Misunderstood State News Today

WMFE Tiny Desk Contest For local musicians and public radio fans, one of the most coveted stages in the country is the "tiny desk" of NPR host Bob Boilen and his NPR music crew. Every year, theres a nationwide open call for musicians to submit a desk-based performance to their local public radio outlet, where a panel of local experts determines the most worthy area entrant to be sent on to the national judging. The Sh-Booms almost took it all one year! Submissions are currently open until June ...

Reply(1) Tyler Gillespies new book — "The Thing About Florida: Exploring a Misunderstood State" — tells stories of unconventional Floridians like nudists, pet smugglers, cattle ranchers and drag queens. (Tyler Gillespie ) ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Florida has gained a reputation as a state with a lot of crazy folks thanks to "Florida Man" news headlines on everything from ginormous gators and drug dealers to dudes surfing during hurricanes and "The Tiger King" saga. Pinellas County native a...

Who better to explain the Florida Man phenomenon than a Florida man? Not that Tyler Gillespie fits that viral profile. He has never, so far as I know, thrown an

Join awarding-winning writer Tyler Gillespie for a reading from"The Thing About Florida: Exploring a Misunderstood State." He’ll also talk about his process of “exploring” Florida as well as some of the history, people, and places that make the state unique. Trending