The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn
(08-17-2017) We discuss a little known horror story about British prisoner of war ships docked in New York harbor. More American deaths occurred on these ships than in actual battle. Lynn University...
View ArticlePart 1 of South Florida Crime History, with Dr. Paul George, of HistoryMiami.
(08-21-2017) An impenetrable South Florida topography hindered access, so it was a haven for deserters and criminals during the Civil War. In the 1880’s, only Federal Marshals enforced laws. North...
View ArticlePart 2 of South Florida Crime History with Dr. Paul George
(08-22-2017) Today's episode covers criminal activity from the late-1920s through the 1960s, including the ubiquity of illegal gambling, prohibition defiance, the Greater Miami Crime Commission and...
View ArticlePart 3 of South Florida Crime History
(08-23-2017) History/Miami Museum Resident Historian, Dr. Paul George discusses the sensational murders and kidnappings of the 1960s, drug wars, and urban crimes of the 21 st century.
View ArticleMeteorologist Bryan Norcross on the 25th Anniversary of Hurricane Andrew
The early morning hours of August 24 th , 1992 created trepidation in South Florida. Category 5 Hurricane Andrew aimed for landfall in South Dade County. Topical Currents revisits the 25 th Anniversary...
View ArticleThe Art of Storytelling
(8-28-2017) Do you have time to hear a story? Today’s Topical Currents is dedicated to this traditional art. Miraculous digital tools are constantly at our fingertips, but the ancient convention of...
View ArticlePervasive and Persuasive Advertising Techniques
(8-29-2017) Today’s Topical Currents is with author & F-I-U Professor of Advertising & Communications, Margo Berman. We discuss the subtle & not-so-subtle techniques of pervasive and...
View ArticleThe Effects of Trauma
(8-30-2017) Today's Topical Currents features an examination of trauma, its relationship to addiction, and its effects on family members, with Judy Crane , author of The Trauma Heart: Stories of...
View ArticleRestaurant Roundabout Fall 2017
(8-31-2017) Today we present an hour of restaurant reviews with Matt Meltzer, the Miami editor for the Thrillist Media Group, and Carlo Frias, Miami Herald Food Editor. We talk about the many new...
View ArticleJim Defede
(9-5-2017) Today’s Topical Currents is with longtime South Florida journalist and CBS-4 investigative reporter, Jim Defede. His first post in the region was 27 years ago, at The Miami New Times . He...
View ArticleHurricane Irma with Bryan Norcross
(9-7-2017) Today's Topical Currents gives Hurricane Irma updates and advice from The Weather Channel's Senior Hurricane Specialist and meteorologist, Bryan Norcross. Joseph Cooper and Bonnie Berman...
View ArticleContinued Post-Irma Updates
(9-14-2017) Today we continue with updates, tips, discussion and your calls and concerns in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Guests include Bryan Norcross and Tim Padgett.
View ArticleAffordable Housing in South Florida
(9-18-2017) Today’s Topical Currents tackles South Florida’s affordable housing woes. Single family home prices in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties price low and middle income families out...
View ArticleEtiquette, Decorum, and Protocol - Hurricane Edition
(9-19-2017) Wouldn’t most everyone love to go through life with grace and poise? Known for our adaptability in daily routines . . . and admired for insight? Today’s Topical Currents is with longtime...
View ArticleFlorida Soul Music
(9-20-2017) The histories of R&B, soul, funk, and disco in Florida, as chronicled by University of Tampa journalism professor, John Capouya , author of Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the...
View ArticleFood & Dining Retrospective
(9-21-2017) Chef, author and syndicated columnist Linda Gassenheimer’s final segments on Topical Currents. For more than 17 years, she produced over 900 programs, starting January 7, 1999.
View ArticleFoster Care Parent Recruitment
(9-25-2017) On today’s Topical Currents, we talk about foster-care parent recruitment. We focus on ChildNet, Broward and Palm Beach Counties’ community-based care agency, which manages services and...
View ArticleNews Credibility
(9-26-2017) With so much political attention devoted to “fake news” drivel and social media, how should university journalism schools prepare tomorrow’s reporter and editors? Today’s Topical Currents...
View ArticleFlorida History with Andrew Frank
(9-27-2017) Today’s Topical Currents ponders a South Florida which existed long before documented settlers arrived at what’s now a Megalopolis. We visit with FSU Professor Andrew Frank and discuss his...
View ArticleTopical Currents Program Finale
(9-28-2017) Today’s Topical Currents marks the end of a nearly 18-year era for our interview/call-in program. It was created by Joseph Cooper in 1999, and covered South Florida issues and...
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