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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San Diego State and the city of San Diego are millions of dollars apart on the price for the Mission Valley stadium. Can they strike a deal? For the first time in his political career, embattled Rep. Duncan Hunter failed to win the endorsement of the San Diego County Republican Party, a sign of a turbulent campaign to come. After a KPBS story about her detention, a 9-year-old asylum-seeker, who was being held in Border Patrol custody for more than 10 days, has been released. Plus, people living outside the city of San Diego don’t seem to have the same problem with broken trash bins. We’ll explain why. Also, the executive director of San Diego 350, a group of climate activists, says they aren’t backing away from a dispute with Rep. Scott Peters over the Green New Deal. And, a preview of the San Diego Italian Film Festival. -- Editor’s Note: KPBS is a service of San Diego State University. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom cleared his legislative desk this Sunday, signing and vetoing hundreds of bills. What he signed and what he didn’t. Covered California’s open enrollment period starts Tuesday and starting in 2020 Californians must have health insurance or pay a fine. Also, why are there so many broken trash bins in San Diego? We’ve got answers. Plus, armpits are smelly. Meet the San Diego scientist, known as Dr. Armpit, who is trying to find ways to make them smell better. And, how a simple request for a custom-built boat turned into a sailing trip to some of the most remote corners of the world. -
Santa Ana winds are continuing to pose a fire danger for San Diego County mountain and valley areas. Plus, the number of reported heat-related injuries in the military has skyrocketed in the past few years. So, the Pentagon is turning one base into a world center for fighting those injuries. And, Poefest — everything Edgar Allan Poe — returns to town this weekend at the Adobe Chapel in Old Town, which will be lit with candles to provide the perfect backdrop for reading the stories by the master of the macabre. -
The season’s first Santa Ana windstorm is raising the fire threat in San Diego’s East County. A citizen’s review board concluded that a San Diego sheriff’s deputy violated the department’s procedure when he placed a shirt over Earl McNeil's head while detaining him. Meanwhile, a San Diego City Councilwoman wants to strengthen civilian oversight of police officers. Also, local Kurds are fearful, angry and outraged over the U.S.’s withdrawal from Northern Syria and Turkey’s attack on Kurdish militias. They see it as the United States abandoning a key ally in the fight against Islamic State. And, Samin Nosrat, a celebrity chef and host of the popular Netflix series, “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat,” makes her hometown debut Friday at Balboa Theatre. -
San Diego Gas & Electric warns there may be power outages in the East County because high winds and low humidity are creating a fire danger. Gov. Newsom on Tuesday signed into law a bill that caps rent increases to 5% plus inflation, making California the second state in the nation to control rent increases. Plus, the co-founder of CRISPR, a gene-editing tool, sits down with KPBS to talk about the ethics of gene editing. Also, California’s frequent wildfires are cutting into the state’s effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. And, 50 years ago, San Diego State became one of the first colleges in the nation to offer Chicano Studies. -
News of the Trump administration's plan to withdraw U.S. troops out of Syria has local Kurds fearing Turkey’s reprisal against the Syrian Kurds who’ve been fighting Turkey for independence. Plus, building affording housing to combat homelessness is easier said than done. What San Diego can learn from Los Angeles’ approach to solve the problem. Also, as the war in Vietnam dragged on for years, the wives of American POWs were faced with a choice. Hear how their decision to go public became a national movement. A new study shows Native American students in California schools are being suspended and expelled at disproportionately higher rates than the state average. And, a new book by journalist and author James Verini chronicles the long and complicated history of America's presence in Iraq. -
Rep. Susan Davis speaks to Midday Edition about the impeachment inquiry against President Trump as House Democrats subpoena the White House, Pentagon and OMB for documents. Plus, the U.S. Supreme Court is back in session, we’ll get a preview of some of the hot-button issues before the high court. Preliminary results are in from the city of Stockton’s basic income project. Plus, a number of programs are trying to treat PTSD by getting veterans into nature, even deep under the sea. And, a look at the lowrider car culture along the U.S.-Mexico border. -
A new SDSU study examines corruption by Customs and Border Protection agents. Meanwhile, the Trump administration plans on moving forward with collecting DNA from migrants in detention, a move civil rights groups call “deeply problematic.” Plus, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren told a 8,500-strong San Diego crowd Thursday she will tax the wealthy to help the middle class. And, KPBS’ arts and culture reporter says the new “Joker” movie is a poor man’s Scorsese film. -
Elizabeth Warren, who is hosting a town hall in downtown San Diego on Thursday, is in a statistical three-way tie in California's Democratic Presidential Primary, according to a new poll. Two San Diego City Council members are proposing a “cannabis equity program” to help those disproportionately affected by the war on drugs jumpstart a career in the legal cannabis industry. Plus, the VA is training clergy members to look for mental health issues among veterans in their congregations. Also, San Diego Unified’s school choice application window is now open. And, a San Diego native wins a MacArthur “Genius” Award. -
In light of 22 vaping-related illnesses in San Diego County, the Board of Supervisors is considering a temporary ban on vaping products. Twenty-five years after the roll out of “Operation Gatekeeper,” which increased border security, activists say the measure led to the deaths of thousands of migrants. Also, a Cinderella costume, created by an Oceanside woman who was born without an arm, has inspired people with limb differences. Plus, thousands of military homes are getting a make-over. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A new report shows a slight uptick in the number of reported domestic violence incidents in the county. And, a new play opening at the San Diego Rep mixes Molière, Shakespeare, and a narco telenovela.
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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.
