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By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Thursday, we continue a conversation from Tuesday with Carlos Beruff, one of 5 republican candidates running for Marco Rubio’s seat in the US senate. Beruff made some controversial comments earlier...
Should new Tampa-area infrastructure come from American manufacturers?
In order to compete with other coastal cities Port Tampa Bay recently purchased two giant, Chinese-made cranes to unload the new massive container ships that can take advantage of the Panama Canal expansion that opens...
Tropical Heatwave, SXSW, and the Survival of the Fittest Fest
by Laura Keane & JoEllen Schilke WMNF’s Tropical Heatwave heads into its 35th circle around the sun, with a few major changes planned. The Cuban Club, looking to become a player in mid-size concert venues,...
Debate about lifting the Cuban embargo continues on Radioactivity
by Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Tuesday we continue the debate on lifting the Cuban Embargo from WEDU’s Florida this week. In this webcast-only portion of the debate, we are joined by two local people who...
Today on Radioactivity we listen to a special edition of Florida This Week, a political talk show from WEDU, on the U.S. policy toward Cuba. Last week President Obama made a historical visit to Cuba,...
Can Manufacturing Be Restored in the US?
By Rob Lorei Today on Radioactivity we talk about manufacturing in the U.S. Once a part of strong sector in the U.S. economy that provided solid middle class salaries to those without college educations, Manufacturing...
Bernie Sanders brings his political revolution to Tampa
Senator Bernie Sanders draws nearly ten thousand people to Tampa rally. Yesterday evening, in an expo hall on the Florida Fairgrounds, the democratic presidential candidate Sanders brought his message to Florida voters. Bernie Sanders speech...
Economist Richard Wolff examines the presidential candidates’ positions on economy
By Rob Lorei Today we are joined by Economist Richard Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and host of Economic Update, a radio show syndicated by WMNF on Tuesdays at 10...
Libertarian Party Presidential Contender Live on Radioactivity
By Rob Lorei On Friday’s Radioactivity, Host Rob Lorei was joined by one of the top candidates for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination, Austin Peterson. The Libertarian party is one of the most successful third...
Saint Petersburg Mayor delivers hopeful State of the City Address
Mayor Rick Kriseman announces that the state of Saint Petersburg is strong and sunny. Kriseman delivered his State of the City address last Saturday at the Coliseum. The auditorium was packed with city workers, residents...
MidPoint for Thursday, January 7 – David Dayen
David Dayen is a contributing writer to Salon.com and The Intercept, and a weekly columnist at The Fiscal Times. On today’s show, he discussed his recent piece in the New Republic where he takes issue with Atlantic...
Compassionate Communication on the Sustainable Living show
Today on the Sustainable Living Program we spent the hour talking about communication skills. Our guests were Stephanie Bachmann Mattei, a certified trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, and Andrew Rock, a member of...
