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.

Demystifying Postpartum Depression & Anxiety

by State of Mind | Nov 26, 2019 | All Talk, State of Mind, Wellness

Episode 13: Perinatal Depression & Anxiety (PPD) is a mood disorder that affects about 12.5% of women in the US after childbirth. Our guest shares her experience of debilitating PPD after the birth of her twins, how she sought treatment, found support, and wended her way back to wellness and joy in parenting. Learn more about PPD, who’s at risk, and how to get help.

Monarch Butterflies and Santa Cruz

by Jean Kratzer | Nov 25, 2019 | All Talk, Exploring Monterey Bay, Local, Outdoors

Why do Monarchs come to Santa Cruz? Will they keep coming? Martha Nitzberg gives us hope and shares fascinating facts about Monarch life cycle and migration.

Marge Kern-Marshall – England

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

Margie Kern-Marshall, a California girl, entered adventures abroad.

Faith Matters: Rituals & Practices

by Seth Schapiro | Nov 24, 2019 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Arts & Culture, Faith Matters, Local, Wellness

A neo-Pagan, evangelical pastor, and a teacher of a Hindu Vedic tradition discuss their unique rituals and how these practices help them connect to the Divine.

Lucid Dreaming with David Jay Brown

by Katherine Bell | Nov 23, 2019 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Arts & Culture, Local, The Dream Journal, Wellness

David Jay Brown is the author of Dreaming Wide Awake: Lucid Dreaming, Shamanic Healing and Psychedelics, and The New Science of Psychedelics: At the Nexus of Culture, Consciousness, and Spirituality. He is also the coauthor of six other bestselling volumes of...

Geoengineering Scenarios: Dr. Sikina Jinnah of UCSC

by Rachel Goodman | Nov 22, 2019 | All Talk, Talk of the Bay

Dr. Sikina Jinnah is an Associate Professor of Politics. She received her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in Environmental, Science, Policy, and Management and joined the UCSC Politics faculty in Fall 2016. Her research focuses on the shifting locations of power and influence...

Regenerative Agriculture for Home Gardens

by goodnewssantacruz | Nov 21, 2019 | All Talk, Good News Santa Cruz, Local, Politics

Good New Santa Cruz host Christine Barrington interviews Regenerative Agriculture consultant Ellen Farmer offering insights and recommendations for ordinary citizens who want to play their part in shoring up our crumbling ecosystem. In times of great upheaval and...

Andrea Macon – Panic

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Nov 21, 2019 | Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Wellness

Andrea Macon maintains her calm in the face of crisis.

Chris Webster and Nina Gerber on K-Squid

by Rachel Goodman | Nov 20, 2019 | All Music, Folk, Live Performance, Talk of the Bay

"...the epitome of a perfect musician! It is so Zen the way she perfectly under-girds and complements whatever music is at hand, never playing an extraneous or superfluous or irrelevant note, & always being perfectly in the flow with whatever she is playing &...