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.

Sustainability Now! Sunday, July 10, 5-6 PM: In Santa Cruz, July is Not too Late to Plant Seeds! with Renee Shepherd of Renee’s Garden

by Ronnie Lipschutz | Jul 7, 2022 | All Talk, Business, Local, Outdoors, Program, Science, Sustainability Now!

In Santa Cruz, July is Not too Late to Plant Seeds! with Renee Shepherd of Renee’s Garden On Sustainability Now! Sunday, July 10th, 5-6 PM on KSQD 90.7 FM and KSQD.org Have you procrastinated on planting a garden or been too busy? Do you think it’s too late and...

Laurie Corn – Breldway

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jul 7, 2022 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Education, First Person Singular, Program, Wellness

Laurie Corn tells a story pulled from the year four of her mind

Cabrillo Stage Roars Back to Life with Two New Shows: Grease and Candide

by Christine Barrington | Jul 6, 2022 | All Music, All Talk, Arts & Culture, Christine Barrington, Local, Program, Talk of the Bay

Covid-19 cleared performance spaces across the nation but the Cabrillo Stage is roaring back to life this Summer. On Talk of the Bay, Thursday, July 7, Christine Barrington welcomes back Cheryl Anderson, the Director of the Cabrillo Symphonic Chorus to talk about two...

Paul Johnston – Welcoming Network

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jul 6, 2022 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Local, Program, Wellness

Paul Johnston shares how Santa Cruz residents are helping refugees. (co-written by Ellen Murtha) Website: SantaCruzWelcomingNetwork.com email address: santacruzwelcome@gmail.com

Tricking Power into Performing Acts of Love – Shepherd Siegel on the role of the trickster in history

by Len Beyea | Jul 4, 2022 | All Talk, Education, Politics, Program, Talk of the Bay

Dr. Shepherd Siegel, a descendant of oil barons and bootleggers, grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in the midst of that whole utopian sixties thing. He was a rock and jazz musician, then educator. His first teaching assignment was with youth in lockup in...

Tom Scribner

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jul 4, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Exploring Monterey Bay, Local

Host Mathilde Rand and Tom Noddy talk about Tom Scribner, the person portrayed playing the musical saw in a downtown Santa Cruz statue. What is the significance of the statue and who is Tom Scribner? Materials for your review: 1) Biography of Thomas Jefferson...

Is California really ready to expand abortion services? Panel discussion.

by Suki Wessling | Jul 4, 2022 | All Talk, Local, Politics, Suki Wessling, Talk of the Bay, Wellness

Host Suki Wessling moderates a special Independence Day panel discussion about abortion and California's status as an Abortion Sanctuary State. Our panel includes Pam Conelly, Chief Operations Officer at Encompass Community Services and a board member of Planned...

Celebrating Independent Radio on Independence Day

by Suki Wessling | Jul 4, 2022 | Local

KSQD brought The Squid to Aptos's "World's Shortest Parade," celebrating independent radio!

Sleep Loss and the Nature of Consciousness with Rubin Naiman, PhD

by Katherine Bell | Jul 4, 2022 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Science, The Dream Journal, Wellness

Sleep loss is at epidemic levels today. What are we missing out on? How can dreams help cure insomnia? Because of what our guest calls, "Wake centrism," Americans are subject to hyperarousal, and 60-70 million of us have some level of insomnia. This is an epidemic...