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

August 14, 2026 • 51 mins
It’s the biggest headlines of the week, from a reported candidate assault to concerns about the expanding role of the City Council’s in-house lawyer
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Hitting close to home

August 13, 2026 • 51 mins
An author who says she loves Florida enough to hate it releases a new book of essays on life in the Sunshine State.
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State House candidate Leslie Jean-Bart

August 12, 2026 • 51 mins
An attorney and advocate makes her bid for Florida House District 13.
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Ask the Mayor

August 11, 2026 • 51 mins
From the administration’s budget balancing act to law enforcement’s opposition to property tax cuts, we discuss recent headlines with Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan.
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House District 13 candidate Audrey Gibson

August 10, 2026 • 51 mins
After three decades seeking and holding state and local office, the Democrat explains why she’s running to return to the state Capitol.
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First Coast Week in Review

August 7, 2026 • 51 mins
Law enforcement criticizes the “staggering” impact of proposed property tax cuts.
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In the zone

August 6, 2026 • 51 mins
With the team leading the inaugural UpShot league, we sit down with Jacksonville's first pro women’s B-ball squad.
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Congressional candidate LaShonda 'L.J.' Holloway

August 4, 2026 • 51 mins
After positive recent polling, the perennial congressional candidate hopes the fifth time’s the charm.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds

August 3, 2026 • 51 mins
We ask congressman Byron Donalds, a Trump-endorsed gubernatorial candidate, about his stance on AI regulation, immigration, property taxes, school choice and more.
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First Coast Week in Review

July 31, 2026 • 51 mins
City Council fails to override a mayoral veto; lane reductions are considered in the Brooklyn neighborhood; JEA’s CEO takes a leave of absence.
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Full support

July 30, 2026 • 51 mins
The next phase of Sulzbacher’s Enterprise Village is underway. We discuss the origins of the project and the significance of moving core services for the area's unhoused community out of Downtown.
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Sacred preservation

July 29, 2026 • 51 mins
St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Palatka, one of Florida's oldest and most significant Black churches, earns a spot on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Broken system

July 28, 2026 • 51 mins
A Florida trial attorney witnessed decades of racial bias within the criminal justice system. He decided to write a play about it.
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Stopping the cycle

July 27, 2026 • 51 mins
Duval County reported nearly 5,300 domestic violence offenses in 2024 as a Northeast Florida program that helps batterers stop the cycle reports a surge in success.
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First Coast Week in Review

July 24, 2026 • 51 mins
No-show lawmakers called out as “cowards”; Moms For Liberty losing political omnipresence in school board races.
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Red flags

July 23, 2026 • 51 mins
A former Jacksonvillian makes the jump from local television to the self-help shelves with his book "The Red Apples Way."
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Congressional challenger

July 22, 2026 • 51 mins
Democratic congressional candidate Rachel Grage discusses her fight to unseat a four-term incumbent.
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Actuality, not austerity

July 21, 2026 • 51 mins
We break down Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan’s proposed $2+ billion budget with political analyst Chris Hand.
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The 'blast radius' of property tax cuts

July 20, 2026 • 51 mins
Former Republican state Sen. Jeff Brandes says the real devastation caused by a proposed property tax cut will be the loss of local control.
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