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According to a December 2020 NPR/IPSOS national poll, less than half — 47% — of Americans surveyed say QAnon’s core claims are false, with 17% admitting to believing outright, and 37% saying they’re unsure.We explore this growing phenomenon, and ways to possibly overcome it, with Guy P. Harrison, he’s a journalist and author of eight books on science, skeptical, and philosophical issues. His article “How to Repair the American Mind: Solving America’s Cognitive Crisis” was published in a recent issue of Skeptical Inquirer Magazine. He’s also a self-described public advocate for science and reason.We’re also joined by Dr. Glenn Whitehouse, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University.

We are living in an increasingly polarized world — particularly when it comes to political views. And while this might be something we all believe we feel, there is data that backs up what we’re feeling.We explore just how polarized we are in the United States, what might be causing it, and possible ways to address it and become less polarized with Dr. Myiah Hutchens, Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Public Relations at University of Florida.

On this episode of the GCL Book Club, we hear from prolific author Caroline Leavitt about her page-turner of a book, Days of Wonder, about justice, guilt, forgiveness, and reinvention.

The Baker Museum at Artis-Naples in Collier County recently hired award-winning curator, art historian, museum leader, lecturer and writer Courtney McNeil as its new Museum Director and Chief Curator. McNeil joins us to explore her professional background, her passion for helping people connect art with different perspectives and new ideas, and her vision for the Baker Museum going forward.

So far more than 1,300 people in Florida have tested positive for monkeypox with the majority of cases stemming from South Florida. The vast majority of infections are in men who have sex with men. As this global epidemic grows, vaccine supply remains limited. The latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates Florida has the third highest number of confirmed monkeypox infections in the country. We’ll take a closer look in a conversation with Southwest Florida-based infectious disease specialist Dr. Douglas Brust.

If you want to move up in America, go to college. That’s the advice people get. And there’s loads of evidence that a college degree will improve your…

Older golfers make up a large percentage of the overall golfing population in the United States, and that’s especially true here in southwest Florida.…

Hurricane Irma caused major damage all across southwest Florida last year, and while many people have wrapped up their repairs, and the insurance claims…

One of the biggest draws to our area is the beaches, but when red tide is blooming off the coast, dead and injured animals wash ashore, and people who get…

During the first part of today’s show we were exploring the ways people can reduce the amount of water and fertilizer they use on their yards in order to…