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When I heard that Apple TV Plus would be airing a series called Bad Monkey, I knew it would be funny.

That's because it's based on the novel by Carl Hyacinth, which I read in 2013 when he was on fresh air.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book and our interview, which we'll listen back to today.

Hyacen is a native of Florida, a longtime newspaper columnist and humor writer who became a go-to

guest for TV journalists when something big happened in the Sunshine State.

He's some combination of cultural ambassador, social critic, and voice of doom, railing

against greedy developers, corrupt politicians, and hordes of outsiders who come to plunder

the state's natural riches.

Hyacinth's written a series of mystery novel said in Florida, as well as children's books.

His novel, Strip Tees, was made into a film starring Dem me more and his 1986 book Tourist Season

was described as the first book about sex, murder, and corruption on the

professional bass fishing circuit. Bad Monkey is a typically funny and offbeat murder mystery set in Key West.

The Apple TV Plus series stars Vince Vaughn as Andrew Yancey,

a wise-cracking detective, intent on solving a mystery that begins with an

unidentified severed arm and takes him through some beautiful Florida scenery.

Or as David B. and Cooley said in his review, it's good Florida fun.

Here's my 2013 interview with Carl Hyacinth.

Carl Hyacinth, welcome back to Fresh Air.

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