Engage

By: Central Florida Public Media
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  • Join Engage’s host, Cheryn Stone as she explores Central Florida's issues and culture with new voices, new perspectives, and thought provoking interviews.
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Politics & Government Social Sciences
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Episodes
  • Impact of Eliminating Property Taxes, The Real Meaning of “Self-Deportation,” On the Ice with the Orlando Curling Club

    Impact of Eliminating Property Taxes, The Real Meaning of “Self-Deportation,” On the Ice with the Orlando Curling Club
    Feb 20 2025
    As some Republican lawmakers float the idea of eliminating property taxes in Florida, UCF economist Sean Snaith breaks down the economics of this proposal. Orlando immigration attorney Nayef Mubarak discusses the viability of self-deportation following a demand for undocumented residents to do so by the Secretary of Homeland Security. The Orlando Curling Club encourages Central Floridians to partake in a sport that’s been gaining traction in the United States as Olympic trials are underway this week.
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    48 mins
  • Third Special Session on Immigration, CROWN Act Filed to Prohibit Hairstyle Discrimination, For the Love of Chocolate

    Third Special Session on Immigration, CROWN Act Filed to Prohibit Hairstyle Discrimination, For the Love of Chocolate
    Feb 14 2025
    The Florida legislature meets for another Special Session on illegal immigration in the state. A state lawmaker recently introduced the CROWN Act, but previous attempts to pass that legislation banning discrimination against hairstyles have failed in Florida. An Orlando stylist and loctician shares how race-based hair discrimination has impacted her career and her clients. We visit the Maitland Chocolate Factory ahead of Valentine's Day. We discuss the science and reasons why people savor some flavors and dislike others.
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    49 mins
  • Rep. Maxwell Frost, Churches Not Protected from ICE Arrests, One Small Step School Segregation, Famous Family Feud

    Rep. Maxwell Frost, Churches Not Protected from ICE Arrests, One Small Step School Segregation, Famous Family Feud
    Feb 6 2025
    U.S. Representative Maxwell Frost led a delegation of Congress members to the U.S. Treasury after Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency accessed federal agency computer systems and information. Central Florida Public Media’s Joe Byrnes talks with area clergy about potential immigration raids in houses of worship. A One Small Step Conversation on segregation in Orange County schools. We travel back to 1800’s Central Florida when the infamous Barber-Mizell family feud began that would last well into the 20th Century.
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    47 mins

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