Radio St. Pete Podcast Archive

Lunchtime Conversation host Nanette Wiser's Let's Go features and Weekend with Wiser keep you informed of all the fun things to do all year round. Today, she takes you on a walking tour of historic St. Petersburg, a preview of the many events and tours that Preserve the Burg offers.  Their guided walking and bike tours take guests on a detailed tour of Downtown St. Petersburg and its historic neig...

In this episode of HISTORICALLY ST. PETE, Rui Farias - executive director of the St. Petersburg Museum of History - talks to Paul Wilborn about his new novel "The Everlasting Life of Charlie Wall" and dives into the Tampa history of the Mafia, 20th century organized crime and Charlie Wall! Paul will be a guest at the special edition of Happy Hour with the Historian May 28th where he will talk, rea...

On this episode of Arts Alive!, Bill DeYoung welcomes Stephen Riordan and cast member Tiffany Faykus. “It’s a rollercoaster … but the rollercoaster’s on fire.” That’s how director Stephen Riordan describes the ride that is Hir , which opened 5/14 at The Studio@620 and continues through May 24. It's the Season 2 opener from his Dead Canary Productions.   Playwright Taylor Mac’s preferred term for t...

Lunchtime Conversation host Nanette Wiser welcomed back to studio Michael Van Sickler, the Political Editor for the Tampa Bay Times , helping our listeners navigate the key issues and political races in Tampa Bay.  In his profile, he writes about how he came to this role and passion: "Ever since I was a kid, I was a politics junkie. It was a way for me to relate to my dad, and we’d spend hours at...

In this episode of The Inquisitive Tongue, host Nanette Wiser continues looking at the history of iconic food and restaurants in Tampa Bay. Today we talk with culinarian Robert Smith, Mazzaro's Italian Market General Manager who started off as head chef (and still dabbles in the kitchen and with the owners on recipes) to share how Mazzaro's got started (coffee roasting), taking over a local sausag...

Step into the soul of Paris…  and experience the voice that captivated the world. Catherine Hickman Theater - Saturday, May 23  TICKETS HERE  Join us for an unforgettable evening as acclaimed performer Eleanora Owen brings the extraordinary life and music of Édith Piaf to the stage in Being Piaf —a powerful, intimate theatrical concert directed by Tim Byron Owen. From the streets of Paris to inter...

In this episode of Beauty & The Burg, host Cindy Stovall discovers a new gallery in downtown St. Pete in this interview with Jovian Browne! Today, in her role as the director of Browne Art in St Petersburg, Jovian Browne focuses on elevating artists and building distinct collections for private collectors. By creating academically rigorous exhibitions and cultivating a new market of collectors...

Play Ball!! with Dan Hirshberg was on the road earlier this month, taking in three games at the best ballpark in the U.S., PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Joining him on the annual baseball trip were his good friends Jerry Karp, Dallas Sacher and Jody Price. In between games the crew talked and in some cases debated a few of baseball's most recent rule changes, including the 10th inning ghost runner, the...

In E2 of Granny Tales, Joanne Dowdy returns from her travels to share more words of wisdom and read another story. Lunchtime Conversations host Nanette Wiser  couldn't stop thinking about her grandmother during this heartfelt and moving chat with Joanne Kilgore Dowdy, who moved here two years ago. You might have caught her reading at Southeast Artist Enclave or at Largo Library last February. This...

Lunchtime Conversation host welcomed Nicole Waters, Executive Director of The Edge District, to talk about her 3rd Annual Amplify Women Summit 3 at The James Museum August 7-8 in addition to their other monthly events. Navigators of Change: Women at the Helm" is this year's focus. With Nicole was Jordan Torelli who will be on the multi-generational speaker panel, talking about communications and w...

Lunchtime Conversation host Nanette Wiser had the pleasure of interviewing Jennifer Parramore and others of the Salty Sisters, St. Pete Yacht Club about the history of this first-ever women's sailing club and their adventures in the May issue of Tampa Bay Times Bay Magazine! https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/bay-magazine/ Read the article here.     Nautical Finds Anniversary: Founded in 1951,...

In this arts spotlight, Lunchtime Conversation host Nanette Wiser catches up with FloridaRAMA curator Kristin Hemphill on their new non-profit status, resident artists, upcoming shows (Chad Mize) and events! What Is FloridaRAMA? ​An interactive, artist-made, ticketed immersive art experience inspired by original Florida stories with 85+ local & international artists who contribute to their eve...

In this episode of Live Life Better, host Nanette Wiser talks with Ken Grimes, a man of courage and wisdom about his new book, Tin Box Heroes. It is a raw and powerful exploration of the lives of first responders, their sacrifices, and the resilience of the human spirit. Ken Grime is the Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue Chief with a formidable history of courage and a journey that he unflinchin...

In this episode of Good Deeds, host Nanette Wiser talks with Hypatia Collaborative 's Brad Nabours and a non-profit they guide and support, G irls Rock St Pete's founder Rachel Siblina.  #gooddeeds #bradleynabours #hypatiacollaborative #girlsrock #nanettewiser   #stpete #stpetefl  #tampabay #radio #radiostpete #cityofstpete  #dtsp #downtownstpete

(Airs 5/15/2026) In this episode of Good Deeds, host Nanette Wiser talks with Hannah Hayes about this Sunday May 17th Pinellas County Paws for Prevention 2026 event to raise awareness about suicide prevention during May's Mental Health Awareness Month. Hannah lost her father to suicide a few years ago and started this non-profit. Says Hayes: This is going to be an event that is dog-friendly, of co...

(Airs 5/19 1:10 pm) In this episode of One Place, Many Voices - Pinellas County, series Deb Carson talks with Gerald Notaro, USF St. Pete librarian emeritus about USF, Historic Kenwood (he launched the organization) and the history of gay life in St. Petersburg. Gerald A. Notaro, April 24 Interview by Deb Carson ABOUT GERALD NOTARO By the time Buffalo, New York native Gerald “Jerry” Notaro found h...

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(5/11/2026) In this episode of Historically St. Pete, Rui Farias - executive director of the St. Petersburg Museum of History, talks about the history of one of Florida's indigenous people, the Seminole Indians. Here is his Brief History of the Seminole People in Florida. (Seen here, Billy Bowlegs and his three girls.) The Seminole people have been an important part of Florida history for more tha...

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In this episode of Big Broadway Energy , host Stephen Riordan discusses the new production by Dead Canary Theater , titled Hir , which opens its second season on May 14th at The Studio at 620. The play, written by acclaimed performance artist Taylor Mac , explores complex family dynamics against a backdrop of domestic and elder abuse, discrimination, and PTSD. Newt Rametta , one of the cast member...

🎭 A new episode of Big Broadway Energy is here! Host Stephen Riordan sits down with actor and artist Noa Friedman to discuss the powerful production And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank , now playing at freeFall Theatre Company. Noa shares insights into portraying Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss in this multimedia theatrical experience that intertwines live performance wi...

Peter Tush has been with the Dalí Museum , in St. Petersburg, for 39 years and change. Tush was a college student when he started as a gift shop clerk and docent. Carrying a Masters in Art History, today he is Curator and Senior Interpreter.  What that means is, Tush is among the elite few who are eminently qualified to discuss not only the late, great Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, for whom th...

& we’re back. This week, we welcome a bunch of new people who found the program after Anna talked about Seth Kushner's firing from the Buba the Love Sponge Show. Charlie Crist is running for mayor in St. Petersburg and we find out how much mayors make. Later, Anna finds a story about an OF model and the weirdest thing she's been asked to do and a Cleveland Gaudians fan feels the wrath of the i...

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