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American History

Radioactivity looks at the humble beginnings of Tampa

On Today’s Radioactivity we look back in history to the founding of Tampa. Rodney Kite-Powell, Director of the Tampa Bay History Center’s Touchton Map Library, joins us to talk about the military outpost that preceded the...

Women’s Show discusses birth, death and taxes… 1/28

Roe vs Wade was a hot topic on From a Woman’s POV    this week. The war on a woman’s right to choose continues. The Florida House Criminal Justice Subcommittee voted 8-3 on the “Florida...

Veteran journalist Molly McCartney on the growth of the defense industry

By Rob Lorei Today we are have an interview with Molly McCartney, a veteran journalist and author of  America’s War Machine: Vested Interests, Endless Conflicts, a book she co-wrote with her late husband, journalist James...
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Salon.com Founder David Talbot talks about his newest book on former CIA director Allen Dulles

By Rob Lorei Today we talk with the author of a new book that makes some explosive allegations about Allen Dulles, the Director of the CIA throughout the 1950’s. The Devil’s Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA and...
Confederate flag

Wesley Chapel man accuses Florida Senate of Stalinist tactics for removing seal with Confederate symbol

This week the Florida Senate approved a rule change that would remove the confederate battle flag from the chamber’s seal; but that effort to get rid of the controversial symbol embraced by racists like the...

USA Today journalist pulls back veil on Nixon in newest book

Today on Radioactivity, we are joined by Ray Locker, USA Today Enterprise editor and former reporter for the Tampa Tribune, about his newest book  Nixon’s Gamble. In the book, Locker looks at how the Nixon administration created a secret...

The lasting impact of the Moynihan Report on race and poverty politics

50 years ago, sociologist and Assistant Secretary of Labor Daniel Patrick Moynihan released a report that attempted to explain the roots of black poverty. the Moynihan report, as it came to be known, pointed at...

Are U.S. military bases abroad bringing more harm than good?

By Rob Lorei Today on Radioactivity, we talk about the network of American military bases that span the globe. Host Rob Lorei speaks with David Vine, Anthropology Professor at American University and Author of Base...

A Conversation with civil rights photographer Bob Fletcher

Today on Radioactivity, Host Rob Lorei speaks with photojournalist Bob Fletcher, who photographed the struggles of the civil rights movement in Mississippi during the 1960s. Fletcher, a native of Detroit, moved to Mississippi to after facing...
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The Biggest Myths About the Confederacy

A scholar looks at some of the common misconceptions about the US Civil war
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Florida historian says confederate inspired state flag needs to go

Florida Historian says confederate inspired state flag needs to go
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Despite public outcry, confederate history group will continue to fly flag in Hillsborough

Despite public outcry, confederate history group will continue to fly flag in Hillsborough

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