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.
Healing from Dysfunctional Families with the ACA 12-Step Program (Remix)
Episode 52: We’re joined by ACA Program participants Bill Trimpi and Birch Curry to discuss their childhoods in dysfunctional families, the lasting mental health impacts of those experiences, and how they found support and growth in the 12-step program Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families (ACA). Community member Patrice Vecchione tenderly describes the confusion and heartbreak of growing up with a mother with alcohol addiction.
Sigrid McLaughlin – Roosters
The late Sigrid McLaughlin discovered the secret of the roosters.
Women at the center of Santa Cruz’s early winemaking industry
The Santa Cruz Mountains American Viticultural Area (AVA) stretches along the mountains, the only AVA in the US to be defined by terrain rather than geographical boundaries. Before there was an AVA in these mountains, there were women: women in the vineyards, women in...
Kris Desmond – Grandjury
Kris Demond joins host Mathilde Rand to talk about the Santa Cruz County Grand Jury. Have you ever wondered what a Grand Jury does? Have you ever considered to be on a Grand Jury? Kris will have those answers and much more on Exploring Santa Cruz. For all your...
Dream Medicine Works from the Inside Out with Amy Trafford
By following the wisdom of each dream, one by one, we can experience powerful awakening and healing. Our guest today is Archetypal Dreamworker Amy Trafford. Amy starts by saying that dreams help us find meaning in life and that even difficult dreams offer us a place...
Elnaz Sarbar Boczek – Potzilla
Elnaz Sarbar Boczek shares her encounter with Potzilla. Featured picture courtesy of Kamshotthat.
You Are The Universe: Ram Dass Maps The Journey
“You Are the Universe: Ram Dass Maps The Journey” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 5:00pm (PST) “We are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to, or not. Our actions and states of mind matter, because we are so deeply interconnected...
The Film Gang Review: To Leslie
To Leslie is the type of film adults would flock to before Disney and superheroes saturated the market. Here’s hoping Andrea Riseborough’s controversial but well deserved Oscar nod inspires lovers of mature cinema to seek it out.
Laurie Corn – Superant
Laurie Corn witnesses a struggle in the forest.
Making a Case for Compassion with Guest Sara Schairer
Making a Case for Compassion with special guest Sara Schairer This month, we are excited to have Sara Schairer, compassion educator, as our guest. Sara Schairer is the founder and executive director of Compassion It®, a nonprofit organization and global social...
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