“Fire, Fire on the Mountain!” New Threats to Organic Farming in California On Sustainability Now! Sunday, October 16th, 5-6 PM on KSQD 90.7 FM and KSQD.org Farming is tough enough as it is, but when farmers face the loss of organic certification due to climate-related disasters and wildfires, what can they do? Join Host Ronnie […]

Open Farm Tours is Back! On Sustainability Now! Sunday, October 2nd, 5-6 PM on KSQD 90.7 FM and KSQD.org Open Farm Tours is back and happening October 8th and 9th! Fifteen south county farms are participating and all are family owned, organic and sustainable. Join host Ronnie Lipschutz and his guests, Penny Ellis, Paul Towers […]

Letter to Fellow Citizens of Earth, with Dr. Sharachchandra Lele on Sustainability Now! Sunday, September 18th, 5-6 PM   Join Host Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation with Dr. Sharachchandra Lele who is coleader of an Expert Writing Group of natural scientists, social scientists and humanities scholars who have published a “Letter to Fellow Citizens of […]

In the Shadow of Climate Change: What can the Children Tell Us? with Filmmaker Eric Thiermann  On Sustainability Now! Sunday, September 4th, 5-6 PM on KSQD 90.7 FM and KSQD.org  Join Host Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation with filmmaker and media producer Eric Thiermann. During his 40-year career, Thiermann has filmed, produced and directed hundreds […]

Well, Well, Well! Clean Water for Everyone! with Chelsea Tu of Monterey Waterkeeper On Sustainability Now! Sunday, August 21st, 5-6 PM, on KSQD 90.7 FM and KSQD.org Join host Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation with Chelsea Tu, the new executive director of a new local non-profit, Monterey Waterkeeper, which combines education, science-based policy advocacy and […]

How a Republican Grandfather Helped Legalize Abortion with Dr. Caroline Tracey On Sustainability Now! Sunday, August 7th, 5-6 PM on KSQD 90.7 FM and KSQD.org These days, one’s political affiliation is often a clue to one’s position on abortion (and vice versa).  That was not always the case.  During the 1950s and into the 1970s, […]

Join host Ronnie Lipschutz in this Blast from the Past (originally broadcast on May 23, 2021) as he speaks with Dr. Suzanne Simard, Professor of Forestry and Conservation Sciences about the social life of trees.   Her 2021 book, Finding the Mother Tree–Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, has just been published.  According to Simard, communication […]

In Santa Cruz, July is Not too Late to Plant Seeds! with Renee Shepherd of Renee’s Garden On Sustainability Now! Sunday, July 10th, 5-6 PM on KSQD 90.7 FM and KSQD.org Have you procrastinated on planting a garden or been too busy?  Do you think it’s too late and you’ll have to wait until next […]

Meet the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership with Tahra Goraya On Sustainability Now! Sunday, June 12th, 5-6 PM on KSQD 90.7 FM and KSQD.org Sustainability Now! co-host Brooke Wright speaks with Tahra Goraya, the new President & CEO of the tri-county Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP).  MBEP works on housing, broadband access, workforce development, renewable energy […]

Fighting Fires with Fire with Dr. Sasha Berleman, Wildland Fire Scientist Sustainability Now! Blast from the Past! Sunday, May 29th, 5-6 PM Once again, California is dry, dry, dry and that probably means we are in for a wild wildfire season. Since the beginning of 2021, there have been 10,000 wildfires across the state, and […]