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• As libraries have transformed into hubs for innovation, learning and new technology, storytelling remains a vital part of their identity. Storytelling was showcased at a recent StoryCorps listening party presented by the Orange County Public Library System in partnership with WMFE and the Orange County Regional History Center.
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• Florida Today news columnist John A Torres has just published a novel: Paradise Rolling. Torres delves into his reporting file for inspiration for his novel. He joins us to talk about his book, and the state of the media business today.
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• As Florida’s population grows, so does the need for teachers. And here in Central Florida, on the doorstep of the space coast, there’s a push to encourage STEM education. We talk to Lisa Dieker and Jessica Granahan about a program to give emerging teachers in that field a boost.
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• As media outlets struggle in the face of shrinking ad revenue, there are fewer reporters covering local politics, city hall, and other important beats. Report for America aims to change that by putting emerging reporters into so-called ‘news deserts.’
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• The US constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America, but how much do you really know about it and how much attention do you pay to the constitution day to day? Joining Intersection to discuss one of the founding documents of the country are Barry University associate professor of law Eang Ngov and University of Central Florida Political Science professor Aubrey Jewett.
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• Orlando’s diversity was on display last Thanksgiving for FusionFest, and the festival’s business manager Thali Sugisawa has even bigger plans for FusionFest in 2020.
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• From the creation of the newest branch of the military, Space Force, to pushing the limits of scientific discovery in deep space, it’s been a busy year for space news. 90.7 space reporter Brendan Byrne opens his notebook for a look back at the year that was, and a glimpse of what’s to come in 2020, as commercial companies get closer to launching astronauts into orbit once more from US soil.
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