Martha Matters

Is 2025 an unique weather and hurricane season for Florida. If so, Why? Can we look at this hurricane season versus 2024's and learn or predict a trend? What's in store for next year. 

Adding to a previous podcast, Martha expounds on plantings, mulch and location of backyard - and front and side yard - gardening. Beware: Azealas do not like our locale! Choosing plants that tolerate the sun, or not, the wind, or not, and are more easily propagated make for successful and fun gardening. 

Dick Cheney was vice president and a seemingly controversial person so much in the headlines. His passing will reflect on a time when saying nothing might be a good thing and then not. His brand of politics of keeping quiet. Surviving a heart transp[lant and several heart attacks lends testiment to a life lived beyind expectation. 

Unique plantings in Florida will get your gardeing in shape. Make sure you're mindful of wind patterns in your yard as it can deter success in establishing your garden. 

World peace. It's an important day in history. 

Health and diet questions are two different subjects for your doctor. Oftentimes the diet question is answered in evasive terms. Eating a wide variety of food groups is optimum. Cutting out one group can be neglible for any of us except if we have allergies or other aversions to it. Losing weight should be low and slow. It took umpteen time to gain it, why be in a hurry to loose. Your body suffers...

Common sense in politics. What's the message? Politics are the nemesis of so many discussions. Martha highlights the significance of a two-party political system and critiques the Democratic Party's stance on free speech. She stresses the importance of historical context and learning from past errors. The content advocates for unity and the creation of a new Democratic Party that prioritizes addre...

Indian River County Commissioner Laura Moss joins Martha to give the aganda on the county budgets. The millage was voted on and accepted, now its time to discuss which direction, which entity will receive what allotment of our tax money. 

Taking OTC pain medicine regularly and long term will give your body side effects and eventual harm. Addressing the issue of why you're taking these will give new insight.  Telling your doctor all of the medications you regularly take gives a better overall outcome and health plan.

With the Sarah Dust and the cold waters churrned up by Hurricane Erin this past few days, Martha lets us in on what to expect for the remainder of August. What's coming up for the rest of the season? Is the Sarah Dust going to stay around? What's happening with the cooler waters now in the Atlantic? Two more hurricanes are coming back to back and steering the course of Erin. 

Changing political districts in many states has diluted certain parties from have a majority. How is this happening? When did it start? How do we fix it? It seems that this gerrymandering is a total manipulation of power and diluting our democracy. 

Florida's hurricane season updates and what's the news on the powerful storm that's Gisella Maxwell's prison swap arrangements

Your face needs special attention. Let's talk about facials, waxings, tattoos, and dermabrasion that revitalize and nurture your skin to a win. In south Florida you would think tanning was always done on the beach. Well, salon tans are all the rage: No sun, no sticky lotions, no scratchy sand.

Tariffs are helping the economy. Hearing this good news has benefits for all of us - poor, middle class, or rich. 

The stock market is gaining us dividends. What are the best stocks to buy now? The ones to let go? The ones to wait a bit for? What's an easy stock market entry if your time to follow and research the market is limited but you want to get involved? Martha gives us her opinions. . 

The Middle East is contentious and brewing, certain warfare solutions may have given new promise for a more peaceful outcome

Martha talks about the violence in L.A., the Democratic slant on agendas, and how we can come together as a nation and get back to being middle of the road politics allowing greater prosperity. 

The current LA riots bring so much tension into the equation. Martha talks about her answers and insight on how things could  be changed and what seems to be working for illegal immigrants and their status in America.

What's AI's focus in our world? It's a positive and a negative for our daily lives. 

Give some thoughts to heathly eating and it will reward you over and over.