Key Biscayne Stories

About Key Biscayne Stories

Key Biscayne Stories will showcase the people, history, and magic that make this beautiful village a paradise and a great place to live. The KB Stories Podcast is exclusive for residents and for all those who love Key Biscayne.

Publisher

Key Biscayne Stories

Category

history · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Oct 2020

Latest episode

22 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

117 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Aug 2026

   The Academy of Martial Arts w Founder and Sensei Robert Duzoglou

   Sensei Robert Duzoglou a 30-year Key Biscayne resident and founder of the RDCA Academy of Martial Arts. Sensei shares how a chance realtor's recommendation brought his family to the island decades ago, and takes us through his 55-year journey in the martial arts. We dig into what really sets the Academy apart: the character development and core values, respect, accountability, and discipline that Sensei and his children, Derek and Morgan, instill in students of all ages. He also shares about his civic engagement in Key Biscayne, from chairing the Chamber of Commerce and sitting on the Educational Advisory Board to leading community service and disaster-relief efforts through the dojo. Sensei also talks about "Life Quest: A Transformational Journey," the interactive book he co-authored with his daughter Morgan, and closes with his idea of a perfect weekend on the island, beach, family, good food, and feeding the peacocks at Crandon Park. 55 years in martial arts: kung fu, judo, jiu-jitsu & more Crossing paths with Chuck Norris and Dan Inosanto Building character: respect, accountability & discipline at the Academy Civic engagement: Chamber of Commerce, education board & community service Meeting Sensei Matthias and the German connection "Life Quest" — the book co-written with daughter Morgan #KeyBiscayne #MartialArts #KeyBiscayneStories #ChuckNorris #LifeQuest

2. 

   22 Aug 2026

   Exchange for Change | Teaching incarcerated people writing, leadership, and communication skills

   Kathie Klarreich, founder of Exchange for Change, a nonprofit that teaches writing, leadership, and communication skills to incarcerated men and women across Florida. Kathie's path here started far from the Key: as a freelance journalist covering Haiti through a coup, a devastating earthquake, and a decade of reporting for outlets like NBC, ABC, and TIME. That work eventually led her into a Homestead women's prison classroom in 2009 and to founding Exchange for Change in 2014, which today reaches roughly 700 students a year across state prisons, county jails, and juvenile facilities in Florida, run by a staff of just two and a half people and a corps of volunteer facilitators from FIU, University of Miami, Miami Dade College, and Florida Atlantic University. We talk about how the program pairs incarcerated students with university students for an exchange of letters and ideas, how former students have gone on to teach classes themselves inside other facilities, the difference between jail and prison, the wellness and mindfulness programs that have grown out of the writing classes, and why Kathy believes giving people inside a voice — rather than telling their stories for them, is the whole point. Topics covered: How a career in Haitian journalism led to a nonprofit in Florida prisons The origins of Exchange for change and its university exchange model A typical day teaching inside Everglades and Homestead Correctional Leadership councils, student-led classes, and expanding to new institutions Wellness programming: mindfulness, meditation, and trauma toolkits Getting incarcerated writers published Jail vs. prison, explained Key Biscayne Stories is a podcast where neighbors meet neighbors. #KeyBiscayne #ExchangeForChange #PrisonEducation #Nonprofit #Journalism #KeyBiscayneStories

3. 

   22 Aug 2026

   The Chief Press Foundation | with Charles R. Press, Town of Surfside's New Police Chief

   Chief Charles "Chuck" Press spent 17 years as chief of police in Key Biscayne. In this episode, Chief Press joins Key Biscayne Stories to talk about the ride-along that changed his life, what it took to rebuild a police department from the ground up, and how a small Christmas toy drive grew into the Chief Press Foundation, which has raised over $700,000 and forged a sister-city bond between Key Biscayne and Liberty City. We cover: Beating out 75 candidates nationwide to become Key Biscayne's police chief The origin of the Chief Press Foundation and its Christmas toy drives in Liberty City Making Liberty City Key Biscayne's official sister city Opening food pantries in Liberty City and Homestead His unexpected return to policing as Chief of Police in the Town of Surfside Key Biscayne Stories is a podcast where neighbors meet neighbors — conversations with the people who shape our island community. #KeyBiscayne #KeyBiscayneStories #ChiefPressFoundation #LibertyCity #SurfsidePolice #CommunityPolicing #Podcast

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

98,184

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

36

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

71

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