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We conclude our series of conversations with speakers from the Naples Discussion Group’s 20-21 schedule by talking with Dr. Darrell Slider, Professor Emeritus in political science at University of South Florida. His presentation on Friday, April 9 explored the challenges facing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime in these times of great change, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

We're featuring an episode of the WGCU podcast Three Song Stories that originally released on July 27, 2018. This was the first episode that featured two guests: News Press storyteller and senior writer, Amy Bennett Williams, and her husband Roger Williams, who writes a column and feature stories for Florida Weekly.

U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle in Tallahassee ruled on Sunday, May 24 that it is unconstitutional to prevent felons in Florida from voting just because they can't afford to pay back the court fees, fines, and pay restitution to victims.

Americorps has been addressing issues and serving needs in the United States since 1965 when it was known as Volunteers in Service to America, or VISTA. We speak with its current CEO Barbara Stewart about the many ways its members are helping people around the country today.

A recent article in The Atlantic titled “The Election That Could Break America” speculates that President Trump could “easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result.” One subject it covers is how presidential electors are chosen after the votes have been tabulated. To get some clarity on this topic and how things could actually play out here in Florida we talk with Aubrey Jewett, associate professor of political science at University of Central Florida.

We explore what the Sunshine Laws cover today and how people can exercise their right to access information about how their government and other public bodies operate with Tony Conticello, he is a Tallahassee-based attorney that specializes in Sunshine Law compliance.

Two nonprofit advocacy groups in Colorado are trying to take back the moniker as something to be proud of. The president has said he likes the term, which has been used derisively by opponents of the health overhaul.

Worried about the proliferation of plastic trash in the environment and her own body, a journalist tried to shop plastic-free for 7 days. She found plastic in a lot of sneaky and surprising places.

It's been two years since the Collier County Sheriff’s Office found the body of a hiker in Big Cypress preserve. Despite dozens of people recognizing the hiker from the Appalachian Trail, investigators have not been able to identify him beyond the trail name “Mostly Harmless.”

We explore what it's like being a pediatrician during this time of COVID-19 with Dr. Angela D’Alessandro from Physicians’ Primary Care in Fort Myers.