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.
The Tower of Song Presents “Beltane / May Day: A Holiday for Pagans & Workers”
Tune in at 12 AM, April 28th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the first installment of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series for upcoming May Day entitled, “Beltane / May Day: A Holiday for Pagans & Workers." Be sure to check out the fantabulous “Beltane /...
Heritage Gospel Uplift! Sundays 11am-1pm
Sundays, 11am-1pm, Lady Jazz and Ms. G alternate hosting the Heritage Gospel Uplift show honoring Black African-American gospel music, featuring vintage and contemporary Gospel that puts to song the trials, tribulation, faith and hope that encouraged and lifted...
Border Free Radio: Sundays 3-5pm
Explore the music of the world Sundays 3 to 5pm, with your hosts Jeff Grubb and Len Beyea. No passport or visas needed! Just bring your sense of adventure. So many ways to listen! Tune your radio dial to 89.5, 89.7 in the South Monterey Bay Area or 90.7 FM in Santa...
Soul Shack Radio Show with JT and Charlie Lange: Saturdays 6-8pm
Saturdays 6-8pm tune into the Soul Shack Radio Show: Staying true to our school for 30 years...The Old School!! Antidepressant radio every Saturday night with JT and Charlie Lange So many ways to listen! Tune your radio dial to 89.5, 89.7 in South Monterey Bay Area or...
The Human Face of Immigration
Jose Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and immigration activist. He tells the story of coming to the U.S. as a child, unaware that he was entering without legal documents. His 31-year quest to obtain legal status led to a life of hiding until he...
Earth Day is a Drag! Sunday Dinner with DJ Dupsie
This month we kiki and gag over the upcoming 3rd annual Mother Earth Drag Extravaganza which took place on April 26th at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center! delfin bautista {lower case on purpose like bell hooks} Director of the Lionel Cantu Queer Center at UC Santa...
Sustainability Now! Sunday, April 27th: Are Tariffs Good for the Environment? Bad? Or What? With Ronnie Lipschutz and Christine Barrington
Are Tariffs Good for the Environment? Bad? Or What? With Ronnie Lipschutz & Christine Barrington Sustainability Now! Sunday, April 27th, 2025, 5-6 PM Tariffs are in the air and on the news. Tariffs are up and down. Tariffs are in and out. Who knows where they...
Music to Honor Pope Francis
He loved classical music and presented Ramirez's Misa Criollo (Carreras) at St. Peter's Basilica. Bach and Mozart were his favorites, and there's also: Liszt's St. Francis of Assissi Preaching to the Birds (Tomsic), Numhauser's Todo Cambia (Mercedes Sosa), Rodrigo's...
Calmer En Salsa with Alejandro Ferrer: Tuesdays 10pm-midnight
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...
Feelin’ the Bern in Folsom: Bernie and AOC Fight Oligarchy
The Moment of Truth program and KSQD were on the scene for the Bernie Sanders' “Fight the Oligarchy” 2025 tour in Folsom, CA. Ami Chen Mills is joined by Denise Elerick, co-chair of the Mid-County Democrats and founder of the Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz...
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