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.

Natural Bridges State Beach- Martha Nitzberg

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Sep 25, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Education, Exploring Monterey Bay, Outdoors, Program, Science

Martha Nitzberg of the Natural Bridges State Beach joins host Mathilde Rand in a conversation about the State Park. Topics include the disappearance of one bridge 43 years ago, the beginnings of a new natural bridge, Welcome Back Monarch history and the 2023...

What Dreams Have to Say about Reality with Tina Tau

by Katherine Bell | Sep 25, 2023 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Health & Wellness, Science, Science & Nature, Spirituality & Religion, The Dream Journal, Wellness

Is waking life really a kind of theater which we make up along the way? The transformative potential of dreamwork, today with author and certified dreamworker, Tina Tau. Tina shares a dream in which she struggles to swim upstream, then suddenly stands up and realizes...

Book Artist Felicia Rice on her Evolution as an Artist

by Suki Wessling | Sep 25, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Arts & Literature, Local, Program, Sex, Gender & Family, The Babblery, Topics: Evergreen

Book artist Felicia Rice, UCSC emeritus professor and longtime former resident of Santa Cruz County, joins host Suki Wessling on The Babblery to talk about her life as an artist, a mom, and a community member. Felicia lost her home, her studio, and her life's work in...

Jason Scorse – Court

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Sep 25, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Politics & Activism, Program

In light of the recent Supreme Court decisions, Jason Scorse warns, "Don't let them fool you." Photo courtesy Phung Touch.

Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth

by Jill Cody | Sep 24, 2023 | All Talk, Be Bold America!, Climate Change, Politics, Science

“Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT) “We don’t need to rely just on climate scientists anymore to warn us that we are in a Code Red emergency.” - John J. Berger The news is undeniably grim....

MUSIC FOR ABOLITION: Terri Lyne Carrington Brings Social Justice to 2023 Monterey Jazz Festival

by Suki Wessling | Sep 24, 2023 | All Music, All Talk, Arts & Culture, Arts & Literature, Jazz

Interview by John Malkin Terri Lyne Carrington is a jazz drummer, educator and author who grounds her projects in feminism, spiritual liberation and the movement to abolish prisons and police. Her latest album New Standards - Volume 1 received the 2023 Grammy for Best...

A Visit with Senator John Laird

by Rachel Goodman | Sep 24, 2023 | All Talk, Local, Politics, Rachel Anne Goodman

Fresh off the recent legislative session in Sacramento, Senator John Laird answers listener questions and talks about a range of issues concerning local residents, from fire insurance to climate change and more.

How to find older podcasts of Sustainability Now! prior to September 17, 2023

by Ronnie Lipschutz | Sep 23, 2023 | All Talk, Outdoors, Politics, Program, Science, Sustainability Now!

Friends of Sustainability Now! Our podcasts prior to September 17, 2023 have vanished from KSQD's archive server. If you are seeking specific podcasts from the past four years, or just want to browse, you can find them at: Google Docs:...

Open Studios 2023 is right around the corner! Ann Ostermann with local artists share all the latest.

by Christine Barrington | Sep 22, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Education, Local

Open Studios is right around the corner and, for art lovers, October is a month to celebrate, discover, and visit the rich community of artists of this region. On Talk of the Bay, Monday September 25, our guest is Ann Osterman of The Arts Council of Santa Cruz...