The South Florida Roundup

Each week, journalists and newsmakers from South Florida analyze and debate some of the most topical issues from across the region.

The South Florida Roundup is a news podcast hosted by WLRN News, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

WLRN News hosts The South Florida Roundup, a news show with 100 episodes published.

Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.

• 

  The South Florida Roundup

  Colombia earthquake, manosphere in South Florida and is Miami more expensive than NYC?

  Aug 14, 202653 min

  We're updating you on the situation in western Colombia after it was hit by a deadly magnitude 7.4 earthquake this week and how the community here is getting relief there. NPR correspondent John Otis will join us from Colombia (01:03). We’ll also take a deep dive into the controversial male dominance culture called the manosphere – and why South Florida is suddenly its epicenter. (19:03). And we’ll examine why it’s now harder to get by in Miami than it is in Manhattan (34:35).

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  The South Florida Roundup

  Back to School: Incoming Miami-Dade Superintendent Rafael Villalobos, school lunches and vaccines

  Aug 7, 202654 min

  In the next hour we will get you ready for the new school year that begins next week, starting with a conversation with Miami-Dade County’s incoming school superintendent Rafael Villalobos who’s got declining enrollment in his backpack (01:03). We’ll also talk with a nutrition advocate about what looks like the end of universal free lunch for many schools and with a pediatrician about student vaccinations (19:03). And a Broward teacher shares what it’s like to teach in Florida — on Florida pay (34:35).

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  The South Florida Roundup

  League of Women Voters of Miami Dade, WLRN reporters and a political analyst talk upcoming elections

  Jul 31, 202654 min

  The primaries are upon us in South Florida. Rest easy, your mail-in ballots look secure — but Democratic races in those new gerrymandered districts? They’re lookin’ messy.Early voting starts on Monday, so we devoted the hour to the Aug. 18 Florida primary elections. The League of Women Voters walked us through what you need to know about the contests and controversies before you head to the ballot box (01:03). We also looked at the hot local races and referendums from Palm Beach to Key West (19:03). And we discussed the primary chaos playing out in so many South Florida congressional districts thanks to that new map (34:35).

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  The South Florida Roundup

  Miami-Dade mayor talks budget, TPS for Haitians set to end and local filmmaker shoots movie in Cuba

  Jul 24, 202654 min

  On the South Florida Roundup, we talked with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava about the daunting budget dilemmas ahead – especially if Florida voters approve a sharp property-tax cut measure in November (01:19). We also discussed the imminent expiration of Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians here – who will now face deportation. (21:20) And we chatted with the director of Havana Coyotes – the first U.S. film shot entirely in communist Cuba with a Cuban cast. (36:23).

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  The South Florida Roundup

  How Venezuela recovers, Miami-Dade's new mental health facility and a World Cup roundup

  Jul 10, 202654 min

  On this episode of The South Florida Roundup, we try to unpack how Venezuela now recovers from its worst earthquake disaster in a century – and the impact that will have on the large Venezuelan diaspora here [0:11]. Host Tim Padgett also spoke with the retired judge whose persistence paid off when a pioneering mental health recovery center in Miami-Dade County, was finally approved to open [18:00]. And with the last big match in Miami being played on July 11, we’ll take stock of the men’s soccer World Cup – and the fans! [34:00].

  ListenShow Notes

Based on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:

Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.