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March 13 The Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp Forest
On today’s show, we get a final update on the Cargill blockade in Brazil from Christian Poirier, Program Director at Amazon Watch. We switch gears and take a deep dive into The Mysterious World of the Bull Kelp Forest. I speak to Josie Iselin and Ellen Litwiller about their latest Heyday publication and webstory at bullkelp.info.
Event:
https://www.josieiselin.com/events
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February 27 A Rude Awakening – February 27, 2026
An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs.
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February 13 Cargill Blockade Update, Federal Food Guidelines, Harmful Idle Oil Wells
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 the new federal dietary guidelines. We switch gears and close out the show with Center for Biological Diversity Staff Scientist Emily Diaz-Loar delivering new data on idle oil wells in California that can harm your health.
Link to 350 Bay Area Action Sign Up:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/NMnzJ4oaRXOqKjHiTXxrGA#/registration
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February 06 Cargill Blockade & Perilous Seed Laws
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 seeds.
CEMTF Event Link @ 9am:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-immigration-tickets-157305114833
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January 30 HEATED Founder – Emily Atkin

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”.

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January 23 Anthropause – Stan Cox
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.
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January 16 To Be Prepared
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 Environmental Law.
More Links:
readyforwildfire.org

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January 09 A Rude Awakening – January 9, 2026
An in-depth look at community affairs on a local, national and international level, with interviews and commentary. Hosted by Sabrina Jacobs.
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January 02 Public Lands & Public Health
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. We’ll switch gears and speak to friends of the show Stacy Malkan of US Right to Know with a recap of her 2025 and plans for 2026.
Music on today’s show: Auld Ang Syne by Duke Ellington
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December 26, 2025 Save the Shoreline & the Animals
On today’s show, we’ll get an update on the attempt to restart offshore drilling on the coast of Santa Barbara from Talia Nimmer staff attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity. We’ll switch gears hear about a new ordinance passed by the Napa County Board of Supervisors to deter illegal cockfighting. I’ll speak to Wayne Pacelle, the president of Animal Wellness Action and The Center for a Humane Economy.
Animal Rights Activist Zoe Rosenberg Case: https: //people.com/animal-rights-activist-prison-chicken-rescue-case-11864429
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A Rude Awakening is an award-winning climate crisis and environmental justice radio show with interviews and commentary – hosted and produced by Sabrina Jacobs.