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The From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, this is Forum on Michael Krasny.

Democrat Jerry Brown served twice as California's governor, passing some of the nation's most ambitious climate change goals while in office.

Despite retiring two years ago to a Colusa County Ranch, Brown has kept his focus on climate change.

The former governor joins us to share his hopes for national action on climate change and talk about

what the future holds for California as it struggles with the pandemic and catastrophic wildfires. Then at 940,

performer and teacher Rodessa Jones has said that she's not interested in art for art's sake.

It has to be about social change, she said. It has to be able to save lives. Jones joins us

to talk about her decades-long career in arts and activism. That's all next after this news.

Welcome to Forum. I'm Michael Krasny. Last month, former California Governor Jerry Brown co-signed a letter urging President Biden to prioritize holding nuclear disarmament talks with Russia.

Jerry Brown joins us now to discuss his post-retirement work on nuclear weapons and climate change and his hopes for renewed action on those issues during the Biden presidency.

The state's longest serving governor will also weigh in on Governor Newsom's handling of the coronavirus pandemic,

the state's wildlife problem, and how California has changed

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