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.

A Spiritual Response to a World in “Crisis” with Dr. Mark Howard

by Ami Chen Mills | Jun 13, 2025 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Health & Wellness, Moment of Truth, Politics, Politics & Activism, Spirituality & Religion, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness

The root of the word crisis comes from crise, the "decisive point in the progress of a disease, which indicates recovery or death," also a "vitally important or decisive state of things, a point at which change must come, for better or worse,” and from the Latinized...

The Tower of Song Presents “May Day Carnivalesque, Part 2”

by Gypsy Scholar | Jun 13, 2025 | All Music, The Tower of Song

Tune in at 12 AM, June 9th and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the second installment of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series entitled, “May Day Carnivalesque,” a new but related musical essay series to the previous one, “Beltane / May Day: A Holiday For Pagans...

Mauni Jalali on Constitutional Law

by Meilin Obinata | Jun 13, 2025 | All Talk, George Cadman, Politics, Talk of the Bay

Host George Cadman discusses the civil rights issues raised by recent ICE deportation raids with constitutional law attorney, Mauni Jalali. Jalali is instituting a call to action, to motivate local electeds to answer to the voters. He has developed expertise in...

Meet Gilles Poitras, an Expert in the Realms of Anime and Manga

by Meilin Obinata | Jun 12, 2025 | All Talk, Arts, Arts & Culture, Education, Inside Education, Local, Program

On this special FanimeCon edition of Inside Education, host Meilin Obinata speaks with Gilles Poitras, an expert in the realms of anime and manga, Japanese forms of comic book and animated entertainment which have caught popularity around the world. What connections...

FirstPersonSingular: Laurie Corn – Before Plastic

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Jun 12, 2025 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Science & Nature, Wellness

Laurie Corn remembers the days before plastic. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

Musical Migrations with Dr. Julio and Mike Mannix: Thursdays 10pm-Midnight

by Music Promos | Jun 11, 2025 | All Music, Program, World

Migrate through a world of sound with co-hosts, Dr. Julio and Mike Mannix, every Thursday 10pm-Midnight. So many ways to listen! Tune your radio dial to 89.5, 89.7 in South Monterey Bay Area or 90.7 FM in Santa Cruz. Stream from anywhere in the world on KSQD.org or...

Jazz Tracks: Thursdays 7-10pm

by Music Promos | Jun 11, 2025 | All Music, Jazz, Jazz Tracks, Program

On Jazz Tracks, Thursdays 7-10pm, we invite you to appreciate melodic and thematic sets of classic recordings and new releases, featuring national, international, as well as local talent. Enjoy the richness of jazz! So many ways to listen! Tune your radio dial to...

Cruel Leaders and Tyranny on Music of the Masters!

by Joe Truskot | Jun 11, 2025 | All Music, Arts, Arts & Literature, Classical, Music for All Occasions, Politics & Activism, Program

Beethoven's Third Symphony (Giulini/LA Phil) - Scratched out NAPOLEON - Wrote in EROICA, Bach's Well Tempered Clavier excerpts (Nikolayeva) - Composed in jail, put there by the Duke of Weimar, Chopin's Revolutionary Etude (Lortie) - Demanding statehood for Poland,...

The Root of All Problems: A Busy Mind

by Ami Chen Mills | Jun 11, 2025 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Health & Wellness, Moment of Truth, Politics, Program, Spirituality & Religion, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness

In this special audio release of Part I of Dr. George Pransky’s audio recording, “A Busy Mind,” Ami Chen Mills adds context and frames many of the world’s ills as related to the quality and speed of our collective thinking. Busy minds are not bad or evil, but when...