Cleveland-born singer/songwriter Billy Buchanan will perform with his band Sunday, February 11 at Bo Diddley Plaza as part of the Gainesville’s celebration of Black History Month. In this extended conversation with WUFT’s Dana Hill, Buchanan talks about developing an early love for classic soul and R&B that inspired him to pursue a career as a musician.

The "overarching theme” Siegel has observed in his 40 years at NPR is a shift from “a very predictable, if stable, order … into a very unpredictable world.”

From Ray Charles' early years in Florida to homegrown stars like Linda Lyndell and Little Jake Mitchell, John Capouya shines a spotlight on the underappreciated contribution Florida has made to the history of soul music in America. "Race is really the context for almost all of the stories I tell." "When white kids started listening to soul music, it really helped the whole movement toward integration of this country that when that music was accepted by a generation, it’s something you can’t quantify, but I think it made a difference."

NPR's "Hidden Brain" can be heard beginning Sunday at 4 p.m., right before "All Things Considered," part of the new weekend lineup on 89.1 WUFT-FM and 90.1 WJUF-FM.

"It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders" is set to launch Saturday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m. after All Things Considered and before Fresh Air Weekend. It's part of a new weekend lineup on 89.1 WUFT-FM and 90.1 WJUF-FM.

The new play "Trailer Park Elegy" is set to be performed at the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre in Gainesville from Sept. 1-17.

To gather these stories about the excitement, dangers, and disasters that game wardens face every day on the job, veteran Florida wildlife officer Bob H. Lee “spent three years interviewing working and retired officers from one end of Florida to the other from Live Oak … to the Everglades, to the big cattle ranches west of Lake Okeechobee, Big Pine Island, Lake Apopka, Kissimmee River marsh, and many other locations in this state.”