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Abortion Rights Friday, September 08th 2023

The Scoop: Fri., September 8, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF

Arts Council funding The Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposal to defund the Arts Council. The ruling is a win for local arts...

Art Thursday, September 07th 2023

Hillsborough Commission rejects a call to defund the Arts Council

The Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners rejected a proposal to defund the Arts Council during a meeting Thursday.

Art Wednesday, September 06th 2023

MidPoint: Why Can’t We Have Nice Things? Hillsborough Arts Funding In Danger

My guests on MidPoint today, former Hillsborough Co. Comm’r Mariella Smith, Hillsborough Co. Arts Council Board Chair Theron Butler, and former Hillsborough Arts Council Program...

Art Friday, September 01st 2023

Will the Hillsborough Arts Council be defunded Thursday?

Update 9/7: Hillsborough County Commissioners rejected the proposal to defund the Arts Council Hillsborough County Commissioner Patricia Kemp joined Art in Your Ear last Friday...

African American Thursday, August 31st 2023

A Surprise on the Civil Rights Trail in Birmingham

We are republishing a few posts that Dr. Julie Buckner Armstrong wrote for WMNF when she was researching her home town, Birmingham. She is a...

African American Monday, August 28th 2023

Episode 19: Earnest Coney Chief Executive of CDC of Tampa

CDC of Tampa is a social service organization that is responsible for making society better by providing skills for the modern workforce, real estate for...

Art Saturday, March 04th 2017

The Oscars, Sympathy For The Loneliest President, & Upsetting Martha Stewart on Life Elsewhere

Two regular contributors to Life Elsewhere join Norman B to chat about everything from the extraordinary mess-up at the Oscars to pissing off Martha Stewart. Noted film and media critic, Bob Ross weighs in with...

Blog Thursday, March 02nd 2017

“Sowing Seeds” on Morning Energy

This week marked the beginning of an important tradition that happens annually around the world. It is known as “Ash Wednesday” or the “First Day of Lent”. Lent is a season when Christians focus on...

Blog Tuesday, February 28th 2017

Surface Noise is on International Women’s Day!

Host DJ Lounge Laura Taylor has been waiting for this occurrence for ten years now! We’ve always celebrated International Women’s Day on the Surface Noise program, but it has never actually fallen on the 8th!...

Blog Thursday, February 23rd 2017

Inventions and Black History Month on Morning Energy

February 1st marked the beginning of Black History Month. Each year many Americans set aside a few weeks to focus their historical hindsight on contributions that people of African descent have made to this country....

Art Friday, February 17th 2017

In These Turbulent Times on Life Elsewhere

Josh Idehen of Hugh wrote to us a few days ago, he wanted to let us know about his band’s new single, This Is How It Starts. The title, he says of their first single...

Blog Thursday, February 16th 2017

Words of Affirmation on Morning Energy

…Sometimes when things may not be going well in your life, hearing kind words may often help to easy the pain. Sometimes many of you, for example, will choose to call me during the program...

Blog Thursday, February 09th 2017

The Five Love Languages On Morning Energy

The month of February is often known as the month of “Love” and people will be spending thousand of dollars to find that special gift for that special someone. Additionally, people will also be carving...

Art Tuesday, February 07th 2017

Three Questions About Love on Life Elsewhere

What is Love? How do you know you are in Love? Do you have a favorite Love song? Next on Life Elsewhere, The Valentine’s Day Special a distinguished panel of guests will answer Three Questions...

Art Friday, February 03rd 2017

Art & Authoritarianism + Influential & Ignored on Life Elsewhere

Last year before the election, Philip Kennicott, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Art and Architecture Critic, imagined with clever wit, what would happen to the Arts in America if Mr. Trump became President. His scenarios were fantasy, but the...

Music Friday, February 03rd 2017

Hot Box & New Music in 2017

new releases The holiday music release lull is over and new music is flowing our way again. First we start with something from the way-back machine, some audio from Blondie! True to its title, Fun....

Blog Thursday, February 02nd 2017

Exercising Your Rights On Morning Energy

Over the last few weeks there have been protests happening NOT JUST around the nation, but also around the world because of all of the legislation and policies that have taken place since the presidential...

Blog Saturday, January 28th 2017

Siv Jakobsen – The Interview on Life Elsewhere

“I was entranced by her voice and her ability to use silences or pauses so effectively.” Says Norman B about Siv Jakobsen, a talented new musical artist from Norway. The Life Elsewhere host’s unbridled enthusiasm led to...

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