Exploring Monterey Bay from KSQD

Is there a special Senior in your life for whom you seek a special gift? Ruth Martin, of Ruth Martin Home Care has just the list to choose from. Give a listen.

Kent Madsen, Ruth Cruddas and George Bunch discuss their work with Santa Cruz Al Salvador (santacruzalsalvador.org) building relations between the Guillermo Ungo and El Pilar communities in El Salvador and churches in the Santa Cruz area. Learn from the plight of these communities and how support with scholarships, building wells and leadership development creates a […]

Why do Monarchs come to Santa Cruz? Will they keep coming? Martha Nitzberg gives us hope and shares fascinating facts about Monarch life cycle and migration.  

Magdalena Zschokke and Rebecca Bogdon join host Mathilde Rand to discuss their observations and experience at the Mexican-US border.

Elie Mabanza, Brandon Sick, and Renato Annicchiarico play the music of Elie Mabanza, originally from the Congo. Mathilde Rand interterviews and Pierre Yamleowo interterprets  for this multi-talented musician and his work for Tools for Africa and other organizations in the Congo.

In the summer of 2008, LizAnne Jensen and her husband  scrambled to evacuate their home ahead of the raging Martin Fire.  LizAnne found herself running from room to room uncertain what to grab. Luckily their home was spared, and LizAnne vowed never again to be caught unprepared. The result is a practical lifesaving  brochure setting […]

Tory del Favro, Partnership Specialist US Census Bureau, and Diana Cowen, Communications Manager Santa Cruz Public Libraries, and host Mathilde Rand discuss many aspects of the 2020 Census, coming up on April 1, 2020.

Did you know that many homes destroyed by wildfire are set alight from the inside?  by something that can precede the flames by as much as a mile or more?!    

Jimmy Kelly and Jane Meredith Daugherty join host Mathilde Rand in a discussion about the life of letter carriers in Santa Cruz from hard to deliver mail during the fiscal crisis to their connection with the community. Both are musicians sharing their experiences as letter carriers and the ways they share their talents.

“It seems to me that creativity and empowerment go hand in hand…At FoodWhat everything is led, driven, and inspired by the youth”                                          Irene Juarez Programs Manager and Visual Artist  

The Healer trio show through and with their music how they are connected to their community. The Healer trio Gail Swayne, Claire Paul and Karen Katz are accompanied by Russell Brutsché on the guitar.

FoodWhat Founder/Director Doron Comerchero describes a unique farm-based program for Santa Cruz County youth: “The playing field for youth in Santa Cruz County is not level.  FoodWhat  serves low-income and struggling teenage youth across Santa Cruz County who suffer disproportionately from common problems associated with poverty: diminished school success, severely limited employment option...

Jen Hooker and Jeanne O’Grady of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries share the many kinds of programming at the SC Public Libraries, both familiar and unfamiliar, but all very exciting ways the public can enjoy and participate at the county’s libraries.

Southern Sea Otters: an endangered species still recovering from the era of poaching.  Ron Eby and Robert Scoles, citizen scientists and devoted observers, discovered behavior that utterly confounded what the scientists thought they knew!

Maria Cadenas from Santa Cruz Community Ventures and Ross Newport from Community Printers discuss many aspects of employee owned business. A surprise encounter about an important issue.

  You can hike in.  You can kayak in and respectfully experience the amazing natural diversity from the much beloved sea otters to the strange Fat Innkeeper Worm, also known as the Penis Fish. A conversation with Reserve Manager Dave Feliz, who explains the unique features and history of what has just been declared a Wetland […]

Jen Hooker and Jeanne O’Grady discuss the Santa Cruz Public Libraries’ outreach programs

Meet Jordan Layman, Founder  of Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz, and maker John Shemanski. Idea Fab Labs is where Art marries Technology and creators of diverse backgrounds mingle and inspire. Monthly subscriptions give access to 3D Printers, Laser Cutters, Computer-Controlled Metal Mills, A Wood Shop, Jewelry-Making Space, and more. (See also Exploring Santa Cruz broadcast […]

Pierre Yamleowo Balma and James Vermilyer of Tools for Change, Africa share their work to deliver tools to African countries, including Burkina Faso and the Republic of Congo while supporting positive change in those countries. Mathilde Rand hosts and Elie Mabanza plays his original music.

For thousands of years fire was an ally and essential to the health of the land. Did we refuse to understand?

Billie Harris and Marilyn Patton talk with Jenny d’Angelo about the importance of storytelling in the community. They share personal, historical and educational experiences in this delightful approach to storytelling.

NINE VOICES AND VISIONS OF THE SAN LORENZO RIVER Diana Hobson: poet, artist, photographer Mark Hylkema: Santa Cruz District Archeologist and Tribal Liason, California State Parks Alex Ramiriz: Rumsien-Ohlone Native American Tom Hogye: Fisherman Meg Seibert and Richard Tejeda: Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project Elijah Pfotenhauer: artist, muralist Jane Mio: Lead, Valley Women’s Club [&#823...