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Join us on Wed., Apr 24, 2024 at 6:00 PM at the KPBS Conrad Prebys Media Complex at Copley Center for an exciting evening with NPR National Political Correspondent Sarah McCammon. Sarah will be joining us to discuss her new book The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church. The 2024 book is part memoir and part journalism in which Sarah places her own disillusionment and discovery in dialogue with the stories of other former evangelicals to examine this burgeoning movement and its social and political impact on the world. Sarah will give us a preview of her book followed by an insightful conversation with KPBS Midday Edition Host Jade Hindmon. You will also have a chance to ask Sarah a question during the audience Q&A. Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to meet one of NPR's award-winning journalists as well as network with fellow Producers Club members.

$131 million is going to 18 California communities. Carlsbad is the only city in San Diego County on the award list.

Harris wants to make it easier for eligible voters to cast ballots and rebuild Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination, while Trump pushes for more restrictions to voting access.

All puns are intended, motherCLUCKers! San Diego's ONLY pun competition returns to the Finest City Improv stage on Saturday, September 28! Watch, laugh, groan, or JOIN word nerds from across the city in a battle to see who's the punniest of them all—and win prizes! Pundemonium! is a three-part event based on the format used by pun contests in cities nationwide: - In Part 1, Battle of the PUNdits, participants who have signed up in advance will deliver two-minute pun-filled speeches, and the audience will determine the winner. Want in? We ask that Battle of the PUNdits let us know you're competing ahead of time by emailing sandiegopundemonium@gmail.com - or email us with questions if you're curious but don't know how it works! - Part 2, the PUNger Games, is a head-to-head pun-off tournament-style, where participants go back and forth making puns on a given topic until they just can't anymore. Think of it as a rap battle, but with puns. Sign up in advance at sandiegopundemonium@gmail.com OR on the spot at Pundemonium! Winners of each round will get the coveted Golden Nugget chicken trophy to take home. Also, very exciting: our intrepid host Sarah Flocken will make her triumphant return to the Pundemonium stage after being crowned Most Viable Punner at the O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships in Austin, TX earlier this summer. Tickets are pay what you can! Reserve your tickets online ahead of time or just show up at the door. Visit: https://finestcity.vbotickets.com/event/pundemonium_san_diego%60s_only_pun_competition/132045 Finest City Improv on Instagram and Facebook

The Jameses, who both play for the L.A. Lakers, shared the court for several minutes on the NBA's opening night. They join a very small club of father-son teammates in American professional sports.

At least 170 Native American, Native Hawaiians, and Native Alaskans are on ballots this fall, an all-time high. But a group tracking Indigenous candidates says more work needs to be done.

The Education Department can’t — and the Legislature won’t — do what it takes to repair the damage.

Retired military chaplain David Peters, who has conducted services at Arlington National Cemetery, tells NPR's Michel Martin that the final resting place of some 400,000 U.S. service members is supposed to be free of politics.

Democrats credit executive actions issued in June by President Joe Biden. Local advocates say there are other reasons as well.

As love fills the air this Valentine’s Season, Seabreeze Craft Chocolates is hosting a Valentine’s Day truffle-making workshop on February 10th perfect for a pre-Valentine’s Day date night or Galentine’s gathering. Chocolatier Jim Lantry will share the art of creating chocolate truffles made with consciously sourced cacao that are guaranteed to melt hearts. In this workshop, you'll channel your artistic side as you paint personalized designs on the truffles, learn the journey from cocoa bean to artisanal bonbons, and conclude the experience by bringing home your beautifully crafted truffles. The cost for this truffle-making class is $75 per person. For more information visit seabreezechocolates.com or call (858) 792-4750 Stay Connected on Instagram