Why Are We Like This?

Why Are We Like This?


Latest Episodes

Amendment 4 and the Fight for Reproductive Freedom in Florida feat. Dani Martens
April 15, 2024

Beginning in May, abortion will be effectively banned in Florida with a strict new law making the six-week mark the limit for those seeking care. However, voters will have the chance to vote on Amendment 4 in November to codify abortion throughout the sta

Amendment 4, Immigration & Squatters Rights feat. Jordan Zakarin & Yareliz Mendez Zamora
April 11, 2024

In the first half of this episode we catch up with our friend Jordan Zakarin and talk about the media narrative around squatting, the eclipse, Florida's future, and more.Then, we talked with another friend, Yareliz Mendez Zamor from the Florida Immigrant

Interview: Haiti's Hard Times Equal Opportunity for DeSantis
March 25, 2024

Its a familiar story: Haiti is currently experiencing extreme social strife, and the opportunists are lining up to take advantage. We talked with Florida Immigrant Coalition co-executive director Tessa Petit about her home countrys history as a target f

The Attempted Political Assassination of Robert Dempster & Super Tuesday Roundup
March 07, 2024

We spent this week talking about the endless supply of disarray that the Florida Dems seem almost preternaturally capable of concocting around their wheezing party, this time in the form of a completely manufactured controversy wherein our state party has

Conversation: Linda Loves Florida (Tourism Industry) feat. Jason Garcia
February 23, 2024

We welcome back Jason Garcia (@jason_garcia), the publisher of Seeking Rents, for a discussion about State Sen. Linda Stewart's recent scandal wherein she was caught advancing industry-written legislation that would prevent Orlando being able to rein in t

Conversation: Biden's Betrayal on Immigration
February 08, 2024

The WAWLT Boys analyzed President Biden and Democrats' controversial immigration bill, what it gets wrong, why it's good that it's doomed, and how it represents a negative shift in the Overton Window, acquiescing to the far-right at the expense of real pe

EMERGENCY POD: Ron Backs Down
January 21, 2024

Folks, they're calling it the Worst Run Campaign in History, and we had a front row seat to its demise. Joined by Ryan Ray (@RyanRay_fla) we joined in with the rest of America in celebrating and ridiculing the death of Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign,

Interview: Thomas' Own Great Resignation, Miami & Tallahassee Check-In, feat. Ryan Ray & Ida Eskamani
January 15, 2024

We're joined for this episode by longtime friend and guest Ryan Ray (@ryanray_Fla) who talked through the latest spates of Miami corruption and local politics, the changes afoot at New College of Florida, and Iowa caucus predictions. Ryan stuck around as

Conversation: Florida Man Jeffrey Epstein, Florida Gov. Flailing in Iowa, & Javier Milei Watch
January 05, 2024

The WAWLT Boys begin today's episode sharing their culture by taking the listeners on a tour through history of Santa's Enchanted Forest, a uniquely Miami-Dade working class holiday experience. From there, we dive into the release of the Jeffrey Epstein f

Conversation: It's a complicated city
December 19, 2023

The WAWLT boys catch up ahead of the holiday and discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding Miami City Attorney Victoria Mendez, who faces the chopping block on January 11th for her and her husband's rampant, blatant, predatory corruption. Don't worry, o