Episode 307: The Chitlin' Circuit

About this episode

The episode discusses the Chitlin' Circuit and the impact of unregulated development in Florida.

Florida didn't always used to be this way. Unregulated development. Runaway sprawl. Developers controlling the state. What happened? Chadd Charland is running for State House in District 15 (all of Nassau and parts of Duval counties). "Welcome to Florida's" next live event comes Friday, June 12th, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM at Happy Medium Bookstore Cafe in Jacksonville! It's a free event. Come out and say "hello." Joining us today are Bob Kealing and Rev. Billy C. Wirtz to discuss the Chitlin' Cir...

People in this episode

Host: Chadd Scott

Guests: Bob Kealing, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz

Topics covered

• politics
• development
• Chitlin' Circuit
• Florida history
• community events

Keywords

• Chitlin' Circuit
• Florida
• development
• politics
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Happy Medium Bookstore Cafe

Places: Florida, Nassau, Duval

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