Kids and Nightmares with Dr Isaac Taitz
Katherine speaks with Dr. Isaac Taitz about kids and dreams. We discuss how to address kids dreams respectfully and with support knowing that, just as with adults, day time worries often make their way into their dreams. We talk about Image Rehearsal Therapy, a...
Gilda Zelin – Threads
When her husband died, Gilda Zelin looked for some connections to the future.
Sustainability Now!, Sunday, January 10th: “To Say Nothing of the Dog”* Understanding connections between culture and nature in environmental art
Hear Jeffrey Downing, Professor of Art at San Francisco State University and Artist-in-Residence at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art talk about how his work connects culture and nature. Downing was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle a few weeks ago for his...
Sheila Carrillo: Policing Alternatives in Santa Cruz
On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, January 7, 2021 Randa Solick talked with Sheila Carrillo about the powerful Santa Cruz movement to establish non-law enforcement alternatives to the vast majority of 911 emergency calls not requiring police presence. Sheila...
Art as science communication with humpback whales
We follow up with Jessie Kendall-Bar, a Ph.D. student at UC Santa Cruz in the Ecology & Evolutionary biology department. In two previous episodes, we learned about her research on sleep in marine mammals, including how elephant seals sleep underwater (here) and on...
Alan Ritch – Eclipse Eclipsed
Alan Ritch saw his eclipse eclipsed.
The Film Gang Review: Ammonite (2020)
The term “ammonite” refers to a group of extinct mollusks that were often protected by an outer spiral shell. Ammonite is also the title of the new film starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. Since this is the first time these two amazing actresses have...
Wisdom from Joanna Macy for these Uncertain Times with Kristen Masters
Host Debora Bone and guest Kristin Masters share some “Wisdom from Joanna Macy for these uncertain times.” Kristin is a facilitator, mediator and communication coach whose work centers around Nonviolent Communication and empathy. Among many teachers, Kristin has...
Behind the Mic: Sandy Stone
On Talk of the Bay, January 5, 2021 host Christine Barrington interviews KSQD's Sandy Stone for the ongoing series: Behind the Mic KSQD is grassroots radio created mostly by community members volunteering their gifts for the sheer joy of doing what they do. But, who...
Bahia Brunelle – Encourage Reading
Bahia Brunelle shares how she encourages reading.
New Year’s Resolutions in Uncertain Times
Our cultural tradition of making “New Year’s resolutions” shares some similarities to the Buddhist practice of setting a motivation before any practice, yet there are also important differences. Many of us found that our plans and goals for 2020 were completely...
Prison Arts: big returns for a small investment
On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling interviews two people who have worked for thirty years to bring the arts to prisons around California. Jack Bowers is a Senior Arts Mentor in the William James Association. Claire Braz-Valentine has taught poetry in prisons for...
Unheard Voices with Reverend Deborah Johnson
On Friday, January 8, 2021, host Bobby Bishop welcomed the Reverend Deborah Johnson, of Inner Light Ministry. Bobby and Reverend Johnson discussed democracy as a relationship among people. What does that mean at this critical moment, and as the nation moves forward....
Virtual Dream Art and Hatsuyume with Sheila Asato
We speak with artist Sheila Asato starting with the Japanese tradition of hatsuyume, which describes the first dream of the new year which is thought to foretell the luck of the dreamer in the coming year. We use the metaphor of dancing for making our way through...
Jane McCormick Crowley – Januaries
Jane McCormick Crowley reflects on the Januaries.
