From the Bookshelf with Gary Shapiro: Wednesdays 6-7pm
Gary Shapiro’s lifetime fascination with pop culture feeds his encyclopedic knowledge of what entertains and captivates the popular imagination. Since the beginning of the millenium he brings you weekly interviews with best-selling authors of fiction and non-fiction,...
Filmmaker at Midlife: In conversation with Brooke Berman
Brooke Berman is a first-time film director. She's also a middle-aged woman, a mom, and a wife with a full writing career under her belt. In this conversation, we explore how she got to the point of directing her film, Ramona at Midlife, and what she learned in the...
Phil McManus and Amy Harrington – Santa Cruz Welcoming Network
Join host Mathilde Rand in conversation with Phil McManus and Amy Harrington of the Santa Cruz Welcoming Network. Phil McManus is retired after many years of work promoting human rights in Latin America and collaborating with nonviolent social change movements there....
King Dubb Presents: The Heart of Soul Saturdays 8-10pm
Saturdays 8-10pm King Dubb Presents The Heart of Soul with oldies, cruising, downtempo chill, 60s/70s romantic soul, and ballads. So many ways to listen! Catch it live on 90.7 (Santa Cruz) 89.5 (Prunedale/Watsonville) and 89.7 (Monterey) on your radio, or livestream...
Boris Godunov on Monday Night at the Opera
Don't miss the Coronation Scene -- Wonderful Bell Effect ! Modest Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov with Anatoly Kotcherga as Boris featuring Claudio Abbado conducting the Berlin Philharmonic and Slovak Philharmonic Chorus; Monday, March 24 - Part One and Monday, March 31,...
Death is Not a Failure with Jenna Farr Ludwig
Dreams and death: Do dreams show us what it'll be like to be dead? Our guest this week is Jenna Farr Ludwig. Jenna starts by describing two death dreams from childhood in one of which she dreamed of her mom falling off a cliff shortly before her mom died in a...
Jeanne Proust of UCSC’s Center for Public Philosophy explores the philosophical and ethical questions behind technology, politics, and social change
Jeanne Proust has studied Humanities, Philosophy and Visual Arts in Bordeaux, Berlin, and Paris. She has been teaching Philosophy for the last 14 years in the US and is actively involved in the Center for Public Philosophy at UC Santa Cruz, where she served as...
FirstPersonSingular: Jason Scorse – Calling It
Jason Scorse says, "Have the courage to call it what it is." Photo courtesy of Polina Kovaleva.
The Tower of Song Presents “The Troubadours & The Beloved, Part 7”
Tune in at 12 AM, March 24th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the seventh installment of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series, “The Troubadours & The Beloved: The Religion of Love/Amor.” Be sure to check out the fantabulous “The Troubadours & The...
Cephalotron: Sundays 11pm-Midnight
Experience the otherworldly soundscapes of Cephalotron Sundays 9-10pm. One hour of instrumental electronic listening music for reading, writing, and remote viewing. So many ways to listen! Tune your radio dial to 89.5, 89.7 in South Monterey Bay Area or 90.7 FM in...
Giant Steps: Wednesdays 7-10pm
Wednesdays 7-10pm with Howard Feldstein. Jazz from the 1950s to the present, inspired by John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and other giants of modern music. Our 3-hour format allows us to include longer performances and rare recordings of music that aims to uplift and...
Jesse Colin Young Remembered
This week we honor Jesse Colin Young, the folk-rock icon of the sixties and seventies, who died at 83. His hits included "Get Together" and "Ridgetop" to name just two of his many songs that conveyed the spirit of the times. Our guest is KSQD's station manager, David...
FirstPersonSingular: Sarah Rabkin – The Quiet Activist
Sarah Rabkin remembers that quiet thing that changed history.
FirstPersonSingular: Gayle McCallum – Natural Symphony
From her home, Gayle McCallum hears music in everything. Photo courtesy of SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS.
March 18, 2025: Computer Man! Your Tech Questions Answered
Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to Luigi@PleasurePointComputers.com Scams of the week! Caller scam experience, Toll Text Scams Topics covered: World's smallest micro controller you can...
