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.
Ashley Dawson on extreme climate challenges and unfolding opportunities
Ashley Dawson is the Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and the Humanities at the Princeton Environmental Institute, and a regular faculty member at the City University of New York. He is the author of two recent books on topics...
James Kovacs talks about his new novel, the hero’s journey, and the allegory of healing
James Kovacs is the author of the 2019 novel The Bard and the Bone King. James is a licensed acupuncturist who has been practicing holistic medicine in the Bay Area since 2003. In addition to his Master's level training in acupuncture and Traditional Chinese...
Dana Frank discusses immigration, asylum seekers at the border, Honduras, and U.S. foreign policy
Dana Frank is Professor Emerita of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she researched modern Honduras and US labor history. Since the 2009 military coup in Honduras she has published widely on human rights and U.S. policy in Honduras, including...
Chelsea Adams on the transformative power of outdoor education
Chelsea Adams is the Lead Forest Preschool Teacher at Wild Roots Forest School in Santa Barbara, the oldest Forest School in California. She is a graduate of the Academy of Forest Kindergarten teachers. She has been teaching since 2014.
Filmmaker Giorgio Angelini explores themes in “Owned: A Tale of Two Americas”
Giorgio Angelini is a filmmaker with a background in architecture and music. His 2019 documentary film “Owned: A Tale of Two Americas” touches on broad themes of housing, homeownership, affordability, post WWII historical roots of current crises, and the meaning of...
Margie Kern-Marshall – Avocado Tree
Margie Kern-Marshall is missing a tree.
The Film Gang Review: Tomboy (2011)
(Dennis Morton and I, as hosts of the KSQD Film Gang, have always reviewed current theatrical releases, believing that movies are at their best when enjoyed the way they were intended – on the big screen and with an audience. But most important is the film...
Monitoring Climate Change in the Kelp Forest With the Help of Citizen Scientists
This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, we chat with Reef Check CA's climate change coordinator, Kate Vylet. Tune in to hear more about how Reef Check trains volunteer citizen scientists to monitor climate change. To learn more about Reef Check, visit reefcheck.org.
Illyanna Hendricks – Life Changing Question
Illyanna Hendricks recalls a questions that changed her life.
Naomi Ehrich: A Ceremonialist for our Time
On Talk of the Bay Christine Barrington interviews Naomi Ehrich, an award-winning wedding officiant and ceremony leader, modern mystic, and high priestess by blood, birth and bone. She writes and performs creatively reimagined, deliciously refreshing, life-affirming,...
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