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Rick serves on the board of the Winter Park History Museum, and Cathy lived there for a time in the '90s (and loves to go back). That's why the book written by this episode's guest, Kim Michalak, was so appealing to both of them. Kim shares how she selected her 100 things for her book 100 Things To Do in Winter Park Before You Die.
Links We Mentioned
100 Things To Do in Winter Park Before You Die
Winter Park History Museum
Barnie's Coffee
The Imperial
Ten Thousand Villages
Tyler Gillespie
"Because This is Florida" by Campbell McGrath
Umi Japanese
Park Plaza
Ancient Artifacts and Treasures
The Hurston Museum in Eatonville
The Enzian
Prometheus Esoterica
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Dan Reiter joins the podcast to talk about his career surfing Florida and writing about the same. The trio talks about everything from the best place to surf in Florida to why surfers shouldn't be scared of sharks. Check out Dan's book about surfing (link below).
Links We Mentioned
On a Rising Swell: Surf Stories From Florida's Space Coast (and a link to buy the book)
Ron Jon Surf Shop
Kelly Slater
Surfing Upham in Pinellas County
Beach renourishment and why it's bad for surfing (and so many other things)
Florida Surf Festival Film Festival June 13-14, 2025
Siam Orchid Thai food in Cocoa Beach
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"Nature isn't just more complex than we know, it's more complex than we can know."
There's a sadly great chance that the State of Florida is going to build a toll road through the last remaining wild growth of a pretty — and pretty endangered — plant. Here's what's happening, where it's happening, and what you can do about it.
Links We Mentioned
Background on the dangers to this endangered mint
Sign up and get involved to protect this mint
Article by Rose Schnabel, WUFT on the mint and the road
Background article on the threats to the genus Dicerandra in Florida
President Eugene Kelly's interview about this issue
Horse Creek (where you can see the last remaining stand of this wild mint)
More about the mint
FDOT details on the project
Photo by Gene Kelly
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Historian Holly Baker joins the podcast to talk about her work in preservation in St. Augustine, Vero Beach, and throughout Florida. The trio also talks about what makes a building historic, preserving historic evidence of Jim Crow, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Links We Mentioned
St. Augustine
Davis Shores
Bridge of Lions
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in St. Augustine
Lincolnville Museum
Where is Lincolnville?
Cathy's article about Lincolnville
Rick's post about St. Augustine and the battle for civil rights
Vero Beach
Pocahontas Park
The Driftwood
Elsewhere
More about the Orlando Public Library
Photo: Orlando Public Library
Casa Feliz
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' home
Image via (State Archives of Florida)
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Florida author and naturalist Andrew Furman returns to the podcast to talk about his latest book, Of Slash Pine and Manatees: A Highly Selective Guide to My Suburban Wilderness.
Links We Mentioned
Bitten: My Unexpected Love Affair With Florida
Bidens pilosa (aka beggartick, etc., etc.) and its medicinal uses
Frogfruit (aka hatpin)
Who invented the grassy lawn?
Yellow-crowned night heron
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How Bowers of the Retro WDW podcast joins Rick and Cathy to talk about the not-so-secret-after-all Florida Project, the origins of Disney Springs, and what Cypress Gardens had to do with Walt Disney deciding Florida would be a great place for a theme park.
Links We Mentioned
Retro WDW
Lake Buena Vista Historical Society
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Orlando historian Rachel Williams joins the podcast to talk about Colonial Plaza Mall (now a shadow of its former self and called Colonial Marketplace), and from there the conversation moves to caves in Ocala, coffee roasters we love, and the importance of the shopping mall in Florida culture.
Links We Mentioned
Ocala Caverns (and what's the difference between a cave and a cavern, anyway?)
Rachel's article about Colonial Plaza
Florida Historical Society conference in Orlando (May 15-17 in Orlando)
Remembering Ronnie's Restaurant
Rick's post about living on the former Datson Dairy land
Who created the shopping mall?
Secret Mall Apartment
Joffrey's Coffee
Barnie's Coffee
Orlando Milk District
Happy Mother's Day to a fierce Florida mom
Roadhouse movie
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TJ Fridrich, with the Save the Manatee Club, joins the podcast to talk about what listeners need to know about when manatee can be dangerous (seriously!), what their mating behavior might look like, and where you can see some excellent documentaries about manatee and their ilk.
Links We Mentioned
Save The Manatee Club
The Disturbance Theory
Mating herd in Haulover Canal
Report a manatee sighting
Amazonian manatee and Last Chance To See
Last Chance To See documentary
Swimming Through Air with the Springs Eternal Project
Forgotten Mermaids (Jacques Costeau)
Save the Manatee 5K
Attack of the Killer Manatee
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Rick and Cathy talk about the middle basin of the St. Johns River, eco tours, and wildlife seen along the waterway.
Links We Mentioned
Floridiana Festival at the Matheson
Squarehouse Pizza
Love Vine?
Welaka Florida
Lake Jesup
St. Johns River info
Airboat on the St. Johns
Airboat chase sequence in Gone Fishin'
"36 Hours in Orlando" (New York Times)
Bill Belleville's River of Lakes
Florida's American Heritage River: Images From the St. Johns River
St. Johns Riverkeeper
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Josh Ginsberg, author of Secret Tampa Bay, Secret Orlando, Tampa Bay Scavenger, Oldest Tampa Bay — among others — joins the podcast to talk about his favorite hidden gems in Tampa Bay and Orlando. The trio talks about everything from the Wizard of Oz to taxidermied animals.
Links We MentionedTerriblyOdd.com
Josh Ginsberg books
Dysfunctional Grace (Ybor City)
Tiger Dust (Seminole Heights)
Wizard of Oz Museum (Cape Canaveral)
Ripley's world headquarters (Orlando)
Prometheus Esoterica in Winter Park
More info on Josh
SecretTampaBay.com
Facebook
Instagram
Books and Publications
Secret Tampa Bay: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure (Reedy Press)
Tampa Bay Scavenger (Reedy Press)Oldest Tampa Bay (Reedy Press)
Secret Orlando: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure (Reedy Press)
Haunted Orlando (Arcadia/The History Press)
Coming soon
The Ghostly Tales of Orlando (Arcadia)
Tales from the Dusty Tiger (Independent)
Amazing Florida (Reedy Press)Support the show
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Craig Pittman, co-host of the Welcome to Florida podcast, joins Florida Spectacular to talk about his latest book by the same name. This episode takes a roller coaster approach to Florida, and along the way the trio discusses nudist resorts, snakes, where to find dead bodies, and... well, take a listen. It's quite a ride.
Links We Mentioned
Welcome to Florida
Dawn Lee McKenna
God's Trombone's
Florida Phoenix
Flamingo Magazine
FORUM Magazine
Reptile World Serpentarium in Kissimmee
Nowak's Swamparium is gone but there's a book by the owner.
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Josh Gunderson, the creative mind behind the popular Oviedo Mall account on Twitter, joins the podcast to talk about mall culture in Florida, his new book, The Lamenting Mall Rats Society, and whether or not Oviedo Mall really is haunted.
Links We Mentioned
@OviedoMall on Threads
The actual Oviedo Mall
The Lamenting Mall Rats Society
B. Dalton Booksellers
District Oviedo
Paddler's Guide to the Sunshine State
Top 3 Oviedo Experiences
Crazy Cork Wine Bar
Pinball Lounge
Find the chickens!
Take the Central Florida Mall Tour
Mall at Millenia
Altamonte Mall
Florida Mall
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Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com.
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Jon Bortles joins Cathy and Rick to talk about Florida Tiki culture and all things Tiki.
Bahi Hut Meetup with Rick, Cathy, and Jon — April 11, 7 p.m.
Links We Mentioned
Tahitian Motor Lodge Tarpon
Tahitian Inn Tampa
Hawaiian Inn Daytona
Best Western Aku Tiki
Peking Palace in Clearwater
Mai Kai
Julian's Ormond Beach
The Honu
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Spring has sprung, the pollen is here, and it's time once again to talk about plants and landscaping. Eric Schmidt, the Botanical Records Specialist for Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens, talks about a few of his favorite plant places in Florida, his experiences consulting on the Animal Kingdom and Star Wars landscaping efforts at the Walt Disney World Resort, and a special tree he has planted in his own yard.
Links We Mentioned
What Hurricane Michael Did to the Torreya Tree (non-paywall link)
Mail Order Natives
Charles Bronson
Kilbee Trail
Seminole State Forest
Rock Springs Run State Reserve
Tosahatchee
Native Butterfly Wildflowers
Sand Live Oak (Eric suggested this tree for residential landscapes)
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This week, Joe Colucci from Munyon's Paw Paw Liqueur joins the podcast to talk about his Florida-made papaya liqueur — and the fascinating Florida history behind it.
Links We Mentioned
Munyon Island
Munyon's Paw Paw Liqueur
Mai Kai
The Great Outdoors in High Springs
Ottos High Dive
Copper Rocket
Munyon Hope Association
Tiki A Go Go
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Cathy and Rick give a whirlwind tour of botanical gardens they have loved, talk about Rick's proposal to his wife and where he hid her ring, how to pronounce anole, and where to find flamingos.
Links We Mentioned
Florida Botanical Gardens
Harry P. Leu Gardens
Orlando Exploration Gardens
Brown anoles and more about them
Selby Botanical Gardens (and the George Harrison exhibit)
Boiled books
Botanical gardens at Cypress Gardens
Bok Tower Gardens
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
Sarasota Jungle Gardens
McKee Botanical Gardens
Sunken Gardens
Wonder Gardens
Growing bamboo in Florida
Yellow trumpet tree
Image by Rick Kilby
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Jack Davis, the Pulitzer-winning author of The Gulf: Making of an American Sea, joins the podcast to talk about what he thinks of the Gulf of Mexico's nomenclature glow-up. The talk migrates to sea level rise, John D. MacDonald's books, and his "Gulf of Mexico" playlist.
Links We Mentioned
General Jesup and Lake Jesup
Pork Chop Gang
John D. MacDonald and his book Condominium
Cathy's article about paddling with Jack
Brian Woodall's Instagram
Tillie Fowler Park
Kerry McNulty's Florida Totem
Betts Boys Adventure
Brigadier General Thomas Sidney Jesup
Jack Davis' Gulf of Mexico Playlist
All song titles are simply "Gulf of Mexico"
Alabama
Clint Black
Shawn Mullins
Tracey Lawrence
Steve Earle
Larry Foley
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At the Florida Springs Council, the Florida Madcaps podcast host Ryan Worthington and Florida Spectacular host Cathy Salustri taped a crossover podcast in front of a live audience. Their guests are Max Chesnes, the Tampa Bay Times environmental reporter; TJ Fridrich, a biologist with Save the Manatee Club; and Federico Acevedo, of the Florida Wildlife Federation.
The podcast subjects — a definite variation from either's usual format — ranged from the 2024 "golf courses in the parks" debacle to manatees cavorting (we'd call it reproductive behavior, but according to TJ, the way these sea cows cavort, reproduction isn't possible when they do), and then — logically — to other not-safe-for-work environmental fun facts. Just what are they? Take a listen and learn.
Links We Mentioned
Sign up for Florida Wildlife Federation updates
Florida Springs Council
Florida Springs Passport
Florida Madcaps Podcast
Save the Manatee Club
Image via Florida Springs Council
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Ken Breslauer joins the podcast to talk about collectible Florida ephemera, his annual Floridiana show, and his favorite roadside attractions.
Links We Mentioned
Floridiana Fest (Sarasota, April 11-12)
Florida Attractions History
Atomic Tunnel
Sarasota Jungle Gardens
Bongo Land
Pinecrest Gardens
Sunken Gardens
Silver Springs
Ken's Feb. 19, 2025 talk in Winter Park about Florida souvenirs
Image by Ken Breslauer
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Shana Smith joins the podcast to talk about her book, Islands of Cedars. Shana based the book on actual events, but is a well-researched book of fiction. It's a beautifully written piece of history and Shana talks about what motivated her to write the book, what happened, and what's next.
Links We Mentioned
Islands of Cedars
FloridaRAMA
The Rosewood Massacre
Voice and Pen nonprofit
Zora Seasonal Events
Image via Shana Smith
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