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Florida This Week discussion on Orlando massacre and gun control on Radioactivity Monday

By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Monday we listened back to last Friday’s episode of Florida This Week, a political discussion program from local PBS station WEDU that is also moderated by Rob Lorei. In this...

After Orlando Shooting, Gun Control Group renews call for stricter regulations on firearms

By Rob Lorei Following the tragic shooting in an Orlando nightclub that claimed the lives of 49 people, there is again public outcry over gun control and the legality of owning powerful firearms like the...

Former US Supreme Court reporter pens new book on the Burger Court of the 1970s and 80s

BY Rob Lorei Our guest on Radioactivity Tuesday was  Linda Greenhouse, who  covered the US Supreme Court for the New York Times for almost 30 years. She’s just co-written a new book about the Burger Court—named...

Florida This Week; Radioactivity Listeners discuss tragic nightclub shooting in Orlando

By Rob Lorei First on Radioactivity Monday we have the latest episode of Florida this Week, a political discussion show from local PBS station WEDU that is also hosted by Rob Lorei. Our panel of...

Interview with Republican Senate candidate Ron DeSantis on Radioactivity Friday

by Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Friday,  we spoke with congressman Ron DeSantis, one of the 5 Republicans running for Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat in Washington DC.  DeSantis is a lawyer who served with the Judge Advocate General Corps...

Can Tampa handle the consequences of climate change ?

By Rob Lorei Tropical Storm Colin lashed Tampa Bay earlier this week, causing flooding, road and bridge closures, and forcing some local cities to release raw and partially treated sewage into local waterways. Amid rising sea...

Journalist Gail Pellett recounts experience reporting in post-Revolution 1980s China

By Rob Lorei This Friday, June 4, is the anniversary of The Tiananmen Massacre in China. One of the major (and  unrealized) goals of the protesters was a free press and the end of censorship. In addition, this...

Radioactivity remembers Terry Tomalin, outdoors writer for the Tampa Bay Times

By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Monday we started with the latest edition of Florida This Week , a political talk show from local PBS station that hosted by Rob Lorei. In this episode, our panel of...

New documentary examines gun availability and high rate of gun deaths in the US

By Rob Lorei Americans are dying by gun violence at a rate much higher than is seen in other developed countries. Over 13,000 are killed in gun-related murders, assaults, and accidents every year . Now there...
CIW farmworkers vs Publix

Deficit expert says Pentagon hides true extent of Military Spending; Human Rights violations found at farms of two Publix tomato suppliers

By Rob Lorei There is a lot of concern about government spending and the federal deficit, with many people pointing the finger at social programs like SNAP.And while there has been many attempts to curtail access...

The looming teacher shortage in Florida; low-wage workers demand a living wage at McDonald’s HQ in Chicago

By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Wednesday we first looked at the local fight for a livable, $15 an hour wage that took two fast food workers to McDonalds’ headquarters to protest at the company’s annual...

WEDU’s Florida this week looks at growing schism within the Democratic Party

By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Monday we listened back to the latest episode of Florida this Week, a public affairs discussion show from local PBS station WEDU that is also moderated by Rob Lorei ....

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