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.
Dream the Revolution with Victoria Rogers
“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
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
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
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...
Jason Scorse – Corrupt To The Core
Jason Scorse is not inclined toward optimism in our current political scene. Produced by Laurie Corn
Alan Ritch – Tennis and Life
Alan Ritch compares tennis and life.
Young Composers Are ‘In the Works’ at the Cabrillo Festival
In this conversation with young composers and the Cabrillo Festival Conductor-in-Residence, host Suki Wessling delves into the process that young musicians go through as they seek a career in Contemporary Music. The Cabrillo Festival allows us a peek into this process...
Jesse Silva – Community Engagement and Library Outreach
Host Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Jesse Silva, Adult Services Librarian of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Her focus is on community engagement and library outreach with historically marginalized populations. website: santacruzpl.org Email:...
Tucson Dream Conference Special
Eavesdrop in on the Tucson dream conference and find out what is happening at the IASD conference. Guests are Suzanne Maniss, G. Scott Sparrow, Linda Mastrangelo, Curtis Hoffman, Alina Mansfield, Linda again (to answer a listener question from Sharon Reinbott about...
The Case for American Pluralism
The motto of the United States, E pluribus unum (“Out of Many, One”) speaks to a pluralistic democracy with protections for every citizen, and a freedom from the religious tyranny that gripped much of Europe during the time of the country’s founding. Yet, for many,...
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