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.
STORY BEHIND THE STORY: M.K. England
This is the third episode of Story Behind the Story, a monthly interview series featuring conversations with authors about their creative process. In it, host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to YA writer and librarian M.K. England about their debut novel, The Disasters, and...
STORY BEHIND THE STORY: Katya Apekina
Katya Apekina This is the second episode of Story Behind the Story, a monthly interview series featuring conversations with authors about their creative process. In it, host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to Los Angeles writer and translator Katya Apekina about her debut...
Radio by the People, for the People
By Jessica A. York, Santa Cruz Sentinel SANTA CRUZ — Squidmore, a donated 12-foot red animatronic kraken will soon be prominently spread across a wall of aquamarine blue, serving as mascot for Santa Cruz’s newest public radio station. KSQD radio station members...
KSQD Begins Construction
Santa Cruz, CA - The board of Natural Bridges Media announced today it has completed negotiations with UC Santa Cruz to lease space on UCSC’s broadcast tower for its antenna, clearing the way for KSQD, 90.7 FM to go on the air. KSQD has a mission to build community...
KSQD Lands Kraken for Giving Tuesday
Squids just got real: While some donors gave KSQD cash on #Giving Tuesday ($1,345, thank you!), Eileen Hamper gave us a giant squid. It has been named "Squidmore". Squidmore had appeared recently at a pirate-themed Halloween event, and was landlocked in a Campbell...
Introducing Calamar en Salsa
KSQD plans to bring a variety of different music and talk programs with over one hundred different programmers. We are proud to introduce Alejandro Ferrer. Alejandro's program, Calamar en Salsa, which will air on Tuesdays from 10 p.m - midnight starting early next...
STORY BEHIND THE STORY: Carly Gelsinger
This is the first episode of Story Behind the Story, a monthly interview show featuring conversations with authors about their creative process. In it, host Clara Sherley-Appel talks to Gilroy author Carly Gelsinger about her new book, Once You Go In: A Memoir of...
Be Bold Tool Box #1: Living in the Red/ Living in the Black: Which Wolf Do You Feed?
There are two wolves fighting to eat you alive. One is a black wolf and one is red. Which one do you feed?
Suicide and Grief: A Story of Hope
Episode 2: 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.
Poetry and Classical: A Tasty Combo on KSQD
In this audio preview of what's to come on KSQD, Classical Foglift Host, Nicholas Mitchell and Hive Poetry Collective Host, Dion O'Reilly interview each other about their respective programs. Listen to their conversation here:
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