Pride Perspectives

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.

Memories of Martin Luther King,Jr.- A Personal Reflection

by Rachel Goodman | Jan 15, 2024 | All Talk, Politics & Activism

A Dream Deferred When I was eight years old in 3rd grade, I was asked to read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the two neighboring elementary schools, the Monday following his death. Looking back at this event, I understand more...

Spirit Moving with Selene Kumin Vega, PhD

by Katherine Bell | Jan 15, 2024 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Health & Wellness, Science, Science & Nature, Spirituality & Religion, The Dream Journal, Wellness

Inner peace for outer peace and mindful body awareness. Today’s guest is Santa Cruz local dancer, professor, and psychotherapist Selene Kumin Vega. She describes how movement can take us toward a dream-like state from which we can access our inner teacher. She talks...

Dennis Spear – MBA Grads

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jan 15, 2024 | All Talk, Business, First Person Singular, Program

Dennis Spear tells MB grads where to go! Photo courtesy Gül Işık.

When Policing the Border, Cruelty Is the Point.

by Jill Cody | Jan 14, 2024 | All Talk, Be Bold America!, Politics, Politics & Activism, Program, Topics: Evergreen

When Policing the Border, Cruelty Is the Point. “Be Bold America!” Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “Because whatever has happened to humanity, whatever is currently happening to humanity, it is happening to all of us. No matter how hidden the cruelty,...

THE TOWER OF SONG PRESENTS PART #3 OF ITS NEW YEAR PROGRAM

by Gypsy Scholar | Jan 14, 2024 | All Music

The Tower of Song will be presenting Part #3 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 15th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar pay tribute to Martin...

Local Reporters Review 2023, Look Ahead

by Rachel Goodman | Jan 12, 2024 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Arts & Literature, Housing & Homelessness, Local, Politics, Program, Rachel Anne Goodman, Science & Nature, Talk of the Bay

Five local reporters convened in KSQD to review the top stories and discuss the year ahead in the news. They are Stephen Baxter and Kara Meyberg Guzman of Santa Cruz Local, Dan Schmalz of Monterey County Weekly, and Wallace Baine of Lookout Santa Cruz. We hear about...

Faviana Ochoa – Trash

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jan 11, 2024 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Program

Faviana Ochoa discusses our good nature. Photo courtesy Lisa Fotios.

Sally Grey – Persimmon, Persimmon!

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jan 10, 2024 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Program

Sally Grey plays Persimmon, Persimmon. Photo courtesy Pixabay.

Past Life Discovery with Alchemical Hypnotherapist Kristen Kadi

by Katherine Bell | Jan 8, 2024 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Health & Wellness, Science, Science & Nature, Spirituality & Religion, The Dream Journal, Wellness

Kristen Kadi... or is it Carrie Lancaster?!? While going through her hypnotherapy training, today’s guest, Kristen Kadi, had a past life regression that revealed to her a previous identity of a woman who lived in late 1890s Jamestown, Virginia. Our guest Kristen is an...