Sundial

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As a result of a daytime programming change, WLRN canceled Sundial, the locally-produced arts and culture show, effective Friday Feb. 2, 2024.

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The duo behind the Coconut Grove Arts Festival poster are partners in art and life

Signe and Genna Grushovenko are the artists behind this year’s poster for the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. The couple explain how they came to unite their love — and their artwork.

1s
Feb 01
Artist Chire Regans searches for the truth in portraits, names and hair

The Black Lives Matter movement pushed Chire Regans' art in the direction of social awareness. From portraits of gun violence victims to sculptures exploring hair braiding practices, the new Oolite Arts resident hopes to spark change through her pieces.

48m
Jan 31
How Snarky Puppy’s Michael League brings all genres to the table

Grammy-winning bandleader of Snarky Puppy tells us how breaking into Dallas' gospel scene and making his own band influenced his music. Now he's bringing all of those influences to the Miami Beach's GroundUP Music Festival which he co-founded.

48m
Jan 30
The 'Queen of Cleaning' comes to South Florida

Auri Kananen has become famous for going around the globe and cleaning some of the messiest homes. Her book is titled “Happiness Cleaning: How to Embrace the Mess and Love the Cleanup.”

1s
Jan 29
How artist Nathan Sawaya built a career out of Lego bricks

Nathan Sawaya is a contemporary artist who uses LEGO bricks exclusively for his art. His global exhibition The Art of the Brick comes to Miami at the Olympia Theater.

1s
Jan 25
Best of: How a trip to Cuba - and music - taught duo Afrobeta about who they are

One of our best Sundial conversations: Tony Laurencio and Cuci Amador are the founders of Afrobeta — they embody a Miami sound. They star in the Emmy-nominated documentary, "Birthright," about their trip to play in Cuba. They join us to talk about that controversial trip and what it taught them about themselves.We originally aired this conversation in November 2023.

48m
Jan 24
Musician Guy Michel on challenging the status quo and taking risks with his cello

Guy Michel is a Palm Beach County-based improvisational cellist and entertainer whose performances across South Florida challenge the status quo.

1s
Jan 23
Broken promises in a Liberty City housing project are at the center of this film

In the new documentary, Razing Liberty Square, director and producer Katja Esson, explores how climate gentrification is affecting residents living on the highest-and-driest ground in Miami.

48m
Jan 22
Catch us in the clouds with The Norton Museum's artist-in-residence, Nora Maité Nieves

Nora Maité Nieves is currently an artist in residence at The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach. In her exhibit “Clouds in the Expanded Field,” connects her Caribbean roots to the skies above whatever city she might find herself in.

48m
Jan 18
Drummer Willie Stewart of Third World takes us through Jamaica's 'musical genealogy'

Carlos Frías is joined by Willie Stewart, a music educator and the former principal drummer and percussionist for the band Third World.

48m
Jan 16
'Never Drop the Ball' shows how the Negro Leagues helped desegregate America

Michael Anderson and Fabián Cárdenas are the filmmakers behind WLRN TV’s latest documentary Never Drop the Ball. They told us how the Negro Leagues helped desegregate baseball — and America.

49m
Jan 15
Brad Meltzer and his heroes — RBG, Mister Rogers and his teacher Ms. Spicer

New York Times bestselling author of thrillers, mysteries and children’s books Brad Meltzer visits South Florida to promote his latest book Ordinary People Change the World: Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

1s
Jan 11
'Wait, wait ... for us:' A wild hour wrangling comedian Paula Poundstone

You might recognize her from the show “Wait wait…Don’t Tell Me.” Author and comedian Paula Poundstone has jokes! And she shares them with us before her performance at The Parker in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, January 26.

48m
Jan 10
How growing up in prisons helped this Miami Herald reporter find the light in dark stories

South Florida journalist Brittany Wallman, who won a 2019 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Parkland school shooting for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, is now working as an investigative journalist for the Miami Herald.

1s
Jan 09
John Miller's larger-than-life glassblowing exhibit 'Order Up!' will make you hungry

John Miller is an associate professor of glass at Illinois State University. His art show “Order Up! The Pop Art of John Miller” is now at the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami. We talk about diner culture, which inspired the larger-than-life glass pieces.

48m
Jan 08
Miami film critic Rene Rodríguez talks Barbenheimer, Golden Globes and the year in film

We talk best and worst movies from 2023 with René Rodriguez. He’s a former film critic and manages the Cosford Cinema at the University of Miami. He also tells us what he's looking forward to in 2024.

48m
Jan 04
Getting real with Ron Magill: Lessons learned from the animal world

Wildlife photographer and Zoo Miami’s “Goodwill Ambassador," Ron Magill joins us to talk about new book The Pride of a Lion.

1s
Jan 03
Dating advice, lucky babies and the Miami Heat: Our moments of joy from 2023

From street art to music and baseball, host Carlos Frías and producers Leslie Ovalle Atkinson and Elisa Baena highlight their favorite moments on Sundial in 2023.

31m
Jan 02
Local food editors share the best eats of 2023

A panel of local food editors, including the Miami Herald's Connie Ogle, The Infatuation's Ryan Pfeffer and the Miami New Times' Nicole Lopez-Alvar, share their favorite places to eat in 2023.

48m
Dec 21, 2023
The best reads of 2023 with Mitchell Kaplan

We talk about some of the best reads of the year with Mitchell Kaplan, the owner and founder of Books & Books. He also tells us about his recently launched literary foundation.

48m
Dec 19, 2023
The enduring legacy of 'The Nutcracker' brings South Florida to the ballet

Dawn Atkins is a principal dancer with Miami City Ballet. She tells us about her career, MCB’s 2023-2024 season and her performance as the lead roles of Dew Drop and Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker this month.

48m
Dec 18, 2023
Calle 13's Eduardo Cabra shows us the man behind the music

Eduardo Cabra who produced the sound for the three-time Grammy winning Puerto Rican band, Calle 13, is showing us the sound of his voice

1s
Dec 14, 2023
Why Miami sets up the perfect stage for the play 'La Gringa'

Carlos Frías is joined by director Gladys Ramírez. She’s the executive director of City Theatre in Miami where she's directing the Miami debut of the play "La Gringa" at the Adrienne Arsht Center.

48m
Dec 13, 2023
This Cuban trio blends Latin pop and classical opera to create their own sound

Guest host Kate Payne is joined by the local group The Latin Divos. The Cuban trio takes Latin pop, traditional opera and timeless classics and makes them their own.

48m
Dec 12, 2023
Best of: This local smokehouse makes 'Miami barbecue'

One of our favorite conversations: Harry and Michelle Coleman went from journalism school to the kitchen. Their new smokehouse doesn't make your usual barbecue; they've created 'Miami barbecue.' They tell us about their brisket rubbed with ground espresso, ribs glazed with guava-chili sauce and the smoked flan. We originally aired this conversation in September 2023.

48m
Dec 11, 2023
Best of: Author M. Evelina Galang connects Manila and Miami using language

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30m
Dec 07, 2023
Best of: He was the first in his family to go to college. Now he's president of FIU

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30m
Dec 06, 2023
Best of: How writing books for children helped veteran Winsome Bingham overcome PTSD

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30m
Dec 05, 2023
Best of: How DJ Laz's music powered Miami's block parties

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30m
Dec 04, 2023
Can 'forest baths' cure our anxieties about the future? This artist thinks so

Fereshteh Toosi is a Miami-based interdisciplinary artist who recently launched an interactive audio project called “Voice Memos for the Future.” The project discusses Miami residents' shared stories and thoughts about the future in South Florida. They tell us how nature has inspired their life’s work.

49m
Nov 30, 2023