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.
A Plaintiff in the Youth Climate Lawsuit Tells his Story
Little did Nathan Baring know at age fifteen that five years later he would still be fighting to sue the government of the United States for robbing his generation of a future due to inaction on climate change. But that is exactly where he is now. This Homer, Alaska...
AB 5 a nightmare for musicians and journalists
What if you had to hire as an employee a guy who spent two hours in the studio laying down tracks for your new album? For some small arts businesses, it can cost upwards of $10,000 to comply with a new law meant to build workplace security, but which could decimate...
From Lucidity to Quadernity with Devi Herrsche
For twenty years, Devi Herrsche has been actively requesting, receiving, and interpreting her own lucid dreams. She is currently completing an open-access, online, multimedia book called Quadernity: Exploring the Essential Dynamism that Underlies All Relationships On...
STORY BEHIND THE STORY: Carmen Maria Machado
I talk to author Carmen Maria Machado about her 2019 memoir, IN THE DREAM HOUSE.
Buses and local transportation
On Good News Santa Cruz this week, Pauline Seales talks to Public Transportation Advocate, Dana Bagshaw who set up the “Bus-by-Choice” group. She discusses her experiences riding local buses, as well as a variety of local transportation issues relating them to the...
Mike Tozer – Dishwasher
Mike Tozer finds meaning in the kitchen sink.
Patrice Vecchione – Serena Williams Increases Women’s Self Love
Patrice Vecchione shares how Serena Williams increases women's self-love.
The Film Gang Review: Parasite
KSQD’s Film Gang has been remiss in not yet reviewing one of the most acclaimed films of 2019, the South Korean dark comedy, Parasite, written, produced and directed by Bong Joon-ho. Hopefully this review will not only serve as a corrective but will inspire...
Chat about local journalism and Hispanic representation with Claudia Melendez Salinas of Voices of Monterey Bay
Claudia Melendez Salinas, of the website Voices of Monterey Bay, speaks with hosts Brad Kava and Suki Wessling about the book American Dirt and local journalism for her upstart nonprofit news organization. We also get a live call from journalist Steve Dinnen who...
Peregrine Falcons with Dr. Zeka Glucs: Part 2
Photo by Theadora Block taken in Point Reyes, California. This week in Santa Cruz Naturalist we talk again with Dr. Zeka Glucs, Director of Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group. In this follow up interview (find part one here:...
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