Transit Unplugged Podcast Season 8: Episode 73   |   March 25, 2026 Translating Transit Funding Into Real Service with Amanda Vandegrift... In this episode of Transit Unplugged, host Paul Comfort sits down with Amanda Vandegrift, Deputy CEO of Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer at WeGo Public Transit in Nashville.This conversation is part of our “The Doers” series—highlighting transit leaders who are not just setting vision, but actively delivering results on the ground.Amanda shares her...... arrow_right Season 8: Episode 73 Full episode page Transit Unplugged TV Season 5: Episode 4 | April 9, 2026 Taste, Ride & Wander: St. Pete/Clearwater Florida Pinellas County, Florida is so much more than beautiful beaches — it's a place where Tarpon Springs boasts one of the largest Greek American populations in the country, bagpipes echo through the Scottish-rooted town of Dunedin, and the Toronto Blue Jays have called the same spring training home for 50 years.
Host Paul Comfort takes you there on ferries, trolleys, and electric buses, courtesy of PSTA (Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority) — one of the most innovative transit systems in the country. Along the way, he digs into grouper sandwiches at Frenchy's, flaming saganaki and baklava cheesecake at Hellas in Tarpon Springs, and a cold craft pour at Dunedin Brewery — Florida's very first microbrewery.

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