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October 04, 2024Fools’ Paradise (lost?) – A Love Letter To Our Wild
On today’s show, I speak to documentary filmmaker Alexandra Lexton about her latest film entitled, “Fools’ Paradise (lost?) – A Love Letter To The Wild”. Opening at the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 12th, Fool’s Paradise (lost?) poses the questions to her subjects:
How do we heal ourselves through reconnecting to the natural world? How do we heal what is left of the wild – our own inner wild and the outer wild?
Alexandra Lexton:
“In a time when climate change and environmental degradation pose dire consequences for both humanity and the planet, we hope that by revealing pathways for healing through our reconnection to the natural world, we will learn to care for it – and if the earth benefits, we will all benefit.”
We switch gears and speak to The Climate Center’s Chief Operating Officer Barry Vesser on the Polluters Pay Package that was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. These bills consist of: AB 3233 – the Local Environmental Choice and Safety Act, AB 1866 – the Idle Oil Wells Clean Up Bill, and AB 2176 – the Low Producing Wells Accountability Act.
AB 3233 affirms the rights of local governments to protect their residents from oil and gas pollution.
AB 1866 requires oil companies to plug their idle wells more quickly or pay increased fees, protecting public health and creating thousands of new jobs.
AB 2716 imposes fines on low-production wells that are putting communities at risk in the largest urban oil field in the country.
The Governor also signed SB 59, the electric vehicles (EV) bill. This piece of legislation aims to unlock the potential for California’s millions of electric vehicles to shore up the electric grid, power homes during outages, and lower energy bills for Californians. The bill would authorize the California Energy Commission (CEC) to require that EVs sold in California have bidirectional capability.
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September 27, 2024 Special Fund Drive Programming- Jeff Miller on Bay Area’s Wildlife
A Rude Awakening will return on 10/4/2024
Here’s an intro to special fund drive programming:
Jeff Miller is the founder and Executive Director of the Alameda Creek Alliance. He also works with the Center for Biological Diversity on media, outreach, writing endangered species listing petitions, and working on biodiversity issues. His latest book is Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide.

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September 20, 2024 Special Fund Drive Programming
A Rude Awakening will return on the October 4th.
Today’s is preempted by fall 2024 special fund drive programming.

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September 13, 2024 Fall Fund Drive Special: Yanis Varoufakis on Technofeudalism
Today’s episode is preempted by a 2024 fall fund drive special:
Brian Edwards-Tiekert interviews Yanis Varoufakis, author of the new book Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism.
A Rude Awakening will return on the October 4th.

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September 06, 2024 Demand for Reparations from the Gates Foundation
On today’s show, the fight against the Gates Foundation so-called agricultural techno-fixes in 13 African countries has reached a new phase. I’ll speak to Gabriel Manyangadze of the Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute to find out about the demand for reparations.
Reparation Demand Open Letter Link SAFCEI:
https://safcei.org/sign-on-open-letter-african-faith-leaders-demand-reparations-from-the-gates-foundation/
Climate Emergency Mobilization Task Force (CEMTF):
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-health-registration-912860037947?
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August 30, 2024 Stop OAK Expansion
On today’s show, I’ll spend the hour w/the Stop Oak Expansion Coalition‘s Dr. Ann Harvey, David Foecke and Dr. Paul English discussing the latest happenings in the fight against the proposed expansion of the Oakland Airport.
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August 23, 2024 All About the Cows
On today’s show, I’ll speak to Media Matters for America’s Director of Climate and Energy Program, Allison Fisher on her latest article, “Right-wing media falsely claim that Kamala Harris wants to ban red meat”. We’ll switch gears just a tiny bit and listen to a short Tedx talk by the chief executive of Farmwel and founder of the Food & Global Security Network, ffinlo Costain about the need for cows.
Allison Fisher writes:
“As part of the conservative campaign to brand Vice President Kamala Harris as the “most radical left-wing person ever to run for the presidency of the United States,” right-wing media are falsely claiming that she wants to ban red meat – a position that they have repeatedly tried to attach to Democrats.”
Link to Tedx Talk w/ffinlo Costain:
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August 16, 2024 350 Bay Area
350 Bay Area/350 Bay Area Action executive director Laura Neish and board president Jack Lucero Fleck.
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August 09, 2024 Media Matters & Haki Nawiri Afrika
Media Matters & Haki Nawiri Afrika:
On today’s show, I’ll speak to Media Matters Evlondo Cooper on mainstream media’s climate coverage (or lack thereof) during tornado season. We’ll switch gears and catch up w/Leonida Odongo founder of one of Kenya’s premier agroecology organizations Haki Nawiri Afrika.
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August 02, 2024 What Does Water Want & The Climate Center
On today’s show, I’ll speak to the facilitators of the “What Does Water Want” Virtual Summit Emily Bishop and Martin Winiecki. We’ll switch gears and speak to Woody Hastings of The Climate Center and their latest endeavors to phase out refineries in the state of California.
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