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.

Dick Harrah – Fez

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

Dick Harrah is lost in the mysteries of an ancient city. Photo courtesy of Andre Manuel

Amy Hanauer of the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy on tax fairness, recent and proposed changes in the tax code, and the impact of tax policy on all of our lives

by Len Beyea | Feb 14, 2023 | All Talk, Business, Len Beyea, Politics, Talk of the Bay

Amy Hanauer is the Executive Director of the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, or ITEP. ITEP provides vision and leadership to bring accurate research and data to tax policy conversations. ITEP’s research shows that more progressive and adequate tax...

The Film Gang Review: Living

by Paul Kanieski | Feb 13, 2023 | All Talk, Arts, Arts & Culture, Program, The Film Gang

The final chapter of a British gentleman’s life, numbed by decades of routine drudgery, blossoms with newfound purpose in the Oscar-nominated film, Living. Bill Nighy delivers a towering portrayal of understated pathos as Mr. Williams, the top bureaucrat at a...

Still thriving after all these years: Bargetto Winery turns 90

by Suki Wessling | Feb 13, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Business, Local, Monterey Bay History, Program, Suki Wessling, Talk of the Bay

On Talk of the Bay, third-generation winemaker John Bargetto joins host Suki Wessling to talk about his family winery's history and present. Started the day Prohibition was enacted, the winery struggled to find its purpose in a country that first made wine illegal,...

Saving Some Heritage Trees

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Feb 13, 2023 | All Talk, Exploring Monterey Bay, Local

Gillian Greensite and John Hall discuss saving heritage trees on Lot 4 in Santa Cruz. All of the trees are slated to be removed to make way for the new mixed-use project. Gillian and John discuss the ill-fated results of removing all trees and propose saving some...

Putting the Psyche back in Psychology with Jungian Eva Rider

by Katherine Bell | Feb 13, 2023 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Science, The Dream Journal, Wellness

Dream Alchemy and Depth Psychology. Also Kabbalah and Tarot. These are just some of the tools in the tool chest of today's guest, local Jungian therapist Eva Rider. We start out by defining depth psychology and how it is different from other kinds of therapy. Meaning...

Olga Cossi – Tooth Fairy

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

The late Olga Cossi asked, ..... Photo courtesy of Daniel Andraski

Kuni Manifesto: The Time for Kuni Is Now

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

“Kuni Manifesto: The Time for Kuni Is Now” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 5:00pm (PST) (Guest Host: Christine Barrington) Kuni can be created anywhere through the determination of one person. ~ Tsuyoshi Sekihara As we despair about shrinking rural...

Two Local Iranian Women Speak About Protests in Iran

by Rachel Goodman | Feb 10, 2023 | All Talk, Local, Politics, Program, Rachel Anne Goodman, Talk of the Bay

As protests continue in Iran despite a brutal government crackdown, two local women speak about their hopes and fears for their home country. Elnaz Sarbar Boczek is an Iranian American women’s rights activist. She grew up in Iran and left Iran for the US when she was...