The Florida Roundup
by WLRN News & WUSF
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- 🇺🇸US · Business News#7530K to 100K
- 🇭🇺HU · Business News#110500 to 3K
- 🇨🇱CL · Business News#111500 to 3K
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9.3K to 32K🎙 Daily cadence·100 episodes·Last published 5d ago - Monthly Reach
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Hope Florida report revealed, State pushes to change school vaccine rules, and more
Aug 28, 2026
49m 27s
Florida’s primary results, NASA's Roman Space Telescope, and weekly news briefing
Aug 21, 2026
49m 29s
New property tax ballot language, funding for children’s safety net services and more
Aug 14, 2026
49m 27s
Property tax cut faces growing opposition, Florida’s child drowning crisis and more
Aug 7, 2026
49m 27s
GOP gubernatorial candidate Jay Collins, school board races, fact-checks and more
Jul 31, 2026
49m 26s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 8/28/26 |  Hope Florida report revealed, State pushes to change school vaccine rules, and more | This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Jim DeFede, investigative reporter for CBS News Miami, who first broke news of the grand jury’s report into the Hope Florida Foundation (00:00). Then, we looked at the state’s plan to rollback school entry requirements for 4 vaccines (10:46) with WUSF’s Kerry Sheridan and Dr. Rana Alissa, president of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FCAAP). Plus, a look at the new era of high school athletics in Florida Daniel Cornely, director of sports management programs at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) (27:16). And later, a new investigation by WUSF and the Hechinger Report into how Florida is quietly removing climate change from its science textbooks (37:14) and two stories about tax dollars, tourism, and economic growth (44:26). | 49m 27s | ||||||
| 8/21/26 |  Florida’s primary results, NASA's Roman Space Telescope, and weekly news briefing | This week on The Florida Roundup, we broke down the results from Florida’s primary elections with Politico’s Kimberly Leonard (00:00). Then, we were joined by PolitiFact’s Samantha Putterman for some fact-checking (14:14). Plus, NASA scientist Jeremy Perkins spoke with us about a new space telescope that’s set to launch from Kennedy Space Center at the end of the month (19:48). And later, we looked at how the state is investing in speech and debate programs this school year (37:14) and more educational news. | 49m 29s | ||||||
| 8/14/26 |  New property tax ballot language, funding for children’s safety net services and more | This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about the revised ballot language for Florida’s property tax amendment with one of the lawyers representing the group that sued over the original wording (00:00). Then, we spoke about how the property tax measure would impact funding for Florida’s network of children’s trust services (07:32). Plus, we looked at a lawsuit involving free speech at Florida International University (25:30). And later, some education news including a drop in enrollment at Broward County Public Schools (37:18) and a look at how student historians are helping to preserve the past at one Tampa Bay cemetery (40:14). | 49m 27s | ||||||
| 8/7/26 |  Property tax cut faces growing opposition, Florida’s child drowning crisis and more | This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with the president of the Florida Sheriffs Association about its official statement on the proposed property tax amendment (00:00). Then, we were joined by former state senator Jeff Brandes to talk about this week’s court ruling ordering a rewrite of the ballot language for the proposed tax cut (11:54). Plus, as the number of child drownings continues to rise in Florida, we spoke with two water safety advocates (20:06). And later, some back-to-school news including how the state and school districts are addressing the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms (37:20) and what’s behind the rising costs of school lunches (38:30). | 49m 27s | ||||||
| 7/31/26 |  GOP gubernatorial candidate Jay Collins, school board races, fact-checks and more | This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Lt. Gov. Jay Collins about his run to become Florida’s next governor (00:00). Then, we looked at the lack of competition for school board seats in this election cycle with Trinity Webster-Bass, who covers education for the Florida Trib (20:04). Plus, Samantha Putterman with our partner PolitiFact joins us to check some recent claims (33:14). And later, more news from across the state including a story about the economic burden immigrant families face with deportation (39:10) and a court challenge to Florida’s property tax amendment (44:48). | 49m 26s | ||||||
| 7/24/26 |  Property tax amendment local impacts, U.S. Senate Democratic primary and weekly news | This week on The Florida Roundup, we looked at the estimated revenue loss for local governments under Florida’s proposed property tax amendment with investigative journalist Jason Garcia (00:00) and Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves (08:04). Then, we spoke with two Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate: Rep. Angie Nixon (19:50) and former. U.S. Lt. Col. Alex Vindman (28:04). Plus, some educational news from the week (37:20) and environmental updates (43:40). | 49m 31s | ||||||
| 7/17/26 | ICE arrestscampaign rhetoric+4 | Jake Shore | WLRNPalm Beach County Supervisor of Elections | Lake WorthFlorida | ICEJames Fishback+4 | — | 49m 31s | ||
| 7/10/26 | artificial intelligencepolitical campaigns+5 | Megan BowmanJustin Senior+1 | WUSFSafety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida+3 | — | AI campaign adsdata centers+6 | — | 49m 33s | ||
| 7/3/26 | Florida authorssummer reading+3 | Artis HendersonKip Lyman | No Ordinary BirdThe Purple Ribbon | — | Floridaauthors+3 | — | 49m 28s | ||
| 6/26/26 | property taxhealthspan+3 | John GunterShawn Felton | FGCU | Fort MyersCape Coral+2 | property taxhealthspan+5 | — | 49m 32s | ||
| 6/19/26 | JuneteenthBlack history+5 | Eugene Robinson | Florida RoundupFreedom Won, Freedom Lost | Fort Mose | JuneteenthFort Mose+5 | — | 49m 28s | ||
| 6/12/26 | Florida midtermsproperty tax ballot amendment+4 | Douglas Soule | — | FloridaSouth Florida | Florida midtermsproperty tax+4 | — | 49m 31s | ||
| 6/5/26 | property taxunemployment+5 | Douglas SouleSen. Mack Bernard+1 | Your FloridaWUSF+1 | — | Floridaproperty tax+5 | — | 49m 31s | ||
| 5/29/26 | hurricane seasonemergency response+3 | John MoralesCraig Fugate+1 | — | Daytona Beach ShoresCedar Key+1 | hurricane seasonemergency response+3 | — | 49m 29s | ||
| 5/22/26 | summer readingfiction+4 | Artis HendersonKip Lyman | No Ordinary BirdThe Purple Ribbon | South FloridaFort Pierce | Floridasummer reading+6 | — | 50m 23s | ||
| 5/15/26 | immigration enforcementeducation+3 | Patricia MazzeiJake Shore+1 | — | FloridaPalm Beach | Florida Roundupimmigration+3 | — | 50m 26s | ||
| 5/8/26 | abortion banmaternal mortality+4 | Dr. Aaron ElkinKate Payne+1 | The Florida TribUniversity of Florida | — | Floridaabortion+5 | — | 49m 24s | ||
| 5/1/26 | redistrictingAI legislation+3 | Dan SmithEllen Freidin+1 | University of FloridaFair Districts Now+1 | Florida | Florida redistrictingAI+4 | — | 49m 19s | ||
| 4/24/26 | congressional redistrictingvoter representation+4 | Samantha PuttermanJane Bambauer | Center Aisle Coalition | FloridaUF | redistrictingvoter representation+6 | — | 49m 31s | ||
| 4/17/26 | state oversightredistricting+4 | Carol Marbin MillerMegan Borowski | Miami HeraldHouston Public Radio+1 | FloridaTexas+1 | Adult Protective Servicesredistricting+7 | — | 49m 31s | ||
| 4/10/26 | gas pricesproperty taxes+3 | Gabriella PaulRyan Chamberlin+1 | WUSFPolitiFact | Florida | gas pricesproperty tax+3 | — | 49m 31s | ||
| 4/3/26 | NFL Rooney Rulecommunity trust+3 | Tony DungyMaxwell King+1 | NFL | Florida | FloridaNFL+5 | — | 49m 32s | ||
| 3/27/26 | NASAspace exploration+5 | Don PlattAdrienne Dove+2 | Spaceport Education CenterFlorida Tech+2 | — | NASAlunar base+5 | — | 49m 31s | ||
| 3/20/26 | AIDS Drug Assistance Programearly literacy+3 | Jason BrodeurJames Patterson+1 | KFFFlorida sheriffs | Florida | AIDSdrug assistance+4 | — | 49m 31s | ||
| 3/13/26 | politicshealth+4 | Kathy Castor | Baptist Health | FloridaFlorida | Kathy Castormeasles+5 | — | 49m 31s | ||
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Chart history for The Florida Roundup
Peaked at #75 in United States, currently #75 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #75 | #75 | — |
| HU | — | #110 | #110 | — |
| CL | — | #111 | #111 | — |
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.