
Local News from KSQD

Thom Zajac reveals the fun and foibles of the longest-running (and original) all-comic newspaper, Santa Cruz Comic News
Thom Zajac began publishing the Santa Cruz Comic News in September of 1984. Now in its 40th year, each issue of the Comic News features well over 100 cartoons from the nation’s leading political cartoonists. The Comic News is the longest running cartoon...

Erin Conway – Dog Shelter
Erin Conway has a plea to help our furry animal friends. Photo courtesy Mia X.

Santa Cruz Rail and Trail: Questions and Conundrums
It is said that there are more opinions than people in Santa Cruz county, and the Rail and Trail project has not only spanned decades, it swarms with opinions, ideas, and contradictions. As the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission takes its next steps towards...

Olga Cossi – Peace March
Several years ago the late Olga Cossi shared her experience at her first peace march. Her message still rings true today.

Mitigating Environmental Impacts of the Rail and Trail with Senior Ecologist Justin Davilla
What is an EIR? How will the creation of the Santa Cruz Rail Trail affect the local flora and fauna? And, what plans are being created to mitigate its existence? Talk of the Bay Co-hosts Rocky and Jack Snyder interview Justin Davilla, Senior Ecologist for Ecosystems...

Sunday Dinner with DJ Dupsie: January Feast
January's Sunday Dinner with DJ Dupsie features Sankofa Sky Farm's Shenya Burns, Grace Wallach, and Jude Sullenszino, and Darnell Rice, CEO and founder of EMBRACE Disclaimer; This episode does touch on topics of sexual assault and suicide. If you or anyone you know...

Let’s Talk Mushrooms
Mushrooms Rebroadcast featuring Veleny Pierce on KSQD's In The Garden with Steven E. Popp and me. Learn about this incredibly useful organism from a pro, 9 to 10 a.m., Saturday, February 3, 2024 on 90.7 - 89.7 - 89.5 FM and ksqd.org. Originally aired on Saturday,...

Notable Women – Stephanie Sumarna and Jessie Durant
In a conversation with host Mathilde Rand, Stephanie Sumarna and Jessie Durant introduce and discuss several Santa Cruz Notable Women Past and Present as part of a wider celebration of women. This first annual celebration of SC notable women, includes the creation of...

The Rail and Trail: 2006-2018 featuring George Dondero, John Leopold and Cory Caletti
This Monday on Talk of the Bay features episode #2 in a KSQD series about the Rail and Trail. This episode highlights the enormous accomplishments related to the Rail & Trail under the tenure of former Regional Transportation Commission Executive Director, George...
After the Deluge
I hope you are staying dry this winter. I wish KSQD could say the same. Regardless of squids' love of water, that was tested on Sunday midnight as rainwater from a broken conduit poured into our station. Fortunately, thanks to the quick thinking of our intrepid...