Attorney and local government expert Chris Hand analyzes the most significant state and local political developments, from an unexpected act of gubernatorial defiance by Florida Republicans to Mayor Deegan’s town hall campaign for her budget plan and the political fallout from the Trump administration’s sudden suspension of federal grants and loans.
Then, we catch up with acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Carl Hiaasen ahead of his Feb. 12 Florida Forum Speaker Series appearance. The three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee reflects on his career, from a searing indictment of the Disney empire to the impact of book bans and the recent Apple TV adaptation of his novel Bad Monkey.
Guest: Carl Hiaasen, longtime Miami Herald columnist and author of books including Hoot, Team Rodent, and the upcoming Fever Beach.
Finally, the principal of Wolfson School for Advanced Studies just got the inaugural Principal of the Arts Award from the Cathedral Arts Project. We'll discuss the role of arts in education at a time when funding is increasingly under threat.
Guests:
- Christopher Begley, principal of Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies
- Lucy Chen, vice president of advocacy and community engagement at the Cathedral Arts Project
