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.
SubRize in the Mix–Midnight Vibez with DJ SubRize
Take the drum and bass journey with DJ SubRize. Mondays, Midnight til 2am. 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 KSQD...
Remembering Jean Wakatsuki Houston
Author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston passed away on December 21st, 2024. Ms. Wakatsuki Houston (aka Firehorse Woman) was the author of the best-selling young adult book, Farewell to Manzanar. which chronicled her family's experience as prisoners during World War II at a...
The Tower of Song Presents Part 3 of “New Year & Rebirth in Archaic Myth & Ritual”
Update: Part #3 of this extended version of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series, "New Year & Rebirth In Archaic Myth & Ritual," broadcast on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is now available for listening on the "Archived Musical Essays" webpage, along with the...
FirstPersonSingular: Laurie Corn – Texting
Laurie Corn spends a full morning texting.
Workforce Housing Solutions Act – Talk of the Bay
Bodie Shargel interviews two of the organizers behind the Workforce Housing Solutions Act, which kicked off its signature-gathering effort last week. Andrew Goldenkranz, the current chair of the County Democratic Party and Grace Stetson, signature gathering...
First Person Singular: Sally Grey – Common Spaces
Sally Grey shares her observation of common spaces. Photo courtesy of Clément Proust.
January 21, 2025: Computer Man! Your tech questions answered
Tuesdays from 6-7pm, Luigi Oppido serves as your Computer Man. Owner/Operator of Pleasure Point Computers here in Santa Cruz, California, presents the latest tech info and answers calls and questions about PCs, MACs, smart phones, digital hardware and software of all...
“They’ve got it all backwards!!”
“They’ve got it all backwards!!” Yes, they do, and this Saturday on KSQD at 12PM PST you can find out why. That’s when Erik Nelson and very special guest, local guitar hero Henry Kaiser take you on a two hour musical expedition into the bizarre world of the backwards...
The practice of Radical Rest on Sunday Dinner with DJ Dupsie
Join DJ Dupsie on Sunday, January 19th to kick off our next trip around the sun by revisiting the topic of Radical Rest! We'll read some affirmations written by The Nap Bishop herself, Tricia Hersey! Escaping grind/hustle culture, listening to the ancestors, and...
A Conversation with Starhawk
A few steps into a strange new world, with Donald Trump about to re-take office in the U.S. and the planet on fire, we thought a conversation with the permaculture teacher and Earth-based spiritual leader Starhawk was in order. Starhawk is a writer and author, an...
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