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.

David Anthony – Coming of Age

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jul 28, 2022 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Program, Wellness

David Anthony, teacher of African American History at UC Santa Cruz, remembers the years of his son's coming of age. Produced by Laurie Corn.

Sally Grey – Gun Safety

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jul 27, 2022 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Wellness

Sally Grey talks gun safety.

Dreaming of Animals with Keith Salmon: Replay

by Katherine Bell | Jul 25, 2022 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Science, The Dream Journal, Wellness

Keith Salmon is a world-renowned nature videographer. He shares with Katherine how he was inspired by a series of distressing dreams to leave his academic job to become more connected to nature. He eventually found his calling as a videographer. We talk about the...

Marco Poehner – Kinesthetic Learner

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jul 25, 2022 | All Talk, Education, First Person Singular, Program

Marco Poehner, an educator, asks: "What kind of learner are you?" Produced by Laurie Corn.

The Cabrillo Festival’s 60th Anniversary Season with Composers Ivan Rodriguez and Stacy Garrop

by Christine Barrington | Jul 24, 2022 | All Music, All Talk, Christine Barrington, Program, Talk of the Bay

Led by Grammy Award-winning Music Director and Conductor Cristian Măcelaru, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music is all about “music of our time, for our time.” The 60th anniversary season includes works by twelve American composers, a stunning roster of...

Dream the Revolution with Victoria Rogers

by Katherine Bell | Jul 24, 2022 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Arts & Literature, Education, Health & Wellness, Politics & Activism, Science, Spirituality & Religion, The Dream Journal, Wellness

“We will live in the future that we dream of today. Call in your freedom now.” This is a rebroadcast of the most frequently played episode of the Dream Journal so far. Whether you heard it when it first came out or not, you are sure to be enchanted. The Dream Journal...

Second Harvest Food Bank celebrates 50 years of tackling food insecurity – feeding 75,000 people every month

by Len Beyea | Jul 23, 2022 | All Talk, Education, Len Beyea, Local, Politics, Talk of the Bay, Wellness

Host Len Beyea interviews Willy Elliott-McCrea and Suzanne Willis of Second Harvest Food Bank upon the 50th Anniversary of the food bank's founding (the first in California and second in the nation), Willy Elliott-McCrea's 44 years with the organization and his...

Ami Chen-Mills talks about the rift between politics and reality; rarely-discussed County issues; and what it’s like to run for office

by Len Beyea | Jul 23, 2022 | All Talk, Education, Len Beyea, Local, Politics, Science, Talk of the Bay, Wellness

Ami Chen Mills recently ran for Santa Cruz County Supervisor in District 3. She is a mental health professional who has written three books, including: The Spark Inside for teens and State of Mind in the Classroom for educators. For ten years, she directed the...

Sustainability Now! Blast from the Past, Sunday, July 24th: Finding the Mother Tree with Professor Suzanne Simard, University of British Columbia

by Ronnie Lipschutz | Jul 21, 2022 | All Talk, Education, Outdoors, Science, Sustainability Now!

Join host Ronnie Lipschutz in this Blast from the Past (originally broadcast on May 23, 2021) as he speaks with Dr. Suzanne Simard, Professor of Forestry and Conservation Sciences about the social life of trees. Her 2021 book, Finding the Mother Tree--Discovering...