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Unheard Voices with Celestino Rodriguez
On Unheard Voices, Friday, March 26, 2021 host Gloria Nieto interviews community activist Celestino Rodriguez. They discuss recent events in the news and their impact, especially on communities of color. Topics include the recent gun violence in Atlanta and Colorado,...
Renaming Cabrillo College?
There is a proposal to rename Cabrillo College, based on issues raised by faculty and students about his legacy as a conquistador and his role in native genocide. In this program, we hear from Cabrillo president Matthew Wetstein, and Cabrillo trustees, Adam Spickler...
Prepare for Fire Season: Now is the Time
On Talk of the Bay, March 22, 2021 Christine Barrington revisits a previous interview with Liz Anne Jensen from the Fire Safe Santa Cruz County Executive Committee. Fire Season is ongoing for our region, and Liz Anne is a fire preparedness expert personally informed...
Steve Pleich – Wholly Broken System
Steve Pleich says the system is wholly broken.
C. J. Hale – Mantra
C. J. Hale tells us about a favorite mantra he has learned.
Housing Santa Cruz County with Don Lane
On Good News Santa Cruz on Thursday, March 18, 2021 Host Janet Quinn talks with Don Lane about the work that the coalition "Housing for Santa Cruz County" is doing to fulfill their mission, which is to ensure Santa Cruz County is an inclusive, thriving, just, diverse,...
The Homeless Garden Project – a harvest of hope and transformation
Talk of the Bay host Len Beyea interviews staff of the Homeless Garden Project about the work of HGP, and shares the touching testimonials of two current trainees. In May of 1990, the Citizens Committee for the Homeless, a Santa Cruz County nonprofit, began a new...
The writing life: Local writers talk shop
What does it take to start your first book? When do you know it’s ready to publish? How do you find a publisher or learn to self-publish? How do you find your readers? Is writing a career or just a side venture? Talk of the Bay host Suki Wessling speaks with three...
Highway 17 is a Killer
Is Highway 17 a killer? What do we know about it? Host mathilde Rand is joined by author Sally Grey and singer/songwriter Michael Gaither who gave creative expression to their experiences on highway 17. They also share information from the book Highway 17: The road to...
“2020 Hindsight” takes a look back at a tumultuous year
Photographer Shmuel Thaler joins host Brad Kava to talk about the new book that he created with fellow photographer Kevin Painchaud, 2020 Hindsight. These two photographers seemed to be everywhere in the county last year, documenting our community's fight against...