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Santa Cruz Bat-uralist, Part 1
UCSC doctoral student Kyle Reid is an incredible ambassador for bats. Listen to the first part of our interview about his expertise, where we cover just how many bats live in Santa Cruz (a lot!) and where we can find them. Tune in again in August to learn what's cool...
Volunteerism in Santa Cruz is alive and well!
On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling speaks with Christina Thurston of the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County. Though Covid-19 has created challenges for fulfilling their mission in some ways, it's also created new opportunities for local volunteers. Thurston...
Dreams and Spirituality with David Low
We talked with David Low about why so many people are not interested in their dreams and about how we can inspire more interest (...perhaps a podcast for starters?). We talked about how many different ways there are of working with dreams from the numerical to the...
“A Democrat and Republican Talk #1: Building Trust/ Finding Common Ground”
"A Democrat and Republican Talk #1: Building Trust/ Finding Common Ground" Tune in to “Be Bold America!” Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 5:00pm “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed...
Curtis Reliford: A Call to Serve
Curtis Reliford is a Santa Cruz-based philanthropist and is on a personal quest to bring people together. In this interview, he talks about how Hurricane Katrina galvanized him from feeling beaten down by racism to having a purpose in life to serve and help others. He...
What it’s like to be Black in Santa Cruz – experiences of local residents
In the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, citizens have taken to the streets all over the nation, and the world, to protest institutionalized racism and police violence. In this episode of Talk of the Bay, host Len Beyea invited...
Sustainability Now! Sustainable Community Commons in Santa Cruz
Radio show #23, July 12, 2020, with Len Beyea, addresses sustainable community planning in Santa Cruz and cities in general. Len writes that “The modern city has grown up during the era of the automobile, resulting in sprawling land use, paving over of up to 60% of...
Maria Cadenas, Laura Segura, and Darlene Torres talk about the plight of undocumented immigrants during the pandemic
Undocumented immigrants typically work the lowest-paid jobs, providing in-home domestic care, housekeeping in the lodging industry, serving as cooks and dishwashers in restaurants, and working in agriculture. Except for farmworkers, most have lost their jobs or had...
Brad Burge of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies talks about research into the enormous therapeutic potential of psychoactive substances
Len Beyea interviews Brad Burge, Director of Strategic Communications for MAPS. Brad earned his B.A. in Communication and Psychology from Stanford University in 2005 and his M.A. in Communication from the University of California, San Diego in 2009. He began working...
Birds in Your Backyard II
This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, I tell you about a wonderful bird that is easily seen all over Santa Cruz: the house finch. Learn about how their population recently expanded throughout the United States, the sound of their lovely song, and what some of their...