Local author Mary Flodin on her novel Fruit of the Devil, education, pesticides, and more
Mary Flodin's novel, Fruit of the Devil, was a finalist for the Pacific Northwest Writers' Competition and the PEN/Bellwether Award for Socially Engaged Fiction. She was awarded a fellowship to the Squaw Valley Community of Writers and has participated in numerous...
Biologist Lee Klinger on curing tree diseases, indigenous use of fire for land management, and fire mimicry
Lee Klinger, MA, PhD, is an independent scientist living in Big Sur, California. Since 2005 he has served as director of Sudden Oak Life, a movement based on using traditional ecological techniques to address the problem of oak mortality in California and elsewhere....
Jane Weed-Pomerantz – COVID-19 Opportunity
Jane Weed-Pomerantz believes that COVID-19 pandemic affords us a unique opportunity with profound long-term implications.
Civilization’s Plight – Are We Engineered for a World that No Longer Exists?
“Civilization’s Plight – Are We Engineered for a World that No Longer Exists?” Tune in to “Be Bold America!” Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 5:00pm For all of human evolution, we’ve been rewarded by Nature for maximizing our growth. That reward - the very brain chemistry...
Dreams, Love and Power with Marsha Hudson
Dreams are the workshop of evolution. - Sandor Ferenczi We talk about dreams and trauma, dreamwork and social activism, the similarity of dreams and poems, and the Love and Power Institute, an entity which Marsha founded with her partner, Norman Brown, which...
Mental Health First Aid for COVID-19
Episode 17: Just weeks after the COVID-19 outbreak begins, we offer help for those with mental health conditions about how to better cope under these trying conditions. This show is full of practical suggestions you can adopt right away, and includes an extensive list of mental health oriented and mostly free resources.
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo on Covid-19 response
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo discusses the 2-trillion dollar federal stimulus package and other related items.
Faris Sabbah SC Education Superintendent on Homeschooling
Faris Sabbah discusses the educational outlook for local students during the shelter in place order.
Ashley Dawson on extreme climate challenges and unfolding opportunities
Ashley Dawson is the Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and the Humanities at the Princeton Environmental Institute, and a regular faculty member at the City University of New York. He is the author of two recent books on topics...
James Kovacs talks about his new novel, the hero’s journey, and the allegory of healing
James Kovacs is the author of the 2019 novel The Bard and the Bone King. James is a licensed acupuncturist who has been practicing holistic medicine in the Bay Area since 2003. In addition to his Master's level training in acupuncture and Traditional Chinese...
Dana Frank discusses immigration, asylum seekers at the border, Honduras, and U.S. foreign policy
Dana Frank is Professor Emerita of History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she researched modern Honduras and US labor history. Since the 2009 military coup in Honduras she has published widely on human rights and U.S. policy in Honduras, including...
Chelsea Adams on the transformative power of outdoor education
Chelsea Adams is the Lead Forest Preschool Teacher at Wild Roots Forest School in Santa Barbara, the oldest Forest School in California. She is a graduate of the Academy of Forest Kindergarten teachers. She has been teaching since 2014.
Filmmaker Giorgio Angelini explores themes in “Owned: A Tale of Two Americas”
Giorgio Angelini is a filmmaker with a background in architecture and music. His 2019 documentary film “Owned: A Tale of Two Americas” touches on broad themes of housing, homeownership, affordability, post WWII historical roots of current crises, and the meaning of...
Margie Kern-Marshall – Avocado Tree
Margie Kern-Marshall is missing a tree.
The Film Gang Review: Tomboy (2011)
(Dennis Morton and I, as hosts of the KSQD Film Gang, have always reviewed current theatrical releases, believing that movies are at their best when enjoyed the way they were intended – on the big screen and with an audience. But most important is the film...
