April 30, 2023 – Sunday Well, I cannot express how proud I am of my kiddo right now!… Last night my 2nd eldest son (A.J. Rubin) performed a live Klezmer music set as the closing number for a concert in Valencia, Spain. Please click the image above and listen to all three songs of his group!…
The Latest #TenMinutesWithTamara interview! Watch here or click through to the Lead Safe Mama YouTube channel. On Christmas Eve, I had a great video chat with Jon Fishman (drummer for the band Phish) about “all things Lead” (including discussing his experience with his child’s Lead exposure). The video below is the second of three “Ten…
The Latest #TenMinutesWithTamara interview! Watch here or click through to the Lead Safe Mama YouTube channel. On Christmas Eve, I had a great video chat with Jon Fishman (drummer for the band Phish) about “all things Lead” (including discussing his experience with his child’s Lead exposure). The video below is the third of three “Ten…
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC — a…
We filmed a new #TenMinutesWithTamara interview today! Today I had a great video chat with Jon Fishman (drummer of the band Phish) about “all things Lead” (including discussing his experience with his child’s Lead exposure). The video below is a 4 minute teaser for the upcoming full #TenMinutesWithTamara videos from this interview. Please watch the…
Below is a Facebook Live video I made today. I have uploaded it to my YouTube channel. Please watch it and if you learn something or find it at all interesting and want to see more videos like this, please subscribe to the YouTube channel so that you will be alerted when I upload future…
Below is a Facebook Live video I made today. I have uploaded it to my YouTube channel. Please watch it and if you learn something or find it at all interesting and want to see more videos like this, please subscribe to the YouTube channel so that you will be alerted when I upload future…
Below is a Facebook Live video I made today. I have uploaded it to my YouTube channel. Please watch it and if you learn something or find it at all interesting and want to see more videos like this, please subscribe to the YouTube channel so that you will be alerted when I upload future…
Below is a Facebook Live video I made today. I have uploaded it to my YouTube channel. Please watch it and if you learn something or find it at all interesting and want to see more videos like this, please subscribe to the YouTube channel so that you will be alerted when I upload future…
This is a Facebook Live video I made today. I have uploaded to my YouTube channel. Please watch it and if you find it at all interesting, please subscribe to the YouTube channel so that you will be alerted when I upload future videos! Thank you. As of today, February 22, 2020 I have 622…
This video (of David Mikkelson’s response to me) is five minutes and nine seconds long. The transcript of this conversation will be posted below the video shortly. The video was taken by my friend Carissa. If you did not yet see my question to him, here’s that link with that video. Transcript of the…
This video (of me asking a question to David Mikkelson) is one minute and 19 seconds long. The transcript of my question can be read below the video. The video was taken by my friend Carissa (she is sitting down next to me at a table – sorry about the bad angle!) After my question…
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Scroll down to see the video (its just about 2 minutes long.) Please see links below for additional helpful information about Lead paint hazards and identifying and reporting violations. Thanks for being here! As always, please let me know if you have any questions! Tamara Rubin #LeadSafeMama Related posts here on Lead Safe Mama’s blog…
From CNN: “EPA director of children’s health, Ruth Etzel, said that she was placed on paid administrative leave without warning. Etzel said she suspects — but had no evidence — that she was sidelined to stymie progress on a major lead poisoning report that was nearing completion.“ Click the image below to watch the video…
#AskTamara Question: Does my Moscow Mule mug have unsafe levels of lead? Answer: If it has a yellow brass handle it very well may, and if the handle is soldered on it may have lead at the solder points too. Please watch the video to learn more! As always, thank you for reading, for watching and…
Published: July 2, 2018 Below is an 8-minute video we made this week of our testing of a new-in-the-box, purchased in 2018, “Made Safe Certified” Pura Kiki stainless steel insulated baby bottle for lead (Pb). This stainless steel baby bottle is supposed to be Lead-free… Both the Made Safe certification and Pura Kiki’s marketing materials…
Here are some posts related to the 6-minute video (below): Can I test my dishes with a LeadCheck Swab https://tamararubin.com/2017/02/leadcheck-dishware/ Johnson Brothers Posts https://tamararubin.com/category/johnson-bros/ Homer Laughlin Posts https://tamararubin.com/category/homer-laughlin/ Liberty Blue Posts https://tamararubin.com/category/liberty-blue/ Chip In https://tamararubin.com/2017/01/chip-in/ This video was originally filmed as a Facebook Live video (so there may be moments where I am responding to…
Here are the blog posts related to the video below: Franciscan Ivy. Franciscan Desert Rose. Mexican “Lead-Free” Pottery. Comments to the “viewers” in this are from the original posting of the video as a Facebook Live video! Video is about 6 minutes long, and also shows you how to stretch one LeadCheck swab out to…
#AskTamara Question: Do brand new baby shoes have lead in 2018? Answer: Yes, they do! (They can, they may… but most shouldn’t!) Watch this short video (just 2 minutes & 55 seconds!) to learn about how to find safer choices in baby shoes for your little ones! To see more baby shoes I have tested, click here!…
Spring Blossom Green Posts Anchor Hocking Cornflower Casserole Post Chip In Link My affiliate link* for LeadCheck swabs: https://amzn.to/2HJLB4N If you purchase something on Amazon after clicking one of my affiliate links I receive a small percentage of what you spend at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting my advocacy work in this…
Published: June 8, 2018 As many of you know, I am working hard to prepare my family Honey farm (in Napa) for sale.Since I have my hands full with my disabled children and my advocacy and since my stepfather is 75 years old and has been working too hard for too many years (and has…
For more information about this video and project, click here. This is a short (10-minute) video about lead contamination in a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. The thing I personally like best about this video is how it captures the level of activity at my old office…all the drop-ins, the team of volunteers and helpers who…
The False Argument That All Heavy Metals Found In Foods Are “Naturally Occurring.” I find the commentator’s attempts at sarcastic humor excessive and distracting, but the presentation’s content is quite serious and right on the money, so try to suspend judgement on the his style and focus on his message [and in watching this, consider some…
Originally posted: September 16, 2017 Updated: January 8, 2020 “… We need to hold the Lead industry accountable for what has happened in Flint….” If you don’t want to read my story about how this moment came about – but just want to get right to the video, please scroll down (and make sure to turn…