Mountain Community Theater’s “The Viewing Room” Preview
On May 19th Mountain Community Theater will present "The Viewing Room" a comedy full of gallows humor in which the patriarch of a family comes back to settle old scores and seek reconciliation for past wrongs. What could possibly go wrong? We hear from Director,...
Sand City’s West End Celebration
In this chat with founder/organizer Steve Vagnini, we look at the evolution of this local street festival into a major music event in the area.
Sustainability Now! April 30th: The Ideal River: How control of nature shaped the international order, with Dr. Joanne Yao
The Ideal River: How control of nature shaped the international order with Dr. Joanne Yao On Sustainability Now! Sunday, April 30th, 5-6 PM Rivers have long been the object of poems, songs, novels, studies, fishers, swimmers, sewage, engineers, farmers and salmon. In...
Ray Newkirk – Community
Ray Newkirk shares his view on KSQD.
Bahia Brunelle – Dancing With Her Heart
Bahia Brunelle pays homage to her friend Sara.
UCSC Dishes Up Financial Wellness
Take a peek into how UCSC supports students to increase financial wellness. "Let's Taco 'Bout Money" is a workshop created by The College 9 and John R. Lewis College CoCurricular Programs Office (The CoCo) and the SlugCents Financial Wellness Program. During "Let's...
Downtown Santa Cruz moves forward
On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling welcomes four guests to talk about downtown plans for the summer and beyond. We feature Jorian Wilkins, the Executive Director for the Downtown Association of Santa Cruz, Shiri Gradek, the Brand Director for the Downtown...
Jo Kenny – Thats My Park
Jo Kenny talks with host Mathilde Rand about Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks: programs, support, Big Basin Bloom, fire, floods, Imagining Big Basin and Seacliff Parks, and special programs. Contact info: Website: ThatsMyPark.org Jo Kenny: Jo@ThatsMyPark.org...
Sacred Dances and Ancestor Dreams with Alaya Dannu
Today marks our 200th podcast! We speak with Alaya Dannu who converses with her ancestors in her dreams and has learned how to pray using sacred dance steps. She describes these dreams as the transmission of ancestral memory across generations. They always arise from...
Jason Scorse – Biden Reelection
Jason Scorse says, "Ageism is old." Photo courtesy of Helena Lopes.
Climate Chaos: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and The Very Ugly
Climate Chaos: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and The Very Ugly “Be Bold America!” Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 5:00pm (PDT) The UN report released last month stated that “climate change is speeding toward catastrophe.” And … that, “the pace and scale of what has...
The Film Gang Review: Empire of Light
Criticisms aside, Olivia Colman’s performance is the tide that lifts all ships.
How to Grow a Radio Station: Q&A with KSQD’s Rachel Goodman and Sandy Stone
KSQD's two new signals 89.5 & 89.7 will launch very soon. Your dedicated community radio leadership is working hard behind the scenes to make it happen. In this Q&A with Board Chair Rachel Anne Goodman and Chief Engineer Sandy Stone, Christine Barrington gets...
Laurie Corn – Pierre
In High School, Laurie Corn was just too old. Photo courtesy of Max Fischer.
Kevin Heuer – Gondola
A cafe at UCSC's Pogonip Reserve? Give a listen to Kevin Heuer's unique idea. Photo courtesy of Amy Farías