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Dr. Cliff Callender and Dr. Evan Jones from the FSU College of Music discuss the upcoming 22nd biennial Festival of New Music. The festival runs January 29th through 31st. A rundown of events can be found at music.fsu.edu/festival-of-new-music/

WFSU reporter Tristan Wood and The News Service of Florida’s executive editor Jim Saunders joins Gina Jordan to talk through some of the biggest issues getting attention from state lawmakers this year.

Cultural Notes for the week of January 26th.

Josh Johnson is sitting down with Mary Jane Ryals and Anne Meisenzahl, two hosts of Sunday in the Word Garden, a local poetry event that is held monthly…

Gina Jordan talks with Ryan Owens (FSU’s Institute for Governance and Civics) and Christine Cox (Village Square Tallahassee) on political polarization and how it impacts relationships.

FSU students Alana Hogan and Zayda Martin discuss this year's "Preview@FSU" productions of Fountain of You. The shows are February 6th and 7th at 7:30PM, at the Conradi Theatre. Tickets and information can be found at tickets.music.fsu.edu or tickets.theatre.fsu.edu.

What factors are really impacting the loss of Apalachicola's world-famous oysters? A new research project called the Apalachicola Bay System Initiative is out to get the answers and use those results to guide future policy regarding the bay's iconic seafood. To talk about it are: Georgia Ackerman, executive director Apalachicola Riverkeeper; Sandra Brooke, FSU Coastal and Marine Lab faculty member; Jim Estes, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission fisheries researcher; Anita Grove, Apalachicola City Commissioner; Shannon Hartsfield, 4th generation Franklin County seafood worker; and Ricky Jones, chair, Franklin County Commission.

Florida YouthShine (Striving High for Independence and Empowerment) is a youth-run organization with representation across the state. Membership is composed of teens and young adults between the ages of 13-24, who are either currently or formerly foster youths within the Florida child welfare system.

On tonight’s program: Democrats, election supervisors and voting rights groups join in opposition to Florida’s proposed election law changes. But Republicans in the Legislature are forging ahead; Lots of politicians have been grousing about social media censorship. But a new survey suggests a lot of average folks in Florida don’t like those restrictions very much either; Lawmakers are working to clarify how non-emergency medical transportation for people who get benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid should be paid for; We speak with a disability rights advocate about a bill that would ban what are called “disability abortions”; And even though catastrophe was narrowly averted when an abandoned phosphate mine’s holding pond threatened to inundate nearby neighborhoods, the basic problem still has Florida officials flummoxed.

Injured police dogs would get priority medical help if they're injured on the job. That's under a bill approved by the Senate and awaiting a floor vote in the House. The measure would put the canine officers at the front of the line if no one else at the scene needs medical attention or transport.