KPBS Midday Edition is a daily talk show hosted by Jade Hindmon, keeping San Diegans in the know on everything from politics to the arts.
Latest episodes
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23 min
Ballot Breakdown: National City mayor
On Midday Edition, we are tackling some of the biggest local races on the ballot, and sitting down with candidates for extended conversations.National City is among the cities in S…
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46 min
New book, 'Rowan and Gemma,' celebrates neurodiversity and the power of words
A new novel for young readers takes its own spin on a classic Shakespearean love story.In the book, "Rowan and Gemma," two neurodivergent tweens meet on the first day of school and…
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14 min
San Diego City Council committee moves to end Flock contract
A city council committee took the first step to cancel the city's use of Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology on Wednesday.
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17 min
Ballot Breakdown: 48th Congressional District
As part of our Ballot Breakdown on KPBS Midday Edition, we discuss the race to represent California's 48th Congressional District — a key race with national implications.
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14 min
Ballot Breakdown: District 5 county supervisor, District 40 state senator
On Midday Edition, we are continuing to break down local races and measures on San Diego County voters' ballots.Two of those races include seats for District 5 county supervisor an…
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23 min
Ballot Breakdown: San Diego City Council District 2 Candidate Forum
On Midday Edition, we are tackling some of the biggest local races on the ballot and sitting down with candidates for extended conversations.One of those races is to represent Dist…
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22 min
Ballot Breakdown: San Diego City Council District 4 Candidate Forum
On Midday Edition, we are tackling some of the biggest local races on the ballot and sitting down with candidates for extended conversations.One of those races is to represent Dist…
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19 min
'Who Gets to Be Indian?' looks at how Native identity was turned into commodity
What happens when Native American identity is commodified, and when people claim an ancestry that is not their own?The book "Who Gets to Be Indian?" explores some of those question…
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14 min
Justice Department accuses four people in San Diego of voting crimes
Federal officials announced charges on Monday against 28 people in California who they say illegally registered and voted in federal elections, including four people in San Diego C…
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14 min
Ballot Breakdown: Billionaire tax
Proposition 40 is also known as the billionaire tax.It would establish a one-time, five percent sales tax on California's billionaires, to redirect money towards healthcare funding…
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45 min
New novel 'Taxi Dancer' takes readers into 1930's San Diego taxi dance halls
"Taxi Dancer" brings readers into the Filipino-run taxi dance halls of San Diego's Stingaree District, where male patrons paid women a dime for a dance. Then, a look at two spooky…
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14 min
Ballot Breakdown: Proposition 39
As part of our Ballot Breakdown series, we unpack Proposition 39 — which would create new voter ID and citizenship verification requirements in California.
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18 min
Hispanic Heritage Month 2026: Jiyan Rios Zandi, creator of Local Brown Baby
On KPBS Midday Edition, we sit down with Jiyan Rios Zandi, artist and creator of art shop Local Brown Baby.
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17 min
Senate passes bill to create new rules for college athletes
The U.S. Senate passed a bill to reshape rules for college athletes late last month. The Protect College Sports Act aims to tighten rules around eligibility and transferring, and f…
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18 min
How "Even the Rat was White" reshaped psychology, 50 years later
Fifty years ago, psychologist Robert Guthrie first wrote the book, "Even the Rat was White."It provided a nuanced, historical record of psychology, looked at the role that white su…
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14 min
How the UC system helped build California
California's UC system has grown from a single campus in Berkeley, founded in 1868, to a 10-campus system featuring some of the leading research institutions in the world. The UC s…
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14 min
What recent infectious disease outbreaks tell us about immunity
A mumps outbreak on the campus of San Diego State University has risen to 18 confirmed cases, with another case identifed as probable. Meanwhile, health officials in Pennsylvania h…
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12 min
Comedian Ilana Glazer talks parenting, activism ahead of San Diego stop
The star of "Broad City" will bring her stand-up tour, "Ilana Glazer Live!" to San Diego Tuesday.
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22 min
How the San Diego Black Panther Party is continuing its legacy, 60 years later
As the Black Panther Party celebrates its 60th anniversary in Oakland, we sit down with local Panthers about how they’re reflecting on the party's history in San Diego — and what’s…
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46 min
USS Abraham Lincoln returns; Heat wave in prison; New morning anchor, Katie Anastas
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego Bay on Thursday afternoon after more than 10 months of deployment.Previous reporting revealed shortages of food and p…