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Kids Rock Out: Be Natural Teen Bands
We hear from members of the Rhythm Avenue teen band and their mentor, (Yoga) Matt Pinck. Be Natural is a music school that has been teaching music lessons and mentoring teen bands since 1998. Matt Pinck is the CEO and leader of 13 bands! The members are Freya...

Sustainability Now! April 16th: W(h)ither UCSC’s East Meadow? with Nadia Peralta and Bob Majzler
W(h)ither UCSC’s East Meadow? With Nadia Peralta and Bob Majzler On Sustainability Now! Sunday, April 16, 5-6 PM on KSQD 90.7 FM and KSQD.org Many KSQD listeners may know that the UC Regents recently approved UCSC’s Student Housing West proposal, which...

Teri Ketchie – Pajaro 1
Teri Ketchie goes back to a place she knows so well.

Andrew Purchin and Ed Weingold – What’s Home? Creative Listening across differences
Andrew Purchin and Ed Weingold join host Mathilde Rand in a conversation about the Project What's Home? Creative Listening Across Differences. Contact: Whatshome.org Once in a lifetime event: April 15, 7 PM at the 418 Project, 155 River St Santa Cruz The new artworks...

New Program Distributes Narcan in Santa Cruz County
In 2021 alone, 21000 people ended up in emergency rooms in California due to fentanyl overdoses. Lisa Cooper, CEO of Santa Cruz Surgery Center has created an outreach campaign to get the antedote to Fentanyl overdosing into the hands of the public to prevent deaths....

The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary – what it means for California’s coastal communities
Dan Haifley is a member of the Board of Directors of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and Chair of the board of Catamaran Literary Reader. He was the first executive director of Save Our Shores and of O’Neill Sea Odyssey. The Chumash...

Alan Ritch – A West Cliff Christo
Alan Ritch sees environmental art on West Cliff in Santa Cruz.

Behind the Mic: Jill Cody of Be Bold America!
Discover the bold personality behind KSQD’s Be Bold America! On Monday’s Talk of the Bay Christine Barrington takes you Behind the Mic with host Jill Cody, author of America Abandoned: The Secret Velvet Coup that Cost Us our Democracy and Climate Abandoned: We're on...

2023 Nextie Awards
Each year, the Nexties Awardss celebrate entrepreneurs and movers and shakers in various categories. In this interview, Matthew Swinnerton of Event Santa Cruz tells us about the winners and the awards which take place March 31.

Valerie Arno – Shared Housing Program
Valerie Arno joins host Mathilde Rand to discuss the Shared Housing Program of the Bill Wilson Center. Listen to how Valerie, case manager and home host recruiter, brings together LGBTQ youth and Santa Cruz County community members.