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.
FirstPersonSingular: Alan Ritch – Ortigia
Alan Ritch visits the oldest mikveh in Europe.
The Tower of Song Presents “Independence Day 2025, Part 2”
The Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series for Independence Day 2025 is entitled “Romantic Total Revolution: The Democracy of Soul & The Goddess Of Liberty.” This second part of the musical essay series continues where the first part left off presenting the ideal of...
Ukrainian musician and journalist Marichka shares songs for kidnapped children and stories of being a medic on the war front
Marichka is a Ukrainian-Canadian singer and human rights advocate, winner of the Amnesty International Prize and creator of the folk music website, https://folk-ukraine.com. She is the former lead singer with Balaklava Blues and Lemon Bucket Orkestra. She has...
Proud to be American in coastal California
Why are you proud to be American? In these interviews at an Independence Day parade on Coastal California, residents talk about reaching for their pride at a time when our political landscape is so fraught.
The Tower of Song Presents “Independence Day 2025, Part 1”
Update: The revised and extended Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series for Independence Day 2025 (Part 1), entitled "Romantic Total Revolution: The Democracy of Soul & The Goddess Of Liberty" (broadcast 6/30/25), is now available for listening on the “Archived...
Celtic Cauldron: Fridays 11-1pm
Take in sounds inspired by the musical traditions of the Emerald Isle every Friday, 11-1pm. With a rotation of music hosts, each week is a unique taste from the Celtic Cauldron. So many ways to listen! Tune your radio dial to 89.5, 89.7 in South Monterey Bay Area or...
Skylarkin’ with Louise Salazar: Fridays 1-3pm
Take the flight eclectic with host Louise Salazar on Skylarkin’ Fridays 1-3pm. So many ways to listen! Tune your radio dial to 89.5, 89.7 in South Monterey Bay Area or 90.7 FM in Santa Cruz. Stream from anywhere in the world on KSQD.org or better yet, download the...
Joe Truskot narrates A Lincoln Portrait
Music of the Master's Host Joe Truskot narrates Copland's A Lincoln Portrait live in concert with Youth Music Monterey and John Larry Granger conducting; also Lampkins' George Washington Slept Here (Palisades Virtuosi), Buck's Concert Variations on The Star Spangled...
Sustainability Now! July 6th: Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation with Hugh Warwick (rerun from 2024)
Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation with Hugh Warwick on Sustainability Now! Sunday, July 6th, 2025, 5-6 PM Do you remember the Northern Spotted Owl, icon of the old-growth Redwood Wars of the 1990s? Well, the Northern Spotted Owl is, once again,...
The Santa Cruz Welcoming Network and the Fight Against Deportation
On Tuesday, June 24th, 2025, host George Cadman interviewed Paul Johnston of the Santa Cruz Welcoming Network, a 100% volunteer-run community network that is dedicated to welcoming and supporting asylum seekers and other refugees in Santa Cruz County. Paul Johnston...
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