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.
Unheard Voices with Justine Lee
On Friday, October 1st at 3pm, host Ami Chen Mills-Naim welcomed Justine Lee, Executive Director of Living Room Conversations, and co-creator of Make America Dinner Again. Justine's work is focused on building understanding across ideological differences, and...
Semillitas and Dientes: Promoting Children’s Health
In this interview, I speak with Maria Cadenas of SC Community Ventures and Dr. Sepi Tagvaei, chief dental office at Dientes Clinic about this program to improve dental health in children while giving them a college savings account early in life. A Santa Cruz County...
Civic Circles: Increasing Community Involvement
In this interview, I talk with Karen Delaney, Executive Director of the Volunteer Center about ways you can get more involved in creating positive change in our community. VOLUNTEER CENTER OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY TO HOST CIVIC LIFE TOWN HALL EVENTS TO INSPIRE POSITIVE...
Sustainability Now! Sunday, October 3rd, 5-6 PM: There’s Fungus Among Us–Mycopermaculture, Mycomimicry, and Mycopsychology, with Maya Elson of CoRenewal
Join hosts Ronnie Lipschutz and Brooke Wright for a conversation with Maya Elson, Executive Director of CoREnewal (formerly known as the Amazon MycoRenewal Project). She is a founding member of the Radical Mycology network, she’s worked on various fungal cultivation...
Beyond Juneteenth – furthering the movement toward real liberation: a conversation with Thairie Ritchie and Esabella Bonner (part 2)
Esabella Bonner is a long-time Santa Cruz resident, entrepreneur, and visionary working to help bridge our local community. She has been active in making changes in our community by increasing awareness, amplifying Black & POC voices, exposing implicit bias, and...
Beyond Juneteenth – furthering the movement toward real liberation: a conversation with Thairie Ritchie and Esabella Bonner (part 1)
Esabella Bonner is a long-time Santa Cruz resident, entrepreneur, and visionary working to help bridge our local community. She has been active in making changes in our community by increasing awareness, amplifying Black & POC voices, exposing implicit bias, and...
Alan Ritch – Doghead
Alan Ritch has found a solution for his walks without a dog.
Mike Tozer – Outrage
Mike Tozer gives the word "outrage" a time out.
Suicide Loss, Grief and Recovery
Episode 35: Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and a preventable public health problem. In this show, we talk with suicide prevention and support professional, Carly Memoli, and with Leslie Nielsen whose adult son Ben died by suicide early this year. We discuss complicated grief and explore how one learns to cope after someone they’ve loved or cared about has died by suicide. This show is part 2 of a two-part series on suicide. We invite you to also check out last month’s show, Ep. 34: Suicide Prevention for Teens and Young Adults.
UCSC’s Humanities Institute fosters community engagement
On Talk of the Bay, join host Suki Wessling in a conversation about how UCSC's Humanities Institute is nurturing graduate students and a connection with the Santa Cruz Community. UCSC Dean of Humanities Jasmine Alinder says that students and faculty are happy to be...
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