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As we approach another Vernal Equinox, DJ Dupsie invites you to rest and be present in the liminal space where winter melts into spring with a dream pop set list and reading words of inspiration from the Nap Bishop, Tricia Hersey.

Film Review — Solo Mio by Molly Sullivan Solo Mio, the romantic comedy directed by Charles Francis Kinnane and Daniel Kinnane, is something of a poor man’s version of Under the Tuscan Sun. Starring Kevin James in a surprisingly serious romantic role, the film follows his character’s journey through heartbreak and disappointment toward an eventual […]

The Past and Future of Sustainable Communities with Peter Calthorpe, Architect & Urban Designer Sustainability Now! Sunday, March 15th The world’s cities are big and getting bigger.  By 2050, 80% of the world’s people will live in cities. Can cities be made sustainable?  Who is thinking about this? Join host Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation […]

UPDATES ON IRAN AND MINNESOTA: This show includes a conversation with an ordinary, working mom in Minnesota, Janine Sieja, about her experience with ICE chaos, abductions and even murders in her city … becoming an activist, her fears as a mother … and what is happening on the ground there now. Our conversation with Janine […]

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to Luigi@PleasurePointComputers.com Scams of the week! Topics covered: AI can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in wargame simulations, tools for extracting iMessages, Burger King’s new Polite AI, ICE sends phishing emails, hear from our callers and more!

Living in the United States May be Hazardous to Your Health! “Be Bold America!” Airs March 6, 2026 at 5:00pm (PT) “America presents an egregious paradox – it has both the most expensive healthcare and the shortest life expectancy in the West.” – Robert Sapolsky Living in the United States today means surviving in a society […]

In this episode of The Computer Man Show on KSQD, Luigi Oppido and his guest Nyanko, dive deep into the hottest topics in tech right now. Global Impact of Datacenter UAE Attacks The show opened with a heavy hitter: a drone strike on an Amazon data center in the United Arab Emirates, marking a rare […]

EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert, directed by Baz Luhrmann, draws from newly uncovered footage of Elvis’s later years performing in Las Vegas for electrified audiences. Luhrmann meticulously assembled the film with audio help from Peter Jackson, to present these performances from Elvis’s own point of view. One of the documentary’s greatest pleasures is watching Elvis […]

Biologists Unite! The Rise and Fall of Ecosystem Services with Professor Daniel Suarez, Middlebury College  on Sustainability Now!  Sunday, March 1, 2026 Over the past several decades, there has been a concerted effort by biologists, economists and others to put a value on nature’s services: what would it cost, for example, to provide clean water […]

Episode 88: Originally recorded in 2023 and re-released for its continued relevance, this episode explores how parents go on after the death of a child. Father and author Colin Campbell shares how he is living with “hope and purpose” after losing his two teenage children in a drunk-driving crash, alongside stories from parents grieving losses to suicide and overdose and insights from psychotherapi...

In this episode of The Computer Man Show on KSQD, Luigi Oppido and his guest Nyanko, dive deep into the accelerating AI revolution, sparked by recent warnings from Bernie Sanders about job loss, automation, and economic disruption. The conversation explores bold claims from tech leaders like Elon Musk and Bill Gates regarding a future where […]

Hear from the first same sex couple married in Santa Cruz County. Gail Groves, Dinah Phillips and Gail Pellerin share about the importance of the first day same sex marriage was legal back in June of 2008.

Writer Joan Gelfand’s life so far has been bookended by what she refers to as “strange moments.” As a teenager, she left New York City for the allure of the Berkeley Women’s Movement, a time when lesbians were forming their own radical community and forging a new way for American women to live. Now Joan […]

Crime 101 was the perfect remedy for a rainy day in Santa Cruz County. The 2026 crime thriller, written and directed by Bart Layton and based on Don Winslow’s 2020 novella, delivers a suspenseful and thoroughly entertaining ride. It was also the most crowded I’ve seen the Capitola CineLux in quite some time. The standout […]

Defiance.org with Miles Taylor  “Be Bold America!” Airs February 20 2026 at 5:00pm (PT) “If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.”     – President Dwight […]

Ami Chen Mills continues an ongoing conversation about resiliency, wisdom and right action with the Reverend Elisha Christopher of the Center for Spiritual Living in Santa Cruz, with a focus on “the Power of Presence.” What happens when we become fully present in the midst of the chaos, fear, outrage, courage and amazing protests all […]

Yes, 1972 was a musical banquet, and now Erik Nelson and the “Paranoid Styles” Elizabeth Nelson invite you to the feast — and — they promise to pick up the check! Elizabeth Nelson is not only an ace singer-songwriter in her own right, she’s also a cultural critic who writes regularly for the NY Times, […]

On this episode of The Computer Man Show, Luigi dives into Mac backup strategies—breaking down Time Machine vs. Acronis, and later is joined by special guest Nyanko to discuss concerns about rising hardware prices and looming storage shortages driven by AI data center demand. The conversation expands into AI privacy fears sparked by Google Gemini, […]

Alan Ritch shares monuments to widowhood.

To summarize the immense complexity of Sinners, from screenwriter and director Ryan Coogler, feels like a near impossible task. It can be described as a horror film, a period piece, or even a musical. All three of these components were expertly woven to create the film that has broken the record for most Oscar nominations […]

Send Help – Film Review by Molly Sullivan Send Help is a dark, twisted comedy thriller with more bite than you might expect. Directed by Sam Raimi — yes, the same director who gave us Drag Me to Hell — this film takes the classic deserted-island survival story and flips it completely on its head. […]

This short feature was produced by Daymia Rousseau, Humanities intern from UCSC, with editing help from Rachel Anne Goodman and Howard Feldstein. What follows is the transcript. Hello, I’m Daymia Rousseau, a UCSC Intern reporting for KSQD. AI data centers are a booming business, and California is one of the leading states in building them. […]

Andrew Schoneberg interviewed NYC based composer, conductor, instrumentalist.  Doug Balliett teaches at Juliard, has had his compositions premiered at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and in Europe.  Doug composes operas, contatas, other types of sacred music.  He conducts and plays in several professional music groups which specialize in pre-romantic era classical music and new music inspired [&#82...

The Water Remembers—My Indigenous Family’s Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life with Amy Bowers Cordalis Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group On Sustainability Now, Sunday, February 15th, 2026 The removal of four dams from the Klamath River in Northern California is rapidly becoming one of the great recent success stories in […]

Everybody Wants to Rule the World rolls over the closing credits of Marty Supreme—a haunting, hopeful choice for Josh Safdie’s new sports comedy‑drama, co‑written with Ronald Bronstein. Timothée Chalamet—who’s recently played Willy Wonka, Bob Dylan, and now Marty Mauser—may finally get his long‑overdue recognition at this year’s Academy Awards. As Mauser, he’s a scrappy 23‑year‑old […]