Linda Ponzini – Memory
Linda Ponzini is caught in the act at Erik's Deli.
What does everyday equity look like in Santa Cruz County?
For those of us who don’t deal with inequity on a daily basis, equity might feel like a political concept. But for thousands of residents of our county, equity, or lack of it, determines what happens in their lives every single day. To explore this issue, we invited...
Omar Guzman – Growing Up in Watonville
An homage to Omar Guzman, KSQD's part-time Operations Assistance for 3 years after he left for a full-time job. Jean Kratzer hosts.
Dream Cantos with Sue Scavo
The work of 13th century poet Dante is a decades-long fascination for our guest who read for us three cantos from her forthcoming book buried [a place] which is patterned after the epic poem, The Divine Comedy. Each poem in Sue's book is a canto in a larger arc which...
Olga Cossi – Emma
Olga Cossi watches Emma make a discovery.
Push Back on Disinformation! Going Beyond Social Media Skirmishes
“Push Back on Disinformation! Going Beyond Social Media Skirmishes” Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 5:00pm (PT) "To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The “Defenders of Democracy...
The Kitchen Sisters Go to Washington
Media Contact: María Peña, mpena@loc.gov Public Contact: Todd Harvey, tharvey@loc.gov Library of Congress Acquires Kitchen Sisters’ Audio Archive Award-Winning Producers Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva have Chronicled Untold Stories of Culture and Tradition Across...
Plan C and Medical Abortions
Imani Wilson-Shabazz is currently a graduate student in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, earning a MPH in Community Health Sciences with a certificate in Population and Reproductive Health. She is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California...
Local Nurse Speaks out on Working Conditions
Maureen Ryder has been a nurse at Dominican Hosptial for twenty years. She participated in the nationwide day of action sponsored by National Nurses United, the biggest labor union representing nurses in the U.S. In this interview, she talks about what it's like...
Public Wise brings 21st century advocacy and research to achieve government that is representative, accountable, trusted, and transparent
In this interview with senior staff of the national organization Public Wise, host Len Beyea talks with Katelyn Israelski, Jessie Kalbfeld, and Maria Cruz Lee. The mission statement of Public Wise declares “Persistent and unyielding in our commitment to a just...
Gretchen Gudenkauf – Marriage
Gretchen Gudenkauf explains the safety of singledom.
A Groundbreaking Heart Transplant. T cell Response to Covid Variants.
Dr. Dawn details University of Maryland School of Medicine's transplant of a heart from genetically modified pig to human, along with some brief history of trans-species organ transplants, the use of novel drugs to reduce rejection of organs, and attendant bioethical...
Patrice Vecchione – Conversation
Patrice Vecchione recounts a conversation.
UCSC Underground Scholars
Celeste Gutierrez interviews Joshua Solis, Program Coordinator, Underground Scholars, and Kylie A. Kenner, Co-Coordinator, UCSC Underground Scholars.
Ancestral Dream Poetry with Gilda Syverson
Gilda Morina Syverson reads three of her dream-inspired poems throughout the show starting off with one about connecting with her ancestors. Gilda then talks about her Italian-American father and how his interest in dreams sparked her life-long interest. We speak...
