Santa Cruz Local a New News Service
On Good News Santa Cruz, August 27, 2020 Pauline Seales talked to Kara Guzman, co-founder of the innovative news service Santa Cruz Local, which offers Santa Cruz citizens a podcast, email, newsletter and website to help keep us informed Santa Cruz Local’s mission is...
Gillian Greensite Advocating for a Better World
On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, August 20, 2020 host Randa Solick interviews multi-valent activist and advocate Gillian Greensite. In her many years taking action on behalf of bettering our local community she has acted as a conservationist, rape counselor, and...
Sustainability & Politics After Annus Horriblus 2020, with Kim Stanley Robinson
Ronnie Lipschutz and his guest Kim Stanley Robinson engage in a wide-ranging conversation about sustainability, politics, 2020 and after, and how we might prepare for the future. Robinson is a science fiction author, California futurist and environmental optimist of...
Jane McCormick Crowley – Reflections
Jane McCormick Crowley reflects on a Saturday morning.
Faith in the Time of Corona: Faith in the Middle of the Fire
In the middle of the Covid pandemic and nationwide protests against racism, our community now faces another unprecedented crisis--raging wildfires that are devastating our region. Communities in our area are being evacuated as firefighters battle the blaze that...
The Basics of Better Sleep with Courtney Bolstad
Amid the severe fires of Santa Cruz, Katherine spoke to Courtney Bolstad about a perennial listener favorite: how to get a better night's sleep. We talked about sleep hygiene and discovering our resistance to sleep. We can train ourselves to look forward to sleep....
Jane Meredith Daugherty – Lemon Bars Logic
Jane Meredith shares the lemon bars logic.
The Film Gang Review: Atlantics (2019)
A young woman named Ada is in love with a man named Souleiman, even though she’s facing an arranged marriage to someone else. Unlike Ada’s betrothed, Souleiman is poor and struggling with money problems. That’s the deceptively simple premise of Atlantics, a...
Climate catastrophe already hitting Africa, and what we can learn from our African neighbors – an interview with Paul Schaafsma
Len Beyea, host of Talk of the Bay, interviews local climate activist and researcher Paul Schaafsma, about his work with African climate activists and the cultural shifts that will be necessary to successfully meet the challenges of Global Heating. Paul Schaafsma has...
Laurie Corn – Demolition Demons
Laurie Corn was green before she knew it.
In Aptosia, a thriving vision of community
We hear a lot about social media on a national scale, with Mark Zuckerberg testifying in front of congress and a president who dominates Twitter, but what about our local social media ecosystem? What’s it like to run a Facebook group full of active, passionate...
Historical Perspective of Racism in Santa Cruz
Many of us are grappling with the issues of racism. What is the personal and community impact? Exploring Santa Cruz’ host Mathilde Rand speaks with Sandy Lydon, retired history faculty member of Cabrillo College and teacher for 59 years. The focus of the conversation...
Margie Kern-Marshall – Jewish Princess
Margie Kern Marshall learns a thing or two.
“Me, The People” Sunday, August 16 @ 5:00pm
"Me, The People" Sunday, August 16, 2020 @ 5:00pm Replayed: August 18 @ 6:00am The Presidential election is coming! Starting to feel nervous or overwhelmed? Let’s fix that. Forget duty and patriotism for a moment. Ignore those who have used harsh words such as...
Myths about Happiness, and How Understanding Them Can Help Us Manage the Pandemic
This episode was recorded five months into the COVID pandemic. In it, we explore some of the myths of happiness, and how we might be able to find happiness, meaning and connection these days in some unexpected places.
