Local News from KSQD
Protesting US Military Aid to Israel
Michael Gasser has lived in Santa Cruz since 2012, before which he taught informatics and cognitive science at Indiana University. He is involved in anti-militarism and Palestine solidarity activism, most recently through Science for the People (nationally) and...
It Needs to be Told: Native Californians Reflect on Mission History
How can native people in California have their histories told in Mission state parks? That's the question I put to our panel of guests on Talk of the Bay. Marion Martinez of the Amah Mutsen tribal band, Kanyon Sayers-Rood tribal leader of the Indian Valley band, Martn...
KSQD board chair and founder Rachel Anne Goodman featured in Good Times article
Writer Richard Stockton explores the origins of KSQD through his interview with Rachel Anne Goodman in this week's edition of local publication, The Good Times. The article, "A Tale of Two Stations," focuses on the origins of two local independent stations that rose...
United Against Hate Week offers free programs around Santa Cruz County
On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling speaks with organizers and filmmakers involved in the upcoming United Against Hate Week between November 12 and November 20. United Against Hate Week was created by civic leaders in direct response to the sharp rise in...
Mark Levy – Life of a Singer Songwriter
Mark Levy, long-time Santa Cruz resident, talks with host Mathilde Rand about his 50-year-long carer as singer-songwriter and surprise comedian. Songs appearing in this program: Homeless Shuffle from Take Off Your Cloths No Sittin' in Santa Cruz from Born to Be Wired...
Libraries Are About More than Books
On this episode of Talk of the Bay, we hear from Rowan Rammer and Denise Ward from Santa Cruz Public Libraries and Alexandra Fallo Executive Director of the Carmel Public Library Foundation who talk about the freedom to read, community reads, and other programs...
Alan Ritch – Orphaned Libraries
Alan Ritch admires a used book store.
Nancy Macy on Saving the Santa Cruz Mountains
The Valley Women's Club and its environmental committee will celebrate its 22nd anniversary of its Environmental Town Hall on Saturday, 10-28 in the Felton Community Hall on Highway 9. The group has been actively involved in advocating for local residents in the face...
Indigenous Wisdom for These Times: Interview with Sherri Mitchell of “Sacred Instructions”
At a time of multiple wars and ongoing climate catastrophe, taking time to listen within, to re-ground, to consider what we love and what needs to be envisioned and expressed at this time are all essential. This interview with Sherri Mitchell, author of Sacred...
Brooklynbilly features Bonny June and Bonfire Interview
Ken Kraft and Bonny June stop into the Brooklynbilly Music Mashup show October 24, 2023