Corporate Bullsh*t
Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power, and Wealth in America “Be Bold America!” Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 5:00pm (PT) From praising the health benefits of cigarettes to moralizing on the character-building qualities of child...
THE TOWER OF SONG’S WINTER SOLSTICE
The Gypsy Scholar will be presenting his annual Winter Solstice Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack. Tune in and find out that (1) Winter Solstice rituals date from the dawn of civilization to around 25,000 years in the human past, celebrating the "rebirth of the Sun;" that...
Behind the Mic with Jennifah of Friday Night’s Zombie Jamboree
We're having some real fun in this Behind the Mic interview featuring KSQD Dj Jennifah, host of Friday night’s Zombie Jamboree. Together, we take raucous romp through Jennifah’s three decades as a broadcaster, how she found her way to Santa Cruz, and what fuels her...
DNA’s New Year’s Eve Eve Special Benefitting Scotts Valley Performing Arts Center: Featuring Comedians MYQ Kaplan and Emily Van Dyke
Amazing comedy is coming to town! We are giving away 2 pairs of tickets on Monday's Talk of the Bay. Join us! 2023 is ending and as we look back over a year that started with national disaster level storms and ended with another war, it’s probably a good time to...
KSQD Interviews The Guys Who Book Local Music
Steve Volk, Dick Brundle and Tom Miller have made a major impact shaping the Santa Cruz music scene by booking and hosting local and touring musicians. Andy Fuhrman, host of KSQD's Brooklynbilly Music Mashup show as well as a performing singer-songwriter invited these...
TOWER OF SONG’S “WINTER BLUES” (SAD) PROGRAM
This new meme is to inform listeners that the Gypsy Scholar's Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack is currently on the "Archived Musical Essays" webpage of the Tower of Song website, with the corresponding playlist on the "Programs & Playlists" webpage at...
Dennis Spear – Fundraiser
Fundraiser? Dennis Spear has a better idea. Photo courtesy Karolina Grabowska.
“Fueling Fascism” with Award-Winning Climate Journalist and Podcast Diva Amy Westervelt
This show broadcast on Dec, 4, 2023, Day Four of the COP28, otherwise known as the Conference of the Parties and increasingly known by some as the global climate COP OUT. This year, the President of this UN-organized annual event on climate change, Sultan Al-Jabeer,...
Sally Grey – Boiling Pot (That Smell)
Sally Grey asks, "What's That Smell?" Photo courtesy of Cottonbro Studio.
Without A Net: Live Jazz Performances Celebrated on KSQD’s Jazz Tracks
KSQD's Without A Net program features live recordings of Santa Cruz area jazz bands every second Thursday on Jazz Tracks. Part of KSQD's mission is to showcase and support the arts community in our area. We do this by broadcasting author interviews, hosting...
On The New Beatles Song “Now and Then” by Gary Shapiro
A final Beatles song called "Now and Then" was released in November 2023. Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone Magazine called it, "The brilliant final statement the Fab Four — and their fans — deserve." By Gary Shapiro I like to sleep late. The only time I am up in the...
Letting Go with Sahlah Dubel
Surrender. Katherine speaks this week to Sahlah Dubel of Divine by Design about what her dreams are teaching her about letting go. Sahlah speaks about how taking care of her six week old baby Cedar has put her in a place where she is needing to let her dreams work in...
Jacob Farris – Peace
When he was an environmental Studies major, Jacob Farris reminded us that, "People all want the same thing." Photo courtesy of Cup of Couple.
New Ballot Initiative Would Support Land Restoration in Santa Cruz County
Efforts are underway to qualify a new citizen's ballot initiative that would raise over $7 million a year for environmental restoration efforts, from wildfire and flood recovery to clean water and beaches. It's called the “Santa Cruz County Safe Drinking Water, Clean...
The Santa Cruz Welcoming Network Helps Immigrants
The Santa Cruz Welcoming Network was founded a few years ago because local people felt the need to do something specific to help new arrivals to our community, whether it be practicing for a driver's test or getting help with asylum claims. In this interview, we hear...
