Pride Perspectives features discussions of various aspects of the rich and vibrant Santa Cruz LGBTQ+ history. Created in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Santa Cruz Pride in 2025, we include conversations with guests about their experiences in being part of this history through stories of local people and events.
Inside the Santa Cruz Bikeway experiment with Ecology Action’s Matt Miller
Matt Miller, the director of mobility transformation at Ecology Action, returned to Talk of the Bay in September to talk about the Santa Cruz Bikeway, a new 11-mile route encircling the city of Santa Cruz using only existing roads and infrastructure. While the two...
New Film ‘Stripped for Parts’ Explores the Demise of Local Journalism
Hedge funds and secretive investors are buying up local papers and stripping them for parts. These so-called vulture capitalists and their attack on journalism are the subject of a new film out on PBS, "Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink by Rick...
Food Banks Struggle Amidst SNAP Cuts
CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank, Erica Padilla-Chavez is in the eye of the storm of hungry people seeking food in the wake of pending cuts to CalFresh/SNAP (EBT, food stamps). They are seeking 75 new volunteers to help with the influx of new clients suddenly in need...
Denise Allen & Ken Reichmann of Indivisible of Santa Cruz County
On October 28, 2025, George Cadman was joined on Talk of The Bay by Ken Reichman and Denise Allen of Indivisible Of Santa Cruz County to discuss the No Kings rally & march on Oct 18th, what's next, how members of ISCC are working to protect our community from ICE,...
The Tower of Song Presents “Samhain & Halloween”
Update: The extended broadcast of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series for the Celtic/Neopagan festival of Samhain, entitled "Samhain & Halloween,” is now available for listening on the "Archived Musical Essays" webpage, along with the playlist on the "Programs...
Wholistic Visibility: Celebrating National Coming Out Day/Week with the Lionel Cantú Queer Center at UC Santa Cruz.
October is Queer and Trans History Month and Oct. 11-18 is National Coming Out Day/Week (NCOD). In this episode of Sunday Dinner DJ Dupsie speaks with delfin, Sam, and Becca from the Lionel Cantú Queer Center at UC Santa Cruz about what NCOD means to us, the victories...
Renters Rights from Salinas to New York
In this episode of Talk of the Bay, host Meilin Obinata speaks with two people experiencing different aspects of the rent crisis in the City Salinas: Sam Messenger, a person who received a visit on October 13, 2025 from the Monterey County District Attorney's Office...
FirstPersonSingular: Steve Pleich – Prop 50
Steve Pleich talks Prop 50.
Voices of Recovery: Living with Psychotic Symptoms (Remix)
Episode 84: Psychosis is more common than most realize—affecting up to 3 in 100 people in the U.S.—and early treatment not only improves recovery but also reduces negative impacts on the brain and leads to better outcomes. In this remixed episode, host Debra Sloss talks with Dr. Jennifer Davis, psychiatrist, Tim Beveridge and Kenah Roberts about understanding and recovering from psychotic symptoms. This new version also includes a heartfelt “In Your Voice” story contributed by Angela, who shares a powerful personal view of living with psychosis and finding hope in recovery.
FirstPersonSingular: Sally Grey – Sharing the News
Sally Grey loves sharing the news. Photo courtesy of Connor Danylenko.
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