Local News from KSQD
Idea Fab Lab’s Mask Factory
This is a piece created by Jesse Kathan, an intern from the UCSC Science Communications program. Here is the transcript of the story: On the Westside of Santa Cruz, the imposing Wrigley building has mostly gone dormant. Many tenants have had to close up shop amid the...
Ryan Coonerty on County’s Covid Response
Third District Supervisor for Santa Cruz County, Ryan Coonerty talks about how the county is responding to the health and economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Activism for the Long Haul
Debora Bone interviewed longtime WILPF activist Cappy Israel about her involvement with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. Our topic was Activism for the Long Haul: how women connect the dots and keep working for change. Cappy related her family...
Alan Ritch – Miramar
Alan Ritch asks, "Do you like the view from Miramar?"
Fort Ord’s Coastal Chaparral
This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist we explore the beautiful UC Fort Ord Reserve with the reserves' field manager, Joe Miller. Tune in to hear more about what makes the Fort Ord Reserve such a special place! If you'd like to learn more about the reserve please visit:...
John R. Hall–Societal change in the wake of Covid-19
On the 4/14/20 episode of Talk of the Bay Christine Barrington interviews Sociologist and UCSC Research Professor, John R. Hall, who will be leaning on historical perspectives to help us envision our collective future after the Novel Coronavirus pandemic abates....
Grocery Shopping in Coronatimes
This short montage from Gail Borkowski shows the unique ways we are adapting to shopping while trying to maintain respectful distances.
Local Small Business Owners Talk Business During Quarantine
BONUS material on this podcast! Talk of the Bay host Suki Wessling convenes a Business Roundtable to discuss the state of small businesses in Santa Cruz County. Join Yvette Contois of The Art Factory, Zachary Davis of The Glass Jar, Taylor Darling of Santa Cruz Green...
California Red-legged Frogs with Regina Spranger part I
This month in Santa Cruz Naturalist, we follow up with Ph.D student Regina Spranger and find out more about local amphibians (we learned about California Giant Salamanders last month with her here). She tells us about Pacific Chorus Frogs, one of the most commonly...
Aid to undocumented workers
In this segment, two parters in the effort to help undocumented workers who were laid off and can't get government assistance, talk about the Undocufund, a new fundraising effort. Maria Cadenas director of Santa Cruz Community Ventures and Keisha Frost, Executive...