The South Florida Roundup

About The South Florida Roundup

Each week, journalists and newsmakers from South Florida analyze and debate some of the most topical issues from across the region.

Publisher

WLRN News

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jul 2022

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

216 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Carnegie Mellon's Miami campus, a shark refuge in Biscayne Bay and Miami Carnival moves to Broward

   We looked at the game-changing plan announced to bring a high-tech Carnegie Mellon University campus to Miami’s hip Wynwood district, courtesy of billionaire Ken Griffin (01:03). We also discussed a surprising new study that reveals Biscayne Bay is actually a sanctuary for endangered shark and ray species (13:34). And we fill you in on the 2026 edition of the Miami Broward Carnival that started Saturday, and this time it’s all Broward, baby (26:15).

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Record cuts at Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Hollywood Mayor switches parties, immigrant fear in Doral

   We will discuss Palm Beach County’s rare budget pushback against its longtime sheriff, Ric Bradshaw — and the scrutiny Broward and Miami-Dade County’s top cops find themselves under (1:03). We also spoke to Hollywood City Mayor Josh Levy about why he’s left the Democratic party to be an independent (13:15). And we’ll examine the Venezuelan community’s anger about ICE arrests in Doral — and President Trump’s meeting with Delcy Rodríguez at the U.N. (26:50).

3. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Maria Elvira Salazar breaks with Trump, 100 years since the Great Hurricane of 1926 and a Broward medical breakthrough

   We examine Republican Miami Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar’s new video telling Trump he’s “gone too far” in his anti-immigration crusade. Is a Latino voter backlash building here? (01:03) As we, so far, experience a hurricane-free season, we’ll also mark today’s centennial of the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 and how it modernized storm preparation. (19:03). And we’ll discuss an important and promising new Alzheimer’s medication trial at Broward Health. (34:35).

Who has been a guest on The South Florida Roundup

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Edda Fields-Black
• John Morales
• Javier Fernandez

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

6,390,101

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

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

Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

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