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Whether it is still election day in the US of A or beyond, you will want to listen to this remarkable interview with Rose Aguilar, award-winning, Native American journalist, on how we got here and where we may be going. Aguilar is host of the morning news and analysis program, “Your Call,” which airs live every weekday from KALW studios at 10 am PT around the nation and right here at KSQD.
Aguilar has been a journalist and researcher for decades. She has interviewed presidential candidates, senatorial candidates and some of the best journalists, scientists and thought leaders in the nation and from around the world. Her coverage of the war and genocide in Gaza, Israel and the region has been thorough and heart breaking.
In this episode, Ami Chen Mills and Rose Aguilar discuss:

Aloha kakou, hello everybody! Please join us this Wednesday Oct. 30, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM with your host Cousin Norm for some, “Timeless Hawaiian Music”. Where he plays, “The new songs, the old songs and everything else in between.” Our “Featured Artist Of The Week” is the youngest of the legendary Gabby Pahinui’s 10 children, Martin Pahinui. Over the years he has showcased his incredible vocal range, from a deep low bass to a high and haunting falsetto, on his solo recordings but also on his fathers albums and collaborations with some of the best recording artists of Hawaiian music.
Feel the Hawaiian breezes as we listen to the beautiful music from and about Hawai’i.

Whether you call it autocracy, fascism, or simply the egregious ambition to seize national power for the benefit of the few, our American founders saw the possibility of this political moment clearly. Monday, on Talk of Bay, three KSQD programmers will visit the past, present and future to reflect on this dire and consequential moment one night before the most important election since the civil war. The voice of the individual American citizen, your voice,  matters more than ever. We hope you have voted or will vote on Tuesday, but until then, join Christine Barrington, Andy Fuhrman and Katherine Bell to ground your being for whatever unfolds on election day.

SALINAS — The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) hosted Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Jimmy Panetta and their staff alongside agricultural leaders and stakeholders for a field day visit to the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Salinas station.

Dreams from the Other Side: Visitations, Dreaming with the Dead, and Scary Creatures from Unseen Realms. In this Day of the Dead special, our guest this week is Marta Aarli, a psychotherapist and dream guide in Colorado.
This is the time of year when our ability to dream through the veil that separates this world from other realms increases. We may receive visits from loved ones who have crossed over or scary beings from unknown places, bringing terrifying messages or beautiful offerings, like a mystical version of trick or treat. How can we work with these in a way that opens up our consciousness while also protecting us from harm?
There are several ways to approach the things that scare us. Just as our nervous system’s first response to fear is generally fight, flight or freeze, our first emotional response to a scary dream may be to reject, deny or ignore it. The benefits from opening up scary dreams are often profound and healing gifts. We need courage to face them, as well as strong allies and protectors.
We take live questions from Ray and Max. You can find out about the Death Café movement which is mentioned on the show at DeathCafe.com
BIO: Marta Aarli, MA, LPC, is a psychotherapist and dream guide in Colorado. She draws from multiple styles of dreamwork in her eclectic approach to exploring the personal, collective and ancestral aspects of dreaming. She is currently writing a book on finding the healing messages in dreams.
Find our guest at: Marta-Aarli.com, FB and IG @Marta.Aarli
This show, episode number 283, was recorded during a live broadcast on November 2, 2024 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz.
You can watch "Ambient Pugs," a video of Rick's dogs being mellow while you hear him compose the music for today's show here: https://youtu.be/ThUS3yYa1Ic?
Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick Kleffel for also engineering the show and to Tony Russomano for the phones.

SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on FB and IG @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com.
The Dream Journal aims to:
Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams.
Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships.
Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites.
The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at onair@ksqd.org. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms released the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/.
Note that closed captioning is available on the YouTube version of this podcast and an automatically generated transcript is available at Apple Podcasts.
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CALIFORNIA — Arcadia Publishing has announced the publication of “California Agriculture,” a new history of the state’s agriculture industry by author Patti DesMarais.

CALIFORNIA — Arcadia Publishing has announced the publication of “California Agriculture,” a new history of the state’s agriculture industry by author Patti DesMarais.

CALIFORNIA — California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is encouraging all Californians to get vaccinated this season to protect themselves and their loved ones from respiratory viruses.

CALIFORNIA — California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is encouraging all Californians to get vaccinated this season to protect themselves and their loved ones from respiratory viruses.

Ah, did I misspell any of those words? If you haven’t sent your vote in, please do so! I suppose you are wondering whom I am going to vote for. I mean, you know that I am a conservative and will be following my heart to get a Republican into office. Not just one office, but all the offices that are open to us.

Ah, did I misspell any of those words? If you haven’t sent your vote in, please do so! I suppose you are wondering whom I am going to vote for. I mean, you know that I am a conservative and will be following my heart to get a Republican into office. Not just one office, but all the offices that are open to us.

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.

Police Reports are obtained from the local police departments.

Ed Weingold gives the Electoral College an F for democracy.

Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, November 4th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the second installment of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series for the  Celtic cross-quarter festival of Samhain, entitled “Samhain & Hallowe’en,” an autumn harvest celebration marking the start of the dark half of the year on the Celtic Wheel of theYear, which is celebrated on the eve of November 1st, October 31, our Halloween or “All Hallows Eve" (but is also celebrated on the astrological and astronomical date of Nov. 7, "True Samhain," the time when the sun reaches the fixed sign of 15% Scorpio at the exact midpoint between the Autumnal Equinox and the Winter Solstice), a time when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is at its thinnest and the dead can return. Part 2 of the musical essay begins with a continuation of the origins of Hallowe'en in the festival of Samhain, again briefly discusses the relationship between Samhain and the Catholic "All Saints Day" (Nov. 1) and All Souls Day" (Nov. 2), which were at one time part of  "All Hallows Eve," and the Mexican "Dia de los Muertos" (anywhere from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 and 2, or Nov. 6), and then turns to aspects of the Samhain festival itself with a discussion of the magical "spirit night" of  Samhain, the "Otherworld" (the land of the sidhe or the faerie), and ending up with witches, phantoms of the night, and their "Wild Hunt" ride on Samhain night.
Be sure to check out the “Samhain” webpage which is dedicated to this musical essay series, at revradiotowerofsong.com.

Erik Chalhoub here. I don’t believe in ghosts—there are logical explanations for the so-called “sightings” reported over the years. Even though it’s been 12 years since he died, I still see my cat out of the corner of my eye…

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 Nov. 2,2024 “BIGFOOT” edition of WHAT A WEEK!

You can’t be well informed unless you are informed well! Join hosts Erik Nelson and Tony Russomanno with guest Rich Procter as they unpack the week that was, on this Nov. 2, 2024 “TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE” edition of WHAT A WEEK!

Dave Faries here, acknowledging the limits of my awareness.

Sara Rubin here, looking around at the joyful colors of Día de los Muertos. It is a holiday of mourning as people remember the dead, but also a celebration as people share stories of what made those departed family members…