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.
Olga Cossi – Shrimp Wiggle
With a full lunch crowd at the cafe, Olga Cossi, morning chef, gets herself in hot water. Produced by Laurie Corn.
KSQD Transmitter Update
Thanks to our engineers Sandy Stone and Brant Harrett, K-squid is back to full power with our new transmitter. A few days before our pledge drive was set to begin, our transmitter took ill with a technical problem and became inoperable. Thanks to some fast thinking on...
BRCA genes and new diagnostics for breast cancer and the importance of Vitamin K
Strategies for vaccine development to deal with successive variants of SARS-CoV-2 virus. A study links vaping with diabetes. All about the BRCA gene mutations and new techniques to diagnose breast cancer. The importance of the variations of vitamin K. Should I worry...
Let’s Green Ca with Heidi Harmon
On Thursday April 14 Pauline Seales interviewed Heidi Harmon, Senior Public Affairs Director, Let's Green CA! And former Mayor of San Luis Obbispo. Heidi described her current role at Let's Green Ca promoting the Romero Bill SB1230. This bill will cut greenhouse gas...
Skunk Weed History with Richard Stockton
Comedian turned horticulturalist Richard Stockton shares his story about germinating original pot seeds from a cache that had been frozen since the 1970s and the wave of interest it has generated in growers and pot enthusiasts.
Santa Cruz Early Rock History with Jack Bowers
Jack Bowers is a pianist/keyboardist and songwriter and member of the seminal 60's rock band, Oganookie. In this interview, he tells some juicy stories about the founding of the band and the early rock scene in Santa Cruz in the 60s and 70s.
Jeri Bodemar – Clouds
Jeri Bodemar, an artist, gets her inspiration from looking up
Author Jonathan Katz on Gangsters of Capitalism – a little-known history
Jonathan Myerson Katz , author of Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America’s Empire, received the James Foley/Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for reporting from Haiti. His first book, The Big Truck That...
Kathryn Petrocelli – Childhood Funerals
Kathryn Petrocelli, a writer and a teacher, gives a child's perspective to an ancient and hallowed ritual. Produced by Laurie Corn.
Nutritionists set the record straight about healthy eating in the modern age
Medical professionals of the past made wide-ranging recommendations, from smoking cigarettes to lose weight to drinking liquor with steak to aid digestion. We expect modern dietary recommendations to be more science-based, but are they?
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