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.

Suicide & Grief: A Story of Hope (Remix)

by State of Mind | May 31, 2019 | All Talk, State of Mind, Wellness

Episode 7: Rabbi Lori bravely shares about losing her mentally ill mother to suicide and her grieving and growing process over the 30+ years since. Guests discuss insights about grief, descriptions of the many ways people grieve in general and specifically following a suicide. Join us for this beautiful story that travels the distance from tragedy to hope. Originally released in Nov. 2018, this interview has been remixed and updated.

Elkhorn Slough Part 1

by Jean Kratzer | May 27, 2019 | All Talk, Exploring Monterey Bay, Local, Outdoors

You can hike in. You can kayak in and respectfully experience the amazing natural diversity from the much beloved sea otters to the strange Fat Innkeeper Worm, also known as the Penis Fish. A conversation with Reserve Manager Dave Feliz, who explains the...

Octopuses Have Personality?

by Emily Donham | May 21, 2019 | All Talk, Local, Outdoors, Program, Santa Cruz Naturalist

This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist we chat with UCSC graduate candidate Kelley Voss about her work on octopuses.

Patrice Vecchione – Aretha Franklin

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | May 20, 2019 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular

Patrice Vecchione draws strength from a special voice. Recorded and edited for First Person Singular by Mathilde Rand.

Mindfully Managing Despair

by Reflections on Buddhism | May 17, 2019 | All Talk, Reflections on Buddhism, Wellness

Featuring Ven Tenzin Chogkyi and Brigitte Reardon (host).

Margie Kern-Marshall – Big Men

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | May 15, 2019 | Arts & Culture, First Person Singular

Margie Kern-Marshall loves it BIG.

Pledge Drive Success!

by Rachel Goodman | May 13, 2019 | Station News, Updates

KSQD finished its very first pledge drive a week ago. We are humbled and gratified by the response. We really didn’t know what to expect and had set a goal of $10,000. Our listeners more than doubled that goal! Today we are at $21,039. We had an average donation of...