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.
Brian Hansen – Stolen Car
Brian Hansen, a software engineer, uses his creative mind to solve a mystery. (Read by Sami Corn) Produced by Laurie Corn.
Laurie Corn – Almost Famous
Laurie Corn tells the story of how she was almost famous.
Saving Western Pond Turtles at SF Zoo
The San Francisco Zoo has all sorts of animals on display… lions, koalas, lemurs. [loud lemur noises] But the zoo also cares for animals hidden from the public eye… like western pond turtles. I’m McKenzie Prillaman, a science reporting intern at KSQD. Western pond...
Amateur Fossil Hunters are Big Contributors to Science
Host: People here in Santa Cruz are part of a growing field called community or citizen science. For the region’s amateur fossil collectors, their finds might just help paleontologists figure out what life was like millions of years ago right here on the central...
Panel discussion: the role abortion plays in comprehensive medical care
Sometimes amongst the back and forth of politics the real people being affected by our laws get lost in the shuffle. Our guests on this episode see abortion care up close and extremely personally. Host Suki Wessling is joined by three abortion care specialists:...
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Host Mathilde Rand explores the environmental educational programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History with Felicia van Stolk, executive director, and Kiersten Elzy-Loving, Development and Community Partnerships Manager. The museum’s mission is to connect...
Safety is the Treatment, with Leslie Ellis, PhD
We speak about nightmares and the nervous system using an approach combining polyvagal theory and embodied experiential approaches including Gendlin's practice of Focusing. She argues that learning to find a sense of safety is not just necessary for treatment to...
Gillian Greensite – No on Measure F
Gillian Greensite talks Measure F in Santa Cruz.
inflammatory skin conditions and muscle physiology, plus much more
New UV therapy for a variety of inflammatory skin conditions; Inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes of the innate immune system responsible for the activation of inflammatory responses; COVID-19 vaccine booster timing with other vaccines such as shingles; Detailed...
Escaping The Rabbit Hole with Mick West
“Escaping The Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic, and Respect” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 5:00pm (PDT) “The conspiracy theory rabbit hole is a complicated place, and the people are complicated individuals.” – Mick West...
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