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Florida Spectacular

Florida Spectacular

Written by: Cathy Salustri & Rick Kilby
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Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week's a Florida adventure.


Get more Florida goodness with greatfloridaroadtrip.com and rickkilby.com.

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Episodes
  • Episode 255: Kristen Arnett: Taxidermy, 7-11 Lizards, and Other Florida Things
    May 6 2026

    Send us your Florida questions!

    Florida lesbian author Kristen Arnett joins the podcast to talk about her favorite lizard, what led her to set her debt novel in a taxidermy shop, and other special Florida experiences.

    Links We Mentioned

    Mostly Dead Things

    With Teeth

    Stop Me If You've Heard This One

    KristenArnettWriter.com

    Support the show

    Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com.

    Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee).

    NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

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    59 mins
  • Episode 254: Florida Environmental Victory!
    Apr 29 2026

    Send us your Florida questions!

    Dawn Shirreffs, with the Environmental Defense Fund, talks about Florida's Coastal Resilience Bill. The bill protects Terra Ceia, the Skyway Fishing Pier, and the Santa Fe, among others.

    Links We Mentioned

    Environmental Defense Fund

    Coastal Resiliency Bill

    Protect Florida's Future

    Florida's Climate Future

    Why mangroves matter

    Mangroves

    FloridasClimateFuture.org

    Find your elected official and tell them to approve funding for the Resilient Florida Grant Trust Fund or Resilient Florida:

    Florida House of Representatives and Florida State Senators

    Support the show

    Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com.

    Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee).

    NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

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    42 mins
  • Episode 253: Rick and Cathy Live at the Florida Studies Book Festival
    Apr 22 2026

    Send us your Florida questions!

    Rick and Cathy talk about writing about Florida in front of an audience at their first-ever live podcast taping.

    Support the show

    Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com.

    Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com.

    Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee).

    NEW: Florida landscape questions — Send us your Florida plant questions and we'll have an expert answer them on the show! Use this link!

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    27 mins
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