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.
Living Well with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Episode 32: The effects of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) go way beyond making someone a neat freak. This anxiety disorder is characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that consume hours of people’s days, restrict their lives, and increase isolation and suffering. Join us as one woman shares her experience of having OCD since childhood and describes how she’s living a productive and fulfilling life. We’ll also learn from an anxiety specialist about OCD symptoms and evidence-based treatment approaches. This episode features a moving, original song written and performed by our guest about her experience of living with OCD.
Bahia Brunelle – Sea Turtles
Bahia Brunelle shares the importance of sea turtles in our lives.
Collage Dreaming with Johanna Vedral
Can making a collage serve some of the same healing function that dreaming does? Our guest today has seen that it can. Johanna Vedral starts by sharing some of the intense nightmares that populated her world when she was young. As a multi-lingual person, Johanna also...
Angelina Hippen – Church Bells in LA
Angelina Hippen tells the story of her immigrant parents.
Sustainability Now!, Sunday June 27th, 5-6PM: Fighting Fires with Fire with Dr. Sasha Berleman, Wildland Fire Scientist
California is dry, dry, dry and that probably means we are in for a wild wildfire season. Since the beginning of January, there have been more than 10,000 wildfires across the state. So, what are we to do? Hear from Dr. Sasha Berleman, Wildland Fire Scientist. She is...
Unheard Voices with Thomas Sage
On Friday, June, 27th, 2021 Host Thairie Ritchie welcomed activist and artist Thomas Sage Pederson. They discussed his work with Juneteenth and other community events, as well as his podcast series of interviews with artists and local personalities. They also looked...
Cephalopod week fun fact #5
K-Squid's mascot is a giant squid named Squidmore. Here is another fun fact about squid.
Cephalopod week fun fact #4
Fun fact: Many cephalopods rely on jet propulsion, and they shoot out water from a special membrane to move very fast away from danger, or towards prety.
Cephalopod week fun fact #6
Did you know that Santa Cruz has a large squid fishery? Those lights out on the bay are squid boats that use bright lights to attract the squid.
Virginia Sajan – Coming To America
Virginia Sajan recalls her coming to America on a US Navy Ship
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