Laurie Corn – Ahead of her Time
As a teenager, Laurie Corn was ahead of her time. Photo courtesy of kseniachernaya.
The Scoop on Ethnic Studies, in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District and Beyond
On this episode of Talk of the Bay with Meilin Obinata, we will learn about the evolution of Ethnic Studies, statewide and locally. Our guests are Omar Dieguez, of Barrios Unidos and Aptos High School graduate, Maximiliano Barrazas, a current high school student,...
Tim Rudolph – Women’s Hair
Tim Rudolph is puzzled by women's hair. Photo courtesy Engin Akyurt.
The Science of Nightmares and Lucid Dreaming with Michelle Carr, PhD
Dreams and mental health. Our guest is IASD president, Michelle Carr, PhD, and is a replay of a special episode from 2022. We talk about Michelle's research in which cognitive methods are used to induce lucid dreaming in the sleep laboratory and about using lucid...
Jason Scorse – Do More
Jason Scorse says, "Do more for the coming historic election." Photo courtesy of Mikhail Nilov.
THE TOWER OF SONG PRESENTS “MAY DAY CARNIVALESQUE”
Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, June 10th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the 2nd installment of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series, “May Day Carnivalesque.” This second part of the musical essay series goes into the origin, history, development, and customs of...
“What Should We Do??” Action Items for the Coming Election
In this energetic dialogue with the co-founders of the Get-Out-the-Vote and electoral organizing groups “Force Multiplier” and “Showing Up for Racial Justice,” we discuss the differences between Centrist Democrats and Progressives and/or “Left” Democrats … and how...
When We Walk By-A Book by Kevin Adler
When Kevin Adler's uncle Mark died in a homeless shelter in Santa Cruz after years on the streets suffering from schizophrenia, Kevin knew things needed to change when it came to how we view unhoused people. Since then, Kevin has been writing, speaking and creating a...
Happy 100th Giant Dipper!
The Giant Dipper roller coaster at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk turned 100 years old on May 17th, 2024. We celebrated by interviewing Jessie Durant, the Seaside Company's archivist about the history of the ride and the iconic boardwalk amusement park. Topics...
Sowing Seeds: Stories of Filipino Immigrants in Pajaro Valley
This is the transcript of the feature by Grace McCarty on Watsonville is in the Heart's exhibit, Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley Me: This is Grace McCarty, the UCSC humanities intern with KSQD. The Pajaro Valley has long been home to...
Alan Ritch – Bill Walton RIP
Alan Ritch remembers Bill Walton.
Paul Karrer – Prison
Paul Karrer goes to prison. Photo courtesy of Ron Lach.
Deborah Osterberg – Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Deborah Osterberg is the author of the book Historic Tales of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park – Big Trees Grove. Her book traces the history of how a grove of giant redwoods in Felton became the first grove of coast redwoods ever preserved for public recreation and...
Dream Divination with Nana Fofie Bashir
Nana Fofie Amina Bashir was trained in the Akom tradition of West Africa and is a multi-modal artist. Nana Fofie shares her ideas around decolonization and restorative integration of ancestral wisdoms. She starts by describing her training in Ghana, Cameroon, and Togo...
Sally Grey – Lost Art
Sally Grey bemoans a lost art. Photo courtesy of John-Mark Smith.
