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Professor Nolan Higdon of UC Santa Cruz and the Gaslight Gazette Blog on Substack attempts to untangle the tangle of hype and hyperbole surrounding the insertion of AI into most aspects of our online lives. This interview is by Humanities Intern, Daymia Rousseau.

In 2012, Wayne Harris was invited by the U.S. State Department to travel to Palestine to do workshops and perform a piece about Martin Luther King, Jr. Feeling at times a tool of the Government, spreading a story of peace to oppressed people, he falls into an unexpected journey . . . and maybe the […]

From the Streets hosts Omar Dieguez & Adela Naranjowe, sit down with Watsonville familia Araceli Gonzales, Primo Gonzales, and their daughters Abby & Emilia to talk about keeping Chicano, Pachuco, Pachuca, Rockabilly, and Lowrider culture alive for future generations. From classic cars and vintage fashion to community work, toy drives, and cultural pride—this family represents […]

On May 6, 2026, a candidate’s forum was held live on the air that included all five candidates: Joy Schendeldecker, Chris Krohn, Gillian Greensite, Ryan Coonerty, and Ami Chen-Mills. Talk of the Bay host Len Beyea was the moderator.

In April, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to establish the county’s first-ever youth commission. The commission was tasked with studying how the county can foster greater youth participation in local government in order to share recommendations with elected leaders who can actually change policy. To tell us more about the freshly-formed […]

Look up! It’s the night sky and billions and billions of stars and planets, if you are lucky enough to see a few. Join “Cosmic” Joe Jordan, former NASA scientist and dark sky enthusiast of all things astronomy for some star talks up at Costanoa resort or right here on the radio!

An election of a judge is a fairly rare thing, given the governor usually appoints one to a vacancy. Bryan Hackett and Alisa Thomas are both attorneys vying for the judge’s seat on the Santa Cruz Superior Court. KSQD reached out multiple times to Ms. Thomas but did not get a reply to our invitation […]

Meilin Obinata interviews Friends of the Rail & Trail (FORT) board members, Matt Farrell and Sally Arnold about the threats to our rail and trail future and how FORT is launching a Summer of Action to keep our county on track.  Listeners are invited to a Rally to Save Our Tracks on May 20, next […]

Omar’s guest, Ricardo Chavez, takes us on a deep dive into the labor movement into which he was born. The year of his birth was the year that the United Farm Workers saw the death of five martyrs: five organizers who were killed for their work in the movement. It is in this crucible of […]

On this episode of From the Streets, host Omar Dieguez facilitates a raw and powerful conversation with community leaders Elias Gonzalez and Edgar Ernesto Ibarra Gutierrez regarding the true meaning of service. Central to their discussion is the concept of palabra, or the sacredness of one’s word, which both men view as the bedrock of building […]