Flagler County's public life, one interview at a time.
TalkFlagler pairs a host with a guest or two for plain, question-driven conversations centered on Flagler County. A departing Palm Coast council member explains a pay proposal, the county's emergency management director talks hurricanes, a mosquito control commissioner lists disease threats, and a band discusses its new single.
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TalkFlagler is an interview podcast connected to AskFlagler.com, and its beat is Flagler County, heard through officials, candidates, organizers and musicians who come in to talk. Chris Gollin, who introduces himself variously as a writer and a head writer for the site, hosts some of the conversations. Joey Santos-Jones hosts one on mosquito control, pitching the show as a look at local personalities, businesses and 'everything west of the beach waves'. The openings are loose. The questions that follow are pointed. With Jonathan Lord, the county's emergency management director, the host's first question is how much more vulnerable the county was to Hurricane Nicole with Hurricane Ian so recent. The conversation reaches warmer water in the Gulf and the Atlantic and storms that intensify rapidly before landfall, then comes back to what Lord's days look like before and during a storm. It ends on the hope of no more disasters for a good long while. John Fanelli comes in at the end of an interim term on the Palm Coast City Council, and Gollin notes he is the fourth person to hold that seat within one regular four-year term. Fanelli walks through a pay proposal for council and mayor based on the average salary in Florida cities with similar populations and the same weak-mayor form of government, plus a benefits piece. Joe Hannoush, a Libertarian candidate for Congress, is running against incumbent Congressman Michael Waltz with no Democrat in the race, and says he sees both major parties as bought by corporate and special interests. The host presses him on budgets: if cannabis were legalized, should it be taxed too? Hannoush says he would go along with a tax if that is what it took to stop people being jailed. Adam Morley and Mel Martin, organizers for the Florida Right to Clean Water Amendment, talk about pushing it onto the 2024 ballot. Their central point is that the amendment is built for everyday residents: someone who spots something wrong in the water can rally neighbors and trigger reviews without being a scientist. Mosquito control, of all things, supplies some of the most vivid material. Mike Martin, one of three district commissioners at East Flagler Mosquito Control, calls mosquitoes a public health menace and runs through malaria, dengue fever, West Nile virus, Zika, chikungunya and heartworm. He points out that heartworm reaches people in Florida too, and describes the district's aim of killing larvae and adults before they bite. Hunter Hawkins and Aaron Grove of Alta Loma return to talk about their single 'Show Me'. They credit a producer named Zach, who they say also produces for Marine City Drive, with adding sound effects and chopped-up synth parts until the songs sound huge. The appeal is range: hurricane planning, city pay, a congressional race, water policy, mosquito control and a band's studio work, each explained by someone directly involved.
Made for: Suits a listener who follows Palm Coast and Flagler County affairs and wants officials, candidates and organizers to explain their positions in plain conversation, with room for music as well.
What sets it apart: Its guest list stays close to one county but spans a wide range: a mosquito control commissioner, an emergency management director, a Libertarian congressional candidate and a band all get the same plain, question-first interview on a show tied to AskFlagler.com.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A clear, civic-minded conversation about how Floridians could use public comment, agencies, and a ballot campaign to raise water concerns.
Talk Flagler's conversation with Florida Right to Clean Water Amendment organizers Adam Morley and Mel Martin treats the ballot campaign as a practical civic tool for residents worried about Florida waterways.
A grounded Palm Coast review of council workload, compensation, and one local dispute that kept stretching on.
John Finelli's interim stretch on the Palm Coast City Council frames the episode as a close look at what local office actually asks of a person: the preparation before meetings, the workload, and the strain of serving while already holding a job.
County government, translated into everyday Missoula life.
["Talk Flagler hosts Chris Gollin with Adam Morley and Mel Martin as they argue that the Florida Right to Clean Water Amendment would put clean water into the state Constitution before the 2024 ballot deadline.", "Morley and Martin say the measure would let residents challenge permits when science shows harm or threatened harm to aquifers, lakes, rivers, and drinking-water sources, not just after pollution has already spread.", "Martin says the proposal is self-executing and designed to survive legislative pushback, while Morley says the campaign still needs about 900,000 signatures and is only now ramping up in Flagler County.", "The discussion ties biosolids, nutrient runoff, algae blooms, manatee deaths, and Florida's tourism economy to the same water-quality problem."]
Talk Flagler's Chris Gollin interviews John Finelli about his March-to-December interim term on the Palm Coast City Council and his Flagler Schools career.
Daryl Boyer, a Flagler County native who served as travel aide on Paul Renner's campaign, tells TalkFlagler how he got the job by announcing at a Tiger Bay Club meeting that he was unemployed.
Jonathan Lord explains why evacuation timing can protect lives while costing local businesses millions.
Joe Hanoush defines libertarianism as refusing to use government force to impose political beliefs.
Altaloma members Hunter Hawkins and Aaron Grove describe moving from a five-piece lineup to a two-person core after creative differences.
An interview with a mosquito control commissioner explaining the public health importance and operations of mosquito control in Flagler County.
Host Joey Santos-Jones interviews community leader Gary Perkins about his activism and role in Flagler County.
Host Joey Santos-Jones interviews mayoral candidate Michael Schottie about his campaign and background in Palm Coast.
Host Joey Santos-Jones interviews Matt, known as the Young Professor, about his local entertainment career and the impact of a recent slowdown on his busy lifestyle.