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

First Coast Week in Review

February 6, 2026 • 51 mins
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from ICE's effect on local students to a vanishing hologram at the Jacksonville airport.
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Diminishing state aid for AIDS

February 5, 2026 • 51 mins
Sweeping cuts by the state Department of Health could leave thousands of people without access to HIV and AIDS treatments.
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A House Call from Dr. Joe

February 4, 2026 • 51 mins
New measles outbreaks, a U.S. pullback from global disease surveillance and genes > supplements.
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Former Russian political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza

February 3, 2026 • 51 mins
After surviving two poisonings, a coma and imprisonment, the Pulitzer Prize-winning dissident scholar discusses threats to democracy and human rights.
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The municipal MAGA movement

February 2, 2026 • 51 mins
On a new episode of the Reveal podcast, a Jacksonville reporter explores what happens when local elected officials adopt national talking points.
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First Coast Week in Review

January 30, 2026 • 51 mins
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from the state of the Downtown bar business to how Minneapolis is changing the immigration debate in Florida.
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Disrupting sex trafficking

January 29, 2026 • 51 mins
With Jacksonville leading the state in commercial sex solicitations, we talk to two experts and an advocate about what works, what doesn’t, and why.
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Journalistic dream team

January 28, 2026 • 51 mins
The Northeast Florida News Collaborative unites seven regional outlets in an effort to build reporting strength through numbers.
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Building up — and out

January 27, 2026 • 51 mins
St. Johns County Administrator Joy Andrews gives an update on development projects, problems and progress in the fast-growing county.
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Another ICE death

January 26, 2026 • 51 mins
Minneapolis responds to another fatal shooting during a frigid weekend of protest.
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First Coast Week in Review

January 23, 2026 • 51 mins
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from a push to unmask ICE to the attorney general's MLK Day rollback of “race-based” laws.
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Angie Nixon announces Senate bid

January 22, 2026 • 51 mins
The bid puts the Florida House District 13 Democrat in an uphill battle against existing Republican Senator, Incumbent Ashley Moody.
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Sky’s the limit

January 21, 2026 • 51 mins
The head of Cecil Airport & Spaceport discusses ongoing development, current challenges and why priorities have shifted from shooting for the stars to more terrestrial priorities.
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On thin ICE

January 20, 2026 • 51 mins
A local civil rights attorney talks about the implications of recent ICE crackdowns for U.S. citizens and non-citizens alike.
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First Coast Week in Review

January 16, 2026 • 51 mins
It’s the week’s biggest stories, from a city employee’s suspension over ICE comments to a local reporter making her own headlines for praising the Jags.
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The weight of water

January 15, 2026 • 51 mins
Artist Calida Rawles explores Black history and identity through her photorealistic paintings of partially submerged figures.
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A House Call from Dr. Joe

January 14, 2026 • 51 mins
From an inverted food pyramid to Barbie on the spectrum, we diagnose the latest medical headlines with Dr. Joe Sirven.
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Ask the Mayor

January 13, 2026 • 51 mins
We ask Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan what bills she’s watching in Tallahassee, how she’s preparing for a jail site search and more.
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Hope Against Hope

January 12, 2026 • 51 mins
DCPS ends investigation, but won't return teacher Hope McMath to the classroom.
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First Coast Week in Review

January 9, 2026 • 51 mins
It’s the week’s biggest headlines, from the road to redistricting to rare pushback from Duval Schools on charter school expansion.
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