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. Midday Edition airs Monday - Thursday 12pm - 1pm and again from 8pm - 9pm. You can also catch the show anytime on all podcast apps.
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The U.S. Marine Corps ordered embattled Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, to stop using its emblem in his Islamophobic campaign mailers. Congresswoman Susan Davis, D-San Diego, is co-sponsoring a bill that will make it easier for military families to get food assistance. Plus, what led asylum-seekers from Cameroon to Tijuana? And a new experiment by UC San Diego researchers will send human brain organoids, or “mini-brains,” into outer space to find out what effect weightlessness has on a growing brain. Comic-Con celebrates its 50th show this week and has evolved into an event that attracts upwards of 130,000 attendees. But it wasn't always that big. -
President Trump’s new asylum laws have gone into effect, and opponents are suing. Also, nuclear fuel transfers have resumed at San Onofre, state leaders are trying to reestablish a sexual harassment tracking system in the “Me Too” era. Del Mar’s horse racing season begins in the shadow of Santa Anita’s horse deaths, NASA Ames is helping the FAA brace for the rise of delivery drones, and a suggested guide of interesting panels at Comic-Con 50. -
Asylum-seekers in Tijuana expressed a mix of frustration and desperation over a new Trump administration rule that would bar most of them from declaring asylum in the U.S. Also, the Democratic members of San Diego’s congressional delegation have condemned Trump’s racist tweets. A new study links many California wildfires to climate change and how the San Diego Catholic Diocese is raising awareness about climate change, and the humble beginnings of the popular junk food, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. -
President Trump is ending asylum protection for Central American asylum-seekers. Also, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to help future wildfire victims pay for damage, San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott is campaigning for reelection, a former La Mesa Pastor is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over its border surveillance program. And director Lulu Wang’s says her film “The Farewell” is based on an actual lie. -
A lawsuit filed against the City of San Diego, by the family of a man killed by police in 2015, was found to have merit by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Also, a San Diego man recalls his experience during the Stonewall riots. And this weekend: Broadway stars, a pop princess and Pride. -
Vice President Mike Pence visits two San Diego naval bases. Also, a new California bill aims to raise electric car rebates, the San Diego gang commission recommends ending controversial gang injunctions, California Latino-families face hurdles reaching the middle class, a local archive space in University Heights is home to much of San Diego’s LGBTQ history, how the Stonewall riots influenced San Diego’s LGBTQ history, and challenging inequality in one of California's most divided cities. -
The U.S. Navy and SANDAG will work together to draft a redevelopment plan for the Naval Base Point Loma Old Town Campus for a potential transit station. Also, a judge stopped Justice Department lawyers from quitting the census question case, California’s growing Latino middle class, and a San Diego migrant shelter treats sick families coming out of custody. -
Migrants from Cameroon are protesting the immigration process in Tijuana. Also, lawyer Cory Briggs announces a run for San Diego City Attorney, San Diego restaurants are working to comply with the new plastic straw ban, Carlsbad-based Jazzercise turns 50, and using art to define home and shelter. -
A UC San Diego seismologist says the recent earthquakes are unlikely to trigger the “Big One.” Also, Ridgecrest residents reflect after back-to-back earthquakes, a UCSD doctor has resigned after inewsource raised questions about his business ties to China, what an auto pollution standard agreement between Canada and California could mean for automakers. State Senator Holly Mitchell talks about California’s new law to end hair discrimination. -
Recovery efforts are still underway one year after the West Fire destroyed 39 homes in Alpine. Also, a new report shows the Pentagon isn’t doing enough to protect military bases from sea level rise, and San Diego’s top weekend events feature tap dancing and hair metal.
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Midday Edition Team
Jade Hindmon
Host
Jade Hindmon is the host of KPBS Midday Edition. She connects San Diego through fearless conversations that inform, inspire and make you think. Prior to Midday Edition Jade was a reporter and fill-in anchor in the KPBS newsroom covering everything from politics to policing and the economy. Her award winning work spans network affiliates across the southeast and midwest. As a very proud Rattler, Jade studied broadcast journalism and political science at Florida A&M University. She takes a special interest in topics about democracy, accountability, racial justice, science and wellness.
Brooke Ruth
Senior Producer
Brooke Ruth is the senior producer for KPBS Radio News. She previously served as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition and a web producer. Before joining KPBS, Brooke was a web editor for four newspapers and a local television station. She began her career in news at the Imperial Valley Press. She has also been part of the web teams at the Napa Valley Register, North County Times, and U-T San Diego. While pursuing her undergraduate degree at UCLA in psychology, she worked on the student newspaper, the Daily Bruin.
Andrew Bracken
Producer
Andrew Bracken, KPBS Midday Edition and Roundtable producer & host of podcasts "My First Day" & "San Diego Conversations," made "Facing North," a docu-web series on San Diego-Tijuana ties, released on PBS in 2017. He's a San Diego Foundation Creative Catalyst fellow & a San Diego Film Award winner. He drums in his spare time.
Ashley Rusch
Producer
Ashley Rusch is a producer for KPBS Midday Edition. Before joining KPBS, she was an associate producer at LAist 89.3, where she worked on AirTalk with Larry Mantle, Weekend Edition and All Things Considered. At UC Santa Barbara, Ashley led KCSB-FM’s news coverage through the COVID-19 pandemic. She was also a news intern at KCBX in San Luis Obispo. Ashley grew up in South Pasadena, California.
Julianna Domingo
Producer
Julianna Domingo is a producer for KPBS Midday Edition. Before joining the station, Julianna worked at CalMatters as a College Journalism Network Fellow where she reported on higher education across the state. She got her start in journalism at The Triton, an independent student newspaper at UC San Diego. Julianna graduated from UC San Diego with a major in political science and a minor in communications.
Brandon Truffa
Media Production Specialist
Prior to joining the KPBS Midday team in 2024, Brandon worked as a board operator and producer with The Mighty 1090 in San Diego, and executive producer and sound editor at FOX Sports Radio in Los Angeles. He's a San Diego native and graduate of San Diego State University. In his spare time he enjoys watching sports, going to comedy shows and hanging out with his cats and dogs.
Ben Redlawsk
Media Production Specialist
Ben Redlawsk is a media production specialist for KPBS radio. He provides technical direction for KPBS “Morning Edition” and assists with “KPBS Midday Edition” and “KPBS Roundtable” through audio editing and recording. He got his start in radio as head audio engineer at KSDT, UC San Diego’s student-run radio station. Ben graduated from UC San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary computing and the arts with an emphasis in music technology.
