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.

From Limiting Beliefs to Empowering Beliefs with Jason Althaver

by Katherine Bell | Nov 11, 2024 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Health & Wellness, Katherine Bell, Science, Science & Nature, Spirituality & Religion, The Dream Journal, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness

Dreamwork can be a useful tool to get to the root of subconscious limiting beliefs that negatively influence our experience of life. Our guest today is Jason Althaver, a life coach, and a dreamworker. Limiting beliefs, like self doubt, perfectionism, or imposter...

FirstPersonSingular: Olga Cossi – Out of this World

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Nov 11, 2024 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular

The late Olga Cossi shares something that is out of this world. Photo courtesy of Blue Bird.

The Tower of Song Presents The Celtic Festival of Samhain / All Hallows’ Eve & Its Festival Season

by Gypsy Scholar | Nov 10, 2024 | All Music, The Tower of Song

Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, November 11th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the third installment of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series for the Celtic cross-quarter festival of Samhain, entitled “The Celtic Festival of Samhain / All Hallows’ Eve & Its...

Post-Election Reflection

by Rachel Goodman | Nov 8, 2024 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Local, Politics, Program, Rachel Anne Goodman, Talk of the Bay

This Talk of the Bay includes phone-in comments from listeners, and guests Erik Nelson, host, What a Week, KSQD, and Adam Spickler, a Cabrillo College Trustee and political observer.

Sustainability Now! Sunday, November 10th: What Does the Chicken Know? and other Animal Stories, with Sy Montgomery

by Ronnie Lipschutz | Nov 7, 2024 | All Talk, Education, Outdoors, Science

What Does the Chicken Know? And other Animal Stories with Sy Montgomery Frequent listeners to Sustainability Now! know that, from time to time, interviews focus on animals, mostly from the perspective of animal rights and whether animals are people, too. Join host...

FirstPersonSingular: Sigrid McLaughlin – Kindness

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Nov 7, 2024 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular

The late Sigrid McLaughlin helps a young Buddhist to help her! Photo courtesy of Samson Lee.

FirstPersonSingular: John Beisner – Power of Labels

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Nov 6, 2024 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Politics & Activism

John Beisner reminds us of the power of labels. Photo courtesy of Polina Zimmerman.

Indigenous Journalist Rose Aguilar on the State of the Nation

by Ami Chen Mills | Nov 5, 2024 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Climate Change, Education, Health & Wellness, Moment of Truth, Politics, Politics & Activism, Program, Sex, Gender & Family, Wellness

Whether it is still election day in the US of A or beyond, you will want to listen to this remarkable interview with Rose Aguilar, award-winning, Native American journalist, on how we got here and where we may be going. Aguilar is host of the morning news and analysis...

Dreams from the Other Side with Marta Aarli

by Katherine Bell | Nov 4, 2024 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Health & Wellness, Katherine Bell, Science, Science & Nature, Spirituality & Religion, The Dream Journal, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness

Dreams from the Other Side: Visitations, Dreaming with the Dead, and Scary Creatures from Unseen Realms. In this Day of the Dead special, our guest this week is Marta Aarli, a psychotherapist and dream guide in Colorado. This is the time of year when our ability to...