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.
Colleen Shaw – Handsome
Colleen Shaw takes the word "handsome" to a new level. Photo (not of Colleen) courtesy Teona Swift.
Claim Your AUTHORity with Kelly Sullivan Walden
How to write your story and transform your Tragic into Magic! Our guest today is the inimitable Kelly Sullivan Walden author of ten books. Kelly starts by saying it's best to write from a place of passion and describes what authority means to her and what it can mean...
An Economy of Our Own with Rickey Gard Diamond
Rickey Gard Diamond, author of a book on personal economics for women, Screwnomics, got her first education in economics at a welfare office. It was the 1970s, and newly divorced, she just couldn't make ends meet. She thought it was her fault. Since then, however,...
The Rail and Trail: Visiting the Past, Finding the Future
The question of whether to develop a passenger rail system along the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line has been explored, questioned, developed, studied, contested and voted on across an arc of nearly four decades. Santa Cruz county stands before two important inflection...
Alan Ritch – Big Shoes
Alan Ritch wears out big shoes.
THE TOWER OF SONG PRESENTS PART #4 OF ITS NEW YEAR PROGRAM
The Tower of Song will be presenting Part #4 of its annual New Year program, the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series, “The New Year & Rebirth In Archaic Myth & Ritual.” Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, January 22nd, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present a musical...
Is Polyamory Anti-Fascist? with Janet Hardy
In this interview with global, best-selling polyamory co-author (The Ethical Slut) Janet Hardy, we discuss the nature of polyamory along with Hardy’s current, “elder” life with her former BDSM partner … and after a life-changing and shocking “Kundalini”...
Fred Keeley Reflects on Threats After Council Vote
Fresh off a meeting with the person who threatened to kill him over his vote on a council resolution regarding violence in the Middle East, Santa Cruz Mayor, Fred Keeley talks about the necessity of being able to disagree without being disagreeable. While defending...
Santa Cruz Harp Festival
Each year, the Community Music School of Santa Cruz hosts the Santa Cruz Harp Festival, a celebration of this beautiful instrument. This year's festival includes Celtic, Classical and Improvisational music. In this interview, we hear from Executive Director, Susan...
Sustainability Now! Sunday, January 21st: The Path to an Energy Efficient, Electric Future, with Amory Lovins
The Path to an Energy Efficient, Electric Future with Amory Lovins on Sustainability Now! Sunday, January 21st, 2024, 5-6 PM Energy has been with us for a long time and, over the past 100 years, fossil fuels have been cheap and plentiful. Now we are going to have to...
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