The Straw Hat Podcast

For the fifth episode of The Straw Hat Podcast we sat down with Kerri Audette and Erica Bales from the National Women’s Liberation – Gainesville Chapter to talk about fake women’s clinics, why they’re harmful, and what’s being done to stop them locally. You can subscribe on Google Play, iTunes, or Stitcher. If there’s any interviews  or … Continue reading "Podcast: National Women’s Liberation – Gainesville Chapter"

For the fourth episode of The Straw Hat Podcast we sat down with Jay from the Gainesville Anti-Fascist Committee to talk about what fascism is and what’s being done to combat it in the North Central Florida area. Are you curious about the so called violence of AntiFa or what the organizing around the recent Spencer … Continue reading "Podcast: Gainesville Anti-Fascist Committee"

For the third episode of The Straw Hat Podcast we sat down with Gainesville City Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos and Connected Gainesville member Bryan Eastman to talk about  internet access in Gainesville. We’re looking at why we pay the most in the state for some of the slowest internet, who has access, why there’s almost no ultra … Continue reading "Podcast: Connected Gainesville and Access to Internet in Gainesville"

For the second episode of The Straw Hat Podcast we sat down with City of Gainesville Commissioner Harvey Ward to talk about the city’s response to Hurricane Irma. We took a deep dive into what it’s like inside the Emergency Response Center, what the city did well, how GRU prioritizes who gets power restored, what … Continue reading "Podcast: A Conversation on Hurricane Irrma With Gainesville Commissioner Harvey Ward"

We’re trying out a new podcast about politics in and around the Gainesville area. You can subscribe on Google Play, iTunes, Stitcher, or Sound Cloud. If there’s any interviews  or content you think would be good to cover email us at [email protected] This episode we talked with Katy Burnett from Parents Against Corporate Takeovers who … Continue reading "Podcast: Parents Against Corporate Takeovers"