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Episode 23: Desmond Meade Embodies the Effort for Rights Restoration

Desmond Meade, executive director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, joins Dara on this episode of Deeper Dive to talk about his role in spearheading a 2018 constitutional amendment to restore voting rights for felons.

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Episode 22: Nikki Fried Reflects On Her Time As Agriculture Commissioner

To kick off 2023, Dara sat down with state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried for one of the Democrat's last media appearances in the role

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Episode 21: How Will Changes to Florida's Insurance Laws Affect Homeowners?

Dara is back in the Terracotta Room talking about property insurance, this week with consumer advocate Amy Bach, executive director of United Policyholders

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Episode 20: DeSantis Inauguration, Special Session ... And More!

City & State Florida Editor-In-Chief Jim Rosica joins Dara once again for a Deeper Dive Variety (half) Hour to discuss Gov. Ron DeSantis' inauguration festivities, an upcoming special legislative session and much more

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Episode 19: House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell on Energizing Dems

For episode 19 of Deeper Dive, Dara chats with House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell about efforts to energize Democrats after the November elections, and some of Driskell's priorities heading into the 2022 session

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Episode 18: Cannabis Law Expert Talks 'Potlandia'

Attorney John Lockwood, who specializes in regulated industries, visits the Terracotta Room to chat with Dara about medical marijuana in Florida

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Episode 16: Deeper Dive Breaks Down The One-Sided Midterm Elections

City & State Florida Editor-In-Chief Jim Rosica is back for another podcast, this time joining Dara to break down the walloping Republicans gave Democrats in the Nov. 8 elections, and how Gov. Ron DeSantis might wield his growing political power

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Episode 15: Making Discourse Civil Again?

Florida Atlantic University political science professor Kevin Wagner joins Deeper Dive host Dara Kam to discuss civility in government and politics, and social media's role in eroding civil conversations

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Episode 14: The Consumer Side of Florida's Insurance Crisis

Property insurance claim dispute attorney Amy Boggs joins Dara Kam and News Service of Florida Executive Editor Jim Saunders to discuss how Florida's troubled insurance market is impacting consumers.

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Episode 13: The Deeper Dive November Elections Preview

City & State Florida Editor-In-Chief Jim Rosica joins Dara once again to preview the November elections, talk public records and hit on other hot topics in Florida politics

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Episode 12: The Legal Challenge to DeSantis' Migrant Flights

Join Dara this week as she talks with Oscar Chacón, executive director of Alianza Americas, which is a plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis' controversial migrant flights.

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Episode 11: Florida's Troubled Property Insurance Industry Faces Hurricane Ian

Florida's insurance law guru Fred Karlinksy joins host Dara Kam and News Service of Florida Executive Editor Jim Saunders for a deep dive into the state's beleaguered property insurance industry and how much of a punch Hurricane Ian could land on an already ailing market.

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Episode 10: NRA Titan Marion Hammer Reflects on Career

On Episode 10 of Deeper Dive, longtime NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer sat down with Dara to reflect on her decades-long career, lifelong love affair with firearms, and explain why she says "freedom came out of the barrel of a gun."

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Episode 09: Florida's Elections Supervisors Safeguard Democracy

Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley and Dara discuss the impact of the 2020 presidential election and how elections officials combat distrust of their offices.

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Episode 08: Mac Stipanovich on the Republican Party's Evolution

Veteran political strategist J.M. "Mac" Stipanovich sits down with Dara to talk about the Republican party of today and yesteryear, and why he's now an Independent.

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Episode 07: Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers Cultivated A Brand

Kim Rivers, CEO of medical-marijuana company Trulieve, talks with host Dara Kam about building Florida's largest medical-marijuana retailer

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Episode 06: Suspended Prosecutor Andrew Warren Asks, Do Elections Matter Anymore?

Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren, who was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis, discusses the dangers of using political clout to oust opponents.

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Episode 05: Florida Primary Election Recap

Jim Rosica is back to discuss the biggest takeaways from Florida's primary election.

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Episode 04: Is 15 Weeks Too Long?

What's next for abortion rights in Florida and should same-sex couples worry about their marriage rights being eroded?

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Episode 03: Florida's Push to Restrict Medical Treatment for Transgender People

A Yale doctor talks about the perils of the state's approach, and sends a message of solidarity to the trans community.