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.

Laurie Schlaepfer: Exploring the Landscape of World Spirituality

by Seth Schapiro | Dec 12, 2022 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Faith Matters, Intersections

In all different cultures around the world, humans are passionate about their spiritual beliefs. It seems that we have a propensity to be religious–to have some kind of spiritual perspective and distinct religious practices that inform and shape how we live our...

Dr. Darrel Falk: A Genetic Biologist Reconciles Science & Faith

by Seth Schapiro | Dec 12, 2022 | All Talk, Faith Matters, Intersections, Science

Dr. Falk has been an accomplished biologist for over 40 years and has been a researcher, university instructor and author. His unique approach as a biologist caused some controversy at the religious academic institution where he taught. Dr. Falk discusses his...

Don Miller: The Crisis in Local Journalism

by Seth Schapiro | Dec 12, 2022 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Faith Matters, Intersections, Local, Program

Local journalism is facing an existential crisis: A variety of forces are pressing in on small-town newspapers that may soon make them obsolete. As a journalist at the Santa Cruz Sentinel for over 4 decades, Don discusses his experiences, concerns and beliefs...

Nightmares Demystified with Jason DeBord aka u/RadOwl

by Katherine Bell | Dec 12, 2022 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Science, The Dream Journal, Wellness

A conversation with an author of four books about dreaming, we talk about the ins and outs of nightmares and how to stop them. AKA RadOwl, our guest is Jason DeBord, moderator for the reddit page r/dreams. With over 200,000 members, it is by far the largest...

Alan Ritch – Writing on the Window (Corolla Corollary)

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Dec 12, 2022 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Local, Program

Alan Ritch sees the writing on the window in this piece he called Corolla Corollary.

Wallace Baine Looks Back at 2022

by Rachel Goodman | Dec 9, 2022 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Local, Politics, Rachel Anne Goodman, Talk of the Bay

Lookout Santa Cruz' Wallace Baine takes a look at the political and cultural stories that shaped 2022 as it recedes in the rearview mirror of time.

Comic Hari Kandabolu in Santa Cruz

by Rachel Goodman | Dec 9, 2022 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Politics, Rachel Anne Goodman, Talk of the Bay

Comic Hari Kandabolu is best known for his standup comedy and appearances on shows like NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me and Chef VS Snack. He comes to the Catalyst this weekend. Hari mines the rich vein of humor that includes comedians like Lenny Bruce, Margaret Cho...

The Film Gang Review: The Fabelmans

by Paul Kanieski | Dec 9, 2022 | All Talk, Arts, Arts & Culture, Program, The Film Gang

Look within the margins of a Steven Spielberg movie and every so often you’ll see him grappling with the aftereffects of his parent’s failed marriage. It might be Richard Dreyfus as the father who deserts his family in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, or Tom...

Sustainability Now! Sunday, December 11th, 2022: Transit Equity Week 2023 with Lani Faulkner, Michael Wool and Equity Transit

by Ronnie Lipschutz | Dec 8, 2022 | All Talk, Business, Education, Local, Politics, Program, Sustainability Now!

Join host Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation with Lani Faulkner, Founder and Director of Equity Transit of Santa Cruz County and Michael Wool, a transit activist and senior at UCSC. We’ll be talking about Transit Equity Week 2023, which will run from January...