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.
Claire Braz-Valentine shares her experiences teaching poetry and theater inside California’s prisons
Claire Braz-Valentine is a widely published poet and journalist. Her plays have opened in Santa Cruz and have been produced Off Broadway in New York and in many foreign countries. She has been a Poet In Schools and a Playwright in Residence at Lakeview Middle School...
The Film Gang Review: Possessor (2020)
Are we fully in control of our actions? That’s the question at the allegorical heart of Possessor, the new film from writer/director Brandon Cronenberg. Possessor is Brandon’s second film since his 2012 directorial debut, Antiviral. Despite the eight-year...
Meade Fischer – Sceptic
Meade Fischer is an admitted sceptic.
Cemre Gonen and Sam Bilal – Youth vs. Apocalypse and Youth Climate Strike
Cemre (GEM-ray) Gonen is 18 years old and a freshman at UC Berkeley. She is in the lead circle of Youth vs Apocalypse - a youth environmental justice organization that focuses on amplifying the voices of youth, especially youth of color, to fight for a livable...
Alan Ritch – A Family Arch
Alan Ritch has a surprise encounter at his family's arch.
The Vacancy Report: What a new study in LA reveals about the lack of affordable housing
Alex Ferrer is co-author of The Vacancy Report (along with Terra Graziani and Jacob Woocher). Alex is a housing researcher and a graduate student in urban planning at UCLA. His work supports tenant organizing and considers how failing to house people is an integral...
Talk of the Bay: Health Equity Grants Support our Community through a Pandemic
Mimi Hall, Director of the County Health Services Agency, joins Talk of the Bay to speak about public health during a pandemic. Recently County Health awarded $619,900 in health equity grants to 20 organizations in our county. COVID-19 has revealed stark inequities in...
Tune into the Subtle Realms of the Redwoods
Talk of the Bay on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 focuses on sources of delight to lift your spirits during this period of collective exile due to Covid-19. If going out to shop and dine is on your naughty list, you may want to consider a guided walk to “Tune Into The...
Agape Dance Academy’s Nutcracker Drive-In Movie
Talk of the Bay, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 features the Agape Dance Academy and its founder Melanie Useldinger. The Nutcracker is a Christmas tradition almost everyone has enjoyed. Here in Santa Cruz it is an annual event normally featured on the Cabrillo Stage. Covid...
Dream Alchemy with Bill St. Cyr and Sue Scavo
Alchemy is the ancient process of transforming lead into gold, and we speak with Sue Scavo and Bill St. Cyr about how dreams provide a crucible which accelerates our personal and even our societal transformation. Bill brings up the idea that maybe our "gold" is there...
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