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.

The Film Gang Review: You, the Living (2007)

by Paul Kanieski | Jul 23, 2020 | Arts & Culture, The Film Gang

It’s difficult to convey with mere words why the Swedish film, You, the Living, is so amusing, especially since so much of its humor is visual. A funhouse mirror’s reflection of humanity, You, the Living has no real plot per se, just a series of vignettes...

Santa Cruz Schools: Open or Closed?

by Rachel Goodman | Jul 23, 2020 | All Talk, COVID-19, Education, Local, Politics, Science, Talk of the Bay

In this program we hear from Casey Carlson, president of the Santa Cruz City Schools chapter of the American Federation of Teachers and Faris Sabbah, Superintendent of Education for Santa Cruz County about the quandary of how and when to safely open schools. And a...

Cooking What You Grow

by Joe Truskot | Jul 23, 2020 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, In the Garden, Local, Outdoors, Wellness

Join "In The Garden" host Joe Truskot on Saturday, July 25, 2020, 9 to 9:30 a.m. for a discussion with long time executive chef Brandon Miller. Most recently, Miller worked at Carmel's il Grillo restaurant which is currently closed due to the Covid-19 situation....

Santa Cruz Bat-uralist, Part 1

by Kelley Voss | Jul 23, 2020 | All Talk, Local, Outdoors, Santa Cruz Naturalist, Science

UCSC doctoral student Kyle Reid is an incredible ambassador for bats. Listen to the first part of our interview about his expertise, where we cover just how many bats live in Santa Cruz (a lot!) and where we can find them. Tune in again in August to learn what's cool...

Richard Stockton – Ringo

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jul 23, 2020 | Arts & Culture, First Person Singular

Richard Stockton gets by with a little help of Ringo.

Barbara Yates – Psychic

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jul 22, 2020 | Arts & Culture, First Person Singular

Barbara Yates still does not know how the psychic did it.

Volunteerism in Santa Cruz is alive and well!

by Suki Wessling | Jul 21, 2020 | Advice / Call-in, COVID-19, Local, Outdoors, Talk of the Bay, Wellness

On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling speaks with Christina Thurston of the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County. Though Covid-19 has created challenges for fulfilling their mission in some ways, it's also created new opportunities for local volunteers. Thurston...

Dreams and Spirituality with David Low

by Katherine Bell | Jul 20, 2020 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Local, Science, The Dream Journal, Wellness

We talked with David Low about why so many people are not interested in their dreams and about how we can inspire more interest (...perhaps a podcast for starters?). We talked about how many different ways there are of working with dreams from the numerical to the...

Kathleen Miller Creating for Wellbeing

by goodnewssantacruz | Jul 20, 2020 | All Talk, Program, Talk of the Bay, Wellness

On Talk of the Bay, April 7, 2020, Christine Barrington interviews Kathleen Miller, M.A. about creativity for everyday people. Kathleen uses Wellness Writing and Expressive Art to help people connect with and sustain mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. This...