Trey – Before and After
Several years ago, Trey was an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison. He recorded this piece at that time. Trey divided his live into Before and After.
Laurie Schlaepfer: Exploring the Landscape of World Spirituality
In all different cultures around the world, humans are passionate about their spiritual beliefs. It seems that we have a propensity to be religious–to have some kind of spiritual perspective and distinct religious practices that inform and shape how we live our...
Dr. Darrel Falk: A Genetic Biologist Reconciles Science & Faith
Dr. Falk has been an accomplished biologist for over 40 years and has been a researcher, university instructor and author. His unique approach as a biologist caused some controversy at the religious academic institution where he taught. Dr. Falk discusses his...
Don Miller: The Crisis in Local Journalism
Local journalism is facing an existential crisis: A variety of forces are pressing in on small-town newspapers that may soon make them obsolete. As a journalist at the Santa Cruz Sentinel for over 4 decades, Don discusses his experiences, concerns and beliefs...
Nightmares Demystified with Jason DeBord aka u/RadOwl
A conversation with an author of four books about dreaming, we talk about the ins and outs of nightmares and how to stop them. AKA RadOwl, our guest is Jason DeBord, moderator for the reddit page r/dreams. With over 200,000 members, it is by far the largest...
Alan Ritch – Writing on the Window (Corolla Corollary)
Alan Ritch sees the writing on the window in this piece he called Corolla Corollary.
Wallace Baine Looks Back at 2022
Lookout Santa Cruz' Wallace Baine takes a look at the political and cultural stories that shaped 2022 as it recedes in the rearview mirror of time.
Comic Hari Kandabolu in Santa Cruz
Comic Hari Kandabolu is best known for his standup comedy and appearances on shows like NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me and Chef VS Snack. He comes to the Catalyst this weekend. Hari mines the rich vein of humor that includes comedians like Lenny Bruce, Margaret Cho...
The Film Gang Review: The Fabelmans
Look within the margins of a Steven Spielberg movie and every so often you’ll see him grappling with the aftereffects of his parent’s failed marriage. It might be Richard Dreyfus as the father who deserts his family in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, or Tom...
Sustainability Now! Sunday, December 11th, 2022: Transit Equity Week 2023 with Lani Faulkner, Michael Wool and Equity Transit
Join host Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation with Lani Faulkner, Founder and Director of Equity Transit of Santa Cruz County and Michael Wool, a transit activist and senior at UCSC. We’ll be talking about Transit Equity Week 2023, which will run from January...
Margie Kern-Marshall – Mixed Marriage (2)
Margie Kern-Marshall recalls how it was all mixed up in the 50s.
Bahia Brunelle – Children and Love
Bahia Brunelle talks about children and love.
Holiday giving in Santa Cruz County—how can you help?
In this conversation with local people who give their time, money, and energy to volunteerism and philanthropy, host Suki Wessling goes past how you can give this holiday season and delves into the nuts and bolts of volunteerism. It turns out that it doesn't just make...
Green Burial with Patricia Kimie
Exploring Santa Cruz host, Mathilde Rand shares a conversation about Green Burial with Pre-planning specialist Patricia Kimie. Contact information: preplanwithpatricia.com or 831-756-1381 (text OK). Green Burial is a way of caring for the dead with minimal...
Are Dreams Real? With the DreamWell Team
How can we learn to honor sleep and dreaming as a valuable part of being human and not just as adjuncts to our waking life? Today we talk with the three founders of a hot new app called DreamWell: Have Great Dreams. Our three guests are identical twins William and...
