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.
Tying our community together – Andy Carman and Bruce Van Allen connect you to activities and volunteer opportunities
As Andy Carman began winding down his private practice as a psychologist, he searched for ways to make a difference addressing the many environmental challenges we face. Impressed by the work of our numerous dedicated local environmental groups, he looked at...
89.7 FM is Live! Sandy Stone Does it Again
Saturday afternoon, June 17th 2023. High atop Fremont Peak, cool breezes and even cooler KSQD sounds take to the air. Engineer Sandy Stone, and volunteers Lani Bandhauer and Joe Truskot finagled available time and space, finessed signals, wrangled gear and untangled...
Thairie Ritchie and Esabella Bonner share their experiences of being black in Santa Cruz, and working toward Love and Courage
Thairie Ritchie is a current Community Organizer and Activist. He organized the Juneteenth March in 2020. He is a former Co-Host of the Unheard Voices program at KSQD,and currently lead organizer of the March Towards Love and Courage Event coming up Monday,...
Monterey County Weekly Announces KSQD Signal Launch
The age of consolidating corporate media hasn’t been easy on community radio. After KUSP went bankrupt in 2016, the religious broadcast chain K-LOVE swooped on the station’s 88.9 FM frequency and began playing contemporary Christian music. KAZU 90.3, which began as a...
Laurie Corn – Pop Art
Laurie Corn says, "Pop Art is the pits!" Photo courtesy of Francesco Ungaro
Steve Pleich – Ukranian Refugees
Steve Pleich talks about the Second Face of War. Photo courtesy od David Peinado.
Monterey Herald Scoops KSQD Signal Expansion
By JAMES HERRERA | jherrera@montereyherald.com | Monterey Herald PUBLISHED: June 9, 2023 at 2:40 p.m. | UPDATED: June 9, 2023 at 2:41 p.m. MONTEREY – A local radio station, known affectionately as K-Squid, is ready to extend its reach to more listeners now that it has...
“A perfectly good body”—a conversation about transmasculine pregnancy
The Babblery is a podcast about women’s lives, and though identified female at birth, transgender men are not women. Recent events underscore, however, that LGBTQ rights and women’s rights are deeply entwined. And people’s views of pregnancy and birth are...
Nightmares Demystified with Dr. Leslie Ellis
Nightmares: what’s their cause and cure? Our guest is clinician and dream demystifier, Dr. Leslie Ellis. Nightmares seem to be caused by anything upsetting whether in recent life or from long ago. Luckily, we don't need to know what is causing a nightmare to work with...
Jeri Bodemar – Disbelief
In 2016, Jeri Bodemar shared some of her concerns about the environment. With an update in 2023. Photo courtesy of Anna Shvets.
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