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.

What does everyday equity look like in Santa Cruz County?

by Suki Wessling | Jan 17, 2022 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Local, Politics, Program, Suki Wessling, Talk of the Bay

For those of us who don’t deal with inequity on a daily basis, equity might feel like a political concept. But for thousands of residents of our county, equity, or lack of it, determines what happens in their lives every single day. To explore this issue, we invited...

Omar Guzman – Growing Up in Watonville

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jan 17, 2022 | All Talk, Exploring Monterey Bay, Local

An homage to Omar Guzman, KSQD's part-time Operations Assistance for 3 years after he left for a full-time job. Jean Kratzer hosts.

Dream Cantos with Sue Scavo

by Katherine Bell | Jan 17, 2022 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Science, The Dream Journal, Wellness

The work of 13th century poet Dante is a decades-long fascination for our guest who read for us three cantos from her forthcoming book buried [a place] which is patterned after the epic poem, The Divine Comedy. Each poem in Sue's book is a canto in a larger arc which...

Olga Cossi – Emma

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jan 17, 2022 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular

Olga Cossi watches Emma make a discovery.

Push Back on Disinformation! Going Beyond Social Media Skirmishes

by Jill Cody | Jan 16, 2022 | All Talk, Be Bold America!, Politics, Program

“Push Back on Disinformation! Going Beyond Social Media Skirmishes” Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 5:00pm (PT) "To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The “Defenders of Democracy...

The Kitchen Sisters Go to Washington

by Rachel Goodman | Jan 14, 2022 | All Talk, Arts, Arts & Culture, Local, Rachel Anne Goodman, Talk of the Bay

Media Contact: María Peña, mpena@loc.gov Public Contact: Todd Harvey, tharvey@loc.gov Library of Congress Acquires Kitchen Sisters’ Audio Archive Award-Winning Producers Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva have Chronicled Untold Stories of Culture and Tradition Across...

Plan C and Medical Abortions

by Rachel Goodman | Jan 14, 2022 | All Talk, Local, Politics, Rachel Anne Goodman, Talk of the Bay, Wellness

Imani Wilson-Shabazz is currently a graduate student in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, earning a MPH in Community Health Sciences with a certificate in Population and Reproductive Health. She is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California...

Local Nurse Speaks out on Working Conditions

by Rachel Goodman | Jan 14, 2022 | All Talk, COVID-19, Local, Politics, Rachel Anne Goodman, Talk of the Bay, Wellness

Maureen Ryder has been a nurse at Dominican Hosptial for twenty years. She participated in the nationwide day of action sponsored by National Nurses United, the biggest labor union representing nurses in the U.S. In this interview, she talks about what it's like...

Public Wise brings 21st century advocacy and research to achieve government that is representative, accountable, trusted, and transparent

by Len Beyea | Jan 13, 2022 | All Talk, Len Beyea, Program, Talk of the Bay

In this interview with senior staff of the national organization Public Wise, host Len Beyea talks with Katelyn Israelski, Jessie Kalbfeld, and Maria Cruz Lee. The mission statement of Public Wise declares “Persistent and unyielding in our commitment to a just...