We could use some helping hands (or tentacles)…
Dear KSQD Community: We are having a blast growing the station and making strides in fulfilling our mission to build community through quality broadcasting. 2023 saw the expansion of not only our signal but also our connection with the region through representing the...
What A Week! Oct. 12 2024 “Rat Patrol” Edition!
You can’t be well informed unless you are informed well! Join hosts Erik Nelson and Tony Russomanno as they unpack the week that was, on this October 12, 2024 “RAT PATROL” edition of WHAT A WEEK!
One year of the war on Gaza – where are we and what are we to do?
Allan Fisher, resident of Santa Cruz, is an active member of the Palestine Justice Coalition and the Panetta Vigil for Human Rights in the Middle East. He is the son of Holocaust survivors from Germany. Now retired, he taught ESL for 37 years at City College of...
Octopush ! K-Squid’s October Pledge Drive is Here
It's fall, and for K-Squid, that means a time we turn to our listeners to harvest the love and goodwill in the form of financial support. It takes a village to run a community radio station, and we now turn to you, our happy villagers to keep the K-squid gears turning...
Santa Cruz County’s Measure Q
In this interview, Sarah Newkirk, Executive Director of The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County explains why her organization is championing Santa Cruz County Measure Q, the Water and Wildfire Protection measure, and what it would accomplish in terms of climate resiliency...
Wild Monterey Bay: Jodi Frediani and Lisa Uttal on New Book
Wild Monterey Bay: Up Close and Personal Wildlife Encounters is a new book of stories and photographs of meetings with whales, dolphins, octopus and other dwellers of our wonderful Monterey Bay. Lisa Uttal, Outreach and Media Director for NOAA's Monterey Bay National...
Sustainability Now! Sunday, October 13: Can Protection of Forests, Farms and Waters be Reconciled with Economic Development? with Larry Selzer of The Conservation Fund
Can Protection of Forests, Farms & Waters be Reconciled with Economic Development? with Larry Selzer of The Conservation Fund on Sustainability Now! October 13th, from 5-6 PM A longstanding debate in the environmental and conservation movements is whether...
FirstPersonSingular: Jeri Bodemar – Hummingbirds
Jeri Bodemar gleans a deeper meaning from the observation of hummingbirds. Photo courtesy of Djalma Photos.
“IN HIS LIFE” — JOHN LENNON 84th BIRTHDAY SPECIAL
All We Need Is John!! Join “Relics And Psychedelics host Michael Bryant and Erik Nelson, the director of the new documentary “Daytime Revolution” (and host of the Grateful Dead Zone) for a three hour musical conversation on the life, legend and music of John Lennon....
FirstPersonSingular: Sigrid McLaughlin – Hat
The late Sigrid McLaughlin develops a special relationship with a ... hat. Photo courtesy of Felix Mittermeier.
Exploring Monterey Bay: Porter memorial Library
Join Exploring Monterey Bay host, Mathilde Rand, in conversation with Meg Madsen and Juli McDermott of the Porter Memorial Library. This library with its fascinating history is a gem in the center of Soquel. Have Meg and Juli enchant you with facts and anecdotes....
Unstory™ Your Life Using Shadow Work with Guest Dr. Nicole K. Miller
What is shadow work and how do dreams help? Our guest this week, Nicole K. Miller, PhD, explains about the art of Unstorying™, saying that noticing big reactions is key in identifying and releasing the stories we carry about our lives. She describes several ways to...
FirstPersonSingular: Ed Weingold – Save Democracy
Ed Weingold says, "Let's Save Democracy." Photo courtesy of Edgar Colomba,
Burn Scars
“Burn Scars” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “Fire is ‘aaw.’ For the Kumeyaay, a greeting starts with ‘haawka,’ from the fire within. Fire is both spiritual and physical. Fire destroys but also purifies; it kills but brings rebirth....
The Tower of Song Presents the Autumn Equinox & the Autumnal Season
Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, October 7th, 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 this...
Gary Griggs: “California Catastrophes: The Natural Disaster History of the Golden State”
Gary Griggs, UCSC Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences tells us about his new book, California Catastrophes: The Natural Disaster History of the Golden State, about the history of disasters in our state and what we can expect in the future.
