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04/15/2024

How dreaming corrects weaving errors in our internal world models. Also, nightmares, the collective unconscious, and does artificial intelligence have one too? We end on a discussion about what dreams have to say about the nature of reality. Harry de …

04/15/2024

Colleen Shaw speaks the unspoken word.
Photo courtesy of Jill Wellington.

04/14/2024

Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, April 15th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the 9th installment of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series “The Troubadours & The Beloved: The Religion of Love/Amor.” This series explores the medieval origins of our notion …

04/14/2024

Being in the World with Bees
(or, What is it to Be a Bee?)
 with Professor Eve Bratman
 
on Sustainability Now!  Sunday, April 14th 5-6 PM on KSQD
Bees are in danger; what can we do? Tune into a Sustainability …

04/13/2024

Jim Gordon marched — and played to a “Different Drum” — which coincidentally was the title of Linda Ronstadt’s first hit that Gordon’s drumming propelled.
Join “Drums & Demons” author Joel Selvin and Erik Nelson for a three-hour “Tragical History …

04/12/2024

“Preventing and Healing Climate Traumas: Building Resilience and Hope in Communities”
“Be Bold America!” Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT)
Associated Press: Updated 6:02 AM PDT, April 10, 2024: “Humanity has only two years left “to save the world” …

04/11/2024

The Gipsy Kings have sold 20 million records worldwide, won a Grammy for best World Music Record, and four other grammy nominations. They have played the great concert halls of the world, appeared in movies (Big Lebowski, Toy Story III) …

04/11/2024

In part II of "Have you Been Canceled?", a look at California's homeowner's insurance crisis, Rachel Anne Goodman talks with Deputy Insurance Commissioner and spokesperson for Commissioner Ricardo Lara, Michael Soller. She asks him about the proposed fixes coming from …

04/11/2024

Alan Ritch introduces us to his mail carrier.

04/10/2024

Jason Scorse says, "The choice in November is clear."

04/08/2024

This month at the Actors' Theater in downtown Santa Cruz we have a rare opportunity to experience a very local story. White Sky, Falling Dragon is a play in two acts by playwright Steve "Spike" Wong and running April 19 …

04/08/2024

Talk of the Bay welcomes David Cobb. With his visionary partners, Cobb wants to revolutionize and transform how our society approaches money. A public banking advocate and founder of an evolving movement called Decolonizing Economics, Cobb works closely with Indigenous …

04/08/2024

Host Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Michel Singher and Fred DeJarlais. The topic of discussion is Espressivo: the work, the joys and creativity of this Bay Area intense orchestra.

04/08/2024

Connecting with our ancestors. Our guest Stephanie R. Burns starts by describing her all-inclusive view of ancestors which is far vaster than our biological lineage, including the most ancient ancestor of them all, the Earth.
In this replay of a …

04/08/2024

Unhae Langis takes heart in Youth v Gov.
The film Youth v. Gov explores the inspiring journey of the 21 youth plaintiffs of Juliana vs. US. The Santa Cruz film screening will take place on Friday, April 26, 7 pm …

04/07/2024

Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, April 8th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the 8th installment of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series “The Troubadours & The Beloved: The Religion of Love/Amor.” This series explores the medieval origins of our notion …

04/06/2024

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 April 6, 2024 “No Santa Cruz Cynic Shall Pass” edition of WHAT A WEEK!

04/05/2024

In this program, State Senator John Laird and Executive Director of Consumer Watchdog, Carmen Balber discuss California's homeowner's insurance crisis and whether Commissioner Ricardo Lara's proposed fixes will actually help the flight of insurance companies from the state or make …

04/04/2024

For over 6 months, KSQD volunteer Christine Barrington worked on answering a simple question: What's the truth behind the story of rail and trail in Santa Cruz County?
After the first Measure D vote in 2016 confirming the citizen support …

04/04/2024

Bahia Brunelle is intrigued by her husband's uncle.