The Tater Talk Podcast

In this episode of Tater Talk, learn how Apopka became the "Fern City" and "Indoor Foliage Capital of the World". Apopka Historical Society member Judy Ustler, granddaughter of Harry J. Ustler, gives insight into his legacy and ingenuity in starting the first foliage nursery in Apopka and Florida. His story is one of the many foundational pioneers and entrepreneurs of our city. Stay tuned for more...

In this episode of tater talk we chat with local resident of unincorporated Southern Apopka, Francina Boykin, about the history of this community. From Mead's Bottom to L.T. Hunt, the local "Black Wall St.", and Michael Gladden Jr., this community has a vibrant history. Stay tuned for more summer episodes!

Join us for an educational discussion with Vice President of the Apopka Museum, Ms. Francina Boykin, about Apopka's 19th century Black community and history. From paddling up and down the Wekiva River and Rock Springs Run, to the establishment of a community from scratch at Mead's Bottom, there are many incredible stories of hardship, survival, perseverance, and success in frontier Apopka. Please...

For our second episode of the Apopka Museum's Black History Month Series 2026, Joshua McMillan (host) sits down with Dr. Robert Williams, a lifelong Apopkan who is the first Black PHD Graduate from our city. Raised in the 1940's and 50's under Jim Crow segregation, his story of academic success in the musical field at Bethune-Cookman University along with his late brother's success, Alonzo William...

In honor of Black History Month, we are sitting down with local prominent Black members of our community. In this episode Joshua McMillan (host) talks with Linda Lee, an advocate, artist, and member of the Farmworker Association of Florida. She has shed light through her voice and artwork on the Ecological Disaster of Lake Apopka and its human toll due to pesticide poisoning at the "muck farms". S...

True living local legend: Mrs. Lillie Mae King Harper, the beloved Monarch of Plymouth, FL, a historic Apopka community. In collaboration with Beehive Lodge #779, Mrs. Francina Boykin had the privilege of interviewing Mrs. Harper on her 104th birthday. This remarkable milestone embodies grace, resilience, and the love of life. We invite you to watch this powerful testimony of Plymouth's history an...

In this episode Justin Baker sits down with guest commissioner, Diane Velazquez, a trailblazing leader, the First Hispanic on the City Council dais, and a former NYPD detective, to discuss her journey and service to the community.

In this episode you will get to know our renowned Community Historian and Museum Vice President, Ms. Francina Boykin. From her childhood in Apopka, activism and education at the University of North Florida, and work in the Ocoee massacre's research project she is someone that we can all learn something from as residents of Apopka.

Welcome to Tater Talk! The Podcast about Apopka. In our inaugural episode Joshua McMillan (host) interviews his grandmother, a lifelong local, Susie Creech-Miller aka "Susie Q" on her experiences growing up in Apopka Orange groves in the 60's-70's. Stay tuned for future episodes!