Tom Leadon says he's looking forward to seeing family, friends, and fans when he returns to Gainesville to celebrate Tom Petty's birthday: “It’s going to be very emotional for me. He was my closest friend that I ever had.”
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Episode eight of Unvarnished features Randy Singer, a grad student studying ichthyology. Randy tells a story of a trip to South Thailand to collect fish that went awry when his crew unknowingly stumbled into the magistrate's driveway.
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Even after 420 years, a play like Hamlet can still be “shockingly relevant.” Actress Grace Andrews says, "I’ve been amazed how lines I’ve known all my life – you know, famous Shakespearean lines – have suddenly ... come out in kind of brutal clarity, of … how I can make sense of them now, today. For example, all the stuff that’s been in the news in the past weeks and Ophelia’s line, ‘He took me by the wrist and held me hard.' I suddenly read that and … it takes your breath away, sometimes, if you allow yourself to make it live in a current way."
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Episode seven of Unvarnished features Diane Lasley, an 80-year-old woman on a journey to find her squat. Along the way, she finds strength, balance and a new tribe of friends.
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On speaking at UF Zanes said, “When the call comes from Gainesville, I pick up, because you can’t tell the Tom Petty story without going to Gainesville. It’s a special place.” On Tom Petty's untimely death: "“I didn’t think Jerry Lee Lewis was still going to be alive and Tom Petty wasn’t going to be here. I was just looking forward to those records...."
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Episode six of Unvarnished features Garrett Hall, a father and husband who decided it was time to sell his beloved 2001 Honda Accord. What should have been a smooth transaction ended up as a nightmarish test drive that left Garrett fearing for his life.
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Episode five features Faye Williams, a strong and determined woman. She tells a true story about her struggle as a young woman in the '70s, her experiences as a military police officer, and the impact that Pink Floyd had on her life.
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WUFT's Ethan Magoc, Ryan Vasquez and Forrest Smith discuss issues surrounding the 2018 Florida primary and general elections.
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Episode four of Unvarnished features Franklin Percival, who paints a colorful image of life growing up in South Carolina and the garden he planted with his father and brother.
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This episode of Unvarnished features part two of Story Summit at Heartwood Soundstage where six Gainesvillians took the stage to share their stories.
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