The fall of Nickelodeon Studios Florida

We recently discussed on The Florida History Podcast the fall of Nickelodeon Studios Florida – below is a great video about the same topic from Bright Sun Films.

How Florida got so weird?

This is a particularly good explainer starting with Henry Flagler..

Kissimmee River then and now from FAU CES

A look at how channelization ruined the Kissimmee River ecosystem and now is being corrected

The Treaty of Payne’s Landing

On a recent Florida History Podcast we continued our Second Seminole War series with a look at the Treaty of Payne’s Landing. You can listen to the Florida History Podcast on Anchor (which hosts our show), Spotify, Google, Apple Podcasts, Radio Public, Breaker, Overcast, Castro or Pocket Casts. Overcast, Castro, Spotify, Radio Public and Breaker have App Store apps for free which enable you to subscribe […]

Voting Trend 2022 Florida Precinct Result Maps now available

For paid subscribers to the newsletter, you can now download the Florida Precinct Results Map for 2022. Sign up here

Finding Dan McCarty

Our 2020 documentary on the man who changed Florida’s politics.

Why RFK’s poll numbers are basically bull****

Polling firms have been conducting nationwide polls with RFK Jr, Cornell West, and Jill Stein’s names. But these candidates are not even on a majority of state ballots. Read more at Voting Trend.