Tolerance with Barry Van Driel
Barry van Driel, an expert consultant to the European Commission on Inclusive Education and International Director for Teacher Education and Curriculum Development at the Anne Frank House, speaks about tolerance, diversity and the importance of the climate change...
K-Squid Turns 1 Year Old!
What started as an idea to bring community radio to the airwaves at 90.7 Fm became a reality when KSQD flipped the switch off of an automated tape loop and went live on the air. That was February 15th, 2019 at 3:00 pm. As we approach our one-year anniversary on the...
Paul Karrer – Gangs
Paul Karrer asks, "Is it too late?"
Could we bring back the woolly mammoth? Should we?
Join Brad Kava and Suki Wessling in our conversation with Sabrina Shirazi and Molly Cassatt from the Paleogenomics Lab at UC Santa Cruz. In this fascinating, wide-ranging conversation we discuss ancient DNA, what you can find in a soil sample, the ethics of bringing...
Gilda Zelin – Delicious
Gilda Zelin rambles into "delicious."
Parenting Transgender Youth (Remix)
Episode 15: Strong family support of a transgender child can make a life-or-death difference and helps cultivate good long-term mental health. Guests share about the unique and often challenging experience of parenting a transgender child. Learn about how to provide support and where to find support for yourself. Originally broadcast in Feb. 2019, this interview has been remixed and updated.
Faith Matters: The Spiritual Life
An astrologer, a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and a member of a local Greek Orthodox church, discuss what it means for them to live a spiritual life. TOPIC: THE SPIRITUAL LIFE GUESTS: HENRY SELTZER (ASTROLOGY) MAX WALKER (GREEK...
Meade Fischer – Peaceful Communication
Meade Fischer makes a case for peaceful communication.
Microdosing the Dream with Bill St. Cyr
Bill St. Cyr is a devoted student of the dream and of the process of coming into deep consciousness in the face of the trauma and alienation that is so endemic in our culture. Bill has over 10 years experience working with dreamers and teaching practitioners the...
11th Hour Coffee Run by 24-year-old Entrepreneur
Why did brothers Brayden and Joel Etsby name their coffee roasting company and coffee shop 11th Hour Coffee? What is the meaning of the 11th hour? Is it that time is running out, or that one should not delay one's dreams, even if that means going out on a limb to...
Adam Scow Runs for Congress
Adam Bolanos Scow is a democrat running for the 20th Congressional District seat currently held by Jimmy Panetta. Fashioning his campaign after those of Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and others, he is not taking corporate donations and is all in for the...
Julie Olsen Edwards and Anti-bias Education for all Ages.
In this episode of Good News Santa Cruz Randa Solick talks with Julie Olsen Edwards, long term faculty member of Cabrillo's Early Childhood Education Department, and founding director of the Cabrillo Children's Center, to talk about families and teachers working with...
Approaching New Music with Phil Collins
For 41 years, Santa Cruz's New Music Works has been presenting works by modern composers ranging from the sublime to the bizarre. Suki Wessling and Brad Kava interview NMW Director Phil Collins about the history of avant garde music in Santa Cruz, great New Music...
Olga Cossi – Goats
Olga Cossi gets your goat.
Amy McElroy – Uncle in the mist
Andrea McElroy is finding peace in the mist.





















