UC Lecturers May Strike
In this interview, we hear from Vice-President of UC-AFT, the union representing all UC lecturers, about stalled contract negotiations and frustrations over bargaining practices that may lead to a system-wide strike next week. Find out why the over 6,000 lecturers are...
Campaign for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture
Dr. Ann Lopez, founder of the Center for Farmworker Families, is no stranger to the effects of pesticides. In her work with migrant farmworker families, she sees children with high cancer rates and other serious health problems. A new initiative, the Campaign for...
United Against Hate Week takes off in Santa Cruz
Dr. Marcelle E. DuPraw (“Marci”) is a facilitator and mediator specializing in cross-cultural environmental challenges, landscape-scale collaboration, and collaborative capacity-building. She holds a PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, as well as a Bachelor’s in...
Gilda Zelin – C Spot
Gilda Zelin admits she has a C-Spot.
Jason Scorse – Christian Extremists
Jason Scorse warns about extremism here at home.
UCSC adds new Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Department
On Talk of the Bay, join host Suki Wessling in a conversation with UCSC Professor Christine Hong, chair of the new Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Department. Dr. Hong discusses the history of critical studies and its independent formation from ethnic studies. She...
Dreams and Shamanism with Katrina Appleby
Communing in her dreams with animal spirit guides and contacting gods and goddesses is part of Kat's shamanic dreamwork practice. She begins by describing her childhood nightmares about snakes and how Snake eventually became a powerful spirit guide for her. Kat tells...
Kim Chance – Save Our Shores
Kim Chance reminds us of an ongoing ocean issue.
The End of White Christian America with Robert P. Jones
“The End of White Christian America” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, November 7, 2021 at 5:00pm (PT) For most of the country’s history, white Christian America – a cultural and political identity built primarily by white Protestant Christians – set the tone for our...
Responding to a Generation in Crisis
Rates of depression and suicide in youth have skyrocketed since the pandemic. A new program seeks to break the stigma of seeking help for youth suffering from depression and anxiety and other mental conditions. The idea is to intervene early before things get to the...
Update on Placement of SVP in SC County
As the deadline nears for Judge Syda Cogliati to decide whether to place a violent sexual predator in the community of Bonny Doon, residents are sounding the alarm about unscrupulous practices on behalf of the private company in charge of finding housing for Michael...
Steve Pleich – Needle Exchange
Steve Pleich talks about Needle Exchange.
Racism & Mental Health: One Year Later
Ep. 36: This show is a follow-up to a two–part series produced in 2020 that examined the effects of racism on mental health. Guest host Gail Borkowski welcomes back Black community members–activist Joy Flynn, psychologist Dr. Robert Bartee, and educator/activist Jason Seals–to talk about the detrimental effects of racism on mental health, the impact of the last year’s events, what’s changed, and what still needs to change to achieve greater health equity and well-being for Blacks and people of color.
Amy McElroy – Leaves
Amy McElroy reveals how leaves speak to her.
Behind the Mic: Luigi Oppido
On Talk of the Bay, Monday, November 1, 2020, host Christine Barrington goes Behind the Mic with Luigi Oppido, host of Tuesday's Computer Man show. KSQD is community radio---whether it’s music or talk, much of the programming streaming your way on 90.7 FM is created...
