Social Justice Activism and the Monastic Life
The ultimate goals of Buddhism are liberation and enlightenment, becoming free of suffering through eliminating its causes, karma and mental afflictions. Some Buddhist practitioners and lineages emphasize focus on these transcendent goals, and don’t think there is any...
A local nurse’s radio diary
KSQD host and producer Gail Borkowski asked a local nurse to record a daily audio diary for a week to tell us what it is like to work at two local hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is Sonia's story.
Dreamwork over the Years with Phoebe Evans
What does dreamwork evolution look like? Tune in and learn about a sequence of dreams over many years that helped our guest learn how to be more authentic and loving. Phoebe Evans is a dream worker certified by the Marin Institute for Projective Dreamwork in 2008....
Immigration Legal Services
Randa Solick talked with Ariadna Renteria -Torres, a local immigration attorney. Ariadna provides Immigration Legal Services to the Central Coast. They discussed many current problems immigrants face, and that a true democracy preserves human rights for everyone.
Queer Youth Leadership Awards Nominees
The Queer Youth Leadership Awards recognizes queer youth across Santa Cruz County for being leaders within their community. Being a leader encompasses many attributes and spans across all disciplines and activities. If you know an out LGBTIQ youth who is making a...
Local startup shifts from fuel to masks
(Photo by LiPo Ching) In this piece, producer Ashleigh Papp explores the conversion of an alternative fuel startup company into a mask-making factory. I'm Ashleigh Papp for KSQD with a story about being flexible during the COVID-19 pandemic. It's five o'clock...
Dennis Spear – Gold Old Days
More than ten years ago, Dennis Spear found benefits from the Great Depression and they still might be true today.
Colleen Murphy – Showing Up
Colleen Murphy ponders about what it takes to show up in her parenting role during and after COVID.
The Film Gang Review: Donnie Darko (2001)
Every so often a really good movie will undeservedly fail at the box office. Bad timing, the marketing challenges of outside-the-box storytelling, or even its title can undermine theatrical success. But films that go on to develop a large and enthusiastic fan...
Zenith Virago Deathwalker
On Talk of the Bay Tuesday, May 14, 2020, Christine Barrington interviews Zenith Virago. Zenith believes everyone has the inherent capacity to deal with death, dying, and loss well. With Covid-19 we are thinking about death with much more awareness. At this time of...
Immigration Support and Services with Ariadna Rentaría
On Good News Santa Cruz, May 14, 2020, host Randa Solick Interviews Ariadna Renteria of Immigrant Legal Services of the Central Coast whose mission it is to increase access to legal services and understanding of the immigration law system for immigrants and their...
Schooling at home: A chat with occupational therapist Keri Allen and Santa Cruz Superintendent Kris Munro
Join Talk of the Bay host Suki Wessling in a conversation about how our children are being educated under quarantine. Occupational therapist Keri Allen of the Pediatric Therapy Center gives hands-on advice about how to get kids moving and keep their bodies developing...
Jessica Carrasco, Watsonville Artist/Activist
The Vision of Jessica Carrasco, Young Watsonville Artist, Community Activist, and Teacher
Mary Ann Molloy – Mother’s Day
Mary Ann Molloy speaks for unrecognized mothers.
The Pandemic and Democracy
Tune in to “Be Bold America!” Sunday, May 10, 2020 at 5:00pm Democracy is being challenged by a pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic challenges not only physicians, public health agencies, scientists and ordinary people, but also democracy. Never before has the US had to...
