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While visiting jails and prisons across the country, author Alisa Roth witnessed mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement, wearing restrictive jumpsuits and receiving very limited therapy.

Ottessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation centers on a miserable young woman who believes that if she could only sleep long enough, she'd wake up refreshed and free of existential pain.

Families who can’t be with their loved ones in the hospital can now get updates sent to their phones. Local hospitals are using it to improve patient satisfaction.

For the last couple of years, photographer Cassi Alexandra has been working to tell the stories of people affected by the Pulse nightclub shooting. Alexandra joins us to talk about We Are Family, an exploration of the process of grief and healing, and her book that will go along with the online interviews and portraits.

Coastal residents in Florida are seeing the effects of a warming climate. 90.7’s environmental reporter Amy Green and Trevor Aaronson of the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting join us to talk about how residents of Yankeetown are working to mitigate the impact of rising seas.

This month is a good one for astronomers. Mars is close enough to earth that through a telescope you should be able to see storms on the red planet. We revisit an interview with Seminole State College planetarium director Derek Demeter about stargazing in Florida.

In classrooms and at home, kids are reading a new genre of books about a timely topic: refugees. They're selling well and providing a sympathetic view of people often portrayed as threats.

Disney won its case against the Orange County Property Appraiser over how much it should pay in property taxes for one of its hotels. 90.7’s economic analyst Hank Fishkind talks with news director Catherine Welch about the ripple effect the ruling could have on property owners.

The federal judge is conservative and just 53. He is a former Bush White House staffer with deep political ties and the most experience as a judge on Trump's shortlist. But he is also controversial.

Common anti-parasite medicine used in household pets could be re-purposed to curb outbreaks in humans. It works by killing the mosquitoes that infect people with diseases.