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.
Jeri Bodemar – Future Generations
Jeri Bodemar stands up for future generations
Dreams of the Dying with Savarna Wiley
Savarna Wiley MA has worked as a hospice chaplain and end-of life educator since 1998. A Clinical Hypnotherapist she maintains a private practice in the Santa Cruz area drawing on transpersonal psychology and other holistic methods that go beyond the conscious mind...
Answer Phones during October Pledge Drive?
Want to come hang out at the Squid? Sign up to help answer phones during our fall pledge drive, October 21-28. https://volunteersignup.org/E73Q4 Or call 831-900-5773 to get on the schedule. Thanks for making K-Squid rock the left-hand side of your radio dial!...
The Truth about the Military
Good News Santa Cruz host Debora Bone talks with guest April Burns, a longtime counselor and educator for the GI Rights Hotline. When political agitation drums up support for foreign wars, individuals and families need accurate information to help young adults make...
Oscar – Snapshots
Oscar looks back at snapshots of himself before he landed in prison.
Olga Cossi – Puzzle
Olga Cossi seems puzzled.
KSQD’s Fall Pledge Drive is October 21-28
Ah, October and Squid is in the air! K-Squid that is. We are holding our second-ever fall pledge drive October 21-28 and we hope you'll join us in urging fellow listeners to support our fledgeling community radio station. Our last pledge drive in April netted double...
Squid-Fest West a Success!
Music, food, and love for K-Squid. What more could we ask for? Our first-ever Squid-Fest West benefit concert and auction was a smashing success. Over 200 happy revelers enjoyed music by Keith Greeninger, Tammi Brown, The Coffis Brothers, Dan and Laurel, The Dooners,...
The Film Gang Review: Joker
"What do you get when you cross a mentally ill loner with a society that abandons him and treats him like trash?" That’s the question asked by the titular character of Joker, a film that luxuriates in giving us the answer. By now, anyone with a pulse knows that...
The Film Gang Review: The Souvenir
Earlier this year, the Sundance Film Festival awarded its Grand Jury Prize to The Souvenir, written and directed by British Indie director, Joanna Hogg. Largely autobiographical, The Souvenir is pieced together from Hogg’s decades-old diaries, love letters and...
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