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Steve Pleich – Sheriffs Oversight
Steve Pleich talks about sheriffs oversight
Eavesdropping on Life in the Deep Sea
In this week's episode of the Santa Cruz Naturalist, host Frankie Gerraty talks to UC Santa Cruz marine mammal biologist Allison Payne about ocean acoustics and eavesdropping on rare, deep-ocean whales. The show airs on Tuesday Nov. 22nd at 7:54 AM, Wednesday Nov....
Comedy’s in his DNA
When a comic's in the house, all your prepared questions go out the window. In this surprisingly serious and insightful interview with host Suki Wessling, local comedian and comedy promoter DNA talks about his comedic roots—and the roots of the American standup comedy...
Pesticide Regulations Weakened in California
Sacramento,CA: Under a court-ordered deadline to regulate the use of the cancer-causing fumigant pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D, or Telone), the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) on Tuesday issued a draft rule that opens the door to increased...
United Against Hate Week in Santa Cruz County
In this interview, I speak with Cliff Friedlander, one of the organizers of United Against Hate Week Santa Cruz County. The following article was written by the aunt of a young man whose life was taken away when he intervened in a hate crime in Portland, Oregon United...
Jim Christmann shares 37 years experience operating the ocean research vessel Shana Rae
Jim Christmann is the operator of the oceanographic research vessel Shana Rae. To a wide range of academic, commercial, and governmental clients, Shana Rae is a trusted friend that needs no introduction. After sailing much of the eastern North Pacific for fun...
Women talk the cannabis biz
What’s it like to be a woman in the cannabis industry? Molly Hildenbrand, Ginger Dawn, and Mo George-Payette came to the industry via different paths and connected with each other as women who have embraced the healing power of CBD. Molly’s company, Be Rooted...
Alan Ritch – Burnham’s Torquay
Alan Ritch shares the history of Burnham's Torquay.
Frans Lanting Photographer on Bay of Life Project
Frans Lanting is a world-renowned wildlife photographer who lives in Santa Cruz when he's not traveling the world in search of great photos of rare and iconic creatures and landscapes. His latest project, Bay of Life: From Wind to Whales, focuses on our own Monterey...
Democracy and elections—where did we go wrong and how can we fix it?
On Talk of the Bay, three other KSQD hosts join Suki Wessling to talk about how we got from there to here. Ronnie Lipschutz, host of Sustainability Now, is Emeritus Professor of Politics at UCSC and runs the Sustainable Systems Research Foundation. Jill Cody, host of...