Alan Ritch – 2020 Hindsight
Alan Ritch shares his 2020 hindsight.
Maria Cadenas, Laura Segura, and Darlene Torres talk about the plight of undocumented immigrants during the pandemic
Undocumented immigrants typically work the lowest-paid jobs, providing in-home domestic care, housekeeping in the lodging industry, serving as cooks and dishwashers in restaurants, and working in agriculture. Except for farmworkers, most have lost their jobs or had...
Brad Burge of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies talks about research into the enormous therapeutic potential of psychoactive substances
Len Beyea interviews Brad Burge, Director of Strategic Communications for MAPS. Brad earned his B.A. in Communication and Psychology from Stanford University in 2005 and his M.A. in Communication from the University of California, San Diego in 2009. He began working...
Birds in Your Backyard II
This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist, I tell you about a wonderful bird that is easily seen all over Santa Cruz: the house finch. Learn about how their population recently expanded throughout the United States, the sound of their lovely song, and what some of their...
Housing Assistance in Santa Cruz with Jenny Panetta
On Good News Santa Cruz, July 2, 2020 host Randa Solick interviewed Jenny Panetta, the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz. The Housing Authority is a public agency that provides housing and rental assistance to thousands of...
Bringing the Magical to the Practical with Ya Mei Wolff-Smith
Ya Mei shared with us the evolving seven step process that she developed to enhance her dream life. She described "feeling-ization", a combination of feeling and realization which helps us to manifest our dreams and gave some examples of bringing the magical into the...
Students Share Personal Stories of Life During Covid
Two students share their hopes and fears as the summer wears on and Covid upends their college plans. This interview was produced and hosted by Cabrillo College intern, Melissa Martin.
UCSC Reacts to DHS Ruling on International Students
Nearly 100 members of Congress are demanding the Trump administration stop a policy that would strip international students of their visas if their coursework is entirely online when classes resume in the fall, according to a letter. In this interview with Campus...
Dakota Access Pipeline Update with Danny Paul Nelson
Danny Paul Nelson, Director of the Lakota People's Law Project, updates us on a major victory for the Standing Rock Sioux. After years of protest and legal battles, a district court ruled on Monday to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline, an oil route stretching from...
Laurie Corn – Beginners (Luck)
Laurie Corn takes "luck" out of "beginners luck."
The Film Gang Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
One of the main themes of the instant Swedish classic from 2009, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, is, "Everybody's got secrets." It’s also the personal aphorism of its central character – the young, mysterious, professional hacker, Lisbeth Salander, aka, Wasp....
Jane Meredith Daugherty – Mistaken Identity
Jane Meredith Daugherty shares a situation of embarrasing mistaken identity.
Why are you still sending your kids to school? A conversation with Blake Boles
On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling speaks with Blake Boles, who has been writing about and leading alternative education for teens since the publication of his debut book, College Without High School. We talk about Blake’s new book, Why Are You Still Sending Your...
Alan Lovewell and Real Good Fish
On Talk of the Bay, Tuesday, July 7, 2020 Christine Barrington interviews Alan Lovewell, CEO and Co-Founder of Real Good Fish in Moss Landing. Alan’s vision sounds simple: Inspire people to be more connected to the Monterey Bay ecosystem by way of their plates. The...
Steve Pleich – A New Model of Policing
Steve Pleich talks about a new model of policing.
