In this conversation, host Suki Wessling speaks with writer, researcher, designer and entrepreneur Brenda Laurel about how girls play and what that means for women and game designers. We talk about the relationship between theater and gaming, and how the gaming world grew to change the way children live and develop. We talk about the […]

“Every time I danced,  I thought about the gratitude I had to move my body when simultaneously my mother was bound to a wheelchair. It shifted my perspective on the gift of life.” – Nicole Tetreault In this wide-ranging interview, we explore how neuroscientist, author, and meditation teacher Nicole Tetreault managed to step across what was once a […]

How do you talk to people you don’t agree with so that you can continue the conversation? Karin Tamerius was passionate about politics as a young person, but she also noticed that her arguments with family didn’t go anywhere. Eventually, Karin melded her early political career with training in psychiatry to create a method of […]

Warning: This episode invokes “the G-word,” and by that we mean gifted. It’s the term used by educators, psychologists, and parents, despite the fact that everyone knows it evokes a whiff of elitism and implies that others have no gifts. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. In this episode, host Suki Wessling […]

“In the next six years, one of the biggest wealth transfers this country has ever seen is happening. And by 2030, women are going to control $30 trillion in this economy.” Janine Firpo Many of us find trips to new places inspiring. For Janine Firpo, what started with a getaway led to a career change […]

What happens when your children don’t meet society’s expectations for development and behavior? Rebecca and Wendy agreed to an interview for last month’s “Motherhood in the 21st Century” episode, but as soon as we began to talk, it was clear that their perspectives as mothers were worth exploring in more depth. We only used first […]

A deep connection to humanity This month’s episode delves into a common refrain heard from young women contemplating motherhood: “It sounds so hard!” According to the moms interviewed for The Babblery, it is hard, but it’s also an experience like no other, one that leads women to a sense of deep satisfaction. Listen to women, […]

Jana Marcus So what happens when a photographer, a mature woman herself, welcomes older women into her studio to get the full glamour treatment? In this episode, we explore how a session with Santa Cruz photographer Jana Marcus inspired and thrilled the women who took part. Even though beauty is supposed to be a superficial […]

Ever wondered about the voices you hear on KSQD? You might tune in and hear an intriguing conversation about dreams and psychedeliccs on Saturday. Or maybe you were driving on a Monday at 5 and heard a deeply researched piece about local infrastructure. Or your political ideas were challenged by a deep conversation about an […]

“We need to get away from the violence in our speech and try to develop one filled with loving kindness, filled with compassion, filled with a vision of justice that’s not vengeful.” These are the words of Bettina Aptheker, noted feminist scholar who is often described as a “radical” feminist. In conversation about her life, […]