Local News from KSQD
Sustainability Now! Sunday, April 28th: What do students eat? Salads! with staff and students from Esperanza Community Farms and Pajaro Valley High School
What do students eat? Salads! with staff and students from Esperanza Community Farms and Pajaro Valley High School Sustainability Now! Sunday, April 28th, 5-6 PM on KSQD Students eat. But what do they eat? And where does that food come from? Both the U.S....
Patrice Vecchione – Mountain Lion
Author and teacher Patrice Vecchione recalls seeing a mountain lion. This piece is inspired by her weekly Monterey Herald column A Walk About Town. Recorded and edited by Mathilde Rand for First Person Singular.
KSQD volunteers on building community through radio
Ever wondered about the voices you hear on KSQD? You might tune in and hear an intriguing conversation about dreams and psychedeliccs on Saturday. Or maybe you were driving on a Monday at 5 and heard a deeply researched piece about local infrastructure. Or your...
Kyndal Edwards Walk Across America Stops in Santa Cruz
Kyndal Edwards is a 30-something man walking across America to raise awareness about mental health and addiction. Past his 4,000 mile, he was on his way to the Mexican border when I caught up with him to hear how the journey was going.
Low-Impact Camping Ordinance Raises Questions in Fire Zone
The Low Impact Camping Ordinance drafted by the Santa Cruz County Planning Commission took some rural residents by surprise. On one hand, people are already renting out camping sites on their private properties, sometimes with negative impacts on neighbors, sometimes...
Who is Ami Chen Mills, Anyway?
The tables are turned (!) in this program, in which Moment-of-Truth team member Meilin Obinata interviews our regular host Ami Chen Mills about why she started this program at KSQD, and her background in activism, journalism and a spiritual psychology called “Three...
California’s Insurance Crisis: Interview with Deputy Insurance Commissioner Michael Soller
In part II of "Have you Been Canceled?", a look at California's homeowner's insurance crisis, Rachel Anne Goodman talks with Deputy Insurance Commissioner and spokesperson for Commissioner Ricardo Lara, Michael Soller. She asks him about the proposed fixes coming from...
Alan Ritch – Mail Carrier
Alan Ritch introduces us to his mail carrier.
Espressivo: A Small Intense Orchestra
Host Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Michel Singher and Fred DeJarlais. The topic of discussion is Espressivo: the work, the joys and creativity of this Bay Area intense orchestra.
California’s Insurance Crisis Hits Homeowners Hard
In this program, State Senator John Laird and Executive Director of Consumer Watchdog, Carmen Balber discuss California's homeowner's insurance crisis and whether Commissioner Ricardo Lara's proposed fixes will actually help the flight of insurance companies from the...