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06/25/2024

June is Pride month across the nation and Santa Cruz set off the celebrations with their joyous parade on June 2. KSQD was there and captured the voices and spirit of one of longest-running Pride parades in the state. On …

06/24/2024

“The Cancel Culture Curse: From Rage to Redemption in a World Gone Mad”
“Be Bold America!” Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT)
 
Cancel culture is an insidious force in society today.
In the seconds, it takes to make one …

06/24/2024

Guiding spirits home. Our guest shares some of her experiences of psychopompic dreaming in this mind-blowing replay show. Starting when she was 9 or 10 she would dream of being in a classroom where she learned how to change the …

06/24/2024

Raina Chelise had the best birthday present ever.
Photo courtesy of Daniel Moises Magulado.

06/23/2024

Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, June 24th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the 4th installment of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series, “May Day Carnivalesque.” This fourth part of the musical essay series continues to look at those communal festivals …

06/23/2024

What happens when your children don't meet society's expectations for development and behavior?

06/22/2024

You can’t be well informed unless you are informed well! Join hosts Erik Nelson and Tony Russomanno as they unpack the week that was, on this June 22, 2024 “Debatable” edition of WHAT A WEEK!

06/21/2024

Eric Lombardo is a conservationist and housing and transit advocate. He is interested in how land use affects everything we do, from where we live to how we move. He works as Policy Manager at the Land Trust of Santa …

06/20/2024

David Shaw is a whole systems designer, naturalist, farmer, educator, and musician. His focus is building connections – with ourselves, with each other, and with nature. David founded Santa Cruz Permaculture, a company dedicated to amplifying regenerative land stewardship, and …

06/20/2024

In this piece, the late Olga Cossi recalls incidents at the campground.
Photo courtesy of Matt Hardy.

06/19/2024

Talk of the Bay host Chris Krohn leads a discussion that centers around all those tall buildings going up in downtown Santa Cruz. Are they affordable? Who will live in them, locals or out of towners? And, are we seeing …

06/19/2024

Patrice Vecchione remembers the black painted box.
Photo courtesy of Max Fischer.

06/18/2024

Ami Chen Mills speaks with Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Ali Darwish, featured prominently in the newly released documentary, “Where Olive Trees Weep,” about life in the Occupied Territories of Palestine-Israel.  Ali Darwish was raised in Ramallah and detained after …

06/17/2024

Regina Gage of Meals On Wheels of Salinas Valley shares with host Mathilde Rand a wealth of informative and fun facts about the multi-layered work of her organization.
Phone: 831-758-6325
Website: mowsalinas.org
Email Regina: reginag@mowsalinas.org

06/17/2024

How can you dream well if you're not sleeping well? Our guest in this popular replay is neurologist, sleep specialist, and podcaster Dr. Chris Winter. Chris starts out talking about how he has always enjoyed sleeping and how that ultimately …

06/17/2024

Amy McElroy takes us to the clearing.
Photo courtesy of Marek Mucha.

06/16/2024

Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, June 17th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the 3rd installment of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series, “May Day Carnivalesque.” This third part of the musical essay series continues to look at those communal festivals …

06/14/2024

Homeowners in fire-prone areas are being canceled by their insurance companies who are fleeing the state, claiming the risks are too high for the money they are getting. This has caused thousands of homeowners to pay triple or quadruple their …

06/13/2024

As a teenager, Laurie Corn was ahead of her time.
Photo courtesy of kseniachernaya.

06/12/2024

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 …