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.

Jeri Bodemar – Staring Into Space

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jan 14, 2021 | First Person Singular, Outdoors, Wellness

Jeri Bodemar asks if there is something out there in space.

Behind the Mic: Erik Nelson

by Christine Barrington | Jan 13, 2021 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Christine Barrington, Program, Talk of the Bay

On Talk of the Bay, Tuesday, January 12, 2021 Christine Barrington continues her series Behind the Mic interviewing Erik Nelson, DJ of Saturday’s Creative Bandwidth and Monday’s Dead-Air. It is said that Community radio should be 10% radio and 90% community, and KSQD...

Margie Kern-Marshall – Intrigue on the Rails

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jan 13, 2021 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular

Margie kern-Marshall shares a tale of intrigue on the rails.

Furry Little Caterpillars: Introducing the Tussock Moth

by Emily Donham | Jan 12, 2021 | All Talk, Local, Outdoors, Program, Santa Cruz Naturalist, Science

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, Emily chats with graduate student Becca Nelson about a sometimes voracious herbivore, the tussock moth. Tussock moths are commonly found on live oak trees in Santa Cruz with their abundances fluctuating from year to year. Tune in to...

Kids and Nightmares with Dr Isaac Taitz

by Katherine Bell | Jan 11, 2021 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Local, Science, The Dream Journal, Wellness

Katherine speaks with Dr. Isaac Taitz about kids and dreams. We discuss how to address kids dreams respectfully and with support knowing that, just as with adults, day time worries often make their way into their dreams. We talk about Image Rehearsal Therapy, a...

Gilda Zelin – Threads

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jan 11, 2021 | First Person Singular, Wellness

When her husband died, Gilda Zelin looked for some connections to the future.

Sustainability Now!, Sunday, January 10th: “To Say Nothing of the Dog”* Understanding connections between culture and nature in environmental art

by Ronnie Lipschutz | Jan 10, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Outdoors, Politics, Sustainability Now!

Hear Jeffrey Downing, Professor of Art at San Francisco State University and Artist-in-Residence at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art talk about how his work connects culture and nature. Downing was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle a few weeks ago for his...

Sheila Carrillo: Policing Alternatives in Santa Cruz

by goodnewssantacruz | Jan 7, 2021 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Good News Santa Cruz, Local, Politics

On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, January 7, 2021 Randa Solick talked with Sheila Carrillo about the powerful Santa Cruz movement to establish non-law enforcement alternatives to the vast majority of 911 emergency calls not requiring police presence. Sheila...

Art as science communication with humpback whales

by Theadora Block | Jan 7, 2021 | Local, Outdoors, Santa Cruz Naturalist, Science

We follow up with Jessie Kendall-Bar, a Ph.D. student at UC Santa Cruz in the Ecology & Evolutionary biology department. In two previous episodes, we learned about her research on sleep in marine mammals, including how elephant seals sleep underwater (here) and on...