A Rude Awakening – June 5, 2026
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, Hollin Kretzmann of Center for Biological Diversity gives an update on Assembly Bill 2461 – the Oil Well Cleanup Accountability bill, Jaime Court of Consumer Watchdog gives a rundown of all the candidates running for insurance commissioner of CA; and May Khosla of Sonoma County Climate Activist Network introduces the coalition to … Continued
A Rude Awakening – May 22, 2026
An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs.
A Rude Awakening – May 8, 2026
An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs.
On today’s show, part two of my conversation with Maurice Carney, executive director of Friends of the Congo. We’ll switch gears and speak to Kailea Rose Loften and Kate Rose Weiner of Loam Publishing about their latest publication entitled, “Compassion in Crisis: Building Disaster-Resilient Communities”. Additional Links Weaving Earth Center for Relational Education: https://weavingearth.org/
On today’s show, updates from local organizations. I speak to Talia Nimmer, staff attorney for the Climate Law Institute with the Center for Biological Diversity will give us an update on the fight against Sable Offshore Corporation’s attempt to restart drilling off the coast of Santa Barbara, we switch gears and speak to Martin Bourque … Continued
On today’s show, climate leader and All We Can Save co-editor Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson will be with us for the hour discussing her latest poignant publication entitled, “Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home”. Out on May 5.
On today’s show, the Save Jackson Coalition will be sponsoring a Spirit Run at Jackson Demonstration State Forest this weekend in support of AB 2494. Polly Girvin will be here to discuss along with Melody Meyer of the Environmental Protection Information Center explaining AB 2494. We’ll switch gears and speak to journalist and author Robert … Continued
On today’s show, delegates from the Nuestra America Convoy are back from their humanitarian excursion to Cuba. I speak to Olivia DiNucci of CODEPINK, Brenda Lopez and Mark Freidman of US Hands Off Cuba Committee. Helen Yaffee’s documentary, “Cuba’s Life Task: Combatting Climate Change”:
On today’s show, an update on the Sabel Offshore offensive off the coast of Santa Barbara from the Center for Biological Diversity’s senior oceans campaigner Brady Bradshaw. We’ll switch gears and speak to Tufts University Research Fellow Timothy A. Wise on the latest attempt by Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa to expunge their … Continued
On today’s show, I have my annual legacy media climate coverage conversation with Evlondo Cooper, Climate and Energy Senior Researcher at Media Matters for America. We’ll switch gears to Global Forest Coalition’s flagship publication, Forest Cover which has select story from varying countries in the global South. This morning, you’ll hear my conversation with Bareesh … Continued