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Floridation

Floridation

By: Willis LeRoy and Jon Bosworth
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A podcast about life in Florida hosted by Will and Jon and recorded at Cork Arts District in Jacksonville FL.

Season 2 focuses on the local art and culture in North Florida when we interview the artists and makers of culture in the region.

Season 1 focused on making fun of Florida politics in 2025.


Started as an excuse to get drunk on a weeknight and record the evidence, Floridation has since become the single most important podcast in American history. Theme music by the late Brian Jerin.

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Episodes
  • Pop Art, Design & Line Quality with Mark George
    May 20 2026

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    Interview with artist Mark George. We talk about the subject matters that compel him, his struggle with the trend of impermanence, an early obsession with line quality, how humans are emotional and plastic and isn't. The relationship between real people and advertising, human imperfection against the demands of design, and the evolution of his artistic process over time as well as his contribution to pop art in general. We discuss everything from his early assemblage work to his no-signature required fine artwork to surviving capitalism by enjoying sunsets. We also specifically talk about his figurative work, black and white series, landscapes series, and collaborations with Tony Rodrigues.

    Season 2 of Floridation discusses art and culture in Northeast Florida with a different artist or culture maker each episode.

    Thanks for putting a little a Florida in you. Y'all come back now, hear?

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    59 mins
  • Jim Draper (part 2) - Shantyboat Stories & Taxodium
    Apr 18 2026

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    We discuss shantyboat writer’s workshops with Lynn Harlin and Jim’s book of short fiction. Dystopian walks and the dirty Suwannee River. Taxodium, more than just his big Cummer exhibition, a multi- disciplinary exploration of the local sentinels that know more than entire civilizations. No kneed to apologize.

    Season 2 of Floridation discusses art and culture in Northeast Florida with a different artist or culture maker each episode.

    Thanks for putting a little a Florida in you. Y'all come back now, hear?

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    34 mins
  • Jim Draper (part 1) - Origin Story & Radical Naturalism
    Apr 11 2026

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    Part 1 of 2. This episode discusses Baroque Jacksonville, Jim and the Jags/Cowford connection, his Mississippi roots, the Jax art scene of Murray Hill in the 90s and the Feast of Flowers project and Cummer exhibition as the prototype for his upcoming Taxodium project. Also, how Radical Naturalism is you! Follow Jim on his Substack: https://substack.com/@jimdraper (artwork by AI, which is very radically natural)

    Season 2 of Floridation discusses art and culture in Northeast Florida with a different artist or culture maker each episode.

    Thanks for putting a little a Florida in you. Y'all come back now, hear?

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    52 mins
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