First Coast Connect
Weekdays LIVE 9 a.m., Rebroadcast 8 p.m. and 1 a.m.
First Coast Connect is an hour-long call-in program that features local newsmakers, civic and community leaders, artists and people planning a variety of events across Northeast Florida, along with a roundtable of local media personalities and civic leaders each Friday.
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In a new Rolling Stone cover story, reporter Michael Adno explores the forces that landed the former chief scientist of the Everglades Foundation in jail. -
From the AG’s attack on a local state attorney’s investigation to continued political fallout at JEA, we discuss the week’s top headlines. -
In a world of doomscrolling and climate catastrophes, humans are still capable of making remarkable progress. Researcher Nancy Knowlton explains how. -
A self-described “kitty CSI” team is devoted to investigating possible cases of animal cruelty. -
Worried she was going to hurt her baby, a trained neurologist says she missed the signs her own postpartum brain was sending. -
From DIY peptide treatments to weight loss drugs’ impact on exercise, we discuss the latest medical headlines and answer your health care questions. -
From the latest CEO drama at JEA to a plan to pull the plug on some carriage horses in St. Augustine, we dig into the latest headlines with our media roundtable. -
In honor of the 100th anniversary of Negro History Week, we discuss the leaders who shaped the First Coast. -
Author Elizabeth Chamblee Burch discusses her book, “The Pain Brokers,” examining the massive legal and medical scam that grew out of pelvic mesh lawsuits. -
A new documentary follows the front-line response to Florida’s new era of book bans.
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First Coast Connect is sponsored in part by Baptist Health and North Florida TPO.