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Dear KSQD Community: We are having a blast growing the station and making strides in fulfilling our mission to build community through quality broadcasting. 2023 saw the expansion of not only our signal but also our connection with the region through representing the...
Critical Conversation on PVUSD Cuts Impacting Student Mental Health
KSQD Community Radio Hosts Critical Conversation on PVUSD Cuts Impacting Student Mental Health On Talk of the Bay From the Streets, we aired a one-hour program addressing recent cuts within Pajaro Valley Unified School District that have reduced mental health...
Life and Times of Jan Harwood
Join host Mathilde Rand and her guests: Rachel Harwood, Garth Harwood and Paula LeRoy in conversation about the life and times of Jan Harwood: her inspiring activism, her example of endurance for family and those around her, her directness in truth telling and her...
Everyday Narcissists with Susan Schwartz
Are you a narcissist? How would you know? Or maybe you are in a relationship with one. We talk to Jungian analyst Dr Susan Schwartz about dreams related to narcissism and about how to be in relationship with those everyday narcissists in our life. Dr Schwartz starts...
FirstPersonSingular: Olga Cossi – Damned
The late Olga Cossi wondered what to do. Photo courtesy of George Golgikh.
The Tower of Song Presents Terence McKenna
Update: The extended broadcast of the Gypsy Scholar’s Terence McKenna program is now available for listening on the “Archived Musical Essays” webpage, along with the playlist on the "Program Playlist" page, of the Tower of Song website at revradiotowerofsong.com (This...
Civil Rights of Voters, Renters’ Rights, Investigations and Censure in Salinas – Talk of the Bay
On Talk of the Bay host Meilin Obinata, welcomes Christopher Barrera of the Salinas chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens known as LULAC and Salinas City Councilmember Andrew Sandoval. Barrera discusses the civil rights concerns LULAC has regarding...
“What A Week” December 13th “Is This Mike ON?” Edition with Tony Russomanno
Join host Erik Nelson and Mayoral Megaphone Haranguer Tony Russomanno as they unpack the latest developments in the terrifying saga of "The Concrete Toadstools That Ate Santa Cruz." Also, too, Whiskey Pete "Hague" Seth's Pentagon A.I Chat Bot goes hideously off...
Oh, San Francisco, Where Art Thou? Part II
The Tech Bro Takeover of San Franciso, and the whole world, continues! ... On our our last show, we circled back to the podcasters and journalists covering the Tech Broligarchy taking over San Francisco politics, and attempting to also take over the Bay Area and the...
46th Annual Eco-Farm Conference – Talk Of The Bay
46th Annual Eco-Farm Conference at Asilomar (Jan 21-24) - Talk of The Bay On Tuesday, Dec. 9th, Talk of The Bay host George Cadman spoke with Rebecca North (Executive Director of the Ecological Farming Association) and Ken Foster (co-owner of Terra Nova Ecological...
The Film Gang Review: Wicked 2
Wicked For Good: Film Review by Molly Sullivan "Wicked For Good" is the much-anticipated conclusion to the "Wicked" film series, directed by John Chu. This spectacular finale stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum. Picking up from where...
The Film Gang Review: Nuremberg
Nuremberg is a post–World War II psychological thriller by James Vanderbilt, adapted from Jack El-Hai’s The Nazi and The Psychiatrist. Russell Crowe is nearly unrecognizable as Hermann Göring, while Rami Malek is well cast as U.S. Army psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Kelley,...
FirstPersonSingular: Karen Ehrlich – Mountain Neighbors
Karen Ehrlich loves her mountain neighbors. Photo courtesy of Kathrin Fischer.
FirstPersonSingular: Jane McCormick Crowley – Human Rights
The late Jane McCormick Crowley reminds us that human right belong to all of us. Photo courtesy of Polina Kovaleva.
Resilient Central Coast helps local residents and communities prepare for the impacts of global warming
Anjelka Stipanovich, Anna Michel, and Julia Alaimo are the Program Coordinators for the Resilient Central Coast program at Ecology Action. The program is only a few months old. Resilient Central Coast introduces everyday actions and local resources to help you...
Trump’s Attacks on Trans Rights Have Real Consequences
Hello, I’m Daymia Rousseau, a UCSC Intern reporting for KSQD. The Trump Administration’s attacks on DEI programs have hit especially hard when it comes to access to gender affirming care for trans youth. Regardless of the intense pressure on schools by the Department...





















