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.

Martha Kendall – Crosswords

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Mar 16, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular

Martha Kendall admits she is proud of her addiction. Photo courtesy of Cottonbro Studio.

Dick Harrah – Magic

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Mar 15, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Education, First Person Singular, Program

The late Dick Harrah proves that he was a hot teacher. Photo courtesy of Francis Seura.

Humanizing technology… one student at a time

by Suki Wessling | Mar 13, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Education, Local, Politics, Program, Science, Suki Wessling, Talk of the Bay, Wellness

UC Santa Cruz's Humanizing Technology Certificate Program for undergraduate students studying engineering and other STEM fields is an innovative educational program that hopes to solve an age-old problem: How do we educate technologists both to create cutting edge...

Hilary Davidson – Twenty

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Mar 13, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Education, Exploring Monterey Bay, Local, Program

Hilary Davidson joins host Mathilde Rand to discuss filmmaking, live in Santa Cruz, working with youth, and the work on her first feature-length film, Twenty. Contact: nineteen85films@gmail.com Campaign thru 3/18 at seedandspark.com/fund/twenty

Dreaming on the Page with Tzivia Gover

by Katherine Bell | Mar 13, 2023 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Arts & Literature, Education, Health & Wellness, Science, The Dream Journal, Wellness

Tap into your midnight mind and supercharge your writing! Today, we are "Dreaming on the Page" with author of seven books and Certified Dream Professional Tzivia Gover. Tzivia tells us she started paying attention to her dreams because of her many nightmares about...

Casey Sustaita Paz – How Music Changed my Life

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Mar 13, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Program, Wellness

Casey Sustaita-Paz at an early age discovered the way to find and express himself. Photo courtesy of Elina Sazonova.

“How Can We Unlock Climate Science”

by Jill Cody | Mar 12, 2023 | All Talk, Be Bold America!, Politics, Program

“How Can We Unlock Climate Science” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 5:00pm (PST) In July 2022 the hashtag #ClimateScam suddenly spiked on Twitter, and by December had accrued over 362k mentions (including retweets) from 91k unique users. ~ “Deny,...