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125 years of redwood conservation at Sempervirens Fund
Sara Barth, executive director of Sempervirens fund, joined Talk of the Bay just a few days shy of a monumental occasion for California’s first land trust — its 125th anniversary. The conservation group, focused on forest protection and restoration since 1900,...
Who’s Supporting Student Support?: The Importance of Unionization for Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education on Sunday Dinner with DJ Dupsie
This month on The Sunday Dinner we serve up a heaping helping of labor solidarity! In the wake of another wave of layoffs and sweeping budget cuts in the University of California system, student services and advising staff have come together to form SSAP-UAW! Listen...
La Familia de Ritchie Valens – Talk of the Bay
We have the pleasure to talk to the family of Rock n' Roll Hall of Famer Ritchie Valens. He was the first Chicano to reach such accomplishments. On this episode of Talk of the Bay, From the Streets, host Omar Dieguez interviewed multiple members of the Ritchie Valens...
May 27, 2025: Computer Man! Your Tech Questions Answered
Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to Luigi@PleasurePointComputers.com Scams of the week! Topics covered: Helpful software: PZip, Gimp, EM Client, WhizTree, Rufus, Speccy; Using 5 sec AI video...
FirstPersonSingular: Steve Pleich – Housing
Steve Pleich gets real about housing. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.
Monday at 5PM – Learn about the Watsonville Canning Strikes on Talk of the Bay
How did one thousand women, many of whom were single mothers with roots in Mexico, successfully pull off a strike in the union-crushing Reagan era? Find out, on Monday’s Talk of the Bay at 5PM, when host Meilin Obinata invites you to get to know Peter Shapiro, an...
FirstPersonSingular: Jen Walker – Kitten Season
Jen Walker ponders kitten season in the animal shelter. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.
May 20, 2025: Computer Man! Your Tech Questions Answered
Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to Luigi@PleasurePointComputers.com Scams of the week! Topics covered: iPhone 17 Air, Wikipedia: free software, Yahoo mail charging for pw reset, Regeneron...
Squid on the Street: International Travel Anyone?
Our intrepid Squid on the Street, UCSC Humanities intern, Maury Burnett-Cavoto asked people how they feel about traveling out of the country under Trump's current border security crackdowns.
Ethnic Studies from the Perspective of an Educator and a Jewish Community Member
On KSQD's Talk of the Bay, host Omar Diegez speaks with Bobby Pelz, Ethnic Studies teacher at the Pajaro Valley High School, and Caroline Kuspa, of Jews for a Free Palestine. They discuss the curriculum in the school district and the recent tensions and...