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Southwest Florida in Focus
Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.
Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.
Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.
Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.
Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.
Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.
Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.
Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.
Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.
Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.
Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.
Join Sandra Viktorova and the WGCU News team for the latest episode of Southwest Florida In Focus.
Radio Shows + Podcasts
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The new Florida Philharmonic arose after the closure of the Punta Gorda Symphony in January 2024. Ahead of the Florida Philharmonic’s second performance season, we talk with Music and Artistic Director Richard Stoelzel about his plans for the future of the symphony and his personal life journey through music. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis has floated the idea of Florida following Texas and California in drawing new Congressional districts mid-decade, breaking with norms. But what do the 2010 Fair Districts Amendments to Florida’s constitution have to say about mid-decade redistricting being done for openly partisan reasons? We talk with the leader of the Fair Districts Coalition when it helped to create and advocated for the passage of the Fair Districts Amendments to find out. -
We learn about a nationwide clinical trial, funded by the National Institute of Aging, that's trying to determine if high doses of a synthetic form of Vitamin B1 called benfotiamine might be an effective treatment for mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's Disease. Also known as thiamine, Vitamin B1 is important for brain health, and it's known that people with Alzheimer's have a thiamine deficiency. -
The Black Skimmer is a very unusual shorebird – in part because of its exceptionally long, knife-like lower bill and much shorter, slightly-curved upper bill. The knife-like lower bill is for slicing through calm surface waters near shore and in shallow ponds and lakes to capture fishes. When the lower bill strikes a small fish, the fish slides up the bill and the upper bill clamps down on it. -
The Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center’s latest exhibition “Exposed: The Art of Photography” explores the distinctive styles and vision of five different photographers. Ahead of the Sept. 5 opening reception, we talk with three of the featured photographers: Tonya Barnes, Beth Everhart and Brian Tietz.
WGCU Local Productions
PBS TV Shows
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/12/25
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/12/25
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/5/25
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/5/25
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/29/25
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/29/25
ENCORE: Heights Center’s MOSAIC program provides free and low-cost music education for kids
The Heights Center’s MOSAIC program provides opportunities for children from low-income households to learn to play a musical instrument and to perform with ensembles of their peers. We learn about the program in an encore conversation with musician, educator, and Director of Arts and Community Programs at the Heights Center, Melissa Barlow, who founded the program.
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/22/25
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/22/25
Players Circle Theater performs “Oklahoma!” in Concert
Players Circle Theater is mounting a staged reading-style production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s iconic musical “Oklahoma!” featuring the company’s largest ensemble ever assembled. “Oklahoma!” is widely credited with ushering in the Golden Age of American musical theater. Ahead of the opening night performance, we explore this production and the musical’s enduring impact on the musical theater genre.
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/15/25
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/15/25
Bridging the Gap Center for the Arts empowers BIPOC artists in Southwest Florida
Bridging the Gap Center for the Arts is Southwest Florida’s newest arts and culture nonprofit. The new organization is committed to providing support, education, community, and performance opportunities for BIPOC artists. We’ll learn about the new organization in a conversation with founder and executive director Sonya McCarter, board of directors member Cotrenia Hood, and dance instructor Eden Collier.
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/8/25
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/8/25
ENCORE: Blues musician James “Super Chikan” Johnson
Multi-award-winning Blues musician, songwriter, painter, and craftsman James “Super Chikan” Johnson visited Florida Gulf Coast University this past spring to speak to students and make a couple of performances at Artis-Naples. During his visit he stopped by the WGCU studios for conversation about his life’s journey through music, his handcrafted instruments made from recycled parts, and how he got his stage name.
Latest From NPR
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New Zealand's unique birds are at risk of extinction, like the kiwi. So the country is trying to eradicate the invasive species that prey on them. Everyday people are lining up to help. -
Authorities say the suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder investigation is not cooperating. However, the people around him are. Here's what we know. And, takeaways from the 2025 Emmys. -
A church in Orem, Utah, the city where Charlie Kirk was killed, brings healing during its Sunday service. "We're going to be navigating this as a community and as a church family for months to come." -
Prominent Democratic lawmakers and influencers are encouraging their fellow Democrats to embrace social media and online video to reach voters or risk being left behind. -
NPR is tracking the record number of lawmakers in Congress who have already announced they don't plan to run for reelection ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Latest from PBS
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Spanish authorities say more than 100,000 people took part in the latest pro-Palestinian protests that interrupted the final stage of the Spanish Vuelta and forced organizers to cut short the Grand Tour event on Sunday, capping a campaign of disruptions. -
In our news wrap Sunday, Utah’s governor shared new details about the suspected shooter in Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the airspace around Poland is being closely monitored after last week’s Russian drone incursion, a few hundred Ebola vaccines reached southern Congo amid an outbreak, and Qatar hosts a summit to consider a response to Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in the country. -
As it intensifies its war in Gaza, Israel also remains in a simmering conflict on its northern border with Lebanon. Under a ceasefire agreement, Israel was supposed to withdraw from the area in January. But its military recently expanded its presence, saying that Hezbollah was in violation of the terms and an active threat. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports. -
Nepal finds new calm this weekend with the appointment of an interim prime minister, following an extraordinary week of violence. More than 70 people died after anti-corruption protests led to police clashes and government buildings being set aflame. Lisa Desjardins speaks with Alex Travelli, a South Asia business correspondent for The New York Times, about the situation in Kathmandu.
