Laurie Corn – Pop Art
Laurie Corn says, "Pop Art is the pits!" Photo courtesy of Francesco Ungaro
Steve Pleich – Ukranian Refugees
Steve Pleich talks about the Second Face of War. Photo courtesy od David Peinado.
Monterey Herald Scoops KSQD Signal Expansion
By JAMES HERRERA | jherrera@montereyherald.com | Monterey Herald PUBLISHED: June 9, 2023 at 2:40 p.m. | UPDATED: June 9, 2023 at 2:41 p.m. MONTEREY – A local radio station, known affectionately as K-Squid, is ready to extend its reach to more listeners now that it has...
“A perfectly good body”—a conversation about transmasculine pregnancy
The Babblery is a podcast about women’s lives, and though identified female at birth, transgender men are not women. Recent events underscore, however, that LGBTQ rights and women’s rights are deeply entwined. And people’s views of pregnancy and birth are...
Nightmares Demystified with Dr. Leslie Ellis
Nightmares: what’s their cause and cure? Our guest is clinician and dream demystifier, Dr. Leslie Ellis. Nightmares seem to be caused by anything upsetting whether in recent life or from long ago. Luckily, we don't need to know what is causing a nightmare to work with...
Jeri Bodemar – Disbelief
In 2016, Jeri Bodemar shared some of her concerns about the environment. With an update in 2023. Photo courtesy of Anna Shvets.
The Film Gang Review: Blackberry
Blackberry dramatizes the breathtaking rise and fall of the company behind the innovative communication device.
Joby Aviation Opens in Santa Cruz
Joby Aviation, the company designing and building an electric air taxi recently opened new headquarters in Santa Cruz (right next to KSQD). Oliver Walker-Jones and Tina West talk about the big plans the company has to put Santa Cruz on the map as the hub of...
California Local Launches News Site
California Local is obsessed with all things involving the Golden State, from its history to the news of the day. After launching last year in eight counties (including Santa Cruz, our headquarters), we are expanding soon—with the eventual goal of covering all 58...
Local organizations show Pride and galvanize community support
On Talk of the Bay, host George Cadman welcomes representatives from local organizations that serve our LGBTQ+ community: RCFam, The Neighbor’s Pub, and Pajaro Valley Pride. The show features the wonderful positive work that is being done in our community in a variety...
Sustainability Now! Sunday, June 11th, 2023: Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UC Santa Cruz, With Nada Miljkovic
Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UC Santa Cruz, With Nada Miljkovic We hear a lot these days about innovation, entrepreneurship and disruption of the status quo in pursuit of a better world. It sounds good but what does it really mean? And can it contribute...
Sigrid McLaughlin – China
The late Sigrid McLaughlin talked nature with young people in China.
Magic Mushrooms as Therapy
Humans have used psychedelics for thousands of years - from Indigenous ceremonies to counterculture revolutions. But nowadays, we often hear about them in a different context: medicine. Scientists are testing psychedelic treatments for depression, addiction and PTSD....
Controlled Burn at Henry Cowell S.P
Land stewards at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park recently had a controlled burn to remove some of the undergrowth that has overgrown parts of the park. Elissa Welle, a student in the UCSC Science Communications program, has the story.
Nancy Ellen Abrams – The New Human Story
Host Mathilde Rand welcomes Nancy Ellen Abrams. Nancy Abrams’ modest goal is a beautiful, meaningful, accessible, and accurate version of the new human story emerging from the sciences, especially from cosmology and evolutionary biology, because such a story could...
