Video by Alex Campbell and Freddie Hall
Expanding the Spotlight
Those familiar with our digital Spotlight music series on WFSU’s YouTube channel know that we recently featured our first non-music artist: Muralist Matthew “briteso” Forrest. Forrest has been doing graphic design...
How do you make a 6000 pound Asian Elephant feel at home in Southern Georgia? We find out when we go behind-the-scenes to a new local Elephant Refuge under construction. Plus, we explore a new section of the Florida...
Local singer Kanise is serving up a vibrant blend of energy, color, and flow in this full episode of Spotlight! In the October 19th, 2023 episode of Local Routes we shared one of her songs from this episode. Hear...
Ready, Get Set, Go (on an EcoAdventure)! We meet a local Ph.D. student, Chris Omni, who is is exploring art and black joy in green spaces. Plus, we go on a hunt for a new species of critter at...
In this episode, we explore the history of the Smokey Hollow community in Tallahassee and its impact on opinions about development and urban renewal. Plus, we explore the push for development and the efforts to save trees that live...
We meet a musician named Haiqiong Deng, who was born in Northwest China, but now calls North Florida her home. She says the traditional Chinese music she performs is shaped the nature she finds in her own backyard. Plus,...
We explore the waterways of South Georgia in part two of “Roaming the Red Hills”. We stay in the Apalachicola forest to try our hand at worm gruntin'. Plus, an original song from the Johnnie Marshall Blues Band!
Mundi’s Attapulgus Adventure
It’s hard to imagine the world’s largest land animal acting like a little puppy, but that's exactly how Mundi the elephant behaved when she began to settle into her new home in Attapulgus, Georgia. Flopping her ears...
We go on a quest for the Apalachicola National Forrest's rare cellophane bee, explore Tallahassee's four-headed palm mystery, and meet a mom's journey from postpartum depression to successful bakery owner.
We're flying back through time this week to explore the Power of the Past Museum in Thomasville, Georgia. And we venture out to catch a glimpse of the rare Trout Lily and what is being done to preserve this...
