Redwoods and Wildfire: Interview with Sara Barth – Executive Director Sempervirens Fund
The Sempervirens Fund was founded in 1900 to protect and preserve redwood forests of California's Santa Cruz Mountains. Listen as Sara Barth, the Fund's Executive Director, explains the impact on these forests of the catastrophic CZU lightning wildfire of August...
Bahia Brunelle – 1964
Bahia Brunelle remembers the year 1964
Faith & the 2020 Election: After the Election
The bitterly divided 2020 election is finally over--and our panel of religious leaders weigh in on how they and their spiritual communities are responding to the results. Listen as they articulate how they are helping their communities move forward to promote healing...
Randi Reed: The LGBTQ Rollercoaster Guide to Becoming a Parent
On Talk of the Bay, Tuesday November 17, 2020 host Christine Barrington interviewed LGBTQ+ Educator and advocate, Randi Reed about the convoluted journey to become a parent when one is gay and in need of fertility interventions to make that dream a reality. Randi...
“Strongmen: Why Authoritarian Leaders Succeed and How They Fall”
"Strongmen: Why Authoritarian Leaders Succeed and How They Fall" (Post program note: Many of us have wondered how so many women can support Donald Trump? Dr. Ruth Ben- Ghiat provides the answer!) Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat is an international, award-winning, scholar on...
Is This a Dream? Lucid Dreaming with Adam Cotton
We spoke about Adam's Santa Cruz roots, then dove into lucid dreaming topics including the levels of lucidity, where we might go when we're dreaming, whether we encounter non-self beings when we dream and the possible dangers of thoughtlessly colonizing this...
Jazz Miah and The Democratic Socialists of America in Santa Cruz
Tune in to Good News Santa Cruz on Thursday, November 19th, from 3:30-4:00 pm. Debora Bone will be talking with Jazz Miah about “Why more and more people are choosing Socialism.” Jazz is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and active in the Santa Cruz chapter...
Unheard Voices with Rhonda Harper, Isaias Gebre, and Bella Bonner
On Unheard Voices Friday November 20, 2020, host Chery Williams welcomed Rhonda Harper of BlackGirls Surf; Isaias Gebre, founder of Indigenous Surf Club; and Bella Bonner, of Black Surf Club SantaCruz. They discussed the origins of these organizations, and how...
Noah Mogor – Commuting
Noah Mogor shares his commuting experience.
Jeri Bodemar – The River of Life
Jeri Bodemar takes us down the river of life.
Andrea Most explores the power of changing our stories to change the world
Andrea Most is an author, teacher, and activist who teaches environmental humanities courses at the University of Toronto. As someone concerned about the environment and climate change, she felt intensely frustrated as she watched scientists struggle to convince...
Madison Jani – Dancing in the Time of COVID
Madison Jani talks about dancing in the time of COVID.
Electric Vehicles on the Road and in Our Future
Sustainability Now! Sunday, November 15th, 5-6 PM In September 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order requiring that by 2035 all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state will have to be zero-emission vehicles, producing no greenhouse...
The Experience of Diversity in American Buddhism
Many Buddhist centers in the United States have a membership that is mostly white, middle-class and heteronormative. What are the experiences of Buddhist students who identify as BIPOC or LGBTQIA+ in these spaces? We will be joined for this episode by two special...
Dreams and Catholicism with Christopher Thomas
We spoke about the journey of Chris Thomas to reconcile dreamwork with his Catholic faith beginning with his upbringing in the Catholic church through a decade of dreamwork to his current enrollment in the Haden Institute's Spiritual Companionship program. Sometimes...
