Gender-Based Violence Prevention for Teens and Young Adults
Episode 33: Gender-based violence is an umbrella term that includes the more familiar descriptors of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence and dating violence. It’s an extensive problem across our country and around the world, impacting one in every three girls. Teens and college students are particularly vulnerable. The coronavirus pandemic has amplified the problem and led to a rising number of crisis line calls and requests for services. For survivors, the mental health impacts are substantial and can include an array of symptoms. Join us to learn prevention tips and prepare yourself to help stop such violence.
Bahia Brunelle – The Boy Next Door
Bahia Brunelle meets the boy next door.
Cotoni-Coast Dairies – a new National Monument on Santa Cruz’s north coast prepares to open
Cotoni-Coast Dairies is an area of 5,780 acres (9 sq miles) located on Santa Cruz County’s coast north of Davenport. It was designated a national monument in 2017, and is the largest unit in the California Coastal National Monument. Just last month, the Bureau of Land...
Dementia Dreaming with Barbara Condron
Barbara Condron speaks with Katherine about her journey through her father's dementia and death and the dreams: both his and hers, that guided her through the process. We speak about human mythology in the modern age, the idea of "neither, either, both" and about what...
Sustainability Now! July 25, 5-6 PM: That’s the Last Straw! with Jackie Nuñez, founder of The Last Plastic Straw
Plastic is ubiquitous: it rains down on us, it fouls land, streams and oceans, it even turns up in our bodies. And the big oil companies are looking to plastic to keep up profits when fossil fuels are finally banned. What are we to do? SN! host Ronnie Lipschutz speaks...
Mike Tozer – Racism
Mike Tozer offers refreshing honesty about a controversial topic.
Stacey Falls on Good News Santa Cruz
On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, July 22, 2021 Randa Solick interviews local teacher and Housing Justice activist Stacey Falls about the ACLU, the County Dems, and the State of Downtown.
From Emaciated to Emancipated: The Story of a Skinny Mango
In this interview, we talk with minister and author, Ryan "Mango" Althaus about his new book about his struggles with an eating disorder. These struggles are often associated with young women, but his story shows anyone can suffer from eating disorders. His book, From...
Unheard Voices with Marissa Molina
On Friday July 23rd, 2021 host Thairie Ritchie welcomed Marissa Molina, a local activist and artist. They discussed her community work, along with current events and how they affect us all. Unheard Voices is a weekly program that aims to create dialogue and raise...
Neighbors Cry Foul Over Toxic Waste in Watsonville Development
Environmental injustice occurs when powerful developers locate toxic waste in poor neighborhoods. These populations often suffer from health issues from pollution already and are in less of a position to oppose these projects. In Watsonville, at 511 Ohlone Parkway, a...
Secret Garden Women’s Shelter
On Good News Santa Cruz Thursday, July 15, 2021 Host Janet Quinn will be talking with Kat Salehi and Kelly Archer about the Secret Garden Women's Shelter, a grassroots-organized and funded overnight safe space for women facing houselessness in Santa Cruz. Through...
Don Perlmutter – Life Cycle
Don Perlmutter relates his first experience with the cycle of life.
The Film Gang Review: Rockula (1990)
For the longest time, ‘80s cinema was considered one of the worst decades in American film history. Compared to the gritty adult-oriented stories and antiheroes brought to the big screen by the New Hollywood auteurs of the ‘60s and ‘70s, ‘80s filmmaking...
Olga Cossi – Ah Nature
Olga Cossi asks, "Does nature surprise you, too?"
Cabrillo Festival Makes the Remote Personal
On Talk of the Bay, Ellen Primack, Executive Director of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, joins host Suki Wessling to talk about the challenges of pandemic-era music programming and the amazing work that was done to bring together this year’s virtual...





















