For the past 20 years WGCU listeners have been informed about the world around them here in Southwest Florida by Dr. Jerry Jackson’s With the Wild Things . Every weekday morning at 7:19, every week of the year, Dr. Jackson – a world-renowned wildlife biologist and ornithologist – has explored the animals and plants that inhabit this area’s beaches, swamps, preserves, and even our own backyards. He has helped to create context for listeners about the flora and fauna that makes this part of the world unique. Read more »

The Southwest Florida-based band Exploding Pages performs live in studio ahead of the anticipated release of their brand-new album “Steady Midnight.” The band’s sound could loosely be described as indie rock and alt-Americana, but their sound stays true to the original intent of the founding band members more than 15 years ago to create music with no limits on style or genre. Read more »

We’re getting a preview of a lecture on Saturday, January 25th at Florida Gulf Coast University called “Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy.” The title comes from the lecture's title of the latest book by our guest, Dr. Joseph Nye , who is a University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus and former Dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government . Read more »