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  Jason Dove Mark is the author, most recently, of The Earth Said Remember Me: How to Revive Our Memories and Restore the Planet. He has served as editor-in-chief of Sierra magazine and editor of Earth Island Journal. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and The […]

Hear from Monterey Pride Vice Chair Nick Zafritos and Grand Marshals David Reichard and JT Mason discuss the 2026 Monterey Peninsula Pride parade and festival and and other events.

Just when you think a movie has already topped itself, think again. While many believed Toy Story 4 was the final farewell to Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the gang, Toy Story 5 proves there was one more story worth telling. Written and directed by Andrew Stanton and McKenna Harris, Toy Story 5 explores the growing impact of […]

Parades and parties had a strong showing across the nation this July 4. Some endured sweltering heat and humidity, but in Aptos, K-Squid enjoyed the fog, and the crowds, and hooped it up with the rest of the community for American’s 250 anniversary while Squid on the Street Suki Wessling swam through the happy attendees […]

The San Francisco Bay Area—An Environmental History With David D. Schmidt  On Sustainability Now!  Sunday, July 5th, from 5-6 PM on KSQD Over the past four centuries, the transformation of the Greater San Francisco Bay Region has been extraordinary.  What was once a near paradise for a few hundred thousand indigenous First Peoples is now […]

Episode 92: Traumatic brain injuries can affect far more than the body. In this episode, host Debra Slossexplores how TBI can impact mental health, identity, memory, concentration, sleep and emotional well-being. Guest JoAnne Jones, author of Headstrong: Surviving a Traumatic Brain Injury, shares her experience of surviving a violent assault and adapting to life after a severe brain injury. Rehabi...

The NorCal Pride Band composed of students from across the county was formed by Santa Cruz High School band director Christy Latham and directed by Drum Major Joaquin Fitzsimmons.

Disclosure Day Film Review By Molly Sullivan Disclosure Day, the anticipated new film from director Steven Spielberg, is layered with themes and hidden meanings throughout this thought-provoking alien drama. Starring Emily Blunt, John O’Connor, and Colin Firth, the film explores the idea that extraterrestrials have been known to the U.S. government for decades—and that the […]

With surrealist, colorful visuals and powerful, uplifting messaging, I Love Boosters is a breath of fresh air in a cinematic landscape relying on reboots and nostalgia. Written and directed by Boots Riley, which you might also know from his 2018 film Sorry to Bother You, this film centers on a ragtag group of boosters attempting […]

DJ Dupsie kicks off The Sunday Dinner 2nd Annual Summer Music Series with Being Black, Rocks! A celebration of Black artists who created, reshaped, and continue to influence the genre of Rock’n’Roll!  

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify • Amazon • TuneIn Merle Hoffman opened one of America’s first legal abortion clinics in 1971—and she’s been fighting for our rights ever since. In this conversation, the founder of Choices Women’s Medical Center reflects on fifty-plus years on the front lines of the reproductive rights movement: what she’s […]

 “The Global Crackdown on Free Expression” In Honor of Project Censored’s 50th Anniversary  “Be Bold America!” Airs June 19, 2026 at 5:00pm (PT) In this interview, on the global crackdown of free expression, Dr. Steve Macek from North Central College in Illinois will discuss his work to combat the growing attacks on free speech and […]

Secret Sounds of Ponds and Other Animal Music with Professor David Rothenberg, NJ Institute of Technology On Sustainability Now!  Sunday, June 21st, 2026, from 5-6 PM on KSQD Who knew that ponds make music?  To the eye and ears, they seem silent and tranquil—except at night when, maybe, choruses of frogs serenade listeners.  But ponds […]

In this episode of Moment of Truth, host Meilin Obinata interviews James Weller about his journey into activism and community service. In the Santa Cruz area, people have heard his name in connection with a variety of causes, from public transportation to affordable housing development. But you might be surprised to learn about his involvement […]

Backrooms, directed and co‑scored by YouTube phenom Kane Parsons, marks his feature debut—a science‑fiction psychological horror film arriving just in time for summer audiences. The film opens with a framing device: scientists recover footage shot by their missing colleague, Naren Warne, who became separated from his team inside the Backrooms. The Async Research Institute had […]

My guest for this podcast is Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, founder of Sunkissed Mozart, a organization that presents chamber music by world-class musicians, locally. She’s a world-class musician herself, a superb violinist. This podcast features an interview with Cindy, and excepts from some of her chamber music performances.  ( This is part 1 of an hour […]

My guest for this podcast is Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu, founder of Sunkissed Mozart, a organization that presents chamber music by world-class musicians, locally. She’s a world-class musician herself, a superb violinist. This podcast features an interview with Cindy, and excepts from some of her chamber music performances.  ( This is part 2 of an hour […]

How Women Are Centered and Silenced in Pop Culture “Be Bold America!” Friday, June 5 at 5:00pm (PT) This interview will examine how women are both centered and silenced, and maligned in popular culture. It will explore a generational legacy in which media harms women, and will unpack what it means when women are cast […]

In 1919, William Randolph Hearst approached architect Julia Morgan about building “something more comfortable” than the tent he was used to camping in atop the family-owned hill in San Simeon. What happened next was, well, history. Join Joe Truskot & Steven E. Popp as we talk with former State Parks employee Rick Becton, who spent a decade […]

Gardens are bursting with growth and color! How many of those flowers, along with the other plants in our gardens that we may love and cherish, contain dangerous, often lethal, naturally occurring poisons? Many common flowers, fruits, and even vegetables (along with certain weeds and wild plants) may pose serious health and safety hazards to […]

Our Squid on the Street, Suki Wessling, was at the Santa Cruz Pride Festival this week asking a simple question: What do you love about community radio? It turns out there’s lot to love! Listen in as KSQD fans and community radio aficionados talk about what is special about radio made by the people, for […]

“Be careful what you wish for” is the beating heart of Curry Barker’s Obsession, a film that takes a well‑worn premise — think Big, Bedazzled, The Monkey’s Paw, The Butterfly Effect, even The Twilight Zone — and tries to reimagine it as modern horror. The result is entertaining enough, with solid performances, but the story […]

Everyone talks about climate, but no one does anything about it with Dr. Daniel Swain, UCANR & NCAR Sustainability Now! Sunday, June 7th, 2026 Everyone talks about climate but no one does anything about it.  In recent months, parts of Maui were nearly washed away by Kona Lows that dropped 60 inches of rain.  An […]

Episode 91: People can grow in meaningful ways after trauma. In this episode, host and psychotherapist Debra Sloss, explores the concept of Post-Traumatic Growth with Richard G. Tedeschi, PhD, one of the researchers who coined the term, and Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, who shares how losing her husband to suicide shaped her life and public service. Beginning with a moving opening story from Holoc...

By Molly Sullivan. The Devil Wears Prada 2, the much anticipated sequel to The Devil Wears Prada is a far more serious and less whimsical sequel than its beloved predecessor. Directed by David Frankel and written by Aline Brosh McKenna and Lauren Weisberger, the film reunites us with Andy Sachs, played by Anne Hathaway, 20 […]