Dave Barry On Florida: Best. State. Ever.

WUNC News | By Frank Stasio

Published September 7, 2016 at 12:21 PM EDT

Author and comedian Dave Barry is not a Florida native, but he has embraced the state as his homeland. In his new book, “Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland” (G.P. Putnam’s Sons/2016), he explores the wacky landmarks and zany stories of the Sunshine State.

Host Frank Stasio talks with Barry about Floridian life and culture. Barry speaks and signs books at the Durham Armory tonight at 7p.m.

Author and comedian Dave Barry"s new book, “Best. State. Ever.

Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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