Patrick Williams – If Everyone Does A Little….
"I love aphids," Patrick Williams laughingly tells host Mathilde Rand and guest Randa Solick. He takes them on a tour of the garden at his home on a regular lot and shares insightful and, at times, entertaining thoughts about gardening, farming, life, and...
Lucid Dreaming Replay with Robert Waggoner
After reading Carlos Castenada's "Journey to Ixtlan" in the 1970s, Robert Waggoner devised his groundbreaking technique for inducing lucid dreams involving setting an intention to look at one's hands in a dream as a way to realize that one is dreaming and thus to...
Lee Marshall – First Choice
In a French restaurant, Lee Marshall has trouble ordering, o-la-la.
Unheard Voices with Michael Mechanic
On Friday, July 2nd, 2021 host Ami Chen welcomed her former colleague and fellow former staff writer at MetroSanta Cruz--now a Senior Editor at Mother Jones magazine--Michael Mechanic, about his newly released book from Simon and Schuster, Jackpot. The book covers the...
Neighbors Not Hip to HipCamp
What if a bunch of RVs suddenly arrived in your neighbor's yard? They weren't friends, but folks who rented out camping space on HipCamp.com. In Big Sur, residents in tiny areas like Palo Colorado Canyon were upset to find their long-time neighbor using his land as a...
Santa Cruz Shakespeare Shakes Off Covid Blues in New Season
During the past year, live theater took a big hit to its main mission: Live plays to live audiences. Now that things are opening up, find out what Santa Cruz Shakespeare has in store for its new live, outdoor season. Although scaled back from a large production, the...
Giving Locally to Support Racial Equity
On Good News Santa Cruz, July 1, 2021 Randa Solick interviewed Maria Elena de la Garza and Stacey Garcia of the Community Foundation about tips for how to give locally to support racial equity. Historically, organizations led by and serving people of color receive...
Alan Ritch – Siempre Verde
Alan Ritch worked in the field in England and near Año Nuevo.
Living Well with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Ep. 32: The effects of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) go way beyond making someone a neat freak. This anxiety disorder is characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that consume hours of people’s days, restrict their lives, and increase isolation and suffering. Join us as one woman shares her experience of having OCD since childhood and describes how she’s living a productive and fulfilling life. We’ll also learn from an anxiety specialist about OCD symptoms and evidence-based treatment approaches. This episode features a moving, original song written and performed by our guest about her experience of living with OCD.
Bahia Brunelle – Sea Turtles
Bahia Brunelle shares the importance of sea turtles in our lives.
Collage Dreaming with Johanna Vedral
Can making a collage serve some of the same healing function that dreaming does? Our guest today has seen that it can. Johanna Vedral starts by sharing some of the intense nightmares that populated her world when she was young. As a multi-lingual person, Johanna also...
Angelina Hippen – Church Bells in LA
Angelina Hippen tells the story of her immigrant parents.
Sustainability Now!, Sunday June 27th, 5-6PM: Fighting Fires with Fire with Dr. Sasha Berleman, Wildland Fire Scientist
California is dry, dry, dry and that probably means we are in for a wild wildfire season. Since the beginning of January, there have been more than 10,000 wildfires across the state. So, what are we to do? Hear from Dr. Sasha Berleman, Wildland Fire Scientist. She is...
Unheard Voices with Thomas Sage
On Friday, June, 27th, 2021 Host Thairie Ritchie welcomed activist and artist Thomas Sage Pederson. They discussed his work with Juneteenth and other community events, as well as his podcast series of interviews with artists and local personalities. They also looked...
Cephalopod week fun fact #5
K-Squid's mascot is a giant squid named Squidmore. Here is another fun fact about squid.