The Top 10 Spins on WMNF 88.5 FM highlights the most popular and influential tracks currently playing on the station. It showcases a curated list of the top 10 songs, representing a mix of genres from indie hits to emerging artists and chart-topping favorites. Updated weekly, this list brings you the freshest sounds and the latest music trends. Tune in to discover the best of what’s making waves on WMNF 88.5 FM, celebrated for its diverse and community-driven programming.

1. Alabama Shakes, “I Feel Hope Coming”

2. Kacey Musgraves, “Dry Spell”

3. Julia Jackson, “Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)”

4. Leon Bridges, “Light the Way”

5. MT Jones, “I Don’t Understand”

6. Boy Harsher, “Jeans”

7. Angelique Kidjo, “Oyaya feat. Nile Rodgers & IZA”

8. Thee Sacred Souls, “Any Old Fool”

9. Charley Crockett, “One Eyed Jack”

10. The Animeros, “La Camita”

Want to discover more of WMNF’s favorite new music? Check out our Hot Box on Spotify!

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Two executions are scheduled today in Florida

Florida is set to put two inmates to death hours apart today, marking the first time since 2017 that a state has scheduled two executions in a single day. Florida has carried out 10 executions so far this year, more than all other states combined.

James Fishback will remain on Florida’s ballot

Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback will remain on the Aug. 18 primary ballot after a Leon Circuit Court judge ruled Monday his opponent, Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, didn’t prove he lived outside the state within the last seven years.

Tampa International Airport plans to get a new private security vendor

The union representing TSA workers is fighting against theTSA Gold+ initiative at TPA.

Pinellas County joins the nationwide Day of Action to support immigrants

On Saturday, dozens of people gathered outside the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office to protest local officials’ cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Scoop, produced by Seán Kinane

WMNF anchors Juanita Hurtado Huérfano, Seán Kinane, Lisa Marzilli, Hannah Lau Gleciano, Megan Fair.
WMNF News Director Seán Kinane
WMNF reporters Juanita Hurtado Huérfano, Lisa Marzilli, Seán Kinane, Daria Mironova, Megan Fair, Luiza Medeiros de Campos, Hannah Lau Gleciano, Joeniyah Carter, Jaelin Diehl.
Special thanks to Taylor Lovejoy and Corey Beltran.

Theme music, Fresh06, by Stian via archive.org – CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5
https://archive.org/details/jamendo-001084/02.mp3
The Scoop logo by Robin Milcowitz / Greener Pixels / greenerpixels.com / WMNF

• Information from the News Service of Florida, the Associated Press, and Florida Public Media was used in this report

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The WMNF Song of the Day for July 28, 2026 is “Apartment Swimming Pool” by Pet Lizard.

Tampa’s indie emo punk scene is exploding right now with raw bands like Pet Lizard. This fiercely creative group has been WMNF SOTD and has played a WMNF Save our Soundwaves show as well as Next Big Thing and shows at The Hub.

On June 26, 2026, the band dropp their latest single, “Apartment Swimming Pool”- a blistering anthem that frontman Jamie Perez and bassist Kirsten Clauser describe as “Catholic guilt in a bottle.” Rooted in personal histories, the song taps into the shared experience of straying far from strict religious upbringings, transforming deeply introspective turmoil into a wall of pure sonic catharsis. It’s a bold, punch-in-the-gut track that hits with visceral honesty.

As Ray Roa of Creative Loafing so accurately observed, “A Pet Lizard show smells a little like beer and feels a lot like friendship.”

For more: https://petlizardfl.com/

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Two executions are scheduled in Florida tomorrow

The Florida Supreme Court has denied stays for James Aren Duckett and for Dominick Anthony Occhicone. At 80, Occhicone will become the oldest person put to death by Florida since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

Participation in SNAP is down 21 percent in Florida

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is warning that participation in what used to be called food stamps is dropping across the country, including in Florida.

Iranian World Cup fans say the football tournament showed a way toward peace

Politics and hopes shared the stage during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The Scoop, produced by Seán Kinane

WMNF anchors Juanita Hurtado Huérfano, Seán Kinane, Lisa Marzilli, Hannah Lau Gleciano, Megan Fair.
WMNF News Director Seán Kinane
WMNF reporters Juanita Hurtado Huérfano, Lisa Marzilli, Seán Kinane, Daria Mironova, Megan Fair, Luiza Medeiros de Campos, Hannah Lau Gleciano, Joeniyah Carter, Jaelin Diehl.
Special thanks to Taylor Lovejoy and Corey Beltran.

Theme music, Fresh06, by Stian via archive.org – CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5
https://archive.org/details/jamendo-001084/02.mp3
The Scoop logo by Robin Milcowitz / Greener Pixels / greenerpixels.com / WMNF

• Information from the News Service of Florida, the Associated Press, and Florida Public Media was used in this report

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FPREN | By Irene Sans

Rain chances ramp up across Florida as storms built earlier in the afternoon and even triggered flood advisories across South Florida and Central Florida. We have a surge of moisture coming in from the south and a weak frontal boundary that has pushed in from the north. This interaction will ignite more thunderstorm activity across the state.

The higher chance for flash flooding will remain focused along Florida’s east coast, from Jacksonville south to Miami, mainly along the I-95 corridor. But there’s also a chance for some isolated severe thunderstorms to develop throughout the afternoon hours, especially across parts of Northeast Florida, extending toward the northern fringe of Central Florida and through the Space Coast. Some thunderstorms could turn severe, with the main threat being damaging winds of at least 58 mph. All of these threats will remain focused across the peninsula through Sunday and into the early evening hours.

Some of the showers will be moving slowly, mainly from west to east, especially across Central Florida. Therefore, high rainfall amounts could fall over the same areas repeatedly or within a short amount of time, which could trigger flash flooding. Make sure to avoid any flooded areas, especially those that tend to flood easily. As we move into the beginning of the week, rain chances will remain higher than normal, especially across the Tampa Bay area and South Florida.

There will still be plenty of moisture available at the surface and throughout the atmosphere, creating enough instability that, combined with the heat, will help develop afternoon thunderstorms. On Monday, there will once again be a chance for late morning and early afternoon storms developing across parts of the I-4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando, continuing through the afternoon hours. Across the Panhandle, a few isolated thunderstorms will also be possible Monday night.

For South Florida, the chance for showers and thunderstorms continues on Tuesday, with higher rain chances this time impacting the metro areas of Southeast Florida. As the winds become mainly southwesterly, moisture and thunderstorms will likely be pushed from west to east. Therefore, expect higher rain chances and greater thunderstorm coverage, especially during the afternoon hours across the metropolitan areas from Palm Beach County south to Miami.

These are beneficial rains to critically dry areas

This week’s shower and thunderstorm activity is highly welcomed, especially because much of the rain is expected to fall over areas that need it the most. The Tampa Bay area, extending just north of Punta Gorda, continues to be under extreme drought, and parts of South Florida have also seen worsening drought conditions, especially across southeastern areas and the interior portions of Miami-Dade and Broward counties. So far, the forecast indicates that the heaviest showers and thunderstorms will be mainly focused across these areas during the beginning of the week.

For the next five days, rainfall totals indicate that some areas along the Gulf Coast could receive between 3 and 5 inches of rain from Sunday through Thursday. Similar rainfall amounts are also expected across parts of the Treasure Coast, Palm Beach County, and portions of Miami-Dade and Broward counties. We will continue to monitor the weather closely and bring you updates throughout the week.

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The WMNF Song of the Day for Monday, July 27, 2026 is “4 Morant” (Better Luck Next Time) by Com Truise.

Here at WMNF SOTD HQ, we are a sucker bands named with clever wordplay. Take for example Walt Disco. Ringo Deathstarr. Gnarls Barkley, and Mord Fustang. But there is one that rises to the top, and that is “Com Truise.”

Com Truise is the stage name of Seth Haley, electronic musician born in New York in 1985. Truise’s sound is synthesizer-heavy synthwave, inspired by 1980s musical styles. He calls his style “slow-motion funk”. We like that description.

The Com Truise is performing one of the very last shows at Crowbar, ever, this Wednesday July 29, 2026. with KAELIN ELLIS and Justin Depth.

For more : https://comtruise.com/

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“I’m 87, this is not a good time for me to die because I have to stay and fight!” Diane Ravitch during our conversation on her new book, An Education – How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else. I had mentioned that the last chapter, Final Words were frank yet poignant. I should not have been taken aback by Ms. Ravitch’s decision to write so candidly. At the beginning of our meeting I eagerly announced to my esteemed guest how revealing the intimate details of her childhood and family were unexpected. Instead of dismissing my surprise she volunteered that writing explicitly about her life, especially the early years were essential to providing the reader a well-rounded picture of how she eventually came to change her mind about almost everything.

For many years, Diane Ravitch was among the country’s leading conservative thinkers on education. The cure for what ailed the school system was clear, she believed: high-stakes standardized testing, national standards, accountability, competition, charters, and vouchers. Then Ravitch saw what happened when these ideas were put into practice and recanted her long-held views. The problem was not bad teachers or failing schools, as conservatives claimed, but poverty. She denounced privatization as a hoax that did not help students and that harmed the public school system. She urged action to address the root causes of inequality. Ravitch shares how she came to hold conservative views and why she eventually abandoned them, exploring her switch from championing standards-based curriculum and standardized testing to arguing for greater investment in professional teachers and in public schools. Bringing together candid reflections with decades of research on education, Ravitch makes a powerful case for becoming, as she calls herself, “an activist on behalf of public schools.”

Diane Ravitch is a historian of education, an educational policy analyst, and a research professor at New York University‘s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Previously, she was a U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education. Her blog at DianeRavitch.net has received more than 36 million page views since she began blogging in 2012. Ravitch writes for the New York Review of Books. She married Richard Ravitch (who later served as Lieutenant Governor of New York) in 1960; they divorced in 1986. While her husband worked in the family business, she stayed home and raised three sons, the second of whom, Steven, died of leukemia aged two; his brothers went to private schools. Her longtime partner is Mary Butz, a retired New York City public school principal who also administered a progressive principal-training program. She and Butz were married on December 12, 2012.

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Join Anni and expert guests Julia Palaschak and Lissan Uppgard, discussing water conservation and Tampa Bay Water Wise.

Julia Palaschak is Environmental Specialist II – Supervisory of Water, City of Tampa and a Florida-Friendly Landscaping Certified Professional. She specializes in residential irrigation efficiency, helping customers ‘save water save cash.’ She’s lived in her Sulphur Springs home for 30+ years where she tends to more than 100 species of plants, including a street garden for seasonal vegetables. She and her husband average 71 gallons of water per day for indoor and outdoor use.

A native of Finland, Lissan Uppgard moved to St. Louis, MO, in 2004, and later relocated to Tampa, FL, in 2011, where she currently resides. She was 1st runner up in the 2026 Water Wise award this year…. In an HOA!

Topics discussed include:

–Tampa Bay Water Wise

-Florida friendly landscaping

-how waterwise yards benefit the community

-water shortages and restrictions

-waterwise gardening in an HOA

-ways to conserve water and still have a beautiful yard

and more!

Find out about the Tampa Bay Water Wise Award here.

If you love the Sustainable Living Show, make sure to tune in every Monday at 11am on 88.5fm or listen to past episodes in the archives here. You can also stay up to date with show happenings on our Facebook page. Head over to the tip jar and direct your donation to Sustainable Living to show your monetary support. Remember, it takes a community to build a community.

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On this week’s Sustainable Living show, Jon is joined by expert guests Angela Collins and Eric Cassiano to discuss Florida’s natural aquatic environments and aquaculture.

Angela Collins is the Assistant Extension Scientist for Sea Grant and UF’s School of Fisheries at the Tropical Aquaculture Lab in Ruskin, Florida. Her “research and extension programs focus on Florida’s marine fisheries and bivalve shellfish aquaculture industries. Angela works primarily with recreational anglers, commercial seafood producers, and bivalve shellfish growers to encourage science that will benefit coastal economies and environments and promote best practices that will support local sustainable fisheries.

Eric Cassiano is also an Assistant Extension Scientist at the Florida Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory.

Topics discussed include:

• Florida aquaculture (shellfish and other types)
• Florida Sea Grant Extension Program
• Tropical Florida Aquaculture lab in Ruskin, FL
• how aquaculture invigorates the economy
• promoting best practices and sustainable fisheries
• local seafood production

and more!!

Visit the UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory website to learn more.

If you love the Sustainable Living Show, make sure to tune in every Monday at 11am on 88.5fm or listen to past episodes in the archives here. You can also stay up to date with show happenings on our Facebook page. Head over to the tip jar and direct your donation to Sustainable Living to show your monetary support. Remember, it takes a community to build a community.

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The New Port Richey City Council unanimously approved the first reading of a lease agreement with the West Pasco Free Senior Health Clinic. 

The agreement would allow the nonprofit to continue operating in a city-owned building. 

Clinic nearly closed earlier this year

The clinic operates out of the Claude Pepper Senior Center. Volunteer and retired medical professionals provide free primary care and chronic disease management for uninsured seniors and low-income residents. 

The clinic’s previous lease was held by the CARES organization, which dissolved last year after financial difficulties.

Without a new agreement, the clinic faced possible eviction and nearly closed in March. 

Several doctors and community members urged council members to approve the lease, saying relocating the clinic would disrupt care for hundreds of patients. 

Councilmember Bertell Butler IV said the clinic helps fill a gap for older adults who are uninsured but not yet eligible for Medicare. 

“When we talk about the cost of insurance right now, I could not imagine being 55, 60 years old and so close to the finish line when it comes to being able to qualify for the things, to be able to care for my health, but not being there, breaking your back at 55, being out of a job and not knowing what to do next.”

Butler said providing the space is a worthwhile investment for the city. 

“So it’s without a doubt that this is a necessary service. And if our city can play a small part in providing the space for our doctors to do that work at no charge, I think it’s worth continuing to do.” 

Family practitioner Dr. Elizabeth Lowe said the clinic provides care many patients would otherwise go without. 

“We do primary care for the uninsured. We provide medicines or prescriptions, we interpret labs, we make diagnostic studies and interpret those. We treat diseases and injuries. We prevent emergency room visits, complications, and early death.”

The proposed lease would allow the clinic to remain in the building for two years. It also leaves an option of a one-year extension. 

The agreement will return to the City Council for a final vote at a second reading. 

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