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02/26/2024

Madeline Hnatowich Dean looks at ten years in a bottle. This program was co-produced by the late Margie Kern-Marshall.
Photo courtesy of Markus Spiske.

02/25/2024

Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, Feb. 26th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the third 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 …

02/24/2024

Tomorrow, due to a scheduled power outage at our tower site and all of UCSC's residential campus, KSQD will not be receivable on 90.7 FM between 7 am and 3pm on Sunday, 2-25. Please tune in on 89.7 FM, 89.5 …

02/24/2024

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 Feb. 24 "Reach Out And Touch Someone" edition of What A Week!
Live! Local! …

02/23/2024

Political reporter for Lookout Santa Cruz, Chris Neely takes us through the California and Santa Cruz races as we near the March 5th election.

02/23/2024

Gitta Ryle was 7 when her mother sent her and her 10-year-old sister Renee from their home in Vienna, Austria to France to be hidden from the Nazis.  What followed was seven years of separation and fear, always hiding and …

02/22/2024

Umi is unusual in the field of herpetology, not only is she often the only woman in the room, but she is definitely the only woman in a headscarf. Over the years, many have suggested that she tell her story. …

02/22/2024

Laurie Corn follows red shoes through the streets of Paris.
Photo courtesy of Cottonbro Studio.

02/21/2024

As a young child, Steve Nagle already knew he wanted to work with animals.

02/19/2024

Ami Chen Mills interviews TikTok and Instagram sensation Walter Masterson, who dons MAGA garb (a MAGA cap and American-flag shirt) and ventures out into “MAGA” land to interview, mock and troll the Christian Right, “forced birthers,” Moms for Liberty, C-PAC …

02/19/2024

A conversation about psychedelics with holistic facilitator Steve Elfrink of Om Terra Psychedelics. How dreams and psychedelics shift consciousness and help resolve trauma. He describes primary consciousness as the body and the subconscious while secondary consciousness is everyday awareness. Primary …

02/18/2024

Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, Feb. 19th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the second 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 …

02/18/2024

Theresa Tagging an Elephant Seal (NMFS permit 19108)
The Elephant Seals are Back!
with Dr. Theresa Keates
 
On Sustainability Now! Sunday, February 18th, 5-6 PM
The elephant seals are back!
The elephant seals have made their annual trip back to …

02/17/2024

“A Long Road to Tao:  A Thought-Provoking and Uplifting Film Inspired by a True Story”
“Be Bold America!” Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT)
This interview will take you on a journey into the recesses of your soul and …

02/17/2024

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.
This week, Law and Disorder in several courtrooms, as the Ambulatory Toxic Waste Dump loses one …

02/17/2024

We're excited to announce that KSQD has been gifted a five-night stay in the beautiful Yosemite Vista cabin in Yosemite West that sleeps 9.  This item is worth $3,300 retail. You can bid on it at our silent auction on …

02/16/2024

Jonathan Franzen is a novelist and essayist whose sprawling multilayered novels about contemporary America have elicited critical acclaim. His novels combine brilliant storytelling while exploring the intimate connections of family relations. Franzen's 2001 novel, "The Corrections," won the National Book …

02/15/2024

Alan Ritch remembers a late Valentine,

02/14/2024

Program Update: The Gypsy Scholar's Valentine’s Day program (part #1 of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series "The Troubadours & The Beloved: The Religion of Love/Amor") is available for listening on the "Archived Musical Essays" webpage, with the corresponding playlist on the …

02/14/2024

Colleen Shaw mentions the unmentionable.
Photo courtesy Castorly Stock.