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Santa Cruz Music History Film All Access
An "all access pass" in the music world means backstage and access to musicians and their friends. That's the front-row seat that filmmaker Michele Benson had as a music journalist for decades in the Santa Cruz and San Francisco Bay Area during the heyday of many...
Dreams Healing Shame with Maren Sinclair Hurn
What would the world be like without shame? Today’s guest Santa Cruz sculptor Maren Sinclair Hurn describes a dream in which she sees that her daughter has nails piercing her eyelids. This dream inspired her to create faces that helped her come to terms with her own...
Tim Rudolph – Middle Name
Tim Rudolph' middle name continues to tag along like a stray puppy. This piece is read by Alan Ritch.
UCSC Climate Coalition Makes Strides
In this interview, I talk with two members of UCSC's Climate Coalition, Gwen Parden and Maya Caminado, about plans to start a new interdisciplinary minor in Climate Studies, plus plans for organizing the next climate action. Find out what this group is up to....
UCSC Student Helps Pass Menstrual Equity Bill
UCSC student Amanda Safi helped get a new California law passed that requires public schools to stock restrooms with free menstrual products—a move activists say is a first step toward rectifying the discrimination, stigma, and financial, educational, and health...
The fentanyl epidemic viewed through different lenses
In the last year, fentanyl has claimed scores of lives in Santa Cruz County. Yet few locals understand the problem. The Santa Cruz drug scene has a reputation that encourages us to view this latest scourge through a distorted lens. Joining host Suki Wessling for this...
Project Scout- Tax preparation
The program starts with guests Jan Shirchild and Dave Andrew, who join host Mathilde Rand in a conversation about the 2021 tax preparation, in particular the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. They share how tax payers can get information about getting...
Regenerating Pajaro Valley with Nancy Faulstich
In 2016, kindergarten teacher and mother Nancy Faulstich began feeling an increasing sense of urgency about the advance of the climate emergency. She felt she had to do something, so she founded Regeneration Pajaro Valley, a group dedicated to acting locally to curb...
Can Regenerative Agriculture Save the World?
On Unheard Voices, Friday, February 4, 2022 Ami Chen-Mills asks the question: Can Regenerative Agriculture Save the World? Join your host Ami Chen as she interviews local organic farmer, Javier Zamora, who worked his way up from working in the farm fields to owning...
Steve Pleich – Grassroots Politics
Steve Pleich talks about grassroots politics.