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.

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!

Squid on the Street: Advice for Those Moving to Santa Cruz?

by Rachel Goodman | Apr 7, 2023 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Talk of the Bay

What would you tell someone thinking of moving to Santa Cruz? Kaya Henkes-Power has this short "Squid on the Street" feature.

ChatGPT Shakes up Tech World

by Rachel Goodman | Apr 7, 2023 | All Talk, Business, Program, Science, Talk of the Bay

KSQD intern, Elnaz Sarber interviews two Silicon Valley engineers about the present impact and potential future impact of ChatGPT and similar AI programs on the world of tech and beyond.

New Program Distributes Narcan in Santa Cruz County

by Rachel Goodman | Apr 7, 2023 | All Talk, Education, Local, Program, Rachel Anne Goodman, Talk of the Bay, Wellness

In 2021 alone, 21000 people ended up in emergency rooms in California due to fentanyl overdoses. Lisa Cooper, CEO of Santa Cruz Surgery Center has created an outreach campaign to get the antedote to Fentanyl overdosing into the hands of the public to prevent deaths....

Sally Grey – Buttons

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Apr 6, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Program

Sally Grey has an obsession with buttons.

Joseph Knighton – Love Follows

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Apr 5, 2023 | Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Program

Joseph Knighton learns about the bridge between what is here and the eternal.

Samuel C. Spitale on his new book: How to Win the War on Truth: An Illustrated Guide

by Len Beyea | Apr 3, 2023 | All Talk, Business, Education, Len Beyea, Politics, Talk of the Bay

Samuel C. Spitale is the author of How to Win the War on Truth: An Illustrated Guide to How Mistruths Are Sold, Why They Stick, and How to Reclaim Reality (Quirk Books 2022). He’s an L.A.-based writer, storyteller, and media studies expert with degrees in...

The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary – what it means for California’s coastal communities

by Len Beyea | Apr 3, 2023 | All Talk, Len Beyea, Local, Outdoors, Politics, Science, Talk of the Bay

Dan Haifley is a member of the Board of Directors of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and Chair of the board of Catamaran Literary Reader. He was the first executive director of Save Our Shores and of O’Neill Sea Odyssey. The Chumash...

Shamanic Dream Journeying with Robert Moss

by Katherine Bell | Apr 3, 2023 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Health & Wellness, Science, Spirituality & Religion, The Dream Journal, Wellness

It's April Fool's Day, and we are talking with dreaming's biggest trickster Robert Moss. Moss is a shamanic dreamer and author of over two dozen books. Today talk about traveling without leaving home. Robert describes himself as a story teller who helps people find...