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Florida In Depth with the Tampa Bay Times and USF
Hot weather: Coral reefs
Season 1, Ep. 3
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The coral reefs along the Florida Keys have long been a destination for tourists from around the globe and a significant economic driver for the state. But in recent years, mounting heat stress from climate change has bleached the rainbow-colored corals white, a sure sign of a larger ecosystem calamity. Environmental reporter Max Chesnes talks about why the fate of these underwater domains means so much to Floridians.
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6. Deadly Dose, Part 3: A Tampa Bay Times investigation into kratom
22:21Politics reporter Kirby Wilson and health reporter Sam Ogozalek talk about how kratom, a psychoactive powder that’s been linked to hundreds of overdose deaths in Florida, is regulated.5. Deadly Dose, Part 2: A Tampa Bay Times investigation into kratom
19:59Data editor Langston Taylor and investigative reporter Hannah Critchfield talk about the mysterious supply chain fueling the rise of kratom, a dusty green psychoactive powder that’s been linked to hundreds of overdose deaths in Florida over the past decade.4. Deadly Dose: Part 1: A Tampa Bay Times investigation into kratom
21:23Food and dining critic Helen Freund and health reporter Sam Ogozalek talk about the danger lurking in kratom, a dusty green psychoactive powder that’s made its way from the leaves of a Southeast Asian tree to gas stations, smoke shops and Kava bars across Florida and the U.S.3. The story behind the mugshot
24:40Hillsborough County reporter Sue Carlton talks about what a recent attack in Tampa's Hyde Park tells us about a Canadian man’s descent into mental illness and homelessness.2. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor’s big claim on affordable housing
18:02Tampa City Hall Reporter Olivia George talks about what she discovered when she dug into claims by Tampa’s mayor about what the city was doing about affordable housing.1. All Children’s Hospital, after the Maya verdict
19:43Health and medicine reporter Chris O’Donnell discusses what’s next for Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital after a jury awarded a massive $210 million in damages to Maya Kowalski in the case made famous by the Take Care of Maya Netflix documentary.9. Surviving the Darién Gap
23:08Extreme tropical weather, treacherous conditions and deadly wildlife make the Darién Gap one of the most dangerous places in the world. Times immigration reporter Juan Carlos Chavez talks about three Tampa Bay residents who survived their journey across the mud-slicked mountainous jungle connecting Colombia and Panama on their way to reach the U.S. border.8. How vouchers are reshaping Florida schools
16:34Times education reporter Jeffrey S. Solochek explains what’s behind the growing popularity of vouchers and the flow of tax money from public schools to private schools and homeschooling.7. The clear and present danger of flesh-eating bacteria
18:01Health and medicine reporter Chris O’Donnell explains why there’s a growing danger of flesh-eating bacteria. Over the past couple of decades, warmer coastal waters have spread the bacteria farther north and infections have continued in the Gulf of Mexico, including one Florida woman who lost her leg.