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: Sally Grey Fireworks
Sally Grey remembers the fireworks of her childhood. Photo courtesy of Brett Sayles.
Suicide Loss: Living with the Pain and Learning to Heal (Remix)
Episode 80: What happens after a loved one dies by suicide? In this poignant episode, Leslie Nielsen shares the loss of her adult son, while another woman reflects on losing her mother. Former suicide prevention director Carly Memoli offers insight into the unique grief that follows and how healing can begin—a raw and hopeful glimpse into learning to live with unimaginable pain and grief.
FirstPersonSingular: Bahia Brunelle – Resilient Redwoods
Bahia Brunelle admires the resiliency of redwoods.
Douglas Rushkoff blows the lid off tech billionaires’ survivalist fantasies
Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include the just-published Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, as well as the recent Team Human, based on his podcast,...
July 1, 2025: Computer Man! Your Tech Questions Answered
Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to Luigi@PleasurePointComputers.com Scams of the week! Topics covered: DMV fake scam notice, Microsoft dropped 400m users, Trump Mobile drops "Made In USA"...
Charles Hood shares his wild discoveries in Nature at Night
Charles Hood is a naturalist, adventurer, and poet. He has also been a factory worker, a ski instructor, a dishwasher, and a nature guide in Africa. Nature study has taken him to all 50 U.S. states, 80 countries, and the South Pole. Along the way, he has been...
Michael Gene Sullivan on Disruption, the latest production of San Francisco Mime Troupe
Michael Gene Sullivan is an Actor/Writer/Director/Activist based in SF. He is an alum of the Playwrights Foundation, and has been awarded both a Djerassi Arts Center Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship as a dramatist. Michael is also Resident Playwright for...
Regeneration – Rocio Sanchez-Nolasco and Richard Castillo
Feature Photo courtesy of Eloy Ortiz Host Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Rocio Sanchez-Nolasco and Richard Castillo of Regeneración - Pajaro Valley Climate Action. Topics of discussion include climate change, climate justice, climate action, collaboration...
The Dream Cure with Theresa Cheung
Decode your dreams and heal your life! Today’s guest is author and dream decoder Theresa Cheung, dubbed by Women’s Health “the British Grande Dame of psychic and spiritual studies.” We talk about precognitive dreams, visitation dreams, and how we can "live our dreams"...
Richard Wagner at his funniest — And that’s saying a lot!
KSQD's Monday Night at the Opera presents Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Acts 3 and 4, June 30, 7 to 10 p.m. Cast includes Theo Adam as Hans Sacks, Helen Donath as Eva, René Kollo as Walter, Peter Schreier as Martin with Herbert von Karajan conducting...
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