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.

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by Rachel Goodman | Nov 11, 2022 | Station News, Updates

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Sustainability Now! Sunday, November 13th: Report from the Climate Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, with Professor Sander Chan and Andrew Deneault

by Ronnie Lipschutz | Nov 10, 2022 | All Talk, Business, Politics, Program, Science, Sustainability Now!

The world’s climate is changing and it is changing more and more rapidly. What are we to do? In two weeks, at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt. This is the 30th such gathering since 1992...

Margie Kern-Marshall – New Brother

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Nov 10, 2022 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Wellness

Margie Kern-Marshall has a surprise for her young daughter.

Bahia Brunelle – Music is for Everyone

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Nov 9, 2022 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Education, First Person Singular, Program

Bahia Brunelle says that music is everywhere and for everyone.

Democracy and elections—where did we go wrong and how can we fix it?

by Suki Wessling | Nov 7, 2022 | All Talk, Local, Politics, Politics & Activism, Program, Suki Wessling, Talk of the Bay

On Talk of the Bay, three other KSQD hosts join Suki Wessling to talk about how we got from there to here. Ronnie Lipschutz, host of Sustainability Now, is Emeritus Professor of Politics at UCSC and runs the Sustainable Systems Research Foundation. Jill Cody, host of...

Water Exercise

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Nov 7, 2022 | All Talk, Education, Exploring Monterey Bay, Wellness

Host Mathilde Rand is joined by water exercise teachers Lynn Difley and Erin Coolman and student Amy Locks in a discussion about the how, why, and impact of water exercise, as well as the options in Santa Cruz. Contact information for Lynn Difley, Capitola Fitness...

Bring Your Dreams to Life with Rodger Kamenetz

by Katherine Bell | Nov 7, 2022 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Science, The Dream Journal, Wellness

Instead of puzzling over the meaning of your dreams, bring them to life with Natural Dreamwork. Katherine speaks with poet and author Rodger Kamenetz. He suggests a practice of exploring dreams which starts with counting your blessings. He also spoke about dreams as...

Meade Fischer – Pendulum

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Nov 7, 2022 | All Talk, First Person Singular, Politics

Meade Fischer does not like the constant swing of the pendulum.

Nice Democracy Ya Got There! Shame If Something Happened To It.

by Jill Cody | Nov 6, 2022 | All Talk, Be Bold America!, Politics

“Nice Democracy Ya Got There! Shame If Something Happened To It.” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) Will we still have a Democratic Republic on Wednesday, November 9? This coming election will be a real moment of truth. It has come...