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Airs Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 12 p.m. on KPBS TV

In November, many Americans will be voting. Some will be pulling the lever for a candidate or issue. But many others will be pulling the lever against them. Though we live in a country built on optimism and a "can do" enthusiasm, Americans can be fairly negative when we go to the polls.

Beatboxing arrived in the 1980's with the dawn of hip hop. As rappers gathered on corners to rhyme, they needed a beat and thus the human beat box machine. San Diego is home to a veteran beatboxer w

California raised the minimum wage on Jan. 1 and the new speaker of the house promises to make raising the national minimum wage a priority for the new Congress. What does the increase in wages mean f

An Afghan government official set foot in the southern Afghan town of Marjah on Monday for the first time in two years. The new governor was met with leery residents, who have memories of corrupt officials and say the Taliban generally left them alone.

Airs Friday, April 23, 2010 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Jet Li Stars in a Historical Action Film

San Diego's only chamber festival devoted to the music of our day begins this weekend and it's called Sound On. It's presented by San Diego New Music and the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library. The festival's resident ensemble known as NOISE joins us in studio.

The use of genetically engineered crops leads to reduced fertilizer use and helps farmers conserve soil, a committee of the National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council has found. The committee says society as a whole could benefit if future crops were engineered to use less fertilizer and to be more resilient to climate change.

San Diego’s seal saga may be nearing a resolution. The city council will hold a special meeting tonight to consider whether a shared use policy for Children’s Pool in La Jolla is the way to go.