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KPBS Midday Edition

KPBS Midday Edition

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 Midday Edition uplifts voices in San Diego with fearless conversations about intriguing issues. Host, Jade Hindmon, cuts through the noise with questions that give listeners a deeper understanding of themselves, people and the community they live in. Guests share diverse perspectives from their expertise and lived experience. In a city and world that's rapidly changing, Jade’s interviews inspire, inform and make you think. New episodes drop Monday - Thursday afternoons.KPBS Public Media Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Using improv to teach people their rights

    Using improv to teach people their rights
    Jul 9 2025

    As immigration raids continue, it’s become more important than ever to know your rights.

    On Midday Edition Wednesday, we talk with two local theater groups about using improv to help educate the community and the intersection between art, law, activism and community.

    Guests:
    • Annie Rios, executive director, Uprise Theater and human rights attorney/legal advocate
    • Guillermo Mendez, organizer, Voces Unidas
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    22 mins
  • What Trump's bill means for people going hungry in San Diego

    What Trump's bill means for people going hungry in San Diego
    Jul 9 2025

    Food support programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are facing cuts as a result of the passage of President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill.

    Tuesday on Midday Edition, we hear from a local food support organization on the state of hunger in San Diego County today.

    Guest:
    • Bob Kamensky, CEO, Feeding San Diego
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    17 mins
  • Can San Diego handle extreme flooding?

    Can San Diego handle extreme flooding?
    Jul 8 2025

    Former National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist Alex Tardy joined Midday Edition to discuss extreme weather preparedness in San Diego County following the deadly floods that hit Texas.

    Tardy previously worked as a warning coordination meteorologist for the NWS. He explained how weather forecasts become warnings, and how recent cuts to the National Weather Service could impact the accuracy of forecasts and the response to them.

    Guest:

    Alex Tardy, meteorologist and founder of Weather Echo, and retired warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in San Diego County
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    20 mins

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