Some needed to escape distractions. Others got in trouble for fighting, or became teenage parents. What they all have in common is that they benefitted from the "work at your own pace" environment at Leon County Public...
  WFSU-FM's Tom Flanigan Talks with WFSU's Fan Favorite: Clay Dilmore. Hear the story here.    Clay Dilmore's original entry into NPR's Tiny Desk Concert:    Clay Dilmore performs "Henry Goes to War" at WFSU (full song):    WFSU "Tiny Desk" Fan Favorite Clay Dilmore perofrms...
LOCAL ROUTES producer, Rob Diaz de Villegas joined program host Suzanne Smith for a chat about his work on LOCAL ROUTES. She asked him about how he became interested in ecology, his favorite stories, and about finding bands to...
We have one hour on FAMU's campus to observe as much wildlife as we can using the iNaturalist app. The group is a mix of professional biologists and students studying GIS (Geographical Information Systems), which mixes maps and...
The Wacissa River is fed by over a dozen springs, including the popular swimming hole, Big Blue. On a warm January day, we see snakes, alligators, and turtles galore. We might even go for a swim.
“We're not in the artifact-collecting business; we're in the information-collecting business.”  That's Dr. Glen Doran, Chair of the FSU Anthropology Department (Retired). “Florida has one of the richest prehistoric and historic heritages of any place in the country.” Many historic sites...
Good Taste Tally is a farm that allows for a different kind of exploration. FSU Assistant Education Professor George Boggs has created an entire learning environment full of hands-on, outdoor experiences. The farm's employees are George Boggs, his family, and...
Doctor Don Rapp is a retired child development professor, a certified personal trainer, an author and a juggler. WFSU's Mike Plummer talks with the high-octane octogenarian about juggling, brain development and his adventures on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood back...
They won a Suncoast Regional Emmy for the creation of the Local Routes Theme Song. Now Belle and The Band have improved on the song by adding a new verse. Hear the updated song as this...
Tallahassee sees a lot of talented young musicians – one of them is Dylan “Ragpicker” Allen. Growing up, he wanted to be a blues musician but realized that so many of them had cool names like Howlin' Wolf or...

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