Kathleen Murray

3 weeks ago | wslr.org | Noah Vinsky |Kathleen Murray

Ignoring developer threats, county commissioners bump up infrastructure fees to recommended level. By Noah VinskyOriginal Air Date: June 6, 2025Host: A simmering conflict in Manatee County for control over suburban development—and who pays for the infrastructure needs it triggers—seems to be headed towards outright war. At a land-use meeting Thursday, the county commissioners ignored threats by developers and state agencies and made a unanimous vote. WSLR reporter Noah Vinsky has more on that.

3 weeks ago | wslr.org | Isaac Eger |Kathleen Murray

How? Sunlight keeps his chicken safe, says Grove Ladder Farm’s owner. By Isaac Eger/Suncoast SearchlightOriginal Air Date: June 6, 2025Host: Soaring egg prices changed the outcome of the last presidential elections, it could be argued. A family farm in DeSoto County seems to have found the right answer to the main cause of those soaring egg prices. Isaac Eger with Suncoast Searchlight reports. Isaac Eger: Grove Ladder Farm sits at the end of a dirt road deep in DeSoto County.

Jan 25, 2024 | wslr.org | Marianne Barisonek |Kathleen Murray

WSLR+Fogartyville is a center for creative expression and community engagement that amplifies the voices of our diverse community, and promotes peace, sustainability, democracy, and economic and social justice.

Dec 26, 2023 | wslr.org | Marianne Barisonek |Kathleen Murray |Tom Walker

All families have secrets and even when we don’t know what they are, they shape us and our view of the world. My guest on Monday, Jan 1, 2024 is Karen E. Osborne. She’s written a novel based on her family’s secrets. Osborne’s grandmother, Grace, was born in the Congo, immigrated to Jamaica and was married off to an older man when she was just 13 years old. When she discovers her husband raping their 13 year old daughter she must face the openly racist and misogynist justice system. Join us on Jan.

Dec 18, 2023 | wslr.org | Kathleen Murray |Marianne Barisonek |Tom Walker

Corduroy is a term surfers use to describe a perfect, continuous set of swells into a bay; the water resembles corduroy fabric. It’s also the inspiration for Sebastien Wegeng’s “Corduroy” music program, which airs every Tuesday from 7-9 a.m. on WSLR. “It started as a neo-psychedelic surf rock show and has since evolved to feature a ratatouille of psychedelic fuzz, punk-friendly clatter and garage noise with occasional tangents into stoner rock and global groove,” Wegeng says.