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.
Marco Poehner – Wat Do Teachers Do?
Marco Poehner, a teacher, gives a smart answer to a simple question. Photo courtesy of Fauxels.
Sally Grey – Home
Saly Grey reflects on the meaning of home. Photo courtesy of Kelly.
Anima Dreams, Personal Neurobiology, and Hispanic Identity with John Valenzuela, PhD
An anima dream series and personal neurobiology. Also Dreams about love and, just in time for Hispanic heritage month, Mexican American male identity formation. A conversation with John Valenzuela, PhD. John describes that the anima and animus figures we meet in our...
Andrea Macon – Still Life
Andrea Macon sees fine art in a refrigerator?
Sustainability Now! Sunday, September 17th, 2023: Why are some people so up in arms about CEQA? with Professor Deborah Sivas, Stanford Law School
Why are some people so up in arms about CEQA? with Professor Deborah Sivas, Stanford Law School What do you know about CEQA, the California Environmental Quality Act, passed in 1970 and signed into law by then-Governor Ronald Reagan? For more than 50 years,...
Bahia Brunelle – Funny Females
Bahia Brunelle reflects on the place of women in comedy.
Summer Vacation Rafting along the Salmon River with Tim Bluhm and The Coffis Brothers
The season of summer fun is winding down, but if you missed your vacation trip this year, we invite you join Talk of the Bay host, Christine Barrington, for a music-filled frolick down Idaho’s Salmon River with Tim Bluhm of The Mother Hips and Santa Cruz’s very own...
Dick Harrah – Schooldays
As a high school student, Dick Harrah had his first lesson on becoming a teacher. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.
Wilma Marcus Chandler and Dena Taylor
Host Mathilde Rand enjoys a conversation with Wilma Marcus Chandler and Dena Taylor. The focus is on the many ways the Santa Cruz community, and beyond, has been enriched with poetry, prose, playwriting, music, and art. Much of their work has highlighted the...
Artificial Intelligence, Yoga Nidra, and More with Joanna Kowalewska
Would you let a bot interpret your dreams? Should you? We speak with Joanna of Blue Lotus Queendom about the pleasures and pitfalls of using AI with dreams. Also what is Yoga Nidra and how does it support Dreamwork. Joanna gives many suggestions about how to use AI...
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