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On the South Florida Roundup, we talked with three of the Miami Book Fair’s featured local authors. Asha Elias’ new novel Pink Glass Houses shows us Miami Beach social climbers battling for control of their kids’ school PTA (01:11). Haitian-American educator Isabelle Camille’s poignant memoir Sole’s Mom embraces her child’s transgender journey (18:28). And Jamaican-American poet Geoffrey Philip’s graphic book My Name Is Marcus presents young readers to Black nationalist hero Marcus Garvey (34:56).
Previous episodes
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616 - Miami Book Fair: Miami Beach's real housewives, a transgender journey and Marcus GarveyFri, 22 Nov 2024
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615 - Miami-Dade's dispute with Miami Beach, South Florida Black voters opt for Trump and what to expect from Marco RubioFri, 15 Nov 2024
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614 - Election 2024: Miami-Dade County's shift to red and Black and Latino votersFri, 08 Nov 2024
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613 - Election 2024: Local races in South FloridaFri, 01 Nov 2024
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612 - Latinos and Amendment 4, new school bus cameras in Miami-Dade County and Cuba's chronic blackoutFri, 25 Oct 2024
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611 - Tornadoes in South Florida, Miami's culture of neglect and Venezuelan gang Tren de AraguaFri, 18 Oct 2024
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610 - Hispanic vote: presidential candidate town halls and election disinformationFri, 11 Oct 2024
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609 - Former Senator Frank Artiles' criminal trial, elections and Miami artists' censusFri, 04 Oct 2024
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608 - A new leader for Broward's healthcare merger, a lifeline for Miami arts and an EOC for the KeysFri, 27 Sep 2024
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607 - Miami-Dade's trash incinerator saga, homeless arrests and Tua Tagovailoa's concussionFri, 20 Sep 2024
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606 - Tyreek Hill controversy, mahi in danger and Trump insults HaitiansFri, 13 Sep 2024
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605 - South Florida's condo crisis, food insecurity in the Keys and Brazil's ban on XFri, 06 Sep 2024
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604 - Miami loses its civilian police oversight, DeSantis' bid to change state parks and Cuba's private sectorFri, 30 Aug 2024
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603 - Miami-Dade's public transit gets mandate, Palm Beach County's new university and a former Haitian president gets sanctionsFri, 23 Aug 2024
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602 - Primary elections preview: Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach countiesFri, 16 Aug 2024
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601 - The new school year: Metal detectors, private schools, starting times and moreFri, 09 Aug 2024
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600 - Venezuela's electoral fraud, Inspector General report on Guardianship Program and Florida's lagging film industryFri, 02 Aug 2024
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599 - New positions to vote for in local elections, condo laws and Venezuela's presidential electionFri, 26 Jul 2024
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598 - Copa America chaos, Sergio Pino's legacy and shark anxietyFri, 19 Jul 2024
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597 - Worker heat protections, South Florida's response to homeless ban and the future of Little Haiti Cultural ComplexFri, 12 Jul 2024
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596 - Encore: South Florida's affordable housing crisisFri, 05 Jul 2024
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595 - Miami's urban development scene, healthcare fraud in Hialeah and Kenyan cops arrive in HaitiFri, 28 Jun 2024
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594 - Biden's new immigration policies, third anniversary of Surfside collapse and the Copa AméricaFri, 21 Jun 2024
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593 - Flooding in South Florida, child water safety and a possible ghost candidateFri, 14 Jun 2024
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592 - Miami state attorney's office ethics dilemma, immigrant heritage month and the cricket World CupFri, 07 Jun 2024
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591 - A look ahead at hurricane season: ocean eddies, a new forecast model and resilient homesFri, 31 May 2024
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590 - Cuban officials tour MIA, Overtown housing co-op scandal and BBL DrizzyFri, 24 May 2024
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589 - Boat safety, alternate routes to the Keys and a new doc on Venezuela's corruption scandalFri, 17 May 2024
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588 - Miami judge postpones Trump trial, a farewell to WLRN's Kate Payne and Panama's president-elect's plansFri, 10 May 2024
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587 - South Florida's affordable housing crisis: vouchers, housing density and possible solutionsFri, 03 May 2024
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586 - Florida's marijuana referendum, Miami-Dade's sheriff race and Guatemala's genocide trialFri, 26 Apr 2024
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585 - Latest on Broward schools, third places and U.S. sanctions on Venezuela.Fri, 19 Apr 2024
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584 - Local police response to mental health calls, Miami's district map snafu and Bright Lit PlaceFri, 12 Apr 2024
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583 - The crisis in Haiti deepens, charter schools want more public cash, Florida's abortion law and Latin AmericaFri, 05 Apr 2024
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582 - Challenges to foreign research recruitment, the Redland Agritourism District and South Florida's porn industryFri, 29 Mar 2024
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581 - Vice president to visit Parkland, local elections and Miami city manager's furniture controversy continuesFri, 22 Mar 2024
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580 - Democratic Party leader suspensions, so long to the Seaquarium and is a new wave of Haitian refugees imminent?Fri, 15 Mar 2024
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579 - Key West fish mystery, gang violence in Haiti and Edel Rodriguez's memoir 'Worm'Fri, 08 Mar 2024
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578 - Spring break: beach breakups, airports and sand erosionFri, 01 Mar 2024
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577 - Teaching kids about communism, Miami pastimes and Latin America backsliding into old repressionFri, 23 Feb 2024
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576 - Age and the presidency, issues at Miami Seaquarium and Bob Marley's legacy on screenFri, 16 Feb 2024
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575 - Redefining Broward schools, affordable housing in the Keys and the case of Virgilio Aguilar-MendezFri, 09 Feb 2024
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574 - The Miami mayor's latest scandal, Florida seeing some good in DEI, Haiti's troubles deepenFri, 02 Feb 2024
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573 - Broward inmate deaths, Hialeah's RV crackdown and Cuba's private sectorFri, 26 Jan 2024
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572 - Possible changes to state gun control laws, a South Florida Muslim conference cancellation and Miami's asylum case backlogFri, 19 Jan 2024
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571 - Lubby Navarro's arrest, WLRN's 'Never Drop the Ball' documentary and gang violence in Latin AmericaFri, 12 Jan 2024
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570 - 'Miami mess' for its city manager, the homeless seek a home in Cutler Bay and Venezuela’s alleged crime mastermind gets releasedFri, 05 Jan 2024
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569 - Everglades restoration, the future of Palestinians in Florida and the Latino voteFri, 29 Dec 2023
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568 - The year in review: Education, affordable housing and Latin America.Fri, 22 Dec 2023
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567 - Miami's budget dysfunction, farewell to a Miami Herald leader and the Venezuela-Guyana territorial disputeFri, 15 Dec 2023
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