Local News from KSQD
A local nurse’s radio diary
KSQD host and producer Gail Borkowski asked a local nurse to record a daily audio diary for a week to tell us what it is like to work at two local hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is Sonia's story.
Queer Youth Leadership Awards Nominees
The Queer Youth Leadership Awards recognizes queer youth across Santa Cruz County for being leaders within their community. Being a leader encompasses many attributes and spans across all disciplines and activities. If you know an out LGBTIQ youth who is making a...
Local startup shifts from fuel to masks
(Photo by LiPo Ching) In this piece, producer Ashleigh Papp explores the conversion of an alternative fuel startup company into a mask-making factory. I'm Ashleigh Papp for KSQD with a story about being flexible during the COVID-19 pandemic. It's five o'clock...
Jessica Carrasco, Watsonville Artist/Activist
The Vision of Jessica Carrasco, Young Watsonville Artist, Community Activist, and Teacher
The Pandemic and Democracy
Tune in to “Be Bold America!” Sunday, May 10, 2020 at 5:00pm Democracy is being challenged by a pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic challenges not only physicians, public health agencies, scientists and ordinary people, but also democracy. Never before has the US had to...
Dream Healing with Bhaskar Banerji
We speak about Dr. Banerji's research into how to bring about healing in the physical body through dream induction techniques. We also speak about dream precognition and hear from two callers. Alan asked about pandemic dreams, and Christine shared a synchronistic...
Faith in the Time of Corona: Association of Faith Communities
There are a variety of faith-based organizations that tirelessly work to put faith into action to help the hurting and needy throughout Santa Cruz County. As part of the special Faith Matters series titled Faith in the Time of Corona, this program highlights the...
California red-legged frogs with Regina Spranger part 2
This month on Santa Cruz Naturalist, we follow up with Ph.D. student Regina Spranger and find out more about the locally threatened California red-legged frog, which is also our state amphibian (listen to part 1 about California red-legged frogs here). Did you know...
Queer Santa Cruz Exhibition at the MAH
In this Talk of the Bay interview, I talk with Larry Friedman, Rob Darrow and Sharon Papo, three people instrumental in the creation of the new Queer Santa Cruz online exhibition at the McPherson Art and History Center, the MAH.
Flea Virotsko, Surfing the Waves of Life
Darryl "Flea" Virotsko is a big wave surfer from Santa Cruz and three-time winner of the Mavericks big-wave competition. This short radio feature was produced by Patrick Harte, a student at Cabrillo College as part of my "Writing for the Broadcast Media" course. Flea...