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.

Pledge Drive Starts April 29-Sign up to Help

by Rachel Goodman | Apr 5, 2019 | Station News, Updates

Join the Call-a-Mari-thon April 29-May 5. Goal: $10,000 in 7 days. We got on the air. Now help us STAY on the air. Help K-Squid grow! Sign up to answer phones and take pledges from your fellow listeners in support of KSQD, Community Radio. Sign up here:...

Recovery from Serious Mental Illness & NAMI

by State of Mind | Apr 5, 2019 | All Talk, State of Mind, Wellness

Episode 5: One man tells his harrowing story about how his life as a college student was derailed by mental illness and how he found his way to recovery and back to a life he loves living. Learn about the support, education and advocacy programs the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) has to offer to those with mental illness and those that love them.

Talk of the Bay-Climate Changes and Youth Activists

by Rachel Goodman | Apr 5, 2019 | All Talk, Local, Outdoors, Politics

Listen as Rachel Anne Goodman interviews youth from the climate action movement working to galvanize school boards across the country to demand action on climate change. Also, what are Santa Cruz and Capitola doing about sea level rise? Youth Call Climate Change a...

Jason Scorse – What It Means To Be Human

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Apr 4, 2019 | Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Wellness

Jason Scorse looks at what it means to be human today.

Favian – SchoolDay

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Apr 3, 2019 | Arts & Culture, First Person Singular

Favian tells us what he did while he was waiting for the school bus.

When Wildfire Comes to Santa Cruz

by Jean Kratzer | Apr 1, 2019 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Exploring Monterey Bay, Local, Outdoors

For thousands of years fire was an ally and essential to the health of the land. Did we refuse to understand?

Karen Solomon – Twins

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Apr 1, 2019 | Arts & Culture, First Person Singular

Karen Solomon shares the wisdom of twindom.

Nuovi Venti Saxophone Quartet

by Michael Tanner | Mar 31, 2019 | All Music, Jazz

In the first hour of the March 28 Jazz Tracks program, the Nuovi Venti Saxophone Quartet will be featured. The music and interview of Elias Gilbert, Joshua Doyon, Sage Liem, and Emily Daniels-Flechtner was recorded in Michael Tanner’s studio, (actually the dining room...