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.
Women talk the cannabis biz
What’s it like to be a woman in the cannabis industry? Molly Hildenbrand, Ginger Dawn, and Mo George-Payette came to the industry via different paths and connected with each other as women who have embraced the healing power of CBD. Molly’s company, Be Rooted...
Dream Gems with Jane Carleton
Dreams often bring simple moments of magic that can make all the difference, and every dream has hidden jewels ready to be uncovered. We talk today to dream guide and professional gemologist Jane Carleton. Jane describes how she knows when a person has found the right...
Alan Ritch – Burnham’s Torquay
Alan Ritch shares the history of Burnham's Torquay.
Frans Lanting Photographer on Bay of Life Project
Frans Lanting is a world-renowned wildlife photographer who lives in Santa Cruz when he's not traveling the world in search of great photos of rare and iconic creatures and landscapes. His latest project, Bay of Life: From Wind to Whales, focuses on our own Monterey...
Stephen Zunes on the Midterms
Professor Stephen Zunes discusses the various reasons Democrats did better than expected, from higher youth turnout to abortion rights.
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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
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
Margie Kern-Marshall has a surprise for her young daughter.
Bahia Brunelle – Music is for Everyone
Bahia Brunelle says that music is everywhere and for everyone.
Democracy and elections—where did we go wrong and how can we fix it?
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...
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