A Rude Awakening – July 25, 2025
An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs.
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On today’s show, I speak to Dr. Michelle Merrill of Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island about their upcoming event Scientist Speak Out Rally and Teach-In. We’ll switch gears and speak to The Climate Center’s Woody Hastings (Phasing Out Polluting Fuels Program Director) on the latest effort by the environmental justice community and beyond to urge the … Continued
On today’s show, I speak to 350 Bay Area Action’s Lead Organizer Zoe Jonick and Reclaim Our Power’s Policy Organizer Emi Yoko-Young on California Senate Bill 332 the Investor-Owned Utiities Accountability Act. We’ll switch gears and speak to Ecology Center’s executive director Martin Bourque on Plastic Free July and California Senate Bill 54 Plastic Pollution … Continued
On today’s show, a bailout for California oil refineries? I’ll speak to Consumer Watchdog’s founder and executive director Jaime Court about the pushback from 50 plus environmental and public interest groups. We’ll switch gears and commemorate 10 years of U.S. Right To Know with co-founder and managing editor Stacy Malkan. In lieu of news headlines, … Continued
On today’s show, I’ll spend the hour exploring the sponsorship and public relations side of the fossil fuel industry’s attempts to stay relevant and powerful. I’ll speak to investigative reporter Rebecca John on her latest piece in DeSmog entitled, “Reveal: Now There’s Proof That The Fossil Fuel Industry Uses Cultural Sponsorships to Block Climate Action”. … Continued
On today’s show, Mycelium Youth Network’s outside educator and storyteller, Marcy Brown is back to spread the word about their latest community event “Community Day of Action” on Saturday, June 28th. We’ll switch gears and speak to Evlondo Cooper of Media Matters for America on his latest study entitled, “How Broadcast TV News Covered Environmental … Continued
On today’s show, we will hear the remaninder of my conversation with U.S. Right to Know investigative journalist Pamela Ferdinand about all the plastic in our bodies. We’ll switch gears and have a conversation with policy advocacy director for CA Environmental Voters Melissa Romero on the closure of the Valero’s Benicia refinery and how the … Continued
On today’s show, investigative journalist for U.S. Right To Know, Pamela Ferdinand on her recent article entitled, “Plastics may disrupt the body’s clock, raise risk of chronic disease”. We’ll switch gears and speak to founder and executive director of Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network on their upcoming virtual online summit from June 23-28.
On today’s show, an update from Paul Paz y Mino, deputy executive director with Amazon Watch on anti-Chevron day and an environmental justice delegation visiting from Equador, and the looming possibility of Santa Barbara offshore drilling with the Center for Biological Diversity’s Brady Bradshaw, senior oceans campaigner.
Today’s episode of A Rude Awakening is preempted by special programming for KPFA’s 2025 Spring Fund Drive. Brian Edwards-Tiekert speaks with photographer and author Josh Jackson, an advocate for public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Through his Forgotten Lands Project, he employs storytelling and visual narratives to inspire engagement with California’s … Continued
Special Spring Fund Drive Programming: Jeff Miller on Bay Area Wildlife
Today’s episode of A Rude Awakening is preempted by special programming for KPFA’s 2025 Spring Fund Drive. Brian Edwards-Tiekert interviews Jeff Miller, the founder and Executive Director of the Alameda Creek Alliance. Miller also works with the Center for Biological Diversity on media, outreach, writing endangered species listing petitions, and biodiversity issues. His latest book … Continued