The Point Podcast

The Point Podcast


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April 28th, 2023: Serving the service dogs
April 28, 2023

Friday’s host, Jake Reyes, speaks with Caryn Plummer, who is the interim department chair of the small animal clinical sciences at the University of Florida, about the small animal hospital offering f

April 27th, 2023: Public Records Denials Costing Taxpayers
April 27, 2023

Thursday’s host, Julia Cooper, speaks with the Florida Center for Government Accountability’s Michael Barfield about how an increase in costs and delays to public records requests are costing Florida

April 26th, 2023: A Surtax Revenue Update
April 26, 2023

Wednesday’s host, Ailee Shanes, speaks with Alachua County Assistant County Manager Gina Peebles about the Wild Spaces Public Places surtax as the county went over its first quarter revenue after impl

April 25th, 2023: Gators on the (Job) Hunt
April 25, 2023

Tuesday's host, Serra Sowers, speaks with UF Careers Connection Center coach Rob Kairuz about what the job market is looking like for recent graduates. Plus, a Florida Senate committee recommends tr

April 24th, 2023: How AI Can Help UF Radiologists
April 24, 2023

Monday’s host, Elliot Tritto, speaks with Dr. Reza Forghani about how UF health and nuance communications inc. are working together to use artificial intelligence to get patients diagnoses faster and

April 21st, 2023: A painting a day keeps the doctor away
April 21, 2023

Friday’s host, Jake Reyes, speaks with UF’s Center for Arts in Medicine’s Jill Sonke on how social prescribing can benefit the overall well-being of someone who seeks care. Plus, a bill eliminating DE

April 20, 2023: Why UF removed years of online crime data
April 20, 2023

Thursday’s host, Julia Cooper, speaks with Fresh Take Florida’s Troy Myers about UF removing years' worth of online crime data logs. Plus, state legislators are considering later school start times, a

April 19th, 2023: A Potential Solution to a Horrific Headache
April 19, 2023

Wednesday’s host, Ailee Shanes, speaks with the principal investigators for a national trial UF Health will lead testing a new way to treat pain from a brain aneurysm. Plus, a judge rejects a lawsuit

April 18th, 2023: Free Jail Calls, Less Social Cost
April 18, 2023

Tuesday's host, Serra Sowers, speaks with Graham Bernstein, the Director of Political Affairs for the Florida Student Policy Forum talking about the year-long effort pushing to make jail calls free in

April 17th, 2023: Trees on Tap
April 17, 2023

Monday’s host, Elliot Tritto, spoke with WUFT reporter, Miguel Molina about how Swamp Head Brewery is teaming up with Solar Impact Inc. and Alachua Conservation Trust to raise money for planting trees