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UCSC’s Humanities Institute fosters community engagement
On Talk of the Bay, join host Suki Wessling in a conversation about how UCSC's Humanities Institute is nurturing graduate students and a connection with the Santa Cruz Community. UCSC Dean of Humanities Jasmine Alinder says that students and faculty are happy to be...
Unheard Voices with Ayo Banjo
On Friday, September 24th at 3pm host Thairie Ritchie welcomed Ayo Banjo, the former UCSC student body president, and current chair of the campus NAACP. They discussed current social justice issues affecting Santa Cruz and the nation. Unheard Voices looks at...
Sustainability Now! Sunday, September 19th, 5-6 PM: The Sustainable Systems Research Foundation. Who are those guys?
The Sustainable Systems Research Foundation: Who are those guys? On Sustainability Now! Sunday, September 19th, 5-6 pm Sustainability Now! is underwritten by the Sustainable Systems Research Foundation. But what is SSRF? Join host Ronnie Lipschutz and new co-host...
Selflessness, Identity, and Inclusion: Balancing the Relative and Absolute
One of the defining characteristics of Buddhism is its explanation of two modes of existence: the absolute and the relative, or conventional. On the absolute level, we say that everything is merely labelled by the mind, nothing exists inherently, or independently. But...
The Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center – Artistic Director Micha Scott on dance, culture, and artistic collaboration
Micha Scott has performed on stages around the world as a 13-year senior member of the renowned Garth Fagan Dance. Ms. Scott was a teacher at the Garth Fagan Dance School in Rochester, NY, and has taught master classes and workshops for the company worldwide. While in...
Solving the Housing Crisis: A talk with Prof. Steve McKay
In this segment I talk with UCSC professor Steve McKay about the extent of and solutions for the current housing crisis in Santa Cruz. During the Covid year, already astronomical rental prices in the area skyrocketed nearly 40%. What is driving the price increase...
Keith McHenry’s Mission to Nourish and Sustain
On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, May 13, 2021 host Janet Quinn talks with Keith McHenry, cofounder of Food Not Bombs. Keith is a community organizer, activist, as well as an artist who has had a outsized impact on many lives here in Santa Cruz. Food Not Bombs is an...
Earth is on Fire with Michelle Merrill
On September 16 Michelle Merrill, founder and leader of the local group Novasutras, talked with Pauline Seales about the Line 3 tar sands pipeline through indigenous land in Minnesota. They discussed how local people can help by divesting - taking their money out of...
Jane Meredith – Message 2
In honor of Jane Meredith Daugherty, who met a tragic death in August 2021, we are repeating part of a beautiful piece she did for First Person Singular.
Teens’ Futures are Their Business
On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling is joined by a number of people involved with the local nonprofit Your Future is Our Business (YFIOB). Yvette Lopez Brooks, the Mayor of Capitola, is the new Executive Director. Morgan Matias, Product Marketing Manager at Roku,...