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Miami's Superintendent on What Parents Don't Know About Public Schools
Miami-Dade County's Superintendent Rafael Villalobos sits down with us to address what most parents don't know — or get wrong — about the public school system. With over 300,000 students, 300+ schools, and seven straight years as an A district, he makes the case that Miami's public schools are far better than most people give them credit for. He also addresses head on why enrollment is declining, what really happened at Killian, and how students can now graduate with 45 college credits and industry certifications before they even leave high school.We also get into the teacher salary crisis — $57,000 base salary in one of the most expensive cities in the country — and why Referendum 268 on the November 3rd ballot matters. Eighty-eight percent of that funding goes directly to teacher salaries. Plus magnet programs, charter schools vs public schools, the "woke" debate, school safety, mental health support, and his personal journey from principal at Ferguson Senior High to running the third largest school district in America.If you have kids in Miami or care about where this city is headed — this episode is essential.A Day in Miami Website:https://adayinmiami.com/Manny Alfonso:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mannyalfonso8/Kiko Suarez:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/querikoconkiko/Eduardo Moya:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_moya/Follow Us! - A Day in Miami:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adayinmiami/Listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/20WEys6jxiliBCLoo9iSID________________________Produced by: Ben SchwedeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/benthecreatorrr/0:00 Intro1:59 Introducing the Guest2:57 How He Got Into Education4:36 Miami’s Public School System Created People Changing the World6:51 Why People Hate on the Public School System10:30 Dropping School Enrollment 12:58 Magnet Program14:20 Closing Schools to Sell the Properties?17:45 What Schools Have Closed19:21 What Happens to Closed Schools' Properties20:40 Teachers’ Salaries and Secure Our Future Referendum23:38 How Is Secure Our Future Money Spent25:11 What Will Happen If People Vote No on Continuing Secure Our Future26:03 Why Teachers Leave27:32 Why Choose Public vs Charter vs Private School29:30 Charter Schools are Under Miami-Dade Public Schools30:21 Why You Should Consider Putting Your Child in the Public School33:16 Public Schools Employees Leaving to Open Their Own Charter School34:13 Technology in Schools and Preparing the Next Generation of Workforce35:39 Technical Colleges and Vocational Schools36:17 Value of Being Exposed to Industries Early On37:10 Street Smarts37:36 Financial Literacy and Life Skills in Schools39:32 Was He a Tough Principal?40:39 Mental Health and Bullying43:15 Dealing with Situations43:58 Schools Going Woke44:59 Secure Our Future Referendum Breakdown46:47 Food in Schools49:21 What Inspires Him50:42 Influencer Classes52:10 Top 3 Restaurants 56:27 Vote on Secure Our Future Referendum57:20 A+ Society58:29 Outro
7 Oct 2026
Florida's CFO Exposes $470 Million in Wasted Tax Dollars in Miami-Dade
Where does your property tax money actually go? Florida's CFO Blaise Ingoglia has been digging into every government budget in the state to find out — and the results are not pretty. In this episode he breaks down how Miami-Dade alone had $470 million in excessive spending, why local governments used COVID relief money to expand permanently instead of investing in infrastructure, and what happens when government grows faster than the private sector.He also covers the 1,300+ arrests his office has made for financial crimes, insurance reform, the amendment 3 property tax debate, staged accident fraud in Miami and Broward, and a brand new initiative to grade every city and county in Florida on fiscal responsibility — like a restaurant health inspection grade. Plus he broke news about suing two insurance companies live on our show.If you pay property taxes in Florida — this episode is required viewing. Vote November 3rd.A Day in Miami Website:https://adayinmiami.com/Manny Alfonso:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mannyalfonso8/Kiko Suarez:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/querikoconkiko/Eduardo Moya:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_moya/Follow Us! - A Day in Miami:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adayinmiami/Listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/20WEys6jxiliBCLoo9iSID________________________Produced by: Ben SchwedeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/benthecreatorrr/0:00 Intro1:05 About Blaise2:18 Day-to-Day as Florida’s CFO3:30 What Type of Frauds He Sees in Florida6:18 Organizational Chart of Florida CFO’s Office7:31 How They Determine Wasteful and Excessive Spending by Local Governments14:05 County and Sheriff’s Budget15:42 $470 Million Wasteful Spending in Miami-Dade County19:22 Cities Going Bankrupt If Property Tax Reform Passes20:25 Is There No Penalty for Mismanaging Taxpayers’ Money?21:32 Funding NGOs and Non-Profits27:40 Can CFO Lower Cost of Insurance?30:46 How He Helped a Homeowner Save Over $7,000 on Home Insurance32:35 Florida CFO’s Office Can Help You with Claims34:18 Local Governments Hate the FAFO Audits35:46 Will There Be Any Negative Effects If Property Tax Reform Passes?37:41 Scorecards for Counties Financials39:44 CFO is Taxpayers’ Lobbyist Against the Governments42:12 Previous CFOs43:03 How Wasteful Spending Could’ve Helped Communities Instead44:03 State of Florida Report on A Day in Miami? 45:54 Top 3 Restaurants51:17 Why Vote for Blaise Ingoglia for Florida’s CFO52:29 Outro
6 Oct 2026
Everything You Never Knew About the Meat Industry | Nicholas Vigil
Nicholas Vigil of Quirch Foods joins us to break down everything that goes into getting meat from the source to your plate. He walks us through the meat grading system, why Quirch stays focused on distribution instead of retail, the process behind producing different cuts, and why prices are likely to keep climbing.We also get into Wagyu, never-frozen meat, which countries produce the best beef, chicken processing standards, and how the shift toward healthier eating has changed the entire meat industry. Plus a look into his second business, Vacrite and Vac It Up, which handles grease trap cleaning and hydro excavation for restaurants across Miami.This is the meat supply chain explained by someone who lives it every day.A Day in Miami Website:https://adayinmiami.com/Manny Alfonso:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mannyalfonso8/Kiko Suarez:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/querikoconkiko/Eduardo Moya:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_moya/Follow Us! - A Day in Miami:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adayinmiami/Listen on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/20WEys6jxiliBCLoo9iSID________________________Produced by: Ben SchwedeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/benthecreatorrr/0:00 Intro0:41 Vacrite Headquarters1:25 Quirch Foods2:55 Food Prices5:48 Nicaraguan Tomahawks6:38 Quirch Foods’ Focus on Distribution7:27 The Process of Producing Meat12:14 Why Quirch Foods Doesn’t Get Into Retail12:57 What Meats Do They Sell13:51 Meat Grading System19:54 Wagyu22:05 How People Eating Healthy Impacted the Meat Business25:58 Deli Meats26:49 Eduardo’s Healthy Habits28:54 Never Frozen Meat30:08 Which Country Has the Best Beef?31:36 Chicken Processing32:39 What Type of Chicken is Best34:11 Presidente Supermarket36:53 Do They Work with Walmart?37:26 Publix Prices38:41 Prices of Meat Will Keep Going Up40:22 What Are Grease Traps42:20 Why Grease Traps Are Such a Hassle43:12 Vac It Up and Hydro Excavation46:11 Origins of Vac It Up and Vacrite47:25 Training and Certifications to Operate Vac It Up49:14 How Often Do Restaurants Clean Their Grease Traps50:10 Future of Vacrite52:40 Top 3 Restaurants56:44 Outro
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