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An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs. The post A Rude Awakening – February 27, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Indigenous People of Tapajos – Credit Colectivo Apoena Cultura On today’s show, there’s an update on the Cargill blockade in Santarem, Brazil from Amazon Watch Program Director Christian Poirier, after that,  Make America Healthy Again wants us to add more animal adipose to our diets.  I’ll speak to Chloe Waterman, Senior Program Manager in Food and Agriculture Policy at Friends of the Earth about...

Training in Baringo, Kenya – Haki Nawiri Afrika On today’s show, Big Ag strikes again!  This time in the Amazon of Brazil. Christian Poirier of Amazon Watch gives us the details of the ongoing, major facility blockade of Cargill by the Indigenous.  We’ll switch gears and speak to Haki Nawiri Afrika founder Leonida Odongo on the latest appeal by the Kenyan government to recriminalize Indigenous see...

  Today on A Rude Awakening, I spend the hour speaking climate reporter Emily Atkin, founder of Heated, the most popular climate newsletter on Substack, about her latest piece entitled, “I Don’t Know How To Do This”.     The post HEATED Founder – Emily Atkin appeared first on KPFA.

On today’s show, I’ll be pausing to smell the roses with prolific author and retired scientist, Stan Cox.  We’ll be discussing his latest Seven Stories publication entitled, “Anthropause:  The Beauty of Degrowth” out now. The post Anthropause – Stan Cox appeared first on KPFA.

On today’s show, American Property Casualty Insurance Association’s Robert Passmore and Central Marin Fire Department’s Todd Lando impart a list of advisories about how to live with the growing threat of wildfires.  Also, I have a rebuttal conversation on wildfires and who should ultimately be footing the bill for all the calamities with Charles Slidders of The Center for International Environment...

An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs. The post A Rude Awakening – January 9, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Center for Biological Diversity Logo Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship Logo On today’s show, I’ll be presenting conservative and progressive perspectives around public lands and its perilous future under the Trump administration’s “drill baby drill” policy.  We’ll hear from David Jenkins of Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship and Hollin Kretzmann of Center for Biological Diversity.  ...