Squid on the Street: Middle School Memories?
What are your best or worst middle school memories? Everyone has some, and they're not always sunny! Rogelio Valdez has this collage of reactions from local people. Warning: These stories may bring up your own awkward memories from middle school!
Squid on the Street: Advice for Those Moving to Santa Cruz?
What would you tell someone thinking of moving to Santa Cruz? Kaya Henkes-Power has this short "Squid on the Street" feature.
ChatGPT Shakes up Tech World
KSQD intern, Elnaz Sarber interviews two Silicon Valley engineers about the present impact and potential future impact of ChatGPT and similar AI programs on the world of tech and beyond.
New Program Distributes Narcan in Santa Cruz County
In 2021 alone, 21000 people ended up in emergency rooms in California due to fentanyl overdoses. Lisa Cooper, CEO of Santa Cruz Surgery Center has created an outreach campaign to get the antedote to Fentanyl overdosing into the hands of the public to prevent deaths....
Sally Grey – Buttons
Sally Grey has an obsession with buttons.
Joseph Knighton – Love Follows
Joseph Knighton learns about the bridge between what is here and the eternal.
Samuel C. Spitale on his new book: How to Win the War on Truth: An Illustrated Guide
Samuel C. Spitale is the author of How to Win the War on Truth: An Illustrated Guide to How Mistruths Are Sold, Why They Stick, and How to Reclaim Reality (Quirk Books 2022). He’s an L.A.-based writer, storyteller, and media studies expert with degrees in...
The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary – what it means for California’s coastal communities
Dan Haifley is a member of the Board of Directors of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and Chair of the board of Catamaran Literary Reader. He was the first executive director of Save Our Shores and of O’Neill Sea Odyssey. The Chumash...
Shamanic Dream Journeying with Robert Moss
It's April Fool's Day, and we are talking with dreaming's biggest trickster Robert Moss. Moss is a shamanic dreamer and author of over two dozen books. Today talk about traveling without leaving home. Robert describes himself as a story teller who helps people find...
Alan Ritch – A West Cliff Christo
Alan Ritch sees environmental art on West Cliff in Santa Cruz.
Behind the Mic: Jill Cody of Be Bold America!
Discover the bold personality behind KSQD’s Be Bold America! On Monday’s Talk of the Bay Christine Barrington takes you Behind the Mic with host Jill Cody, author of America Abandoned: The Secret Velvet Coup that Cost Us our Democracy and Climate Abandoned: We're on...
2023 Nextie Awards
Each year, the Nexties Awardss celebrate entrepreneurs and movers and shakers in various categories. In this interview, Matthew Swinnerton of Event Santa Cruz tells us about the winners and the awards which take place March 31.
Sustainability Now! Sunday, April 2nd: Songs for Earth Day, with Dr. Peter Weiss, the Singing Scientist, and His Guitar
Songs for Earth Day, with Dr. Peter Weiss, the Singing Scientist, and His Guitar Sustainability Now! Sunday, April 2nd, 5-6 PM, on KSQD 90.7 FM and KSQD.org Join SN! host Ronnie Lipschutz and Dr. Peter Weiss, the Singing Scientist, in honor of Earth Day. Weiss is...
Bahia Brunelle – Librarians Are Cool
Bahia Brunelle says, "Librarians are cool."
Writing to Heal – Creativity and Wellness: Part 1
Episode #53: Writing and telling our stories can be powerfully healing. To honor National Poetry Month, we look at how the simple process of writing or journaling can be used to support mental health and wellness and lead to healing. We’re joined by writer, poet and teacher Patrice Vecchione and two of her former writing students, diversity trainer Erin-Kate Escobar and high school student and writer Briar Spungin. This is the first in a two-part series on creativity and wellness.
