Podcast Episodes

Medical Aid in Dying: A Mental Health Perspective

Season 8 Episode 76

Episode 76: Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) allows terminally ill, mentally capable adults to self-ingest prescribed medication to pass peacefully on their own terms. As the Baby Boomer generation ages, …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Computer Man! Your Tech Questions Answered: February 25, 2025

Don’t stress about your tech issues, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to Luigi@PleasurePointComputers.com Scams! Is Chat GPT a scam? Gmail hacked? FBI issu…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Learning LGBTQ+ History from Younger People’s Perspectives with Mars, Levi and Maddie.

The focus of this Pride Perspectives show are the young people who helped organize, interview and edit the “Santa Cruz County Queer History Podcasts” in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Santa C…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Santa Cruz Wharf Stuggles Back to Life

After a catastrophic collapse in December, the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf is putting out the message: Support local businesses that depend on foot traffic to stay afloat. This story is by UCSC Humani…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Pride Perspectives Show 3: The 1970s, Women’s Music and Health with Kater Pollock and Patti Maxine.

This show focused was on the 1970s and in particular how women contributed to the implementation of the first Santa Cruz Pride in 1975. At UCSC, feminist studies began in 1974 and at the same time, t…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Moss Landing Battery Fire Health Survey

The Health Departments of Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties, in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health, are conducting this community survey to learn more about the…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Breaking News: Fire at Vistra Energy Facility in Moss Landing

A fire broke out late Tuesday at the Vistra Energy lithium-ion battery storage facility near Moss Landing Harbor. As a precaution, Monterey County residents in the surrounding area were advised to cl…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Apocalyptic Supperclub: Nourishment for Dark Times

Do you feel like you have woken up from a dream and into a nightmare? Have the daily waves of political turmoil left you nauseous ? Think there isn’t much you can do to effect this storm of chaos? Th…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Blowing Glass Mushrooms at Natural History Museum

Recently, we sent our intern, Maury Burnett-Cavoto over to make some mushroom pendants at a glass blowing class at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. Here is the report.

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Monarch Butterflies Heading for Endangered Status

Western monarch butterflies are being added to the threatened species list A science feature from Maury Burnett-Cavoto, our intern from UCSC Humanities. NN1 [Tourists, nature noises, sounds of Natura…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago