Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 01/24/20 from the drop down menu: Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. On the first part of today’s program we’re going to discuss wages for workers—specifically state workers. Later in this program we’ll hear how listeners responded to… Read more »
A Rare, Intimate Conversation With Colin Moulding
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Thousands of Florida teachers rally in the state Capitol
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Head of Lakeland Utility Floats Idea of Building New Nuclear Plant in Future
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 01/09/20 from the drop down menu: Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: We’ll continue the discussion about the tensions between the US and Iran later in the program. But first– A local electric utility has floated the idea of building a new nuclear… Read more »
Floridians will rally Friday to call on state to ban fracking
It seems that nearly every year there is some bipartisan support in Florida for banning oil and gas drilling procedures known as fracking. But a full ban has not been passed. Brooke Errett, the Florida organizer with Food and Water Action, hopes the Governor and Legislature will change that. She’s helping to organize a series… Read more »
USF researcher: number of fatal overdoses of some drugs is much higher than shown in federal database
The epidemic of overdoses by certain drugs is likely even worse than reported in a major national database; that’s the conclusion of a study published Tuesday by a researcher at the University of South Florida. WMNF interviewed Troy Quast, an associate professor of health economics at the USF College of Public Health. The study was… Read more »
Predictions & Resolutions 2020
Do you believe part of Nostradamus’s prophecies has come true? The famous French doctor and alchemist from the 16th century, apparently predicted the beginning of the Second World War, Hitler’s ascension, the fall of communism, President J. F. Kennedy’s assassination, India’s independence and the occurrence of Israel State on the world map. According to Nostradamus… Read more »
Assassination of Iranian military leader; theme park worker’s struggle in Orlando; The business case for Medicare for All on Radioactivity
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Follow this link and select 01/03/19 from the drop down menu: Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—we’ll discuss the assassination last night of Iraq’s top military leader and the prospects for a wider military conflict in the Middle East…. Read more »
Is Florida death row inmate James Dailey innocent?
James Dailey is on death row for the 1985 murder in Pinellas County of 14-year-old Shelly Boggio; another man was also convicted of the murder who says he acted alone. In October WMNF interviewed an attorney with the federal public defender’s office in Tampa; Carol Wright said that “Florida is about to execute an innocent… Read more »
Gibson is suing Tampa’s Armadillo Enterprises over guitar trademarks
One of the most famous guitar manufacturers in the world is suing a much smaller company that makes guitars in Tampa; Gibson is suing Tampa’s Armadillo Enterprises, which makes guitars under the Dean and Luna brands. Gibson says three Dean or Luna guitars violate its trademarks. Law professor Darryl Wilson, an associate dean at Stetson… Read more »
In Tampa, people in poverty are forced to the edge of existence
“They would rather us starve than be allowed to live out here.” On the morning of September 3rd, Matthew Conway stood on a median in downtown Tampa holding a sign that read ‘Jesus loves you’, until Tampa police officers detained and arrested him. He spent 10 hours in jail before he was bailed out. In… Read more »
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Peter Bergen. Jordan Ellenberg. Tana French. Matilda Mann.
Journalist, author and CNN national security analyst, Peter Bergen’s timely new book, Trump And His Generals reads like an outrageous fantasy thriller, set in Washington DC. The antics of the president and his cohorts as they proceed without customary norms to select generals for major posts in his administration could be sub-headed, “Truth Is Definitely… Read more »
Panelists ponder why construction is allowed over some burial sites
On Thursday archaeologists announced they had found 55 more caskets when they scanned a new section of land near a Tampa Housing Authority development known as Robles Park Village. The newly-discovered caskets bring the number to about 200 of the expected 800 burials at what was known as Zion Cemetery. Friday at a Tampa Tiger… Read more »
Sarasota attorneys file lawsuit over alleged gerrymandering in African American district
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 12/18/19 from the drop down menu: Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— A class-action lawsuit filed in Federal Court in Tampa claims that redistricting is actively depriving African Americans of the right to… Read more »
Tampa’s Kathy Castor says she’ll vote for impeaching Donald Trump
The U.S. House will vote on impeaching President Donald Trump on Tuesday; so, before the vote, WMNF asked U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa) for her thoughts. “It’s a very busy week in Washington. But the most serious vote of all will be to impeach the President. “But we really have no choice in this. The… Read more »
Human rights activist discusses Israel’s plans for new settlements in Hebron
Radioactivity with Rob Lorei Listen Here: Or follow this link and select 12/17/19 from the drop down menu: Radioactivity: Interviews & Live Call-In Intro: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Earlier this month Israel’s new defense minister ordered plans to build new settler housing in the volatile West Bank city of Hebron. Israel’s pro-settler… Read more »
