Local News from KSQD
Slug Stories: Personal Narratives from UCSC Students
In this episode, we hear three heartfelt stories of struggle and healing from freshmen at UCSC. Each fall quarter, UCSC students write and perform personal "Slug" stories in front of an audience of peers and faculty as part of John R. Lewis College's Social Justice...
Voices of Monterey Bay’s Claudia Melendez Talks Local Journalism
Award-winning journalist Claudia Melendez Salinas has been writing in-depth articles about people at the margins who do not traditionally get covered by local or national daily papers. Voices of Monterey Bay is a passion project of local journalists Julie Reynolds,...
Local author Craig James packs dual hits with a provocative book on religion and a political thriller
Craig James started his professional career as a Cabrillo College dropout at the age of seventeen. Four years as a sailing instructor, boatbuilder, machinist, and carpenter taught him the value of craftsmanship and what it means to have real responsibilities....
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...
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...