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.
Margie Kern-Marshall – Mixed Marriage (2)
Margie Kern-Marshall recalls how it was all mixed up in the 50s.
Bahia Brunelle – Children and Love
Bahia Brunelle talks about children and love.
Holiday giving in Santa Cruz County—how can you help?
In this conversation with local people who give their time, money, and energy to volunteerism and philanthropy, host Suki Wessling goes past how you can give this holiday season and delves into the nuts and bolts of volunteerism. It turns out that it doesn't just make...
Green Burial with Patricia Kimie
Exploring Santa Cruz host, Mathilde Rand shares a conversation about Green Burial with Pre-planning specialist Patricia Kimie. Contact information: preplanwithpatricia.com or 831-756-1381 (text OK). Green Burial is a way of caring for the dead with minimal...
Are Dreams Real? With the DreamWell Team
How can we learn to honor sleep and dreaming as a valuable part of being human and not just as adjuncts to our waking life? Today we talk with the three founders of a hot new app called DreamWell: Have Great Dreams. Our three guests are identical twins William and...
Nick – Waiting
Several years ago Nick was an inmate at Salinas Valley State prison. He recorded this piece at that time while he was waiting to see what was next.
Natural Consequences: Intimate Essays for a Planet in Peril
“Natural Consequences: Intimate Essays for a Planet in Peril” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, December 4 2022 at 5:00pm (PT) “Natural Consequences” is a collection of 42 environmental essays. These essays variously encourage readers to get out in nature and restore our...
Reproductive Freedom: Essential for Mental Health
Episode 49: This episode features a collection of nuanced and highly personal stories about making reproductive decisions and how these choices impact mental health. Some of what you’ll hear may be difficult, but we urge you to listen and challenge yourself to hold the complexity, the diversity, and the common humanity in each tale. Our feature story is by writer, teacher and poet Patrice Vecchione. Joining us to listen, reflect on, and respond to these important reproductive health stories is Alissa Perrucci, PhD, the Counseling & Administrative Manager at the Women’s Options Center at San Francisco General Hospital. More information and resource list here: https://ksqd.org/reproductive-freedom-essential-for-mental-health/
Look UP! Joe Jordan on Night Sky Happenings
Astronomy buff Joe Jordan describes upcoming events in the night sky that listeners can enjoy from their backyards.
Cabrillo College Name Change
After months of discussions, forums, and media about the potential name change for Cabrillo College, trustees voted 9-1 to change the college's name. Now what? Trustees Adam Spickler and Steve Trujillo discuss the future naming process for the community college. Will...
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