National Politics

With the recent Paris attack, terrorism is in all of our minds…..  Congress seems to be obsessed with the dangers from Syrian widows and orphans.  Women throughout this country are in daily fear when they...

By Rob Lorei Today we listen to a special Thanksgiving edition of Florida this week in which host Rob Lorei interviews Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn, touching on a variety of topics such as the Vinik...

Tough talking tough Guy, Donald Trump, helicoptered into Sarasota for a sold out rally. Last Saturday fans and backers either crammed into a Sarasota area or waited outside to listen to the Donald stump. The...

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump will be in Sarasota on Saturday and two groups are planning a Dump Trump gathering to protest him. WMNF News interviewed Brian Ellis is the coordinator of one of those...

BY Rob Lorei Today we listen back to the latest episode of Florida This Week, a political talk show moderated by Rob Lorei and broadcast by local PBS station WEDU. This week, the panel of...

Today we listen to a portion of a speech Bernie Sanders gave yesterday afternoon at Georgetown University, in which he explains the meaning of “Democratic Socialism”, comparing the political ideology to the policies of Franklin...

By Rob Lorei We start off today with the latest edition of Florida this week, a political discussion show broadcast by local PBS station WEDU on Friday nights and moderated by Radioactivity Host Rob Lorei....

Chris Ingram is a political analyst for Bay News 9 and writes a weekly column for the Tampa Tribune. This past Thursday on MidPoint, he came on the show to discuss Donald Trump, Ben Carson,...

Jeb Bush is kicking off a tour of Florida, South Carolina and New Hampshire, trying to jump-start his slumping campaign. A handful of local elected officials were among the crowd of about 250 people squeezed into...

By Rob Lorei Today on Radioactivity, We look at some key moments from last night’s  GOP debate on CNBC and then open up the phone lines for listener comments on the who they thought the...

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...

St. Petersburg-based political consultant Barry Edwards has worked for both Republicans and Democrats in his 30-year political career in Florida. On the program, he spoke about why he prefers centrist Democratic candidates, why older people...