50 Years of Natural History at UCSC
In this interview, we speak with Chris Lay, director of the Norris Center for Natural History, and alumni Dmitri Rodriguez and Shoo Selasky about the impact the natural history field quarter has had on their lives. UCSC’s strong tradition of natural history education...
Saved by Nature: Healing Outdoors
Richard Tejeda is Executive Director of the nonprofit, Saved by Nature in San Jose which gets seniors, at-promise youth, and others out into the natural world to explore the beauty and uniqueness of the central coast and environs. Richard grew up in a mostly urban,...
Sustainability Now!, Sunday, January 23rd, 5-6 PM: Solar Panels and Solar Panics, with Dr. Ahmad Faruqui
Solar Panels and Solar Panics, with Dr. Ahmad Faruqui January 2022 is Solar Energy Month on Sustainability Now! On Sunday, January 23rd, hosts Ronnie Lipschutz and Brooke Wright welcome Dr. Ahmad Faruqui, an energy economist who has been deeply involved in solar...
Magi Amma and Climate Action
On January 20, 2022 Magi Amma talked to Pauline Seales about setting up two new climate groups to greatly increase local participation is working to avert the worst of the looming Climate Crisis. The groups are committed to working together to reach and engage a broad...
Bahia Brunelle – The City on a Hill
Bahia Brunelle tells us about her first encounter with the City on a Hill.
Linda Ponzini – Memory
Linda Ponzini is caught in the act at Erik's Deli.
What does everyday equity look like in Santa Cruz County?
For those of us who don’t deal with inequity on a daily basis, equity might feel like a political concept. But for thousands of residents of our county, equity, or lack of it, determines what happens in their lives every single day. To explore this issue, we invited...
Omar Guzman – Growing Up in Watonville
An homage to Omar Guzman, KSQD's part-time Operations Assistance for 3 years after he left for a full-time job. Jean Kratzer hosts.
Dream Cantos with Sue Scavo
The work of 13th century poet Dante is a decades-long fascination for our guest who read for us three cantos from her forthcoming book buried [a place] which is patterned after the epic poem, The Divine Comedy. Each poem in Sue's book is a canto in a larger arc which...
Olga Cossi – Emma
Olga Cossi watches Emma make a discovery.
Push Back on Disinformation! Going Beyond Social Media Skirmishes
“Push Back on Disinformation! Going Beyond Social Media Skirmishes” Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 5:00pm (PT) "To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The “Defenders of Democracy...
The Kitchen Sisters Go to Washington
Media Contact: María Peña, mpena@loc.gov Public Contact: Todd Harvey, tharvey@loc.gov Library of Congress Acquires Kitchen Sisters’ Audio Archive Award-Winning Producers Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva have Chronicled Untold Stories of Culture and Tradition Across...
Plan C and Medical Abortions
Imani Wilson-Shabazz is currently a graduate student in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, earning a MPH in Community Health Sciences with a certificate in Population and Reproductive Health. She is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California...
Local Nurse Speaks out on Working Conditions
Maureen Ryder has been a nurse at Dominican Hosptial for twenty years. She participated in the nationwide day of action sponsored by National Nurses United, the biggest labor union representing nurses in the U.S. In this interview, she talks about what it's like...
Public Wise brings 21st century advocacy and research to achieve government that is representative, accountable, trusted, and transparent
In this interview with senior staff of the national organization Public Wise, host Len Beyea talks with Katelyn Israelski, Jessie Kalbfeld, and Maria Cruz Lee. The mission statement of Public Wise declares “Persistent and unyielding in our commitment to a just...




















