I’ve been an EV owner since September 2022 when a Hyundai Ioniq 5 entered our family. My parents have had a Tesla since 2018 so I had thought it was relatively easy to charge around the state because my father never had an issues when he drove places in the state. That was my mistake… […]
In Robert Buccallato’s other works about the state we’ve seen the evolution of Florida from small town oriented and reactionary to urban megastate. In Finding Dan McCarty, Buccallato brilliantly articulates an era of Florida politics and growth where the counties of South Florida who were driving the state’s economic growth were in a tussle to […]
This was a great podcast discussion between myself and Ryan Ray about Colonial and Contemporary Florida, and tying it all together. We discuss my recent book release, as well as Governor DeSantis fundamental (almost purposeful) misreading of our state’s own rich cultural heritage and history. Florida was different than other colonies in colonial America and […]
In honor of release of Robert’s new book, Rum Runners and Moonshiners of Old Florida, Volume Two we discuss the era of prohibition in the state. We look back at the lawlessness and independent streak in the Florida Panhandle as discussed in Rum Runners and Moonshiners of Old Florida as well look at the impact of the prohibition era […]
Q: Congratulations on the book. I must say I was skeptical, but I ordered it on the Kindle and I learned a whole lot. My big question for you is why did the colonists not actively court Florida? Why did they not move or settle in big numbers in Florida after it became British? A: […]
From a Press Release: Swansea City is pleased to announce that Visit Central Florida will continue as the club’s destination partner for the 2023-24 season. The new partnership will also see the travel and tourism company appear on the sleeve of the Swans’ home, away and third kits this season, while there will be an […]
On this week’s Florida History Podcast we discuss Friday’s release of Rum Runners and Moonshiners of Old Florida, Volume 2. 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 and listen […]
In 1968, Alabama’s Democratic former Governor George Wallace who had become a national figure with his “stand in the schoolhouse door” ran for President on the ticket of the “American Independent Party.” The candidacy despite coded words like “crime,” “law breakers,” and “patriotism” was about one thing- race. Wallace had been a populist earlier in […]
I discussed the DeSantis campaign with Matt Robison on Blue Amp
The Florida Squeeze 