The South Florida Roundup

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Each week, journalists and newsmakers from South Florida analyze and debate some of the most topical issues from across the region.

Episode Date
Latest on Broward schools, third places and U.S. sanctions on Venezuela.
Apr 19, 2024
Local police response to mental health calls, Miami's district map snafu and Bright Lit Place
Apr 12, 2024
The crisis in Haiti deepens, charter schools want more public cash, Florida's abortion law and Latin America
Apr 05, 2024
Challenges to foreign research recruitment, the Redland Agritourism District and South Florida's porn industry
Mar 29, 2024
Vice president to visit Parkland, local elections and Miami city manager's furniture controversy continues
Mar 22, 2024
Democratic Party leader suspensions, so long to the Seaquarium and is a new wave of Haitian refugees imminent?
Mar 15, 2024
Key West fish mystery, gang violence in Haiti and Edel Rodriguez's memoir 'Worm'
Mar 08, 2024
Spring break: beach breakups, airports and sand erosion
Mar 01, 2024
Teaching kids about communism, Miami pastimes and Latin America backsliding into old repression
Feb 23, 2024
Age and the presidency, issues at Miami Seaquarium and Bob Marley's legacy on screen
Feb 16, 2024
Redefining Broward schools, affordable housing in the Keys and the case of Virgilio Aguilar-Mendez
Feb 09, 2024
The Miami mayor's latest scandal, Florida seeing some good in DEI, Haiti's troubles deepen
Feb 02, 2024
Broward inmate deaths, Hialeah's RV crackdown and Cuba's private sector
Jan 26, 2024
Possible changes to state gun control laws, a South Florida Muslim conference cancellation and Miami's asylum case backlog
Jan 19, 2024
Lubby Navarro's arrest, WLRN's 'Never Drop the Ball' documentary and gang violence in Latin America
Jan 12, 2024
'Miami mess' for its city manager, the homeless seek a home in Cutler Bay and Venezuela’s alleged crime mastermind gets released
Jan 05, 2024
Everglades restoration, the future of Palestinians in Florida and the Latino vote
Dec 29, 2023
The year in review: Education, affordable housing and Latin America.
Dec 22, 2023
Miami's budget dysfunction, farewell to a Miami Herald leader and the Venezuela-Guyana territorial dispute
Dec 15, 2023
Art transforming a local community, a former diplomat allegedly spied for Cuba and a potential building boom in the Keys
Dec 08, 2023
Transgender athlete controversy in Broward schools; Big sugar; Puerto Rico's healthcare system
Dec 01, 2023
Holiday travel; Food insecurity across South Florida; Univision going Trumpista?
Nov 24, 2023
The launch of the Better Bus Network; Citizens Insurance's home inspections; Argentina's presidential election
Nov 17, 2023
Palm Beach County sugarcane burning protest; Coral Gables could annex Little Gables; Sunken treasure off the coast of Colombia
Nov 10, 2023
A rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia in South Florida; Elections in Miami-Dade County
Nov 03, 2023
Palm Beach Ag Reserve deal voted down; The life and legacy of Shirley Gibson; Venezuela’s new presidential hopeful
Oct 27, 2023
Special edition of the South Florida Roundup: Waiting for America
Oct 20, 2023
The war in Israel; Florida's court consolidation proposal; a condo tower approved in a Miami Beach historic neighborhood
Oct 13, 2023
Miami's court battle with a commission candidate; Broward College's new acting president; Haiti's multinational security force
Oct 06, 2023
Scholarships pulled for alleged ties to China; Cuba relinquishes some economic control; Miami-Dade wants to replace septic tanks
Sep 29, 2023
The city of Miami's affordable housing effort; PFAS in South Florida water; TPS extension for Venezuelans
Sep 22, 2023
Speed enforcement cameras in school zones; county budgets; a court order that'll affect Cubans with I-220A forms
Sep 15, 2023
Miami Wilds controversy; Jimmy Buffett's legacy; Cuba's 'crackdown' on Russia's alleged human trafficking
Sep 08, 2023
The Miami-Dade Mayor's proposed budget, Francis Suarez's ethics issues and the Canaan massacre in Haiti
Sep 01, 2023
Plans to protect Miami's coastline; Florida taking control of MDX toll roads and Nicaragua's Jesuit ban
Aug 25, 2023
Miami-Dade recycling program, voters who remain loyal to Donald Trump and gang violence in Ecuador
Aug 18, 2023
Back to school, affordability crisis in Broward and the importance of the Amazon
Aug 11, 2023
A Miami exodus, rescuing Florida’s coral reef and mass incarceration in Central America
Aug 04, 2023
A police tragedy, Black history in education and the real José Martí
Jul 28, 2023
Excessive heat, FAU presidential search and soccer in South Florida
Jul 21, 2023
New Broward schools superintendent, inflation in South Florida and a Tequesta archaeological site
Jul 14, 2023
Miami-Dade trash dilemma, small airports' toxic pollution and two centuries of Monroe County
Jul 07, 2023
Hialeah's troubled 911 system, more Guardianship revelations and Guatemala’s presidential election
Jun 30, 2023
Citizens insurance hikes, remembering Danny Agnew, and Cuba's visit to the Pope
Jun 23, 2023
Migrant labor, Broward schools, a mess and a miracle in Colombia
Jun 16, 2023
Ex-Parkland officer on trial, Messi in Miami and the crisis in Haiti
Jun 09, 2023
Hurricane season, children in nursing homes and a leftist mic drop
Jun 02, 2023
Miami mayor under ethics investigation, book censorship in Miami Lakes, and Russia in Cuba
May 29, 2023
Safety measures in Broward schools, heat in Miami and violence in Haiti
May 19, 2023
How this year’s contentious legislative session will affect South Florida
May 12, 2023
Proud Boy convictions, Broward's superintendent search, and vigilantism in Haiti
May 05, 2023
Commuter rail to Homestead, Hialeah considers annexing parts of Brownsville, and Juan Guaidó shows up in Miami
Apr 28, 2023
Broward's flood damage, a Miami Beach state rep. in a political storm and a role reversal on abortion
Apr 21, 2023
Historic flooding in Broward, Black maternal health and a Miami commissioner in a federal trial
Apr 14, 2023
Miami's "unfriendliness" puts it at the bottom of rankings, and a rare intersection of religious holidays
Apr 07, 2023
The end of Medicaid's expansion, insurance rate hikes, and Florida in the Final Four
Mar 31, 2023
Spring break violence, an anti-illegal immigrant bill in the legislature, and the ongoing gang violence in Haiti.
Mar 24, 2023
Marching for labor rights, ending a 400-year sentence, and the effects of a bank's collapse on South Florida
Mar 17, 2023
Broward's municipal elections, lack of meetings in North Miami Beach, and 10 years since the death of Chávez
Mar 10, 2023
FL legislative session, UF West Palm Beach campus on hold, and the new city of Miami District 2 commissioner-elect
Mar 06, 2023
Doral incinerator fire, Student walkouts across Florida, and the U.S.'s relationship with Nicaragua.
Feb 24, 2023
Arrests over Moïse assassination, fears for Little Haiti Cultural Center, and municipal elections in Palm Beach County
Feb 17, 2023
Parkland five years later, new superintendent in Broward schools, and a new ambassador for the OAS
Feb 10, 2023
AP African American Studies revisions, nursing fraud, and allegations against FPL
Feb 03, 2023
State rejects curriculum for AP African American history course; the future of DeSantis' election crimes unit; reimagining Riviera Beach
Jan 27, 2023
Detention By Design: Today's migrant crisis is a continuation of a narrative from 50 years ago
Jan 20, 2023
Could a light rail line help ease the congestion in Palm Beach County?
Jan 13, 2023
How will Biden's new immigration policy affect sponsoring families?
Jan 06, 2023
Education and housing: Where will 2022's hot button issues go in the new year?
Dec 30, 2022
The best of 2022
Dec 23, 2022
Largest Cuban exodus in decades, Miami’s FTX debacle and Florida's property insurance crisis
Dec 16, 2022
Meet WLRN's new government accountability reporter, more school board controversy in Broward and the 'Tripledemic'
Dec 10, 2022
A ban on sugar imports, Miami Art Week at 20 and guest author at FIU causes Cuba controversy
Dec 02, 2022
The arts, hurricanes, and Haiti's humanitarian crisis: a look back at this year
Nov 25, 2022
Plans for funds from Broward's penny surtax
Nov 21, 2022
South Florida Roundup Transit Breakdown From Miami-Dade To West Palm Beach
Nov 18, 2022
‘I think we are leading the way’: Republican wave hits South Florida
Nov 11, 2022
City of Miami takes over historically Black beach, Brazil's tight presidential election, wetlands boundary moved
Nov 04, 2022
A lawsuit over LGBTQ+ flags in a classroom, the race for District 27, Fantasy Fest returns
Oct 28, 2022
Voter fraud arrests under fire, breaking down the amendments on Florida's midterm ballots
Oct 21, 2022
The fate of Nikolas Cruz and the tumultuous situation in Haiti
Oct 14, 2022
Voting access post-Hurricane Ian, WLRN reporters cover Southwest Florida devastation, the future of Tower Theater
Oct 07, 2022
Hurricane Ian's impact on South Florida
Sep 30, 2022
Miami-Dade Commissioner suspended, another hurricane devastates Puerto Rico, and shifting housing trends in South Florida
Sep 23, 2022
Defense rests in Parkland sentencing trial, and students blocked from attending a play in Miami-Dade Public Schools
Sep 16, 2022
It's peak hurricane season in South Florida, five years since Hurricane Irma
Sep 09, 2022
Commissioner Joe Martinez arrested, a new Broward School Board, and the restoration of a historic hotel
Sep 02, 2022
Tight congressional races and school boards shaken up after Florida primaries
Aug 26, 2022
Narcan in Palm Beach County, the start of a new school year, and Surfside scammers
Aug 19, 2022
Fire devastates Cuban oil supply, and voting on the Inflation Reduction Act
Aug 12, 2022
Affordable housing at the cost of the Agricultural Reserve, and a plan to rehome the homeless on Virginia Key
Aug 05, 2022
Inflation and back-to-school goods, home insurance downgrades, and Miami-Dade flooding predictions
Jul 29, 2022
Testimony begins in Cruz death penalty trial, and no sex ed for Miami-Dade public school students
Jul 22, 2022
Instability in Haiti, and a big expansion for a coral reef sanctuary
Jul 15, 2022
Florida companies and the 15-week abortion ban, and potentially higher taxes to fund Broward schools
Jul 08, 2022
The death of a top Cuban official, the end of jury selection and Miami might see underground tunnels for commuting in the future
Jul 01, 2022
One year since the collapse in Surfside, Roe v. Wade overturned, and rising costs in South Florida
Jun 24, 2022
Synagogue challenges state abortion law, COVID in South Florida, Miami gets first Michelin stars
Jun 20, 2022
Heavy rain brings flooding and sewage spills to South Florida
Jun 10, 2022
Books in PBC schools, bike safety in Miami-Dade, the start of hurricane season and more
Jun 06, 2022