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.

All Call-In Dream Show

by Katherine Bell | Dec 28, 2019 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Arts & Culture, Local, The Dream Journal, Wellness

An all call-in show for the holidays! We talked to six listeners on topics ranging from nightmares to visions and visitations to dream community and how our dreams can improve our waking lives. Show recorded on December 28, 2019. The Dream Journal is produced...

Bike Santa Cruz County

by goodnewssantacruz | Dec 26, 2019 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Local, Outdoors, Santa Cruz Naturalist, Wellness

In this Good News Santa Cruz interview Debora Bone interviewed Gina Cole, the new Executive Director of Bike Santa Cruz County about all things bicycle. You may not know it, but Bike Santa Cruz County has been promoting cycling through education, outreach and advocacy...

Mike Tozer – Chanterelles

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Dec 26, 2019 | Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Outdoors

Mike Tozer finds food and continuity in the forest.

The Film Gang Review: Richard Jewell

by Paul Kanieski | Dec 25, 2019 | Arts & Culture, The Film Gang

For those of us too young to remember, a security guard named Richard Jewell discovered a backpack bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. It exploded shortly after, resulting in two deaths and over one hundred injuries. But if it hadn’t been for Jewell, who also...

Meade Fischer – XMas

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Dec 25, 2019 | Arts & Culture, First Person Singular

Meade Fischer refects on the history of Christmas.

The Film Gang Review: Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker

by Paul Kanieski | Dec 24, 2019 | Arts & Culture, The Film Gang

The following is a spoiler-free review of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Star Wars has gone through three evolutionary stages. The first trilogy of films captured the spirit of the Saturday afternoon movie serials produced during the golden age of Hollywood....

An Edible Look at 2019

by Rachel Goodman | Dec 23, 2019 | Talk of the Bay

Deborah Lurhman, editor of Edible Monterey Bay talks about the year in review. What were the big food stories of 2019? Some famous chefs from well-regarded restaurants in San Francisco moved to Santa Cruz to pursue their culinary vision. An equally famous winemaker is...

Museum of the Macabre

by Emily Donham | Dec 23, 2019 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Local, Outdoors, Program, Santa Cruz Naturalist

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist we chat with Alex Krohn, the Assistant Director of the Ken Norris Center for Natural History at UCSC, and Cathy Flores, a UCSC undergraduate intern with the center. Listen in as Alex and Cathy explain the art of taxidermy as a way to...

Gifts for Seniors – With Host Jean Kratzer

by Jean Kratzer | Dec 23, 2019 | All Talk, Exploring Monterey Bay, Local, Wellness

Is there a special Senior in your life for whom you seek a special gift? Ruth Martin, of Ruth Martin Home Care has just the list to choose from. Give a listen.