| 225. |
Telling
Taller Tales. Joseph Sobol directs one of the only graduate programs in
Storytelling in the U.S. |
| 224. |
Bringing
out the best in the beast: At Asher-Dell Farms they train dogs to herd
sheep (and ducks) |
| 223. |
Novelist
Tim Dorsey is back with more tales of almost-lovable Florida serial killer
Serge Storms in his new book, Electric Barracuda |
| 222. |
University
of Florida entomologist Jamie Ellis explores with us possible reasons for
the mysterious worldwide disappearance of honey bees |
| 221. |
Florida
pop-punk band TeraBrite won first prize ($25K) in Sprint’s Epic Mini-Movie
contest for their short music video, Epic Guitar Girl |
| 220. |
The
University of Arizona’s Dr. Nasser Peyghambarian on a major breakthrough
in 3-D holographic video technology at the Engineering Research Center
he leads |
| 219. |
Pine
Castle, a Florida Cracker settlement, and the story of Jane Green, a reputed
Lady of the Night who was the area’s most famous (or notorious) resident |
| 218 |
Tennessee’s
state archaeologist on the discovery of a 12,000-year-old Native American
mastodon hunt site in a suburban Nashville back yard |
| 217. |
Brooke
Deratany Goldfarb, a lawyer who facilitates “peaceful divorces,” will talk
with us about the state of marriage and divorce in 21st-century America |
| 216. |
“Florida
in WWII: Floating Fortress,” Nick Wynne and Richard Moorhead's latest book,
describes a pivotal time in the state’s colorful history |
| 215. |
Leslie
Kean urges the U.S. government to take unidentified aerial phenomena seriously
in her new book, “UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go On
the Record.” |
| 214. |
National
Weather Service meteorologist Scott Spratt discusses the current hurricane
season and the push for better forecasting of where these storms will go |
| 213. |
Jamaican-born Elaine Myrie-Richards,
M.D., tells funny stories from the practice of medicine in her new book,
What's New, Doc? |
| 212. |
Author
Jonathon King has written a novel, The Styx, based on a real but mysterious
event, the burning of an Afro-American workers' town in turn-of-the-century
Palm Beach |
| 211. |
Marine biologist Dr. Jon
Gorham of Inwater Research Group studies endangered sea turtles around
Florida's coasts |
| 210. |
We follow MIA Hunters chief
Bryan Moon on their latest and biggest mission to recover downed WWII aircrews |
| 209. |
Derreck Kayongo started
the Global Soap Project to recycle barely-used throwaway soap from hotels
nationwide into new soap for displaced people in the Third World |
| 208. |
In
author John Dufresne's novel Requiem, Mass., a mother believes her children
have been abducted by aliens and replaced with identical imposters (suggestion:
look up Capgras Syndrome) |
| 207. |
South
Florida pioneer family descendant Harvey Oyer III talks about his new children's
book based on the "plume trade" that decimated Florida bird populations
in the late 1800s and early 1900s. |
| 206. |
Nick Wynne and Richard Moorhead's
new book, Paradise for Sale: Florida's Booms and Busts, couldn't be more
timely |
| 205. |
Continuing
the Genderology series, psychologist Dr. Kim Deffebach engages with Court
on the topic "Who's Happier: Men or Women?" |
| 204. |
Physics professor Marcus
Hohlmann on his work with the Large Hadron Collider atom-smasher in Switzerland |
| 203. |
Roxanne St. Claire is a
star in the surprisingly diverse and expanding universe of romance novels |
| 202. |
Prof. John Schultz deploys
ground-penetrating radar as a tool for both archaeology and forensics |
| 201. |
Dr. Cheryl Ward built an
exact replica of a 3500-year-old Egyptian ship of the Pharaohs and took
it sailing on the Red Sea |
| 200. |
Poet Joanna O'Keefe on her
work, her inspirations, and the experiences they've brought her |
| 199. |
The Women Airforce Service
Pilots (WASP) of World War II finally get the recognition they deserve |
| 198. |
Eminent neurobiologist Prof.
James McGaugh on how our emotions affect memory |
| 197. |
Underwater photographer
Wes Skiles makes PBS films on Florida's waters, above and below ground |
| 196. |
Brigham Young University
linguistics professor Dallin Oaks on his discoveries about the structure
of language as it relates to puns and humor |
| 195. |
Professor Michael Hyde on
the quest for "Perfection"--how it brings out both the best and the worst
in us |
| 194. |
Cybersecurity
expert Dr. Richard Ford on the growing threat of cyber-attacks from the
individual to the national level |
| 193. |
NASA's new Kepler space
telescope is finding dozens of "exoplanets" orbiting distant stars |
| 192. |
Jamie
MacVicar's new book recounts his (mis)adventures as an "advance man" for
the circus |
| 191. |
Project Manager John Callas
on the amazing life and times of NASA's Mars rovers |
| 190. |
California "psychic detective"
Annette Martin on what she does and what it's like to do it |
| 189. |
Tornado researcher Brenda
Phillips on advanced new detection and warning technologies |
| 188. |
Legendary treasure finder
Bob Marx reenacted Columbus' Voyage of Discovery in every detail |
| 187. |
Transportation security
expert Dr. Cliff Bragdon on counterterrorism and disaster preparedness |
| 186. |
National Weather Service
meteorologist Scott Spratt briefs us on a possibly severe tornado threat
in Florida this winter and what's causing it |
| 185. |
In his book, The Universe:
Order Without Design, NASA physicist Carlos Calle examines what we know--or
think we know--about the origins and evolution of the universe |
| 184. |
The Thinking (Wo)Man's Evangelical:
Author Donald Miller's Voyage of Discovery |
| 183. |
South Florida's Barefoot
Mailman - The Legend Lives On |
| 182. |
Autism: The Alienation Disease--Is
it Spreading? |
| 181. |
Water Works: Reshaping Florida's
Water Flows for a More Sustainable Future |
| 180. |
National Weather Service
tropical weather specialist Scott Spratt talks with us about the 2009 hurricane
season |
| 179. |
"Sunshine Expedition" adventurers
Matt Keene and Jodi Eller recount their 7-month, 2900-mile kayaking and
hiking journey throughout Florida |
| 178. |
Anthropologist Tom Funk
explores with us the surprising scientific and technological sophistication
of the Mayans and Incas. |
| 177. |
Author Michael Tougias on
his book "The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most
Daring Sea Rescue" |
| 176. |
Psychic Cheryl DuBois takes
us on a tour of the spirit world, talks about her new book and her TV series
in production on this ephemeral topic |
| 175. |
Author Richard Moorhead
tees up to talk about his new history of Golf in Florida: 1886-1950 |
| 174. |
Palm Bay Homicide Detective
Mark Mynheir on his latest mystery suspense novel (and life in homicide) |
| 173. |
Journalist Chris Kridler
leaves the Hurricane Coast to chase tornadoes in Tornado Alley every spring |
| 172. |
The Florida Solar Energy
Center's Energy Whiz Olympics brings out the inventor in young students
around the state |
| 171. |
Capt.
Julie Clark is an aviation pioneer -- one of the first female commercial
airline pilots |
| 170. |
The Dean of Engineering
at Florida International University talks about new technology to improve
the hurricane-resistance of homes |
| 169. |
MIA Hunters Bryan Moon and
Vernon Clobes locate WWII aircraft crash sites and airmen missing in action
in far-flung corners of the world |
| 168. |
Artist and writer Theodore
Morris chronicles the many Native American "lost tribes" who populated
Florida before the Europeans arrived |
| 167. |
Diana Gessler is both a
painter and a prolific author of successful travel books that she writes
and illustrates with her art |
| 166. |
"Old Florida" meets Disney
World -- Forever Florida in Holopaw has upped the ante on its ecotouring
venues with a world-class, 2-hour Zipline Safari through the ecological
preserve |
| 165. |
You're all a-Twitter! A
look at the new generation of online social and business networking |
| 164. |
A Colorado woman just won
a million-dollar home in Maryland in an online raffle. Now she has to decide
what to do with it. |
| 163. |
Southwest Florida singer-songwriter-performer
Cindy Hackney has invented a whole musical genre she calls "sawgrass music,"
rooted in the Everglades |
| 162. |
The Executive Director of
the Florida Historical Society, Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, talks about the work
of the Society and his own statewide radio show, Florida Frontiers |
| 161. |
Hayley Downs is a New York
City-based documentary filmmaker from Deland, who's making a film on Florida
Cracker culture called "Swamp Cabbage" |
| 160. |
Central Florida's Christian
Tamburr on highlights of his globe-trotting musical career so far and future
plans |
| 159. |
Sports promoter extraordinaire
Mitch Varnes on the upcoming Sebastian Inlet Pro surf contest and Melbourne
& Beaches Musical Marathon |
| 158. |
With archaeologist Dr. Rachael
Wentz, we'll explore the 7500-year old Native American cemetery found at
Windover Farms |
| 157. |
A team of investigators
is trying to solve the enduring mystery of what happened to famed aviator
Amelia Earhart |
| 156. |
Entrepreneur Joe Hurston
delivers his high-tech water purification systems for free to disaster-ravaged
areas around the world |
| 155. |
Palm Bay’s Deanna Bell is
a mechanical engineer and the female star of the Discovery Channel’s “Smash
Lab” |
| 154. |
Terence Witt on his concept
of "null physics" and how it could revolutionize our view of how the universe
works |
| 153. |
John Brandon is one of the
most prolific "treasure finders" of all those who have searched for the
riches of the Spanish 1715 fleet |
| 152. |
Alto "Bud" Adams, Jr., has
run the Adams Ranch since 1948. We'll talk about how ranching has changed,
as well as his renowned cattle breeding innovations |
| 151. |
"What's Cookin'?": Melbourne
restaurateur Matt Nugnes fills us in on culinary trends nationwide |
| 150. |
Psychic detective Annette
Martin on what she does and what it's like to do it |
| 149. |
Author Shawn Bean on his
new book about early 20th-century Jacksonville as "The First Hollywood |
| 148. |
Artist Julie Lara Kahn on
her large-scale multimedia projects including an exploration of Florida
Cracker culture and food in her "Swamp Cabbage" exhibit |
| 147. |
The Wall Street Journal's
Lee Hotz on the possible rediscovery of Leonardo Da Vinci's greatest masterpiece,
"The Battle of Anghiari," using advanced technology |
| 146. |
National Weather Service
meteorologist Dennis Decker on the mid-season outlook for hurricanes |
| 145. |
Robert Reedy, of the Florida
Solar Energy Center, on the rapidly improving outlook for solar cells to
produce a substantial share of our electric power |
| 144. |
Using larynx models based
on fossil evidence, Florida Atlantic University anthropologist Robert McCarthy
replicates the sounds that Neanderthals might have made |
| 143. |
Two Florida men prepare
to drive a flats boat--a 21-ft FLATS boat--from Boston to London, unaccompanied |
| 142. |
Next episode of Genderology,
on "What Do Women Want in Men (and vice versa)?" with Brenda McKee |
| 141. |
Dutch master painter (as
distinct from "Dutch Master") Frits Van Eeden is one of Central Florida's
preeminent artists |
| 140. |
20-year-old Nancy Rios is
the only woman windsurfer on the U.S. Olympic Team and is heading to Beijing |
| 139. |
The outlook for the 2008
hurricane season, with a National Weather Service meteorologist |
| 138. |
Attorney Pamela Bress on
the need--particularly for women--to advocate for your own rights and interests
when dealing with the medical system and other power structures |
| 137. |
Steve Wagner, owner of Exotic
Encounters near St. Cloud, talks about Florida wildlife and our relation
to what's left of it |
| 136. |
Hollywood writer/producer
Cheryl Dubois gives us the lowdown on the gritty business of making films
and TV shows |
| 135. |
At 27, Christian Tamburr
is an accomplished and much-acclaimed percussionist, currently touring
with Julio Iglesias |
| 134. |
FIRST Robotics Teams in
Brevard are winning top national awards and going for #1 in the World |
| 133. |
Next episode of Genderology
#4, on "Changing Roles in Parenting" with Dr. Vicki Panaccione |
| 132. |
British yachtsman Keith
White has just sailed across the Atlantic single-handedly -- that is, alone
and without the use of his left arm -- to raise money for charities |
| 131. |
Genderology #3: Aging
for Men and Women--How's It Different? (with Dr. Kim Zipper) |
| 130. |
Old Florida Day: DeLand's
unofficial historian Bill Dreggors on Ghost Towns of the St. Johns River |
| 129. |
Genderology #2: Communication
Between the Sexes ("I Said What?!") |
| 128. |
Author Anna Flowers debuts
her new book, "Wanton Woman," about S. Carolina's Strom Thurmond and an
affair that led to his lover's execution |
| 127. |
"Genderology" -- the first
in a new series on that age-old topic, male-female differences. Vive la
difference! |
| 126. |
Birdwatcher Susan Bird advocates
making habitats for wild birds in your own backyard |
| 125. |
French Baron John de Bry
talks about his grandfather's participation in both the 1907 Peking-to-Paris
auto race and the 1908 "Great Race" from New York to Paris. |
| 124. |
The Wall Street Journal's
Jennifer Saranow explores with us "Seven Missing Wonders of the World" |
| 123. |
Author/naturalist Bill Belleville
on the natural and human history of the St. Johns River, and other "Old
Florida" topics |
| 122. |
Good News Week with Court
Lewis |
| 121. |
Surfing event promoter extraordinaire
Mitch Varnes created the Sebastian Inlet Pro contest four years ago; it
is now one of the 3 top-ranked surfing events in North America |
| 120. |
Two intrepid underwater
cave explorers on their record-breaking descent into Weeki Wachee Springs,
the deepest spring in the U.S. |
| 119. |
Margaret Broussard owns
and operates Forever Florida, a unique ecotourism venture and wonderful
piece of Old Florida near St. Cloud |
| 118. |
Bob Marx, the most successful
finder of ancient sunken ships and treasure in modern history, also once
managed to reenact Columbus' Voyage of Discovery in every detail--and somehow
survived! |
| 117. |
Amazing Brevardian: Col.
Henry Mucci, leader of the Great Raid to rescue the Bataan Death March
survivors, lived almost unknown in Melbourne Beach for 20 years |
| 116. |
Old Florida Day: Melbourne
opthalmologist Dr. William Broussard on his recent sale of a conservation
easement to the State for his Crescent J Ranch in Holopaw, and what it
means for wilderness lands |
| 115. |
Sebastian Inlet District
Administrator Martin Smithson talks about the history of the Inlet and
big changes underway there |
| 114. |
FIT's Prof. Jean-Paul Pinelli
is developing a State-funded hurricane "loss model" for more accurate insurance
risk assessment |
| 113. |
Titusville entrepreneur
Joe Hurston flies his water-purification units to disaster areas around
the globe |
| 112. |
Teacher Dennis Phillips
has realized his lifelong dream of circumnavigating the 5000-mile "America's
Great Loop" in a small boat |
| 111. |
Dog Day--Miami-based author
Mark Derr on our growing national fascination (or obsession?) with our
pets--dogs in particular. |
| 110. |
Treasure-finder Rob Westrick
on the search for the missing ship of the 1715 treasure fleet |
| 109. |
Author Blair Witherington
on "Florida's Living Beaches: A Guide for the Curious Beachcomber" |
| 108. |
An astronaut describes how
she became an astronaut and what it's like to be one |
| 107. |
Old Florida Day: The Sanford-based
author of several books about Florida’s natural landscape–what’s left and
what isn’t. |
| 106. |
A young local woman who
was a finalist on “So You Think You Can Dance” |
| 105. |
Our meteorologist from the
Melbourne National Weather Service Office, on the outlook for the 2007
hurricane season |
| 104. |
The Auburn University ornithologist
who is leading the search for the ivory-billed woodpecker in North Florida |
| 103. |
Old Florida Day: The Palm
Beach County archaeologist on the drought that has exposed miles of Lake
Okeechobee shoreline and hundreds of formerly submerged archaeological
sites |
| 102. |
A Palm Bay homicide detective
who writes crime novels |
| 101. |
The “Julia Child” of the
Space Coast—a multimedia food artist on her global adventures |
| 100. |
Old Florida Day with the
owner of the oldest African-American cemetery in the area |
| 99. |
The Operations Director
of “Friends of Bats,” a company that does bat removal and exclusion |
| 98. |
A woman astronaut, commander
of NASA’s NEEMO mission to an undersea research facility |
| 97. |
“Mango Man,” on a tropical
fruit orchard on S. Merritt Island owned by his family since 1925 |
| 96. |
The writer-in-residence
at Oxford University on his latest action-adventure novel and surfing |
| 95. |
The director of FAU’s Center
of Excellence in Ocean Energy Technology on various schemes for generating
energy from the ocean |
| 94. |
A boy who escaped Vietnam
by boat and became Executive Chef at a series of major international hotels,
and has now opened a restaurant in Melbourne, reflecting on his experiences |
| 93. |
A young painter who has
written a book on how to market one’s artwork |
| 92. |
The founder of Operation
NOW (Not on Our Watch!), an innovative teen safe driving program |
| 91. |
Florida’s Statewide Crisis
Response Coordinator, on what she does and how it works |
| 90. |
Another episode of “Good
News Week” |
| 89. |
A FIT biologist on stem
cells—what it’s all about and what the controversy is based on |
| 88. |
The author of a book on
the highest-ranking American military office ever convicted of treason,
who lived in Viera |
| 87. |
An ocean catamaran racer
back from the worlds championships in Brazil |
| 86. |
A Melbourne ophthalmologist
who owns a Florida cattle ranch and breeds Cracker cattle |
| 85. |
The co-founder of Space
Coast Ballet on their emigration from Russia and experiences establishing
the SCB and a new performing arts center |
| 84. |
A Florida Tech electrical
engineering professor who writes mystery thriller novels |
| 83. |
A Tampa painter on his 1960s
painting “The Barefoot Mailman,” which hung in the old Melbourne Beach
P.O. and was recently rediscovered and donated to a major Miami museum |
| 82. |
The director of Hubbs-SeaWorld
Research Institute's operations in Florida with an update on progress with
their ocean research center |
| 81. |
A young woman painter who
is not only highly talented but also an innovative entrepreneur |
| 80. |
Another episode of “Old
Florida Day” with a professional “cracker storyteller” |
| 79. |
A Florida Tech space science
professor on the controversy over the definition of “planet” |
| 78. |
Another episode of “Good
News Week” |
| 77. |
A Florida Tech biology professor
on the evidence for climate change and what it means |
| 76. |
A professional medium and
spiritualist talking about what he does and what’s “out there” |
| 75. |
A former Air Force meteorologist
who administers a Central Florida-based website devoted to tracking and
forecasting hurricanes |
| 74. |
The former owner of a charter-industry
licensing school who now writes and publishes mystery novels based along
the Treasure Coast |
| 73. |
A Titusville businessman/entrepreneur
and former missionary pilot who flies self-contained water purification
units to disaster sites around the world and gives them away to save lives |
| 72. |
The Brevard County Historian,
an author and journalist, telling stories of colorful characters in the
area’s past |
| 71. |
A meteorologist from the
Melbourne National Weather Service Office, on the outlook for the 2006
hurricane season |
| 70. |
A guy who just finished
a 500-mile ocean catamaran race and is about to do a 1000-mile race |
| 69. |
The second female licensed
charter captain in the U.S., who wrote a book based on her adventures running
a sailing charter business in the islands |
| 68. |
Mother’s Day show — inspirational
stories about Moms |
| 67. |
The Chief Scientist on the
Mars Rover project, talking about the discoveries the long-lived little
robots have made |
| 66. |
A local realtor who had
a near-death experience following a car crash, and a program she and others
have developed to promote teen safe driving, which they hope to take nationwide |
| 65. |
A prominent local attorney
who spent 18 months in Bosnia with a UN agency helping to rebuild a government
there after the civil war, and wrote a book about it |
| 64. |
A history professor from
Florida Tech on his recently published book on Florida history |
| 63. |
The two-time women’s world
kayak champion (again) on her most recent exploits |
| 62. |
The executive director of
the Florida Historical Society on life along the Indian River in the old
days |
| 61. |
A local historian on new
research that proves Ponce de Leon landed on Melbourne Beach |
| 60. |
A U.S. Navy intelligence
analyst and naval historian on his book about legendary Navy Capt. Charles
Stewart |
| 59. |
The retired News Director
of the oldest and biggest radio station in Atlanta |
| 58. |
2005 Year in Review |
| 57. |
A local songwriter who has
a CD of his original songs climbing the British charts |
| 56. |
Recap of the record-breaking
2005 hurricane season with an NWS meteorologist |
| 55. |
A researcher/historian on
an archeological salvage team working a Melbourne Beach wreck |
| 54. |
An officer from the U.S.
Coast Guard cutter Confidence on their recent patrol doing Hurricane Katrina
recovery & support |
| 53. |
A local motorcycle designer/builder
(different from #45) who will star in an upcoming reality show on the BBC
in England |
| 52. |
Revisiting the WWII operation
of Col. Henry Mucci to rescue Bataan Death March survivors, in light of
a new movie about it, “The Great Raid” |
| 51. |
A local official on his
earlier life as an adventurer on treks such as the search for mokele mbembe,
a dinosaur-like aquatic creature in the Congo |
| 50. |
A woman who runs Project
Backyard Brevard, with a website and a book on making wildlife habitats
in your yard |
| 49. |
Two NWS meteorologists discussing
the outlook for the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season |
| 48. |
Two young guys who do jet-ski
exhibitions and stunts in movies and who are trying to establish an “extreme
sports” version of jet-skiing |
| 47. |
The director of the Florida
Puerto Rican/Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on the status of Hispanics in
Florida today |
| 46. |
A theologian and mythologist
on who/what human beings are |
| 45. |
A leading designer/builder
of motorcycle choppers who is a celebrity in the chopper world |
| 44. |
IndianHarbour Beach is first
“Tsunami-ready Community” on East Coast–w/ NWS meteorologist |
| 43. |
A discussion of Cryptozoology
with a local adventurer and writer |
| 42. |
Dog Day #2 with a Miami-based
author of books about dogs and the dog-human relationship |
| 41. |
The retired high school
principal who coached the first black football team in Florida to break
the color barrier and win the state championship |
| 40. |
Odd News #1 |
| 39. |
“Old Florida Day #3”—with
the Viera land use manager who’s a good ol’ boy |
| 38. |
A Canadian two-time world
record holder in kayak racing |
| 37. |
NASA’s Cassini Mission Manager
on the mission to Saturn and its findings so far |
| 36. |
The writer-in-residence
at Oxford University on his latest action-adventure novel |
| 35. |
The owner of “Forever Florida”,
a nature preserve and working cattle ranch |
| 34. |
An archaeologist on his
search for the trail of Jesus’ family in Egypt and a resulting TV documentary |
| 33. |
Boom-Boom Benny Koske—a
professional daredevil nearing retirement |
| 32. |
Billy Cox—Extreme Stories |
| 31. |
Good News Week #3 |
| 30. |
A Brevard-based woman author
of books about notorious murderers and serial killers |
| 29. |
Hurricane Heroes--stories
about people who went out of their way to help others during the
storms |
| 28. |
"Old Florida Day #2"--with
Patrick Smith, noted author of books about old-time Florida |
| 27. |
UFO Day--discussing UFOs
and media attitudes toward them with a newspaper columnist |
| 26. |
Good News Week #2 |
| 25. |
Discussing the medical-related
proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution with a proponent and opponent |
| 24. |
A Florida Institute of Technology
meteorology professor talking about hurricanes |
| 23. |
Florida Today newspaper's
hurricane expert, talking about hurricanes |
| 22. |
A meteorologist from the
Melbourne National Weather Service Office, talking about hurricanes |
| 21. |
Old Florida Day" --talking
about the old days with a fifth-generation Floridian who owns a landmark
restaurant in the area |
| 20. |
The head of the Hubbs-SeaWorld
Research Institute's operations in Florida who's building an ocean research
center |
| 19. |
An up-and-coming young author
who teaches writing at the University of Miami |
| 18. |
Arguably the best painter
in the area, a woman from Australia |
| 17. |
The legendary Shuttle Launch
Director, whose career spanned from Mercury to Space Station |
| 16. |
Alocal author of science
fiction novels |
| 15. |
The nation's foremost bridge
"detailer"--who also loves to fly his private jets |
| 14. |
Good News Week--all about
the uplifting and positive things that have happened recently and that
don't make the news |
| 13. |
A former Nashville songwriter
who is now a Titusville-based humorist and writer of books about a zany
character called Thurmond |
| 12. |
The young, super-dynamic
director of the Brevard Zoo who is leaving to go fulfill her real dream
to be a wildlife painter |
| 11. |
The same guy again talking
about his earlier reenactment of famous "voyages of discovery" such as
Columbus' |
| 10. |
A treasure and pirate ship
finder/explorer who's a pirate himself--the most successful one ever (more
than Mel Fisher) |
| 9. |
Developer Extraordinaire--a
local resort developer who first made millions in software and now is funding
international projects to build up the economies of Third World countries |
| 8. |
The NASA scientist in charge
of the Mars Greenhouse--a simulator for growing plants in Mars-like conditions |
| 7. |
Boomer--a local musician
(a "crossover classical percussionist") who has 5 CDs out under the Sony
label |
| 6. |
Florist To the Stars (local
flower-shop owner who does the floral designs for the Academy Awards) |
| 5. |
Culinary Trends: What's
Cooking? |
| 4. |
Dog Day--all about
dogs with the head of the Space Coast Kennel Club |
| 3. |
The impact of the Internet
on our lives so far |
| 2. |
On Col. Henry Mucci, who
led the raid to rescue the Bataan Death March survivors and who spent the
last 20 years of his life in Melbourne Beach |
| 1. |
A treasure and pirate ship
finder/explorer who's an underwater archaeologist |
