About this episode

Mark Mustian discusses his book and the Word of South festival while sharing his top recommendations for things to do in Tallahassee.

Send us your Florida questions! Mark Mustian, author of Boy With Wings and founder of Word of South, talks about his book, the wildly popular Word of South festival, and what it means to be different. Mark's Top Five Things To Do in Tallahassee Go to Cascades ParkSausage Dog at Bradley's Blue Tavern for musicBike trails at Piney ZBuy a book and eat pie at Midtown ReaderLinks We Mentioned Mark Mustian's website Boy with Wings Word of South festival Gibtown's Showmen's Club Clown is ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Cathy Salustri, Rick Kilby

Guest: Mark Mustian

Topics covered

• Florida culture
• Tallahassee activities
• Word of South festival
• literature
• travel

Keywords

• Florida
• Tallahassee
• Word of South
• Mark Mustian
• Boy With Wings
• Cascades Park
• Bradley's Blue Tavern
• Piney Z
• Midtown Reader

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Word of South, Gibtown's Showmen's Club

Books & works: Boy With Wings

Places: Tallahassee, Cascades Park, Bradley's Blue Tavern, Piney Z, Midtown Reader

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