Deeper Dive with Dara Kam

In the second installment of a two-part episode with Brown University Professor Scott Rivkees, who also is a former Florida surgeon general, Rivkees chats with Dara about recent op-eds he has written criticizing some states' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former Florida surgeon general Scott Rivkees, now a professor at Brown University, joins Deeper Dive to discuss his time as the Sunshine State's top doctor, the current state of public health and much more. This is the first of a two-part episode.

As Florida enters into the 2023 hurricane season, Dara chats with Citizens Property Insurance Corp. President and CEO Tim Cerio about the property-insurance landscape in the Sunshine State.

With the stage set for a 2024 Republican primary showdown between Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump, Florida Atlantic University political science professor Kevin Wagner analyzes strategies for success for the GOP candidates.

City & State Florida Editor-In-Chief Jim Rosica joins Dara to discuss Gov. Ron DeSantis' jump into the 2024 presidential race, and what's next now that DeSantis has thrown his hat into the ring in what promises to be a Republican primary showdown with former president Donald Trump.

LGBTQ-advocacy organization Equality Florida fought against a "slate of hate" during the 2023 legislative session, and the group's Press Secretary Brandon Wolf joins Deeper Dive to chat with Dara about the new laws' potential impact on Floridians. Wolf also talks about his experience as a survivor of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting.

Tallahassee Democrat investigative reporter Jeff Burlew joins Dara for episode 40 to walk listeners through the public corruption trial of former Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum. Dara and Jeff recount several tumultuous days of jury deliberations and take you behind the scenes of the federal courthouse where the trial played out.

Andrew Warren, a twice-elected Hillsborough County state attorney whom DeSantis suspended from office, joins Dara once again on a Deeper Dive. A federal judge ruled that DeSantis' suspension was unlawful, but the court lacked the power to do anything about it. Warren breaks it down with Dara and talks about his new role as "Mr. Mom."

League of Women Voters of Florida President Cecile Scoon and Dara discuss a wide-ranging elections bill, as well as recent laws that Scoon, a civil-rights attorney, said have made it more difficult for Floridians to vote.

In the second of a two-part episode with state Rep. Vicki Lopez, the Miami Republican tells Dara about coming home from prison, her advocacy for incarcerated women and girls and the road to her November election to the state House.

Joining Dara on Deeper Dive this week, Republican state Rep. Vicki Lopez shares her personal insight into the criminal justice system. Rep. Lopez's journey includes time in federal prison, a presidential pardon, advocacy for women and girls "inside" and more before her 2022 election to the state House.

The dynamic duo of Dara and Jim Rosica, City & State Florida editor-in-chief, are back to help listeners catch up on what lawmakers have been up to through the first half of the 2023 legislative session.

Take a trip to the Deeper Dive kitchen with Dara and Chef Justin Timineri, Florida's executive chef and culinary ambassador, on this fresh, farm-to-table episode.

U.S. Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, the first Gen-Z member of Congress, talks with Dara about his personal story and his rise to political prominence in the Democratic Party. Plus, steamed bagels and striped pants!

Crack open a bottle of suds for this week's episode: Dara chats with Florida Brewers Guild lobbyist Josh Aubuchon and the guild's president Brooke Malone about advocating for breweries in the Sunshine State.

Florida's 2023 legislative session has begun, and who better to ring in session with than the dynamic duo of City & State Editor-In-Chief Jim Rosica and Deeper Dive host Dara Kam? The pair break down what you can expect from a session that, as Gov. Ron DeSantis put it, is likely to see Republicans "swing for the fences"

With the 2023 Legislative Session starting this week, Dara talks with several Florida business and thought leaders during the recent Florida Chamber of Commerce Legislative Fly-In event. This week's guests are: Karen Moore, owner and founder of Moore Communications Kevin Carr, CEO of Florida Makes John Lux, executive director of Film Florida Mark Wilson, president and CEO of the Florida Chamber of...

Dara talks with American Association of Colleges and Universities President Lynn Pasquerella about recent changes to higher-education faculty tenure and institutions' accreditation, as well as the state's rejection of an African American studies course.

Veteran Democratic political strategist Steve Schale joins Dara for episode 29 of Deeper Dive to talk about Florida Dems, their future and how the party can build confidence in voters and donors.

Five years after 17 people were killed in a 2018 mass-shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, chairman of the public-safety commission tasked with bolstering school-safety, reflects on the progress and challenges of protecting Florida students

News Service of Florida education reporter Ryan Dailey and City & State Editor-In-Chief Jim Rosica join Dara to talk about Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent moves in higher education, a proposal to usher in "constitutional carry" in Florida, and the governor's budget requests for the next fiscal year.

Andrew Warren, a twice-elected Hillsborough County state attorney whom DeSantis suspended from office, joins Dara once again on a Deeper Dive. A federal judge ruled that DeSantis' suspension was unlawful, but the court lacked the power to do anything about it. Warren breaks it down with Dara and talks about his new role as "Mr. Mom."

Two experts in the mental-health field join Dara for episode 25 for a discussion about the importance of meeting Floridians' mental-health and substance abuse treatment needs. Our guests this week are Melissa Larkin-Skinner, CEO of Centerstone of Florida, and Melanie Brown-Woofter, president and CEO of the Florida Behavioral Health Association

Dara is joined by attorney John Lockwood for episode 24 of Deeper Dive, as the duo discuss gaming in Florida and what developments could be coming for the competitive industry

For episode 23 of Deeper Dive, Dara talks with Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Executive Director Desmond Meade about Florida's 2018 constitutional amendment to restore voting rights for felons, his disappointment in the state law that implemented it and what's next for his organization.