Groundwork tells the story of the ground beneath our feet. We describe the formation of Florida, the Everglades, the Miami River, and Biscayne Bay, and discuss some of the implications of our local geologic history, not only for our past, but for our future as well.

Episode 1 - Groundwork

The Three Souls tells the story of South Florida's first people, from the earliest ice-age hunters to step foot on the desolate oolite ridge, to the eventual rise of the great Calusa and Tequesta peoples, whose indelible marks remain etched into the very bedrock of Miami.

Episode 2 - The Three Souls

The New World sees the appearance of an alien people on South Florida's shores. It tells the story of these invaders' first attempts to claim this ancient territory, and the harsh lesson that the land will not be so easily conquered.

Episode 3 - The New World

In The Harsh Frontier, Florida develops a bit of a reputation, and the Spanish Empire develops a bit of an addiction, as the treasures of the New World are carried away past Miami's shores by the boatload.

Episode 4 - The Harsh Frontier

While more than a century passes for the Tequesta in relative isolation, powerful forces swirl on the horizon in every direction. A storm is closing in on Biscayne Bay.

Episode 5 - The Winds of Empire

Funneled into Florida by the crush of colonialism, a whole new population arrives in South Florida, bringing trouble to the Tequesta's doorstep. The final cataclysm follows close behind.

Episode 6 - The Last of the Tequesta

Through the eyes of the man sent to map Cape Florida for England, an intimate picture of South Florida emerges. On the cusp of major settlement, a little rebellion in the North upends everything once again.

Episode 7 - Cape Florida

We take a moment to examine one of Biscayne Bay's oldest characters, a man who escaped a lifetime of bondage and lived an extraordinary life amid the waters of South Florida. Was he a real person, or is he only a legend?

Episode 8 - The Legend of Black Caesar

They dominated Florida, making a home and a life for themselves in the deserted hammocks of the peninsula. But a fledgling nation, and a ruthless general, will refuse to let them live in peace.

Episode 9 - The Seminoles

Now US territory, South Florida begins attracting a whole new type of character - the American Capitalist. Under the watchful eye of a young nation, a booming business develops out of an age-old trade, bringing prosperity…and competition.

Episode 10 - Key Wreckers

Story of Miami is a journey into the hidden past that surrounds the Magic City.

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Loved listening to the entire first season during my four day vacation in Miami

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Story of Miami

Determined to tame the unruly Florida peninsula once and for all, the United States brings its full might to bear against the Seminoles, in a grueling all-out conflict that will change Miami forever.

Episode 12 - The Florida War

American expansionism plunges Florida into total war. As violence engulfs the peninsula, dramatic events unfold at Biscayne Bay, including a harrowing ordeal atop a towering inferno.

Episode 11 - Lights Out

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