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#OSNow: DeSantis calls for end to Disneys ‘special privileges’ and Florida Trail thru-hikers share tales (Ep. 819) 03/31/2022

#OSNow: Disney vs. DeSantis, Winter Park Village makeover, and Pack District food hall news (EP. 818) 03/30/2022

#OSNow: ICON Park Free Fall victim was turned away from others rides, and a deeper meaning behind ‘Cats’ (Ep. 817) 03/29/2022

#OSNow: DeSantis signs ‘don’t say gay’ into law and Scott Maxwell says we should give legislators a raise (Ep. 816) 03/21/2022

OSNow: Scott Maxwell on the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ fight Disney helped create and Orlando officials signal support for Deming’s sale tax plan (Ep. 815) 03/15/2022

#OSNow: Orlando shines with James Beard Award semifinalists and no end to suffering in sight for manatees (Ep. 814) 03/10/2022

#OSNow: Florida issues guidance against COVID-19 vaccine for kids and CFCArts’ canceled ‘Ragtime’ finds new venue (Ep. 813) 03/09/2022

#OSNow: Federal vaccine deadline for 60,000 local hospital workers passed and a look at the population boom coming to Apopka (Ep. 812) 03/01/2022

#OSNow: DeSantis playing waiting game with Trump, Florida’s anti-gay crusade and gas prices could surge after Ukraine invasion (Ep. 811) 03/01/2022

#OSNow: Native Florida yaupon ‘tea’ business hits $1M mark and tips to play it safe when heading outdoors (Ep. 810) 02/23/2022

#OSNow: Orange County approves new commission district boundaries, and OMA’s Basquiat exhibit questioned as museum calls off downtown expansion (Ep. 809) 02/22/2022

#OSNow: New Wekiva River bridges set to open soon and Parramore prepares to be Orlando’s next main street (Ep.808) 02/22/2022

#OSNow: Parents of kids under 5 in limbo after COVID vaccine review delayed, and a look at all that Spanish moss hanging around (Ep. 807) 02/15/2022

#OSNow: Metro Orlando rents rising and Scott Maxwell on I-4 toll lanes (Ep. 806) 02/14/2022

#OSNow: Book banning in Central Florida, the cost of chicken wings, and Scott Maxwell’s Hate Mail (Ep. 805) 02/10/2022

#OSNow: Orange County strengthens fertilizer rules, and we visit Solomon’s Castle (Ep. 804) 02/09/2022

#OSNow: Celebrate Black History Month on Central Florida stages, and a look at bills that push secrecy (Ep. 803) 02/08/2022

#OSNow: Spirit, Frontier merger could have impact in Orlando, and iBuyers, rental home investors big players in hot real estate market (Ep. 802) 02/07/2022

#OSNow: No more train whistles in Orlando and Girl Scout cookie season begins with new addition (Ep. 801) 02/03/2022

#OSNow: Omicron waning in Orange County and Florida National Guard remains in Ukraine (Ep. 800) 02/02/2022

#OSNow: COVID-19 home foreclosures and ‘parallel’ dark money investigation (Ep. 799) 02/02/2022

#OSNow: OCPS students must attend class or become homeschoolers and Scott Maxwell on bill aimed at hiding execution drugs (Ep. 798) 01/31/2022

#OSNow PODCAST: Joel Greenberg friend to plead guilty and New version of omicron variant ( Ep. 797) 01/27/2022

#OSNow: DeSantis blast FDA move to halt antibody drugs, and why did governor muzzle top Orange County health official? ( Ep. 796) 01/25/2022

OSNow: Free N95 masks coming, and Scott Maxwell on Steinmetz Hall (Ep. 795) 01/24/2022

#OSNow: Could your cold really be mild COVID-19? And Gnarly Barley marks 10 years (Ep. 794) 01/13/2022

#OSNow: Gaetz’s ex testifies before grand jury in Orlando and bill would allow Florida counties oversight of tax collectors spending (Ep. 793) 01/12/2022

#OSNow: DeSantis calls Florida ‘the freest state’ and how the wonders of Steinmetz Hall work (Ep. 792) 01/11/2022

#OSNow: Beware COVID testing scams, and Scott Maxwell looks at special interests funneling cash to Florida politicians (Ep. 791) 01/10/2022

#OSNow: First cruise cancellations due to COVID, and Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board sets 2022 priorities (Ep. 790) 01/06/2022