Under The Sun

Don Bailey Strikes Iconic Pose Again

It had been 38 years since Don Bailey posed for his popular naked carpet ad - a spoof of a famous Burt Reynolds picture. In 2010, reporter Sammy Mack convinced Bailey to pose again, wearing exactly the same ... smile.

What’s Up With South Florida?: Shipwrecks in Biscayne Bay

Buried treasure or just a bunch of soggy ships? Our producer, Sammy Mack, learns about the shipwrecks in Biscayne Bay, at the behest of listener Michael Laas. Listen to our latest What’s up with South Florida? here.

Teens Buddy Up With Quake Survivors

High school is hard enough already. Imagine facing a foreign language, culture, and school system. Haitian students at Boyd Anderson High in Lauderdale Lakes paired up with new arrivals after the earthquake to help ease their way. We are playing stories to commemorate the one year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti throughout the month of January. Listen to the story here.

After The Quake: Patients And Healers

In this piece, four medical professionals recount how their patients broke into song in a makeshift medical tent, despite the desperate circumstances. One doctor describes the moment as a tipping point, in which the patients lifted their healers. We'll be playing stories to commemorate the one year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti throughout January.

More Voices of Teen “Ambassadors” from Boyd Anderson High

Under the Sun listeners were introduced to students James Celestin and Michel Philco from Boyd Anderson High in our "Teens Buddy up with Quake Survivors" story. Here are some more voices from the students at Boyd Anderson High.

Hurricane, I Mean Earthquake Extra: How Word Meanings Change

Salt=salary? Dan Grech speaks with linguistics expert, Feryal Yavas, about how words change over time. Listen to this web extra here.

Hurricane, I Mean Earthquake

Have you heard anyone slip up and say "the hurricane in Haiti," when they meant to say "earthquake?" Hurricanes and earthquakes are both disasters, but could these words become interchangeable? Under the Sun co-host Dan Grech speaks with a linguistics expert about the potential meaning of this error. You can listen to his interview here.