HELLO Plant City

06/11/2021

05/08/2021

In episode #2 we interviewed Dave Letterfly Knoderer.
Check out his book
Speedy: Hurled Through Havoc

27/07/2021

Who remembers episode #3?

OK....HERE GOES...
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05/05/2021

It's with sadness that we share that our first guest, Harrison Covington has passed away. He lived an incredible life: Plant City artist, WWII fighter pilot, founder and Dean of USF College of Fine Arts, instrumental in forming the Dali Museum, husband of Jane. He lived a full life and we feel lucky to have met him ❤️

‎Show HELLO Plant City, Ep Harrison Covington - WWII hero, sculptor, founder of USF College of Fine Arts - Jul 10, 2020

23/11/2020

We had a blast with the incredible people of Season 1!

☑️ WWII hero
☑️ Circus artist
☑️ Boxing champion
☑️ Newspaper publisher
☑️ DACA Dreamer
☑️ USMC Pastor
☑️ Multinational entrepreneur
☑️ CEO brothers

Stay tuned for Season 2 of HELLO Plant City🎙🍓

29/10/2020

Congratulations to one of our first guests on being named a Plant City Observer Wonder Woman of 2020! Read about Chevelle Hallback's 🥊 'Fists of Steel' 🥊 in the comments and listen to her episode of HELLO Plant City on Apple Podcasts!

‎Show HELLO Plant City, Ep Chevelle "Fists of Steel" Hallback - Pro Boxer, super welterweight champion - Aug 6, 2020

01/10/2020

🌺 Hunting for rare plants in the jungles of South America
🇮🇱 Living on a Kibbutz in Israel
🐒 Monkey he traded a scarf for
🌗 Living with bipolar disorder
🇦🇷 Fortune his grandfather made in Argentina... and his father lost
❤️ His first date with our mom
🎙 These stories and more on this week's episode with the one and only, Diego Smude

‎Show HELLO Plant City, Ep Diego Smude - Entrepreneur, artist, world traveler, unique dad - Sep 30, 2020

21/09/2020

Thanks Plant City Observer for the great article on HELLO Plant City and and the amazing Blesspool Podcast! 🎙 🍓

A pair of Plant City-based podcasts that started around the same time are tackling all kinds of interesting topics and quickly gaining audiences within the community.

17/09/2020

“I’ll let you know some secrets here that haven’t been out before… as soon as we walked in they recognized him. They started to run… when we got finished there wasn’t a window left in the place and nobody left standing. I picked one guy’s head up and said, ‘Next time you want to mess with some Marines, come and see us.’”

Beginning with the USMC and now pastor of Cork United Methodist Church, Rev. George Hatmaker has led a life of service. Hear his stories of God, the 1st Battalion 9th Marines AKA "Walking Dead", solving murder cases in Japan, and building a $40 million company.

‎Society & Culture · 2020

03/09/2020

“My brother got caught up with the wrong person and he got kidnapped… my mom got him situated with a coyote. Everything was setup… they get him through to Houston and it’s like, ‘No, you’re not going any further’. At that point the phone calls begin: ‘we have your son, we’re gonna kill him.’”

Enrique Ibarra talks about immigration, learning that he's not a citizen in high school, and Plant City's relationship with the migrant community.

‎Show HELLO Plant City, Ep Enrique Ibarra - DACA Dreamer talks immigration & Plant City - Sep 1, 2020

20/08/2020

"When you think of Al Berry you, you think of Plant City. Even today people come to me and say, 'Hey, I knew your dad, he was Mr. Plant City!'" 🍓🎙

Karen and Lori share stories of their dad on Plant City's radio show "This 'n' That," his contributions to Florida Strawberry Festival, and the lifetime of goodness he gave to our community. Listen on Apple Podcasts.

‎Show HELLO Plant City, Ep Karen Berry & Lori DeMello - On their dad Al Berry, "The Voice of Plant City" - Aug 18, 2020

06/08/2020

"I hit so hard the commissioner had to check if I was a man or a woman... I didn't care. It was a compliment."

Chevelle Hallback talks about boxing around the world, her motivation, and hometown of Plant City in episode 3 of HELLO Plant City 🤜🏾 🤛🏾

Listen to this episode from HELLO Plant City on Spotify. Chevelle “Fists of Steel” Hallback is a professional world champion boxer. With 32 wins she is a top-ranked super welterweight in the United States and No. 6 in the world. Chevelle is a native and currently lives in Plant City. Find her at...

23/07/2020

"...a coin operated roulette wheel. I guess it's like the only one in existence. He had me develop the exterior and decoration."

Hear about the lifetime of adventures of local artist Dave Letterfly of Letterfly Pinstriping

13/07/2020

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Listen to HELLO Plant City on Spotify. HELLO Plant City is a podcast to create a stronger Plant City by learning more about our neighbors and town. We’ll talk with people, hear stories and share ideas from all corners of the community.

09/07/2020

"I was flying, and all directions there was nothing but water. I had reached my time when I should have been over the little island of Ie Shima."

Say HELLO to Harrison Covington: Sculptor, teacher, Guggenheim Fellow, founder and Dean of USF's College of Fine Arts, World War II veteran, husband of Jane, and Plant City native.

08/07/2020

What inspired this podcast series?

We grew up here, have friends & family here, but there is a lot we don't know about the community that shaped us. From folks we talk to, we're not the only ones that feel this way. The uniqueness of Plant City is underrated. We will dig into underappreciated and less-discovered nooks and crannies of our town.

08/07/2020

HELLO Plant City!

This is a 20 episode podcast series to create a stronger Plant City by learning more about our neighbors and town. We are Plant City natives and brothers, Arley & Adrian Smude. We will talk with people, hear stories and share ideas from all corners of the community.