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Headaches, blurred vision and high blood pressure — how a routine checkup became a race against time for an expectant mother. Then, the toll of gun violence on American children.

A new task force confronts one of the most pressing and expensive challenges for families: child care.

We meet the Democratic candidate challenging James Uthmeier for the role of Florida’s top cop.

On tonight’s program: A Florida House committee comes up with a bunch of ways to reduce – or even eliminate – property taxes; Florida A&M University’s new president opens up about her rocky path to being selected for the role; The latest candidate to vie for the position of Florida CFO shares his thoughts; AI is becoming a powerful diagnostic tool for any number of ailments. Including breast cancer; And Florida bids farewell to one of its most experienced – and celebrated – members of the Capital Press Corps.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with three authors for a special “winter reading” program. First, we spoke with journalist and author Carl Hiaasen about his latest novel “Fever Beach” (00:00). Then, we had a conversation with Michael Grunwald, journalist and author of “We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix our Food System and Save Our Climate” (19:34). Plus, journalist and author Danny Rivero spoke with us about his book “Just Freedom: Inside Florida’s Decades-Long Voting Rights Battle” (37:26).

From shopping local to thrift-gifting we explore holiday gifts to feel good about.

How music can reshape the brain in ways words cannot, and how art helped a Parkinson's patient steady her hands and connect to healing.

A board-certified sleep psychologist shares how to manage insomnia without medication and why we should look beyond “sleep hygiene” to achieve meaningful rest.

Government expert and attorney Chris Hand breaks down the month’s political headlines.

It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from jail locus promises to teachers suing the school district after being removed for social media comments.