Local News from KSQD
Sarah Harbison – Collection Management Services
Host Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Sarah Harbison of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Sarah shares the joys of acquiring items for the library, connecting with patrons, and the workings of the Collection Management Services. Learn about some of the unique...
Remembering Jean Wakatsuki Houston
Author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston passed away on December 21st, 2024. Ms. Wakatsuki Houston (aka Firehorse Woman) was the author of the best-selling young adult book, Farewell to Manzanar. which chronicled her family's experience as prisoners during World War II at a...
Workforce Housing Solutions Act – Talk of the Bay
Bodie Shargel interviews two of the organizers behind the Workforce Housing Solutions Act, which kicked off its signature-gathering effort last week. Andrew Goldenkranz, the current chair of the County Democratic Party and Grace Stetson, signature gathering...
January 21, 2025: Computer Man! Your tech questions answered
Tuesdays from 6-7pm, Luigi Oppido serves as your Computer Man. Owner/Operator of Pleasure Point Computers here in Santa Cruz, California, presents the latest tech info and answers calls and questions about PCs, MACs, smart phones, digital hardware and software of all...
The practice of Radical Rest on Sunday Dinner with DJ Dupsie
Join DJ Dupsie on Sunday, January 19th to kick off our next trip around the sun by revisiting the topic of Radical Rest! We'll read some affirmations written by The Nap Bishop herself, Tricia Hersey! Escaping grind/hustle culture, listening to the ancestors, and...
Rescued Horses Rescue Humans
The Pregnant Mare Rescue project buys pregnant mares from auctions where they would have been sold for horse meat and rehabilitates them on a property in Aptos, California. We hear from director Denna Stone about how her rescued horses now serve as therapy animals for...
New Leader at the MAH
The McPherson Art and History Museum has a new director, Ginger Shulick Porcella. She comes with experience at museums big and small, from Arizona to Minnesota, and has big ideas as the MAH approaches its 30th anniversary next year. How does this organization straddle...
Forged by Fire with Lee Klinger: The power to mitigate wildfire risk can be in our hands
Monday on Talk of the Bay at 5pm, Host Christine Barrington asks, “Is it possible to imagine a future that is not on fire?” With the ongoing wildfires in LA, it is easy to assume we are at the mercy of our fossil fuel culture with relentless climate change burning our...
The Year in Review! Moment of Truth Team Tallies the Score
In this year-end special show, the Moment of Truth team discusses their favorite episodes of the past year, along with noting listener favorites. We also touch on some of the important news trends Moment of Truth helped to “break” over the last few years, including...
8 Tens @ 8 – Helene Simkin Jara and Anita Natale
Anita Natale and Helene Simpkin Jara share information and interesting anecdotes with host Mathilde Rand about the 8 Tens @ 8 Festival in Santa Cruz. This festival is in its 29th year of bringing 10 minute plays in one program. Contact information: SC County Actor's...