Social Security Archives

Health Wednesday, November 15th 2023

Responding to Food Insecurity in Florida with Gulf Coast JFCS

It’s Thanksgiving time and our thoughts turn to food and those who may not have it. Our friends from Gulf Coast JFCS joined us to...

Health Monday, October 16th 2023

East Tampa doctor transforms former nightclub into wellness center

On Monday, a new wellness hub opened in the site of a former nightclub. It will offer a pharmacy, family health services, and more.

Health Friday, October 06th 2023

State legislators sound alarm on Floridians losing Medicaid coverage

Half of Floridians losing Medicaid coverage are 20 years or younger, and Democratic state legislators are calling for more to be done.

Medicare Counselors Amy Hagel & Fran Oberne

Health Wednesday, November 30th 2022

MidPoint: Shopping for Medicare plans? SHINE can help.

FREE, UNBIASED help from trained Medicare counselors is available from SHINE Medicare to help seniors choose their Medicare health care coverage for 2023. Appointments with SHINE counselors can be made at 800-963-5337.

Alternative Fuels/Energy Conservation Wednesday, April 26th 2017

Climate Change with Medea Benjamin + Social Security in Jeopardy on the Women’s Show

Climate Change is Real – no matter who is in office, no matter who gets or has nuclear weapons, no matter the deniers and the obfuscators… Its effects are accelerating and it is the single...

American History Tuesday, February 21st 2017

A War Tax Resistor and One of the Country’s Leading Advocates for Seniors Discuss Donald Trump’s Views on Military Spending and Social Security

WMNF’s Radioactivity 2 21 17 Tuesday Good morning, welcome to radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up today—President Trump wants to increase the military budget…. But what if you are religious and object to military spending...

Blog Tuesday, November 29th 2016

Women’s Show 12/1 – Medicare and Election Irregularities

The era of Trump begins…….. The ink wasn’t even dry on the headlines before Paul Ryan touted his plans to reform Medicare and Social Security. Nothing new – he has been after these areas ever...

Elections Thursday, October 20th 2016

Day two of Free Air Time for political Candidates; Monthly Social Security checks to increase .3 percent to adjust for cost of living

By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Wednesday, we continued our week long service of free airtime to any candidate who is running statewide or locally and who is on the ballot on November 8th in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Sarasota, Pasco,...

Civil Rights Wednesday, July 20th 2016

Max Richtman looks at GOP plan for Social Security and Medicare; Former Sen. Bob Graham says declassified 9/11 papers show link to Saudi Arabia.

By Rob Lorei First on Radioactivity Tuesday we discussed the Republican platform on Social Security and medicare with Max Richtman, president and CEO of The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. The current GOP...

Elections Saturday, July 02nd 2016

Democratic senate candidate Alan Grayson blasts rivals on Radioactivity Friday

By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Friday, our guest was Congressman Alan Grayson, a democrat who is running for a seat in the US Senate. Grayson graduated from Harvard Law School and currently represents Florida’s 9th Congressional District...

Economy Sunday, March 13th 2016

Economist Richard Wolff examines the presidential candidates’ positions on economy

By Rob Lorei Today we are joined by Economist Richard Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and host of Economic Update, a radio show syndicated by WMNF on Tuesdays at 10...

News and Public Affairs Thursday, January 14th 2016

Advice from financial journalist Jane Bryant Quinn on how to prepare for retirement

On Wednesday’s Radioactivity we chatted with financial consultant and journalist Jane Bryant Quinn on how to get ready for life after work. Bryant is one of the nation’s top financial reporters, covering money and finance...

Economy Wednesday, August 19th 2015

Rep. David Jolly calls Trump a liar, takes hard line on Obamacare and Iran deal

Today on Radioactivity, Host Rob Lorei interviews 13th District Congressman David Jolly, who makes his case for his run for the senate seat vacated by Marco Rubio as he runs for president. Jolly outlines his...

Cuba/Cuban-Americans Monday, July 27th 2015

Cuba, David Jolly’s senate run, and Jeb Bush’s medicare remarks on Florida This Week

Today we listen back on the latest Florida this Week, a political discussion show moderated by Radioactivity host Rob Lorei. On this episode we look at the rekindled ties between the US and Cuba, what’s...