Special Series: This season, Stop & Talk is diving into one of San Diego County’s biggest environmental and health emergencies: the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis. Through this special series, we hear from doctors, advocates, researchers, and others fighting for clean environments, healthy communities, and real solutions to a crisis that’s been dismissed for too long.
This episode:
For decades, families in San Diego’s border communities have faced a sewage crisis that threatens their health and well-being. Now, two dedicated physicians, Dr. Kimberly Dickson and Dr. Vi Nguyen, are sharing how the sewage is impacting the people in their care. With medical expertise and deep community ties, they’ve connected the dots between troubling health patterns and the ongoing sewage crisis, stepping forward as advocates for their patients and neighbors.
In this episode, host Grant Oliphant speaks with Dr. Dickson and Dr. Nguyen about what they’re seeing in their exam rooms, why this crisis demands urgent action, and the surprising response when they raised their concerns.
This isn’t just a conversation about pollution—it’s about the power of information, the courage to speak up, and the responsibility we all share to ensure every child has the chance to grow up healthy and safe.
Credits:
This is a production of the Prebys Foundation
Hosted by Grant Oliphant
Co-Hosted by Crystal Page
Co-produced by Crystal Page and Adam Greenfield
Engineered by Adam Greenfield
Production Coordination by Tess Karesky
Video Production by Edgar Ontiveros Medina
The Stop & Talk Theme song was created by San Diego’s own Mr. Lyrical Groove.
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