The Alligator Podcast

About The Alligator Podcast

The Independent Florida Alligator is an award-winning, student-run newspaper covering the University of Florida and the greater Gainesville area. Its daily reporting covers news, sports, art and culture, investigations and a Spanish-language section, El Caimán. It is the largest student-run newspaper in the United States, with a readership of more than 21,000.

Publisher

The Independent Florida Alligator

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Jul 2022

Latest episode

4 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

91 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Apr 2026

   Fasting while getting fast: How a 3:57 miler trains during Ramadan

   The Independent Florida Alligator Podcast takes a look at how UF Distance Runner Oussama Allaoui pushed for new personal bests while observing Ramadan - with The Alligator’s track and field and cross country reporter, Paul Hof-Mahoney.

2. 

   15 Mar 2026

   The Avenue: Oscars roundtable

   The Independent Florida Alligator Podcast breaks down this year's Oscar's nominations - the favorites, the surprises, and the snubs - and making a few predictions before the awards are handed out. Our hosts are joined by The Alligator's arts and culture desk: The Avenue.

3. 

   10 Mar 2026

   UF presidential search committee member appears in Epstein files

   Douglas Band, a member of the University of Florida Presidential Search Committee, was mentioned in more than 30 new documents released in a second drop of files by the U.S. Department of Justice under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The Alligator’s Enterprise Politics Reporter, Alexa Ryan, talks about her continued reporting into Band's relationship to Jeffery Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Contact The Alligator Podcast

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.