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.

Bread and Buddha: Thursdays 11-1

by Music Promos | May 14, 2025 | All Music, Bread and Buddha, New, Popular, Program

Bread and Buddha Thursdays 11AM-1PM. Music to feed the belly and the heart. Acoustic finger style, Singer-Songwriters...many forms of folk shine in the first hour. Pop, Rock, Fusion/Jazz, Progressive, EDM, Alt anything and more pick up the energy in the second hour....

FirstPersonSingular: Jason Scorse – We Are Now The Bad Guys

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | May 14, 2025 | All Talk, First Person Singular, Politics

Jason Scorse warns, "Now we are the bad guys." Photo courtesy of Rosemary Ketchum.

May 13, 2025: Computer Man! Your Tech Questions Answered

by Luigi Oppido | May 13, 2025 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Local, Tech, Technology, Technology, The Computer Man!

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to Luigi@PleasurePointComputers.com Scams of the week! Topics covered: Trump terminates Digital Equity Act, Meta AIChatbox inappropriate with minors,...

Timeless Hawaiian Music. Aloha! Wednesdays 11am

by Music Promos | May 13, 2025 | All Music, Program, World

Aloha kakou, hello everybody! Wednesdays from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM join your host, Cousin Norm, for some Timeless Hawaiian Music where he plays the new songs, the old songs and everything else in between. Feel the Hawaiian breezes as we listen to the beautiful music...

Words of Divine with Ay Que Linda Wednesdays 10pm-Midnight

by Music Promos | May 13, 2025 | All Music, Program, World

Reggae from Roots to Modern & Beyond will move you with the revolutionary spirit and consciousness of the Bob Marley era and continue with the progression of the modern Reggae Revival. Getting your body moving with the hardcore beats of current One Drop and...

Experiment in Sound with DJ Squid Tuesdays midnight-2am:

by Music Promos | May 12, 2025 | All Music, New, Program

Every late late Tuesday night midnight-2am experience an Experiment in Sound with DJ Squid. So many ways to listen! Catch it live on 90.7 (Santa Cruz) 89.5 (Prunedale/Watsonville) and 89.7 (Monterey) on your radio, or livestream at KSQD.org. Better yet, take the Squid...

Calmer En Salsa with Alejandro Ferrer Tuesdays 10-Midnight

by Music Promos | May 12, 2025 | All Music, Calamar en Salsa, Program, World

Salsa the night away every Tuesday from 10pm-midnight with DJ Alejandro Ferrer. 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 better yet, download the...

Prisoners and Opera

by Joe Truskot | May 12, 2025 | Classical, Monday Night at the Opera, Program

From the House of the Dead by Leoš Janáček on KSQD's Monday Night at the Opera, 7 to 10 p.m., Monday, May 12, 2024. The production of Janáček's final opera is led by Sir Charles Mackerras. Completing the program are excerpts from two other prisoner-themed operas...

Elevating Consciousness with Film Maker Tyffany Howard

by Katherine Bell | May 12, 2025 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Health & Wellness, Katherine Bell, Science, Science & Nature, Spirituality & Religion, The Dream Journal, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness

Has a movie ever changed your life? Meet Tyffany Howard who creates award-winning documentaries with the express purpose of elevating the consciousness of those who watch them. A criminal trial attorney for 16 years, Tyffany followed the whispers of a dream and...