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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As the crescendo for impeachment intensifies amid the release of a memorandum of President Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president, a former federal prosecutor who’s been involved in impeachment proceedings weighs in. Street vendors are seemingly all over San Diego but city leaders are thinking about cracking down on where they can operate. And San Diego International is now the second major airport in the nation certified as carbon neutral. -
On Monday, former California Gov. Jerry Brown announced the launch of the California-China Climate Institute at UC Berkeley, which was timed to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week NYC. Since Sheriff’s Bill Gore took office in 2009, at least 140 people have died in county jails — an average of one in-custody death per month. Plus, black women have a higher chance of dying in childbirth compared to their white counterparts. Two San Diego groups are working to change that. And, some say a California bill could upend college sports by allowing college athletes to cash in on endorsement deals and the use of their likeness. -
California had a busy legislative year with the passage of several controversial bills from one meant to protect workers to another tightening the process for vaccine exemptions. Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins talks to Midday to reflect on this year’s session. Also, climate change is expected to displace as many as 140 million people by 2050. And, for many in Hollywood, the U.S.-Mexico border serves only as background for gritty crime dramas, but locally, filmmakers are trying to tell a wider array of stories. -
Teachers and students in San Diego are joining their counterparts around the world in the Global Climate Strike, calling for action to combat climate change. Plus, with the growing senior population, a local hospital is launching a program to meet the needs of older patients recovering from a trauma. -
Several victims of former sheriff’s deputy Richard Fischer are upset that no sex crime charges were included in his plea deal. The city of San Diego is taking the first steps to establishing a community choice energy program, which is key to the city meeting its greenhouse gas reduction goals. Plus, in today’s #CoveringClimateNow, coastal flooding is a regular occurrence in Imperial Beach, but climate change is making it worse. And, KPBS Midday Edition talks with author Rebecca Makkai about her novel, “The Great Believers” — the 2019 One Book, San Diego selection. -
President Trump is met with protesters and supporters as he visits San Diego and the border wall near Tijuana as part of a fundraising tour across California. Also, the federal government’s plan to end California’s mileage standards is drawing criticism, how heightened wildfire risk is altering the work of California’s National Guard, the UN Secretary General is urging public pressure to address the emergency of climate change, how racism impacts children’s health and Neil Young is vindicated as Amazon debuts its high-quality music streaming service. -
Students at Lincoln High School said they were subjected to racial taunts at a recent football game at San Clemente High in Orange County. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez had several legislative successes this year, including two controversial bills restricting vaccination exemptions and regulating the gig economy. And on today’s #CoveringClimateNow, a Carlsbad oyster farm is dealing with the effects of ocean acidification. Also, a ballot measure promised billions to fix potholes, sidewalks and street lights but it’s trending tens of millions short of projects — what went wrong? Plus, an American music legend, Johnny Mathis, is coming to San Diego this weekend. -
This week, KPBS is joining more than 220 news organizations worldwide in covering climate change to bring home the urgent need to confront the realities of a warming planet. Midday Edition talks to four local congressional representatives about the impact of climate change on their districts. And, the changing climate means more wildfires for San Diego’s backcountry, how one family is rebuilding after the Witch Creek Fire and preparing for the future. Plus, humans are the driving force of climate change, but population control remains controversial. -
San Diego County suicide rate continues to climb for the fourth year in a row, according to the county’s Suicide Prevention Council’s annual report. Plus, county health officials are working with state and federal officials to investigate 12 cases of a mysterious vaping-related illness. And, a new art exhibit at USD draws upon the works of the Italian Renaissance from The British Museum and includes a drawing from Michelangelo. -
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed the Trump administration a victory in its efforts to reduce the number of asylum seekers presenting themselves at the U.S.-Mexico border. In Imperial County, a dozen church leaders from the Imperial Valley Ministries have been indicted for allegedly holding homeless people against their will and forcing them to panhandle in several cities, including San Diego. A new therapy using pig hearts to treat heart attacks, developed here in San Diego, shows promising results in human trials. Plus, California has the lowest maternal mortality rate in the nation. So, why are black women dying at a rate of three to four times higher than white women from pregnancy or delivery complications? California lawmakers have passed a bill to address the disparity. And Diversionary Theatre announced its 34th season. Its theme: “We Are.”
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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.
