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It‘s Too Early with Gwen Filosa is a podcast recorded live weekdays at 8:15 a.m. EST on Island 106.9 FM in Key West. Journalist Filosa, who covers Key West for the Miami Herald, interviews writers, artists, scientists, activists, comedians and other movers and shakers from across the country along with Key West notables.
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Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Ben Kirtman is a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. He joined me on Aug. 5, 2021 to talk about sea level rise and climate change.
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Garrett Williams, a Chicago-based actor, comedian and director, joined me on Aug. 6, 2021.
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Deesha Philyaw’s debut short story collection, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, won the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the 2020/2021 Story Prize and the 2020 LA Times Book Prize: The Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction.
The short stories focus on Black women, sex, and the Black church.
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies is being adapted for television by HBO Max with Tessa Thompson executive producing.
https://www.deeshaphilyaw.com/
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Erin McKenna, the 2021 Bubbas Award winner for best thespian, joined me on Aug. 2, 2021.
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
My guest on July 28, 2021, was Dr. Victor Triay, a history professor at Middlesex Community College and an expert on Cuban history. His books include Fleeing Castro and The Mariel Boatlift: A Cuban-American Journey.
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Adam Dalva, a writer and book critic whose graphic novel Olivia Twist came out in 2019, joined me on July 22, 2021.
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Qmitch Jones joined me on June 2, 2021. We talked drag queen bingo, Pride and working for the airlines.
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
Mark Chrisler, creator, producer and host of The Constant, a science and history podcast, joined me on July 19, 2021.
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Hilary Leichter, whose debut novel Temporary, is getting rave reviews from everywhere, joined me on July 16, 2021. We talk writing, temporary jobs and the value of cashmere.
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Priscilla Oliveras, who writes contemporary romance novels, joined me July 15, 2021. Oliveras has used Key West as settings in her work. We talked about what romance means in the age of Tinder.