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.

October 1, 2024: Computer Man! Your Tech Questions Answered

by Luigi Oppido | Oct 1, 2024 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Local, Tech, Technology, Technology, The Computer Man!

Tech troubles got you tangled up? Don't stress about your tech! Call the Computer Man between 6-7pm PT every Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Or write to Luigi@PleasurePointComputers.com Tune in to 90.7 FM or ksqd.org, and let The Computer Man be your digital lifesaver!

Alan Tigay presents the Global 500 Greatest Songs of all time

by Len Beyea | Sep 30, 2024 | All Music, All Talk, Arts, Arts & Culture, Len Beyea, Talk of the Bay, World

Since 2015, Alan Tigay has been the host of the website World Listening Post, on which he has reviewed albums from 95 countries; most recently on the site, he published a list of The Global 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Earlier in his career, Alan wrote...

The Dreamer’s Paradox with Katherine Bell

by Katherine Bell | Sep 30, 2024 | Advice / Call-in, All Talk, Education, Health & Wellness, Katherine Bell, Science, Science & Nature, Spirituality & Religion, The Dream Journal, Topics: Evergreen, Wellness

Katherine speaks about her ideas about approaching dreams as a kind of treasure hunt and what she calls the Dreamer's Paradox. After the break we take a comment from engineer Rick Kleffel saying that his favorite author Alan Moore often gets inspiration from his...

FirstPersonSingular: Marco Poehner – The Real Cost of Drugs

by Mathilde Rand and Laurie Corn | Sep 30, 2024 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, First Person Singular, Wellness

Marco speaks on the real cost of drugs. Photo courtesy Mart Production.

Rainbow Conference Highlights LGBTQIA Youth and Parents

by Rachel Goodman | Sep 29, 2024 | All Talk, Education, Local, Rachel Anne Goodman, Talk of the Bay

On September 28th, the Queer, Trans, & Allied Student Summit of the Central Coast held a day-long event. In this interview, we hear from three people involved in organizing it. The guests were: Stuart Rosenstein, organizer Andrea Damon: Parent, Understanding...

Tourism Check up for Santa Cruz County

by Rachel Goodman | Sep 29, 2024 | All Talk, Business, Local, Rachel Anne Goodman, Talk of the Bay

Santa Cruz County is a popular and iconic destination for tourists from all over the world. We look at the pros and cons of tourism for the locals. Visit Santa Cruz is the local tourism agency that tracks things like hotel stays and jobs in one of the area's main...

The Tower of Song Presents the Autumn Equinox & the Autumnal Season

by Gypsy Scholar | Sep 29, 2024 | All Music, The Tower of Song

Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, September 30th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present part 2 of his annual "Autumn Equinox & the Autumnal Season" Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series. Be sure to check out the extensive webpage, “Autumnal Season,” which is dedicated to...

Sustainability Now! Sunday, September 29: Dust to Dust or Earth to Earth? Composting as an Alternative after Death, with Katrina Spade of Recompose

by Ronnie Lipschutz | Sep 26, 2024 | All Talk, Education, Outdoors, Science, Sustainability Now!

Dust to Dust or Earth to Earth? Composting as an Alternative after Death with Katrina Spade of Recompose What happens to your corporeal body, if and when it is buried in the earth? According to Genesis in the Hebrew Torah, we come from dust and to dust we return. ...