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Anti-Social
We' not anti-people, just anti-social media. Interesting topics, with some logic, originating from the island paradise of Key Biscayne, Florida.
Episodes
194 episodes
Election 26: Silvia Tarafa
SILVIA TARAFA , a veteran educator, is the only political newcomer to the Key Biscayne Council this election year. The former principal of the K-8 Center, she has an up close and personal perspective of the reasons behind declining enrollment a...
Election 26: Oscar Sardiñas
OSCAR SARDIÑAS is one of two incumbents asking for another 4-year term on the Key Biscayne Village Council. An avowed supporter of outgoing mayor Joe Rasco and Village Manager Steve Williamson, we ask about the rejection of the $300 million Big...
Election 26: Luis de la Cruz
LUIS DE LA CRUZ is looking to come back to Key Biscayne's Village Council after a prior stint 8 years ago. His signature issue for the last two years has been opposition the Big Dig stormwater project - a project he succeeded in st...
Election 26: Fernando Vazquez
FOUR CANDIDATES are competing for three seats on the Key Biscayne Village Council in 2026. Our first guest is FERNANDO VAZQUEZ, an incumbentwho ran as "your flood control engineer" four years ago -- but that was before the Big Dig stormwater pr...
BBQ & the House: Eliott Rodriguez likely to run for Congress
OUR SHOW RESUMES at the 20th annual Key Biscayne Rib-Off, which has become a place where pork and politics mix under the haze of cooking meat. Our guest, one of the contest judges, is former
The Economy 2025: Will things get better? Analyst Mark Hamrick
THE STOCK MARKET is soaring, but weak employment numbers and stubborn high prices are making many Americans feel uneasy as 2025 comes to a close. Our guest is veteran financial analyst MA...
The Battle over a Nature Center: Theodora Long and Mark Diaz
A HISTORIC AND POPULAR nature center near Miami has some environmental advocates feeling wronged by a government that wants to monetize a building named after ecology pioneer Marjory Stoneman Douglas. The center in Crandon Park tea...
Miami Gets Generous: 2 nonprofits with powerful Give Miami Day stories (
IN THIS SPECIAL edition of Anti-Social, live from the Give Miami Day Mission Control center, we interview two nonprofits that are using donor dollars for good. Maj. Gene Hogg of the Salv...
The Mayor, Key Biscayne, & the "storm" - Miami's Many Challenges
A DISPUTE OVER A BELOVED NATURE CENTER is just one of the topics that one of Florida's top elected leaders is contending with. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says she wants a deal to keep programming - but also says she's facing a...
Will Miami GOP change course on immigration? New media campaign adds push
THE TRUMP Administration is expanding its deportation efforts, leading to protests across the country. In Miami, where a majority of residents are Hispanic, a new campaign is seeking change from Republican members of Congress who -- so f...
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Women Building Miami: a major civic group turns 125 ..PLUS.. SNAP cuts threaten Miami
COMMUNITY GROUPS lift a city in so many ways. The Miami Women's Club can point to 125 years of bringing women together from the city's earliest days to the vibrant multicultural metropoli...
He's running for Congress: Robin Peguero
WE START OUR TWELFTH SEASON by talking to a former investigator of the January 6th committee who is running for Congress in from Miami and Key Biscayne ROBIN PEGUERO is a ...
Are Miami home prices really cratering? With expert Ken Johnson
INSURANCE, REPAIRS and high costs are just some reasons being given for a downward trend in home values in South Florida of late, but out guest KEN JOHNSON crunches numbers across the nation and his conclusions are -- different.
He's running for Congress: Richard Lamondin
THE 2026 MIDTERMS ARE A LONG WAY OFF, but two Democrats are already vying to take on incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar. Sensing growing disapproval with President Trump on topics like immigration and the economy, businessman Richard Lamondi...
Nixing NPR? Cuts to Public Broadcasting in South Florida with Sergio Bustos
President Donald Trump wants to zero out funding to public radio and TV, cuts that would affect the programming you hear and see in South Florida. Measure...
Fire Chief Eric Lang: The Exit Interview
ERIC LANG stepped down as Key Biscyane's fire chief recently, wrapping up three decades of service on the barrier island. A founder of the department, he's helped respond to tragedies large and small. We talk to him about his decision, and the ...
Soccer Story: How Little Key Biscayne grows futbol champions with Marcelo Radice
NOT EVERY TOWN of 15,000 can boast a homegrown player who's now a teammate of Lionel Messi. But Key Biscayne can. Our guest is Marcelo Radice, who's worked to build the island's soccer programs for both boys and girls. We ask him ab...
Running for Governor? : DAVID JOLLY
DAVID JOLLY is a former Republican Congressman from the Tampa Bay area who is looking at the Florida Governor's mansion -- and in our podcast, says he's planning a run as Democrat. Can he successfully find a winning lane as a political mo...
Miami's best-known charities unite to help local news: Press Forward!
EARLIER THIS YEAR, some of Miami's best-known charities agreed that local news in our community is in deep trouble. They joined a national program, PRESS FORWARD, to help ma...
Sunshine Week: Freedom at stake at VOA and here in Florida
SUNSHINE WEEK celebrates both press freedoms and the ability to get public records and know what's going on in your government. Our first guest is STEVE HERMAN, off the air after the Trump administrat...
Donald Trump, mercantilist. Econ prof James Feigenbaum on the trade war
A FULL BLOWN TRADE WAR is now raging, after Donald Trump started slapping tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, China, and now, most of Europe. But what is his theory, and does it have any economic history? OUR GUEST is a
Cuts at NOAA - Danger Ahead? Hurricane Expert James Franklin
NO ONE KNOWS how deep the cuts are, but forecasters at America's weather agency, NOAA, say the quality of forecasts could be jeopardized with layoffs of scientists and other employees. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a w...
Ron Magill's other passion: Key Biscayne's famous rib competition
A LITTLE BIT OF BOASTING, but Key Biscayne's annual "Rib Off" is set in an idyllic bayside spot where smoke, pork, and community fuse together for one of the nation's best barbecue competitions -- all done for...
