He's been called the man who bared it all to cover floors. Under the Sun's Sammy Mack investigates the story behind the zany naked carpet man billboards along I-95, for our "What's Up With South Florida?" segment.
Listen as children watching Marina the Mermaid's performance weigh in on what makes a mermaid a mermaid. Do they have knees, muscles? Are they real?
The "Tale of Lot 180" continues when producer Kenny Malone hears from another relative of Udavilla Rutherford.
Click here to learn about the music from Episode 4.
Chickens, mermaids, strange people, folks down on their luck... South Florida can be downright wacky, beautiful, or even annoying. But it's *ours.* Listen here to some of the stories that emerge from our unique home under the sun.
Episode 4 airs on 91.3 WLRN/91.5 WKWM this Saturday at noon and Sunday at 7 pm.
Under the Sun's Trina Sargalski explores her passion for the bilingual sitcom Que Pasa, U.S.A.? and finds a metaphor for her shifting feelings towards her hometown. "Miami is like a family member who embarrasses you when you're young," she says. "Then later you realize you loved them the whole time."
Every year Florida’s Bureau of Unclaimed Property auctions off orphaned items from safety deposit boxes, like the salt-and-pepper shakers left behind by Udavilla Rutherford when she died. But in this particular case-- Lot 180-- a reporter couldn't let it go.
It's been ten years since Heather Klinker started Give Good Works, a thrift store and charity in Wynwood. She wanted to give women on the street a second chance. We started out with her story, but sometimes in this business one story leads to another. Klinker introduced Under the Sun's Alicia Zuckerman to Jennifer Rousseau, who candidly talked about her transformation from an addict and prostitute to a sober person with a steady job.
Marina Duran-Anderson performs as a mermaid. Job requirements: Ability to hold one's breath for long periods of time, excellent cardiovascular health, ability to keep one's burning eyes open in chlorinated water. Listen here to find out what it's like to put on a tail when you go to work.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
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