Lizzie Barbars- Water
This piece was first recorded in 2009 by Lizzie Barbars, 12 years ago, but unfortunately it is still relevant today.
Sustainability Now! Sunday, September 19th, 5-6 PM: The Sustainable Systems Research Foundation. Who are those guys?
The Sustainable Systems Research Foundation: Who are those guys? On Sustainability Now! Sunday, September 19th, 5-6 pm Sustainability Now! is underwritten by the Sustainable Systems Research Foundation. But what is SSRF? Join host Ronnie Lipschutz and new co-host...
Selflessness, Identity, and Inclusion: Balancing the Relative and Absolute
One of the defining characteristics of Buddhism is its explanation of two modes of existence: the absolute and the relative, or conventional. On the absolute level, we say that everything is merely labelled by the mind, nothing exists inherently, or independently. But...
The Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center – Artistic Director Micha Scott on dance, culture, and artistic collaboration
Micha Scott has performed on stages around the world as a 13-year senior member of the renowned Garth Fagan Dance. Ms. Scott was a teacher at the Garth Fagan Dance School in Rochester, NY, and has taught master classes and workshops for the company worldwide. While in...
Solving the Housing Crisis: A talk with Prof. Steve McKay
In this segment I talk with UCSC professor Steve McKay about the extent of and solutions for the current housing crisis in Santa Cruz. During the Covid year, already astronomical rental prices in the area skyrocketed nearly 40%. What is driving the price increase...
The Science Hope: Eye to Eye with Our World’s Wildlife
In this interview, I talk with Dr. Wiebke Finkler about her new book of photographs of "charismatic megafauna" and the scientists who study them. Several of the photos of whales included in the book were taken here in the Monterey Bay by photographer, Scott Davis and...
Keith McHenry’s Mission to Nourish and Sustain
On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, May 13, 2021 host Janet Quinn talks with Keith McHenry, cofounder of Food Not Bombs. Keith is a community organizer, activist, as well as an artist who has had a outsized impact on many lives here in Santa Cruz. Food Not Bombs is an...
Earth is on Fire with Michelle Merrill
On September 16 Michelle Merrill, founder and leader of the local group Novasutras, talked with Pauline Seales about the Line 3 tar sands pipeline through indigenous land in Minnesota. They discussed how local people can help by divesting - taking their money out of...
Jane Meredith – Message 2
In honor of Jane Meredith Daugherty, who met a tragic death in August 2021, we are repeating part of a beautiful piece she did for First Person Singular.
The Card Counter
The Del Mar Theatre is back in business, and so is Paul Schrader with his new film, The Card Counter. Schrader’s stories often revolve around deeply damaged souls, their vices symptomatic of their troubled psyches; violence in Raging Bull, sex in Auto Focus,...
Steve Zenoni – Manualism
Steve Zenoni puts his hands together.
Teens’ Futures are Their Business
On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling is joined by a number of people involved with the local nonprofit Your Future is Our Business (YFIOB). Yvette Lopez Brooks, the Mayor of Capitola, is the new Executive Director. Morgan Matias, Product Marketing Manager at Roku,...
How to Support Others with Their Dreams with Dr. Leslie Ellis
Dr. Leslie Ellis teaches therapists to learn how to explore dreams with their clients. Natural empathy and curiosity can be used by anyone wanting to support a client or a friend with a dream they are curious about. We talked in depth with Leslie on Aug 8, 2020 about...
Laurie Corn – Kitchen Curse
Laurie Corn looks for the meaning in the kitchen curse.
“The Bizarre, Undemocratic, Upside-Down Political News”
“The Bizarre, Undemocratic, Upside-Down Political News” “Be Bold America!” September 12, 2021 @ 5:00pm Yogi Berra once said, "You can observe a lot by watching." If you have been observing and taking it all in, then you now realize that our American democracy is...
