Between The Beaches Podcast

Preserving and promoting Florida's rural landscape and ranching heritage by sharing forgotten and little known history along with interviews, stories, and cowboy poetry capturing the lifestyle of both historical and contemporary cowboys in the Sunshine State.

Documentary Society & Culture History

Update frequency: every 11 days
Average duration: 60 minutes
Episodes: 104
Years Active: 2022 - 2025

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161. Origin Stories And Oddities of Old Florida; with Sam Phares

On this week's episode we delve into some origin stories of some major Florida landmarks and also cover a couple of odd tidbits that are part off our state's intriguing history. From the Seminole sto…

00:50:25 | Wed 01 May 2024

160. From Planks to Pavement: A Historical Review of Florida Roadways

Travel in the early days of Florida was tough at best. Much of the state was underwater for a majority of the year which meant travel by waterways or horseback was most efficient. Roadways and transp…

00:53:38 | Wed 17 Apr 2024

159. A Sentinel For Florida Agriculture: A Conversation With Ardis Hammock

Ardis Hammock is an integral part of Frierson Family Farm and the Florida agricultural community. Located immediately adjacent to the southern boundary of Lake Okeechobee for well over 100 years, her…

01:06:20 | Wed 10 Apr 2024

158. A Taste Of Tallahassee's Colorful And Controversial Past

It may come as quite a surprise to many while being common knowledge to others, Tallahassee owns a very interesting and rather sordid past. It has flirted with famed Americans and infamous Floridians…

00:44:59 | Thu 28 Mar 2024

157. Remembering Wild and Wooly Days In The Flatwoods Of Florida; with Dusty Holley

Dusty Holley is a man with many talents and a diverse knowledge base that allows him to be equally at home in a board room or sitting on a board in a set of cow pens. Aside from being the Director of…

01:32:33 | Wed 20 Mar 2024

[REBROADCAST] 32. Cur Dogs: Origins And Evolution of a Florida Cowboy's Best Friend

Join us for a rebroadcast of this episode that takes a deeper historical look into the origins and development of the Florida rancher's favorite working partner, the cur dog or Florida cow dog. Suffi…

00:43:53 | Thu 29 Feb 2024

156. The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same Here In Florida; with Sam Phares

After making it through a very successful art show and finding the time to solve our technical issues with our recording device, we're back with some fresh material for the show. Sam and I took time …

00:50:21 | Thu 22 Feb 2024

155. Storytelling and Spur Making: A Conversation With Mr. Billy Davis

Going back to the early 1820's, the Davis family has a long legacy in Florida and our cowhunter culture. Billy Davis has worked cows far and wide across the state and is the president of the Florida …

01:13:30 | Thu 01 Feb 2024

154. A Mixed Bag of Musings and a Sprinkling of Poetry

We're off to the races with meetings and festival preparation here in January. This week is pretty simple; we reflect on some of those activities before serving up a handful of poems focused on Flori…

00:54:53 | Wed 24 Jan 2024

153. Ranches And Rodeo Arenas in Florida and Beyond; with Mr. Fritz Brewer

Fritz Brewer has spent a lot of years horseback seeing everything from livestock on Florida's open prairies and marsh lands to those performing as athletes in rodeo arenas across our state and countr…

00:58:51 | Wed 10 Jan 2024

152. Killing Her Softly: Who Will Stand Up For Florida?

It's the beginning of a new year and Season 5 of Between The Beaches Podcast, but how's that "New year, New me" thing going for Florida? Not so well. We're still staring down the same major problems …

00:38:40 | Thu 04 Jan 2024

151. A Voice For Old Florida; with WOKC'S Billy Dean

The communities around Lake Okeechobee know Billy Dean quite well after his 21 years on the air at WOKC with Glades Media Group, but not everyone knows the backstory of his early years and family leg…

01:12:32 | Fri 15 Dec 2023

150. Giving Back to Florida; with Sam Phares

As we enter the last month of the year and the season when our hearts are full of gratitude, join us as we run down our list of favorite, local charitable organizations that make an impact here in th…

01:08:10 | Wed 06 Dec 2023

149. Duck Camp Diaries; with Jack Nash, Ryan Hathaway, and Emerson McBryde

Waterfowl hunting is a longstanding Southern tradition and offers a great example of the benefits that can be had from well managed public lands and especially on privately owned agricultural lands w…

01:09:44 | Wed 29 Nov 2023

[REBROADCAST] 9: The Brucellosis Battle in Florida - How Grit and Grace Helped Secure the Victory; with Linda Crane and Evelyn Tiencken

Note: This is a rebroadcast from Season 1 of the show that covers a pivotal period of time in Florida's cattle industry. Brucellosis, a devastating bacterial disease, wreaked havoc on the Florida cat…

01:12:17 | Wed 15 Nov 2023

148. Crosspromotion: Florida Farm Bureau's Rural Recharge Podcast

This week we're offering up a special cross-promotion by sharing Florida Farm Bureau Federation's podcast, Rural Recharge. Sam and I joined President Jeb Smith as guests for episode 9 and many of you…

00:50:56 | Thu 09 Nov 2023

147. Scottish Ales And Witch Tales: A Halloween Episode featuring Special Guest Àdhamh Ó Broin, Scottish Gaelic Consultancy

It's been a wild October and with Halloween closing in on us this seemed like the perfect time to collaborate with our friend in Glasgow, Mr. Àdhamh Ó Broin, to cover some of our heritage and a poem …

00:45:48 | Wed 25 Oct 2023

146. Deep Roots in Florida Soil; with Jeb Smith, President Florida Farm Bureau Federation

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