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Winter Reading with Bookshop’s Jason Cohen
On Talk of the Bay, December 6, 2021 Christine Barrington welcomes Jason Cohen one of Bookshop Santa Cruz' managers, as well as an artist and writer himself. As darkness deepens into the holiday season, those in search of a good read can wander the virtual aisle with...
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Sanitation for the People
On Good News Santa Cruz, Dec 9, 2021, Host Janet Quinn interviews Joy Schendledecker and Anna Paganelli about Sanitation for the People, a mutual aid group working for sanitation and waste management services for all. They clean up and work on system change, so that...
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Unheard Voices: Relieving Food Insecurity with Second Harvest Food Bank
On Unheard Voices, Friday, November 12, 2021 Host Gloria Nieto welcomes Richelle Noroyan, former Santa Cruz city council member. Now the Director of Coporate and Community Relations for the Second Harvest Food Bank Richelle shares how the Food Bank stepped up during...
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Unheard Voices: Damani Thomas of Oswald’s Restaurant
On November 26, 2021 Thairie Richie interviews Damani Thomas, owner Oswald Restaurant. If you have ever enjoyed the creative and delicious offerings at Oswald over the years, join the show to learn how Damani got into the restaurant business and how the restaurant...
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Sustainability Now! Sunday, December 12th: Foodware Beware! with Tim Goncharoff
Join hosts Brooke Wright and Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation with Tim Goncharoff, who knows everything there is to know about waste management. He has had a long and distinguished career in community service, locally and statewide, most recently as a Zero Waste...
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Support for Unhoused People
Steve Pleich joins host Mathilde Rand in a discussion on services and support for unhoused people and building community. Starting with the long tradition of holiday meal, Steve shares his work with the Homeless Persons Legal Assistance Project and the Association of...
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Staying Sober During the Holidays
Elevate Rehab in Watsonville is a recovery program that specializes in fitness, yoga, mindfulness and other techniques to help people recover from addiction. During the holidays, staying sober is especially hard, when well-meaning relatives and friends often urge you...
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Chef Brandon Miller does Thanksgiving Dinner
Why turkey? Colonist William Bradford wrote how the colonists had hunted wild turkeys during the autumn of 1621. Since the wild turkey is a uniquely American bird, it gained traction as the Thanksgiving meal of choice for Americans. President Lincoln declared...
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Alan Ritch – Apples of My Eyes
Alan Ritch talks about the apples of his eyes
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Unheard Voices with Alvin Dawkins
Ami Chen interviews Alvin Dawkins, co-host of the spiritual-political Heart of America YouTube show with Ami, and author of the forthcoming memoir, From Prison to Purpose. Dawkins was born in prison, then adopted and raised in the ugliness of Alabama's Jim Crow...