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.

Teri Ketchie – Pajaro 1

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Apr 13, 2023 | All Talk, First Person Singular, Local, Wellness

Teri Ketchie goes back to a place she knows so well.

Jacob Crandall – Plymouth

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Apr 12, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Politics, Program, Wellness

For Jacob Crandall first-hand experience strengthened his resolve. Photo Courtesy of Life Matters

Cathy Day on sustainable agriculture, lobbying congress, and the benefits of the pending Agriculture Resiliency Act

by Len Beyea | Apr 11, 2023 | All Talk, Len Beyea, Politics, Science, Talk of the Bay

Cathy Day is the Climate Policy Coordinator for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC). Cathy has worked on agriculture and climate change for most of the last 20 years. Before joining NSAC, she taught in the Environmental Science and Studies and...

Researchers help to guide the future of technology

by Suki Wessling | Apr 10, 2023 | All Talk, Education, Program, Science, Science & Nature, Suki Wessling, Talk of the Bay, Wellness

On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling explores how the study of humanities intersects with the future of technology. First, Sarah Papazoglakis and Theresa Hice-Fromille speak about their research into how speculative fiction created by underrepresented communities...

Andrew Purchin and Ed Weingold – What’s Home? Creative Listening across differences

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Apr 10, 2023 | Arts & Culture, Exploring Monterey Bay, Local, Wellness

Andrew Purchin and Ed Weingold join host Mathilde Rand in a conversation about the Project What's Home? Creative Listening Across Differences. Contact: Whatshome.org Once in a lifetime event: April 15, 7 PM at the 418 Project, 155 River St Santa Cruz The new artworks...

Personal Mythology with the Myth Slayer, Scott Mason

by Katherine Bell | Apr 10, 2023 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Health & Wellness, Science, Science & Nature, The Dream Journal, Wellness

Warning! Poor audio from 3:00 to 16:30. Either hang in there for the fascinating content, or skip forward. Want a better life? Who doesn't?! Our guest today is called the myth slayer. Scott Mason will help you identify your toxic myths and create better ones. We start...

Rogelio Valdez Perez – Grandfather

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Apr 10, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Program, Wellness

Rogelio Valdez-Perez has a very special friend. Photo courtesy of Luis Angel Castillo.

The Film Gang Review: The Whale

by Paul Kanieski | Apr 8, 2023 | All Talk, Arts, Arts & Culture, Program, The Film Gang

A morbidly obese man racked with self-loathing makes a desperate eleventh-hour attempt to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter in the overstuffed but worthwhile drama, The Whale. Brendan Fraser, reshaped by three hundred pounds of prosthetics, stars as...

Squid on the Street: Middle School Memories?

by Rachel Goodman | Apr 8, 2023 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Program, Squid on the Street, Talk of the Bay

What are your best or worst middle school memories? Everyone has some, and they're not always sunny! Rogelio Valdez has this collage of reactions from local people. Warning: These stories may bring up your own awkward memories from middle school!