First Coast Connect

First Coast Connect

First Coast Connect is an hour-long call-in program that features local newsmakers, civic and community leaders, arts, activities across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, along with spot news features and a weekly roundtable of local journalists.

Episodes

Flooded with pollution

July 2, 2026 • 51 mins
A new report examines how America's longstanding racial divides amplify the impacts of climate change.
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The 'Fee State' of Florida?

July 1, 2026 • 51 mins
Investigative reporter Jason Garcia explores what happens to Florida cities and small town budgets if voters approve property tax cuts.
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Wild ideas on Cumberland Island

June 30, 2026 • 51 mins
As the National Park Service shifts preservation priorities, some fear expanded development of Georgia's pristine National Seashore.
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In the blood

June 29, 2026 • 51 mins
A five-year pollution study kicks off after research finds chemical pollution in the bloodstreams of South Georgia residents.
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First Coast Week in Review

June 26, 2026 • 51 mins
Dueling realities for JEA CEOs: The current one testifies before City Council; the former is back in court.
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Resegregating neighborhoods?

June 25, 2026 • 51 mins
A scholarly study titled “Confederates in the Cul de Sac” examines how a community’s name affects its racial diversity.
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The price ain’t right

June 24, 2026 • 51 mins
Locals worry they’re being priced out of the Nation’s Oldest City.
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Power move

June 23, 2026 • 51 mins
Local activists petition JEA to phase out climate warming fossil fuels, including coal.
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History of land conservation

June 22, 2026 • 51 mins
Environmental attorney and author Clay Henderson breaks down the key players and history of state-funded conservation efforts in Florida and where protections stand today.
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Government expert Chris Hand

June 18, 2026 • 51 mins
As proposed property tax cuts loom, city officials look to balance the budget and Duval voters will consider supplementing teacher salaries.
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Celebrating Emancipation Day

June 17, 2026 • 51 mins
Jacksonville civil rights activist and historian Rodney L. Hurst Sr. reflects on the importance of Juneteenth and his role during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Life-saving lung study

June 16, 2026 • 51 mins
An American Lung Association employee discovers she has lung cancer thanks to a national study based in Jacksonville.
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Foodie funding

June 15, 2026 • 51 mins
Food journalist Hanna Raskin explains how Downtown dining is getting a boost from restaurant incentives.
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First Coast Week in Review

June 12, 2026 • 51 mins
AI slop enters campaign mode; Kevin Carrico’s public records are finally released; and city funding for a Downtown Publix remains uncertain
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AG candidate José Javier Rodríguez

June 11, 2026 • 51 mins
A conversation with the Democratic candidate for Florida attorney general.
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View to a blockade

June 10, 2026 • 51 mins
A local youth and labor delegation returns from Cuba to report on life under the embargo.
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Ask the Mayor

June 9, 2026 • 51 mins
From tax revenue shocks to slowdowns at a local EV factory, we take the city’s fiscal pulse in our monthly Ask the Mayor segment.
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Jacksonville City Council President-elect Nick Howland

June 8, 2026 • 51 mins
From the future of a downtown Publix to his plans for politically diverse leadership, we sit down with the incoming council leader ahead of his year at the helm
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First Coast Week in Review

June 5, 2026 • 51 mins
Erin Brockovich versus data centers; local governments grapple with dire tax cut potentialities.
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Murder case shake-up

June 4, 2026 • 51 mins
A man accused of killing father of four Jared Bridegan implicates his wife in a recently released jail conversation.
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