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.

The Tower of Song Presents Winter Solstice/Christmas

by Gypsy Scholar | Dec 22, 2024 | All Music, The Tower of Song

Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, December 23rd, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack for the upcoming holiday of Christmas entitled: “The Winter Solstice & Yuletide Season & the Pagan Origins of Christmas: Reclaiming the Winter...

The Tower of Song Presents The Winter Solstice & Yule

by Gypsy Scholar | Dec 21, 2024 | All Music, The Tower of Song

On this Winter Solstice longest night of the year you can listen to the Gypsy Scholar's Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack (broadcast Dec. 16) entitled: “The Midwinter Festival of the Winter Solstice & Yule: the Celebration of the Return of the Sun.” It is available for...

Sustainability Now! Sunday, December 22nd: Eco-utopia or Eco-catastrophe?

by Ronnie Lipschutz | Dec 19, 2024 | All Talk, Education, Politics, Science, Sustainability Now!

Eco-utopia or eco-catastrophe? on Sustainability Now! Sunday, December 22nd, 2024, 5-6 PM As California looks forward (!) to the beginning of a new Presidential Administration, there is growing trepidation about what it might mean for the state. Is it time to...

FirstPersonSingular: Steve Pleich – Hope and Promise

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Dec 19, 2024 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Local, Wellness

Steve Pleich reflects with optimism on the coming new year. Photo courtesy Tara Winstead.

Computer Man! Your tech questions answered: December 17 episode.

by Christine Barrington | Dec 18, 2024 | All Talk, Education, Program, Science, Tech, The Computer Man!

Tuesdays from 6-7pm, Luigi Oppido serves as your Computer Man. He presents the latest tech info you can use and answers calls and questions about PCs, MACs, smart phones, digital hardware and software of all sorts, as well as everything you need to know to swat back...

FirstPersonSingular: Bahia Brunelle – Golden Gate

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Dec 18, 2024 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular

Of all the bridges, the Golden Gate is special to Bahia Brunelle.

Andrea van de Loo – The Pressing Stones: The Healing Journey of a Nazi’s Daughter

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Dec 16, 2024 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Exploring Monterey Bay, Health & Wellness, Sex, Gender & Family, Wellness

Join Exploring Monterey Bay host Mathilde Rand in conversation with Andrea van de Loo (pronounced Lo), the author of The Pressing Stones: The Healing Journey of a Nazi’s Daughter. A major focus of Andrea’s life has been the healing from the impact of war and...

How the Super Rich Really Live and Think: Part I

by Ami Chen Mills | Dec 16, 2024 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Business, Health & Wellness, Moment of Truth, Politics, Politics & Activism, Program, Spirituality & Religion, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness

In the wake of the shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, allegedly by 26-year-old Luigi Mangione--someone who has spoken about corporate greed and the failure of US health care systems to extend longevity—the specter of an increasingly disgruntled and...

Covid and Humanity’s Spiritual Rebirth with Forrest Rivers

by Katherine Bell | Dec 16, 2024 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, COVID-19, Education, Health & Wellness, Katherine Bell, Science, Science & Nature, Spirituality & Religion, The Dream Journal, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness

The Covid pandemic turned the world upside down, but it paved the way for humanity's spiritual rebirth. Our guest, author Forrest Rivers, describes how shared experience during difficult times helps us to find greater meaning, understanding, and purpose. He says, if...