1. Key West Secedes from the United States Bill Monty 11:52

You can use many words when describing the Florida Keys but conventional isn't one of them. 

In honor of the Keys Independence Day coming up on April 23, on this episode i talk about one of my favorite Tales from South Florida: the time when Key West just said, “To heck with it. We're out of here!”, becoming the first government of any kind to break from the United States since the Civil War. And then suing  the U.S.  for $1,000,000,000 in aid.

And they didn't stop there.

Join me as I Take a TALK Down Memory Lane and recall the day that Key West Seceded from the Union.

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Bill Monty, an entertainment veteran with over 30 years of experience in stage, commercial/film voice overs, radio broadcasting, and host of the podcasts Bill Monty's Guide for Getting Older and Tales from South Florida, brings his diverse background to a fun and informative look at the aging experience as well as the place he has called home for 60 years.