Pride Perspectives
with
CECE PINHEIRO
Join KSQD every other Sunday evening at 5, and Tuesday morning at 6, for Pride Perspectives, highlighting the LGBTQ+ community across Santa Cruz County and the Central Coast. Hosts Rob Darrow and Cece Pinheiro keep you up to date on current issues, and share perspectives from the long and rich history of Santa Cruz Pride, marking its 50th anniversary in 2025. Among the features are interviews between young members of the community and elders of the modern Pride movement. (05:00 PM - 06:00 PM PT)
State of Mind
with
DEBRA SLOSS
Shows feature intimate conversations about mental health and wellness
here on the central coast of California. In each program Debra interviews
two or more guests where people share their personal stories and their
clinical or program expertise on a mental health topic. (06:00 PM - 07:00 PM PT)
80-Somethings I Have Known with Chris Krohn
with
CHRIS KROHN
Chris Krohn interviews long-time movers and shakers of the central coast who are 80+ years old. They share what they've seen, done, and learned over the decades. (07:00 PM - 07:30 PM PT)
What to Be?
with
PATRICK HARTE
"What To Be?" is a weekly program presenting interviews with inspiring people to learn about their careers. If you've ever wondered how to become a legal aide, an ethical hacker, or a marine biologist, or what it's like to run your own business, tune in to "What to Be? (07:30 PM - 08:00 PM PT)
The Hive
with
THE HIVE POETRY COLLECTIVE
The Hive Poetry Collective is a group of Santa Cruz poets. We produce a weekly radio show and host live poetry events, featuring a diverse roster of poets from Santa Cruz and across the country. All episodes are available to stream through Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. Details about the Hive's podcasts and events can be found at hivepoetry.org. The Hive's mission is to bring a diverse community together in appreciation of all kinds of poetry by all kinds of people. (08:00 PM - 09:00 PM PT)
Oblique Strategies
with
DENISE GALLANT
Oblique Strategies is an uptempo electronic music show. The name is based on playing cards created in 1975 by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt. The show specializes in instrumental synthesizer-oriented music of various genres, including Techno Pop, space rock, melodic electronica, and Trance. The show features original space rock music from the 1970's as well as newer electronica from the 2000's. Each week features a local Santa Cruz artist, or an artist who has sent links to their own music thro ... (09:00 PM - 11:00 PM PT)
Cephalotron
with
RICK KLEFFEL
(11:00 PM - 12:00 AM PT)
Monday
The Tower of Song
with
B. F. GYPSY SCHOLAR
RE-VISION RADIO's TOWER OF SONG, hosted by the Gypsy Scholar & Bohemian Essayist (a.k.a, DJ Orfeo), is a Musical & Philosophical-Literary program dedicated to the "Life of the Mind" and broadcast "in the middle of the night." It's an eclectic, free-form radio program (looking back to Sixties "underground radio") that falls between the cracks of traditional radio formats, with either "information" or "music" programs. Combing the two formats, the program seeks to both educate and entertai ... (12:00 AM - 03:00 AM PT)
Bread and Buddha
with
MANUEL ZAVALA
Neo progressive/fusion/folk/new age/world music (03:00 AM - 05:00 AM PT)
Alan Watts
For more than forty years, Alan Watts (1915-1973) earned a reputation as one of
the foremost interpreters of Eastern philosophies for the West.
Author of more than 25 books, he developed an audience of millions who were
enriched through his writings and
public lectures, recordings of which continue to resonate with listeners. These recordings from the 1960s and 1970s reveal his
charisma and his accessible personal philosophy, presented in complete candor and joy. (05:00 AM - 06:00 AM PT)