The tables are turned (!) in this program, in which Moment-of-Truth team member Meilin Obinata interviews our regular host Ami Chen Mills about why she started this program at KSQD, and her background in activism, journalism and a spiritual psychology called “Three Principles” psychology. Ami has written several books on activism (from her days at […]

Being in the World with Bees (or, What is it to Be a Bee?)  with Professor Eve Bratman   on Sustainability Now!  Sunday, April 14th 5-6 PM on KSQD Bees are in danger; what can we do? Tune into a Sustainability Now! rebroadcast from 2021 to hear a conversation with Eve Bratman, an Associate […]

Jim Gordon marched — and played to a “Different Drum” — which coincidentally was the title of Linda Ronstadt’s first hit that Gordon’s drumming propelled. Join “Drums & Demons” author Joel Selvin and Erik Nelson for a three-hour “Tragical History Tour” documenting the rise, fall, and musical legacy of an extraordinary musician who had it […]

This month at the Actors’ Theater in downtown Santa Cruz we have a rare opportunity to experience a very local story. White Sky, Falling Dragon is a play in two acts by playwright, and Director, Steve “Spike” Wong. The play runs April 19 through May 5.  Inspired by Spike’s own father, Captain Ernest Wong, USAAF, […]

“Everything, Everywhere and All at Once: Our Planet is Drastically Changing, But You Won’t See It on the Nightly News!” “Be Bold America!” Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “We are not prepared, have no plan, don’t know how bad it’s going to get, and have no time to waste. Everything and everyone is […]

Episode 65: Join us to explore the growing significance of Yoga Therapy in mental health treatment. With a cultural shift emphasizing the mind-body connection, yoga has become something crucial for holistic well-being. Our guests, including integrative mental health practitioner Dr. Juko Holiday and survivor Melaney Seacat, share insights into its therapeutic benefits that are aiding veterans and individuals like Melaney. Tune in to discover more about this transformative approach.

  Martin Rizzo-Martinez is a historian and a producer of film, podcast, and other media content. After completing his PhD at UC Santa Cruz in 2016, he became a UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow to work with Dr. Cliff Trafzer at UC Riverside. Following his postdoc, he worked with California State Parks as the Historian & […]

The Green Energy Resource Rush & the American West With Professor Dustin Mulvaney Solar electricity is the fuel of the future.  But can we go solar without damaging the environment?  Solar farms in distant places need transmission lines to get their product to the market.  Storage batteries, and especially electric vehicles, require lithium and the […]

“Moral Courage: Profiles of Investigative Journalists”   “Be Bold America!” Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 5:00pm (PDT) “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Moral courage is in the spotlight today given an upsurge in authoritarian regimes worldwide. To […]

Ami interviews Brendan Ballou, author of Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan to Pillage America in this show on the five-alarm fire sale of the “American dream,” good jobs, pensions and decent customer service to multi-billionaires in shadowy private equity firms. Ballou served as Special Counsel for Private Equity in the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division. Previously, Ballou […]