FLORIDA SPECTACULAR Cathy Salustri & Rick Kilby - Silver Springs & Ross Allen
Season 2, Episode 1516, Dec 16, 2025, 06:52 PM
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Growing Up at Silver Springs, Ross Allen, and How To Make a Gator Take a Nap
In E234 of Florida Spectacular, hosts Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby chat with Ross Allen's daughter - Betty Allen Bashaw - about growing up around her father's menagerie, some of her most interesting tasks at the Ross Allen Institute, and how to get a gator to take a nap.
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Question or comment? cathy@floridaspectacular.com.
Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee).
In E234 of Florida Spectacular, hosts Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby chat with Ross Allen's daughter - Betty Allen Bashaw - about growing up around her father's menagerie, some of her most interesting tasks at the Ross Allen Institute, and how to get a gator to take a nap.
Support the show
Question or comment? cathy@floridaspectacular.com.
Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels at greatfloridaroadtrip.com. Keep up with Rick at studiohourglass.blogspot.com and get his books at rickkilby.com. Find Cathy on social media: Facebook.com/SalustriCathy and everywhere else as @CathySalustri; connect with Rick Facebook.com/floridasfountainofyouth, Bluesky (@oldfla.bsky.social), and IG (@ricklebee).
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