Engage
Tuesdays and Thursdays • Airs on 90.7 and 89.5 FM at 3 p.m.
Join Engage’s host, Cheryn Stone as she explores Central Florida's issues and culture with new voices, new perspectives, and thought provoking interviews. Engage broadcasts live at 3 p.m. on 90.7 & 89.5 FM. You can listen to all episodes on-demand via this website, on YouTube, podcast platforms, smart speakers and our Mobile App.
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A parent who lost his son to overdose and efforts to control the fentanyl crisis in Volusia County. Racial disparities within Central Florida’s medical community and its impact on women of color. Florida Man Poems revisited.
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Floridians in Haiti are evacuating and being taken to the Orlando Sanford International Airport. The Volusia County rideshare VoRide is expanding. Mike Schneider, author of Mickey and the Teamsters, discusses the history of unions at Disney. A pillar of Parramore, J Henry’s barbershop, is back open after being destroyed by a fire.
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WMFE's Joe Mario Pedersen reports on Primary Day poll activity and Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean talks about his new role. We profile Florida schools in the NCAA March Madness tournaments and Orlando hosts 'Plogging for Pints' - a great way to keep fit and clean your community.
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Reporter Amanda Rabines joins us Engage to unpack her Orlando Sentinel investigation into the collapse of the OnePULSE Foundation. Carlos Guillermo Smith with Equality Florida shares what he considers successes this legislative session following a legal settlement in the Parental Rights in Education law. There are disparities in diagnosis of dementia. Math Professor Allen Pelley unravels the mystery of Pi Day. Bethune Cookman’s oldest alumna is 106 today.
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Orlando is expanding an anti-violence program that has demonstrated success in preventing firearm deaths. Also, mangroves are a legally protected ecosystem, we'll look at preservation efforts in Florida. Opera del Sol brings Scalia/Ginsburg to the Pugh Theater and Engage revisits a historic moment in baseball.
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HCA Healthcare hospital nurses in Osceola and Sanford rally for better staffing levels. The Executive Director of the Haitian American Art Network in Orlando fears for family living in the Caribbean country under a state of emergency. Hear predictions for sargassum blooms this summer and some ideas about what to do with the smelly stuff that could benefit coastal communities. OneBlood needs more African American blood donors to help sickle cell patients. A Blockbuster store experience pops up at the Central Florida Fair.
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The Executive Director of Apopka's Hope CommUnity Center discusses the impact of the state’s legislature move to ban community IDs used by many undocumented residents. A local researcher studies the political engagement of Black students at Florida's HBCUs. An Orlando tree that pre-dates the Revolutionary War is getting cloned. There are plans to build a portable resilience hub to use before or after severe weather events. We meet the Orlando chapter of one of America’s most prominent Black motorcycle clubs.
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An Orlando physician and Sickle Cell patient shares the devastating effects of the disease and optimism for the Florida bill sponsored by Representative Kelly Skidmore that allocates funding for research and treatment. A Florida author discusses the history of organized crime in the Sunshine State. After Brittany Jones’ fiancé, a Florida firefighter, died while on a rescue call, she wrote a children’s book to honor him and inspire others. We’ll stop by the Mills 50 district to hear the sounds of the 2024 Lunar New Year Parade.
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Hear the full episode of Engage from Feb. 27, 2024.
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A recent court ruling in Alabama designates frozen embryos at IVF clinics human status and fertility clinics in Florida are paying attention out of concern. Engage talks with an IVF specialist about the future for reproductive medicine in Florida. Also, a pediatrician weighs in on the surge of teen smoking, a Florida filmmaker explains why she had to take her production on the road and the world of role playing games expands thanks to inclusivity.
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Education reporter Danielle Prieur explains the latest efforts to control books in schools. State Senator Geraldine Thompson talks about the possibility of The Florida Museum of Black History being built in Central Florida. A UCF sociology professor speaks about the subject being eliminated as a core course. We’ll visit the Silver Spurs Rodeo event in Osceola County for children with special needs.
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Mayor Demings talks revisiting the Regional Transportation Sales Tax. Licensed marriage and family therapist Cherlette McCullough talks about impacts she is seeing social media taking on children. Orlando's official storyteller, Shawn Welcome shares his passion for spoken word. The students of the Chinese School of Chinese American association of Central Florida are getting ready for the 2024 Central Florida Dragon Parade.