The Pandemic: Mothers in Crisis
“The Pandemic Year: Mothers in Crisis” Tune in to “Be Bold America!” Sunday, May 9 2021 at 5:00pm “My husband and I felt we were going to have a heart attack.” – Allison Guevara As a special Mothers Day program, we’ll be speaking with Allison Guevara who is a wife...
New Tourism Survey Yields Some Surprises
What percent of locals are eager to see the return of tourism to Santa Cruz County? The number may surprise you. Who books the travel and what are they saying about how safe it is to travel to our fair region? Those are just a few of the questions (and answers) from a...
Future of Local Libraries
Susan Nemitz is the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Public Library system. In this episode of Talk of the Bay, she talks about how the role of libraries in our modern world is changing. Will they be full of computers as well as books? What are people most needing...
Unheard Voices with Shirley Wong and Yoshimi Miyazaki
On Friday on May 7th, 2021 at 3 pm Host Gloria Nieto welcomed Shirley Wong and Yoshimi Miyazaki, shared their experiences as Asian-American women - in recent months, and over the course of their lives. Shirley is a 2nd-generation Chinese American, who lives in Santa...
American Indian Resource Center with Rebecca Hernandez
On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, May 6, 2021, Host Randa Solick interviews Dr. Rebecca Hernandez (Warm Springs/Mescalero Apache) the Director of the UCSC American Indian Resource Center where her attention is focused on retention of Native students and developing...
Alan Ritch – Changed Landscape
Alan Ritch is confronted with a changed landscape.
Bahia Brunelle – Full Moon Festival
Bahia Brunelle shares the story of the Full Moon Festival.
One Year of Covid: Celebrating the Spring Religious Holidays
Spring 2021 marks one year into the Covid pandemic. As we mark a full year into this global crisis, how have religious people kept the faith during the past year and how are they celebrating their spring holidays? A Jewish rabbi, Evangelical pastor, and a lay Islamic...
Faith Story: Loss, Grief, & Forgiveness
Dan and Lyn Wagner faced a challenge that few parents ever imagine--the sudden loss of both of their children in a tragic car accident caused by a woman under the influence of drugs. Through this tremendous loss, the Wagner's faith was deeply challenged. Yet,...
Christian Nationalism & the January 6 Insurrection
On January 6, 2021, there was an unprecedented assault on our nation's capitol. Some of the people involved in the violence were evangelical Christians and believed that their actions were a genuine expression of their faith and love for their country. This blending...
Shelter in Faith Conversation: Religious Roots of the Insurrection
In this edition of Faith Matters, we broadcast a unique dialogue hosted by the Santa Cruz and Watsonville Public Library. The four-part Shelter in Place series brought together Santa Cruz County leaders of diverse faith traditions, perspectives, and practices to help...
How can we encourage musicality in children?
Music is a gift that parents can give their children for free, a lasting way to amuse themselves and others, express themselves, and even improve their mental health. But how can we foster a sense of musicality in our children? Pianist and ukulele player Barbie Wong...
Chef Andrea wants YOU to love zucchini
Chef Andrea Mollenauer doesn’t seem to do anything halfway. “I kind of have my fingers in every area of the food industry—and I love it!” Andrea is a caterer, owner of the Food Lounge (a “community-minded food venue”), Cabrillo culinary instructor, high school Career...
Dreaming of Animals with Keith Salmon
Keith Salmon is a world-renowned nature videographer. He shares with Katherine how he was inspired by a series of distressing dreams to leave his academic job to become more connected to nature. He eventually found his calling as a videographer. We talk about the...
Sustainability Now! Sunday, May 2nd: What’s that bug up to, anyway? Insect socioecology in urban gardens, with Azucena Lucatero
“Gosh, I never realized there was a social ecology in my backyard!” Tune in to Sustainability Now! find out just what those bugs are up to in your garden, as host Ronnie Lipschutz welcomes Azucena Lucatero, a third-year PhD student in Dr. Stacy Philpott's lab at UC...
