KPBS Midday Edition

Piano soloist Inon Barnatan is in town to perform with the San Diego Symphony. Also, other arts and culture happenings in San Diego this weekend.

The GI Film Festival is back to showcase films about veterans and the military experience. One narrative short film looks at a combat veteran’s transition back home.

Austin Dean Ashford won Best of Fringe in 2018 and returns to spread message of diversity and inclusivity.

The much debated "road tax" will not be implemented after public outcry, but will one be in San Diego's future?

It happens for a number of different reasons, but more and more households consist of multiple generations living together under one roof.

A new KPBS podcast looks to lift the taboo around sex. We hear from the host of the new podcast "Everybody's Doing It With Miss Lolly", as well as some of the guests included in its first season.

From atmospheric rivers to gray, cloudy skies, San Diego has seen its fair share of abnormal weather in the past few months.

Weekend arts events: O'Keeffe and Moore, climate art and Mother's Day

Artist David Reynoso shares the inspiration behind ‘La Lucha’

New book dives into food truck wars and Filipino folk magic

From staying home sick to changing the way we think about tipping, the pandemic has had a huge impact on our daily lives and habits.

As the controversial pandemic-era border policy comes to an end, a number of questions remain about how the asylum process will be impacted.

Officially, the U.S. dumped the English monarchy more than 200 years ago. But for some reason, we still can't get enough.

"The Chronicles of Kalki" opens at Moxie Theater and sets the final avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in a high school girl gang. Also, other arts events in San Diego, including ballet and Latin jazz.

Host Maureen Cavanaugh has Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando and Moviewallas' Yazdi Pithavala pick their favorite movies about moms and the results might surprise you.

Many parents, school leaders and legislators are pointing to social media use by children as contributing to rising mental health challenges for young people.

A former San Diego congressman's involvement in a deadly friendly fire incident and its apparent cover-up are the focus of a new NPR investigative podcast.

As Bed Bath & Beyond closes more stores nationwide, enterprising home cooks are heading to restaurant supply stores for their kitchen essentials.

Without Walls Festival serves up more than 20 immersive, site-specific works over four days.

Is your garden overrun with aphids, tomato hornworms or skunks? Are your peach tree leaves sad, and curly? Listen here for solutions with garden guru, Nan Sterman.

A new novel recalls the daunting, high-seas effort to sail a ship destined for the big screen from one side of the country to the other.

Tucker Carlson's departure from Fox News is highlighting the former hosts strong affinity for extremist ideology.

KPBS Arts reporter Beth Accomando takes a look at Asian representation in Hollywood films through the years, and how recent independent films have played a role in changing how Asians are represented on screen.

The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked an effort to ban access to the abortion pill. The decision provided a temporary reprieve from a Texas court’s ruling seeking a federal ban on mifepristone.

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein is facing calls to resign due to illness and age. What does that mean for Democrats and the state at large? Plus, generational change in politics.