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  • “"…explained everything in detail but not in a boring way. Felt like he was talking directly to me and sitting in my home.”

  • “The speaker was engaging and unscripted, which added to the enjoyment. No reading off slides!”

  • “I loved Eliot Kleinberg's humor. He is a gifted storyteller.”

  • “I have been attending these lecture series for years but can't remember a topic and presentation that came close to this one- best ever!”

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(Talks in *italic are eligible for a Florida Humanities Council grant.)

*25 years of Weird Florida! From the book that started it all in 1998: Cows in the Intracoastal Waterway to haunted airliners to celebrity sex scandals: it all happens in Florida. Is there a weirder state? Eliot's comedic delivery and multimedia displays leave audiences roaring.

*War in Paradise: World War II in Florida: From U-Boat sinkings right off Florida's coast to sprawling military bases, hear how a war a world away — and up close and personal — changed a small corner of America to one of its most populous states.

*Hurricane! How these amazing but devastating weather machines work and how they affected Florida, focusing on the great 1928 storm, subject of Eliot's award-winning Black Cloud.

Florida's Amazing History and Why You Should Care: A whirlwind tour of 500 years of Florida history, capped with a strong argument that Florida's biggest challenge is encouraging its transplants to become Floridians.

Best of the Historical Traveler’s Guide: Eliot’s guide to Florida sites dripping with history remains popular with tourists, snowbirds, newcomers and even longtime Floridians. Hear him list his favorite spots and tell you why they’re special.

Photos courtesy DaVallePhotography.com

Florida in the Civil War? Believe it! Florida might be the most "northern" southern state now, but it played a far more strategic role than most history books let on.

Hypocrite’s Row: Prohibition in Florida: The “Noble Experiment” was a failure. In Florida it was a joke. Here was a thirsty tourist trade, local officials vulnerable to corruption, miles of open beaches and coves, a vast Everglades to hide stills, and a smuggling pipeline from nearby islands. All Prohibition did was hand South Florida's lucrative alcohol business to criminals. Learn about this wild time that inspired Eliot’s Adventures of Nate Moran novels.

Best of Florida Time: In 2019, Eliot began a column on Florida history that ran in some two dozen newspapers. Hear him recount his favorite segments.

Best of Post Time: Palm Beach County residents will recall the original local history column that ran for some two decades in The Palm Beach Post. Hear Eliot describe his favorite local people, places and events.

“Something Went Horribly Wrong!" Very few of you will write for a living. But all of you need to know how to write. Fact errors, mistakes, redundancies, and clichés aren’t good for business, or anything else. Learn how to do it the right way. And see hilarious examples of folks who got it wrong.