AB 5 a nightmare for musicians and journalists
What if you had to hire as an employee a guy who spent two hours in the studio laying down tracks for your new album? For some small arts businesses, it can cost upwards of $10,000 to comply with a new law meant to build workplace security, but which could decimate...
From Lucidity to Quadernity with Devi Herrsche
For twenty years, Devi Herrsche has been actively requesting, receiving, and interpreting her own lucid dreams. She is currently completing an open-access, online, multimedia book called Quadernity: Exploring the Essential Dynamism that Underlies All Relationships On...
STORY BEHIND THE STORY: Carmen Maria Machado
I talk to author Carmen Maria Machado about her 2019 memoir, IN THE DREAM HOUSE.
Buses and local transportation
On Good News Santa Cruz this week, Pauline Seales talks to Public Transportation Advocate, Dana Bagshaw who set up the “Bus-by-Choice” group. She discusses her experiences riding local buses, as well as a variety of local transportation issues relating them to the...
Mike Tozer – Dishwasher
Mike Tozer finds meaning in the kitchen sink.
Patrice Vecchione – Serena Williams Increases Women’s Self Love
Patrice Vecchione shares how Serena Williams increases women's self-love.
The Film Gang Review: Parasite
KSQD’s Film Gang has been remiss in not yet reviewing one of the most acclaimed films of 2019, the South Korean dark comedy, Parasite, written, produced and directed by Bong Joon-ho. Hopefully this review will not only serve as a corrective but will inspire...
Chat about local journalism and Hispanic representation with Claudia Melendez Salinas of Voices of Monterey Bay
Claudia Melendez Salinas, of the website Voices of Monterey Bay, speaks with hosts Brad Kava and Suki Wessling about the book American Dirt and local journalism for her upstart nonprofit news organization. We also get a live call from journalist Steve Dinnen who...
Peregrine Falcons with Dr. Zeka Glucs: Part 2
Photo by Theadora Block taken in Point Reyes, California. This week in Santa Cruz Naturalist we talk again with Dr. Zeka Glucs, Director of Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group. In this follow up interview (find part one here:...
Jason Scorse – The Con in Conservative
Jason Scorse says: "Republicans put the Con in Conservative.
Bottom-Up Uprising to Take America Back
Bottom-Up Uprising to Take America Back Tune in to KSQD 90.7FM “Be Bold America!” Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 5:00pm on Listen to why Bottom-Up thinking is one of the most disruptive forces in the world. Bottom-Up is a way of life and a way of doing business. The...
Archetypal Dreamwork with Ben Newman
Ben Newman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Montpelier, Vermont. Ben is in private practice doing therapy and consultation for clients of all ages using Strategic Self-Regulation Therapy and Archetypal Dreamwork. Ben began his journey in Archetypal Dreamwork...
Squid on the Street: What do you hope for in 2020?
Our Squid on the Street, Caroline King, asks the question of the week: What do you hope for in 2020?Asked at Cabrillo College and Santa Cruz' east side.
Backpack with a Naturalist
The California State Parks has a new program that offers participants a chance to hike with a trained naturalist interpreter from the park service in one of three locations in Santa Cruz County. Learn how to sign up, what it takes to do it, and what cool critters...
Protecting Your Right to Vote
Confused about the ballot or how to vote for president if you're a no party preference or independent voter? Wondering how secure Santa Cruz County's voter system is? We hear from Gail Pellerin, the County Elections Clerk for Santa Cruz County about the technology,...
