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News and opinion-based discussions with Florida Times-Union columnists and Jacksonville.com staff. The podcasts originate from Jacksonville, which is part of Florida's First Coast. Participating columnists include Mark Woods, Tonyaa Weathersbee, JT Rushing and Ron Littlepage. Alternating hosts include Tracy Collins and Bill Bortzfield.

  • 6 minutes 29 seconds
    Teen substance abuse
    Rene Hellen of River Region Human Services talks about a program that provides in-home counseling to teens who abuse alcohol and drugs.
    8 June 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 36 seconds
    No Child is an Island
    Vonceil Levine, a bereavement specialist with Haven Hospice, discusses how children can be helped when they're in grief.
    31 May 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 30 seconds
    Choosing a nursing home
    Mike Milliken of the First Coast's Long-term Care Ombudsman Program offers tips on picking a nursing home.
    23 May 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 6 minutes 30 seconds
    What it's like to be 'Medically Needy'
    Jacksonville resident and patient advocate German Vivas talks about what it's like to depend on Florida's Medically Needy program.
    17 May 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 9 minutes 15 seconds
    Mental health care for the youngest
    Jeff Goldhagen, chief of community pediatrics at UF and Shands Jacksonville, talks about gaps in mental health care.
    10 May 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 6 minutes 38 seconds
    Banishing bed bugs
    Bed bugs are back, says Robert Teal, service manager for Terminex's Jacksonville-area operations.
    3 May 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 9 seconds
    Donating Life
    Why just 30 percent of Americans are registered as organ and tissue donors.
    26 April 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 19 seconds
    ABCs of DVT
    Craig Kobrin, an interventional radiologist at Orange Park Medical Center, discusses new technology at the hospital that allows doctors to bust up a leg clot on the spot.
    21 April 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 6 minutes 27 seconds
    HIV/AIDS epidemic in Jacksonville
    Cindy Watson, executive director of the Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, discusses why the HIV/AIDS remains so high locally.
    13 April 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 18 seconds
    Funding homeless programs
    Cindy Funkhouser of the Sulzbacher Center talks about the possible consequences of de-funding the state's homeless programs.
    4 April 2011, 5:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 1 second
    Japan radiation threat in Florida
    Radiation levels in Jacksonville are at normal background levels despite the nuclear disaster in Japan, a radiation expert says.
    30 March 2011, 5:00 pm
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