Under The Sun

Five Questions: Marine Scientist Ellen Prager on Sex, Drugs and Sea Slime

Marine scientist and author Ellen Prager shares her thoughts on her latest book, spending time on the Aquarius Reef Base program in Key Largo and educating people about the ocean.

Five Questions with Reporter Tristram Korten

Reporter Tristram Korten covers everything from lawlessness to environmental issues. His most recent radio piece focuses on accused criminals jumping bail and fleeing the country. We talk to him about the possible increase in international fugitives due to the real estate collapse and the lack of records kept by government agencies.

5Q: Tips from a Miami dating coach

In his teenage years, Dan Silverman was considered the "nice guy" by his female friends and suffered terrible anxiety when meeting women. Since then, he's developed a system to overcome anxiety in social situations, and to help singles enhance their dating skills.

5Q: “We Are What We Throw Away”

Prof. Vivian Thomson discusses trash — where it goes and what it says about us — after visiting Miami's Mt. Trashmore. Thomson recently checked out the South Dade Landfill while visiting her daughter, Flora, who was interning at WLRN-Miami Herald News.

Five Questions: Alissa Christine

"Miami is such a young city, always growing and evolving, and I feel fortunate to be a witness, contributor and by-product of this growth." Artist and photographer Alissa Christine talks about her "i love miami 365" daily documentary project.

Five Questions: Peter Zalewski

Peter Zalewski is a hard-driving real estate consultant who views the condo crisis the way a surfer views a tsunami. He answered five questions on everything from his favorite condo to his inner nerd.

Five Questions: Dan Marino

What's it like having the same name as one of the most prolific quarterbacks in NFL history? Dan Marino answers five questions about living with his famous name, and whether name recognition might be enough to get him elected for public office.

Five Questions: Jennine Capo Crucet

Jennine Capo Crucet is the author of How to Leave Hialeah-- a book that references tricked out cars, El Dorado furniture and Noche Buena feasts. She currently lives in Los Angeles, but she says her imagination lives in Hialeah-- the place that pulls her back. Under the Sun's Trina Sargalski asks about her relationship to Miami, her nostalgia, and learning to "share" family.

Five Questions: Chris Landsea

Chris Landsea has been inside the guts of more than a few hurricanes. As the Science and Operations Officer at the National Hurricane Center, he's studied them, flown into them, and written about them. He tells Under the Sun what it's like to be in the eye of the storm, and shares his favorite hurricane food.

Five Questions: Hernan Iglesias

Sun, traffic, cortaditos. That's South Florida in three words to Argentine journalist Hernan Iglesias, author of an upcoming book about Latin Miami. Iglesias predicts the hegemony of Cuban Americans in the city is coming to an end.