KPBS Midday Edition

As organizations and individuals turn away from Twitter, many are left wondering what social media alternatives there are to fill the void.

If you've tried to purchase a concert ticket recently, you've probably been hit with a little sticker shock.

In the age of services like Ticketmaster, it's getting harder and harder to find affordable live entertainment options.

After a historic season, SDSU's assistant men's basketball coach looks back on the teams championship-run season.

This weekend in the arts: Coachella or "couch-ella," Desert X; piñatas, Wayne Thiebaud, contemporary dance and contemporary classical music

40% of all food is wasted in the United Stated - a pair of San Diego activists are trying to change that.

We hear about a San Diego County program addressing the emergency needs of people suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia.

The transformative power of artificial intelligence isn’t just limited to the world of AI chatbots. For years now, researchers have been focusing on the potential benefits AI could have on healthcare and medicine.

We talk about homelessness a lot but we rarely get to talk with people who are most directly affected by it. On this episode, we talked with Theo Henderson, a formerly unhoused advocate, about his experience and what he thinks people and policy fail to understand about homelessness.

The recent allegations against San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher represents another case in a long line of sex scandals surrounding prominent Democrats in the region.

A new book shines a spotlight on the the vast number of false incarcerations - as well as what can be done to help exonerate the innocent.

The 2023 Kowit Awards is this Friday. We speak with Lee Herrick, the California Poet Laureate and a featured speaker at the event. Plus, other arts and culture events happening in San Diego this weekend.

On Midday Edition Wednesday, we lift the taboo on talking about menopause and answer audience questions about symptom management for vaginal dryness and hot flashes, hormonal and nonhormonal treatment options, and how to get medical help when your doctor doesn’t know diddly about what you’re going through.

Menopause is relevant to about half the people on the planet, so why don't we talk about it? Plus, we answer listener questions about symptoms, treatments and more.

Archaeologists recently discovered that the famous cave paintings of Sierra del San Francisco are thousands of years older than scientists originally thought.

The KPBS podcast 'Port of Entry' combines cuisine and borders in its fourth and newest season. Plus, each episode this season will be available in English and Spanish.

On Thursday on Midday Edition, weekend preview is back with a conversation with "The XIXth (The Nineteenth)" playwright, Kemp Powers, who is also director of the forthcoming "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." And, a preview of an exhibit by the De La Torre Brothers currently on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Plus, hip-hop artist and comedian Reggie Watts is coming to The Music Box...

An ordinance being considered by the San Diego city council would require police to have probable cause to pull drivers over, not just reasonable suspicion. Police reform advocates say the PrOTECT Act would help reduce racial profiling and discrimination. But the SDPD is campaigning against it.

We are exploring the brave, new world of artificial intelligence and where it's taking us. We discuss the emergence of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and how human beings are reacting. Then, we’ll hear some tips on how to use artificial intelligence. And, we have a discussion on how the technology continues to improve – and whether we should grow comfortable in the embrace of machines.

Midday Edition is back, connecting our communities through conversation. We are talking about friendships and their power to uplift us and even keep us healthy. We’ll hear what science says about friendship from the longest running research project on human happiness. Then, for kids it’s easy to make friends, for adults not so much. We’ll hear advice on making new friends and how to nurture existi...

A study from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography shows that Tijuana sewage isn’t just ending up in our water - it’s finding its way into the air we breathe. The study, conducted in 2019, found that air samples collected in Imperial Beach contained the same bacteria present in contaminated ocean water. Then, the Department of Veterans Affairs has been studying the effects of psychede...

The city of San Diego has an ambitious climate action goal to hit net zero emissions by 2035, but climate activists have been demanding a timeline for how the city intends to get there. Mayor Todd Gloria joins Midday Edition to talk about the draft plan released this week, and the city’s plan to stop using downtown’s Golden Hall as a homeless shelter. Then, even though California has long been a b...

UC San Diego Health will soon take over day-to-day operations for the El Centro Regional Medical Center, the largest hospital in Imperial County. Next, generative AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL·E can write essays for students, create art and music, and even help with office work. But what are they exactly? Then, a year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a look at how California companies and thei...

After three years, California and San Diego’s COVID-19 state of emergency orders are ending today. Then, a look at the recent mega-contract signed by Padres Star Manny Machado. Finally, a conversation about beer, music and representation in the local craft beer industry.

First, a conversation about the impacts of the weekend weather on the county and the effect of all this rain and snow on drought conditions in the state. Then, sewage spills originating in Tijuana have forced the closure of beaches in Imperial beach and south toward the border for most of this winter. What will a recent settlement between the federal International Boundary and Water Commission and...