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Episode 89: Sleep isn’t a luxury—it’s a foundation for mental health. In this episode, behavioral sleep medicine specialist Muriel Rose and guest Allyson Makuch explore the powerful connection between sleep and emotional well-being. Allyson shares how protecting her sleep has been critical to managing Bipolar I disorder. The episode also includes listener stories about navigating sleep disruption and using mindfulness to calm the nervous system. Join us for a practical and hopeful conversation about why protecting your sleep helps protect your mind.

What makes a good adaptation? Is it sticking to the source material as faithfully as possible or breathing in new life by going in an entirely different direction? Emerald Fennell’s 2026 film Wuthering Heights provides the following answer to my original question: “Must an adaptation be good?” Based on the Emily Bronte novel of the […]

Hear Karissa LeClair-Cortez and Nancy Willard discuss the support systems for LGBTQ+ people at the Santa Cruz County Public Health Department

A Circle Outside: A story about lesbian witches in Santa Cruz County in the 1980s with author Linda Rosewood and Coleen Douglas.

Transformative Climate Communities in California With Nancy Faulstitch and Eloy Ortiz, Regeneración Pajaro Valley on Sustainability Now! Sunday, March 29th, 2026 The State of California has created a program called “Transformative Climate Communities,” focused on making low-income, urban areas more resilient, efficient and responsive to housing, energy and climate challenges. What does this mean on […]

Laura Ferry said, “Consume each meal with your eyes open.” Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

Here at KSQD, we know Sandy Stone as our lead engineer and super-volunteer. But Sandy is an icon in the transgender community, working to assert the essential humanity of transgender people since she transitioned in the mid-1970s. In this conversation with host Suki Wessling, we explore two times of Sandy’s life: her personal experience with […]

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, directed by Mary Bronstein and produced by A24, is a rare film in its raw portrayal of the complexities of motherhood. The story is anchored by an extraordinary performance from Rose Byrne as Linda, and a surprisingly restrained, quietly affecting turn by Conan O’Brien as her therapist. Linda […]

As we approach another Vernal Equinox, DJ Dupsie invites you to rest and be present in the liminal space where winter melts into spring with a dream pop set list and reading words of inspiration from the Nap Bishop, Tricia Hersey.

In this episode of The Computer Man Show on KSQD, Luigi Oppido and his guest Nyanko, dive deep into the hottest topics in tech right now. Global Impact of Datacenter UAE Attacks The show opened with a heavy hitter: a drone strike on an Amazon data center in the United Arab Emirates, marking a rare […]

Film Review — Solo Mio by Molly Sullivan Solo Mio, the romantic comedy directed by Charles Francis Kinnane and Daniel Kinnane, is something of a poor man’s version of Under the Tuscan Sun. Starring Kevin James in a surprisingly serious romantic role, the film follows his character’s journey through heartbreak and disappointment toward an eventual […]

The Past and Future of Sustainable Communities with Peter Calthorpe, Architect & Urban Designer Sustainability Now! Sunday, March 15th The world’s cities are big and getting bigger. By 2050, 80% of the world’s people will live in cities. Can cities be made sustainable? Who is thinking about this? Join host Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation […]

UPDATES ON IRAN AND MINNESOTA: This show includes a conversation with an ordinary, working mom in Minnesota, Janine Sieja, about her experience with ICE chaos, abductions and even murders in her city … becoming an activist, her fears as a mother … and what is happening on the ground there now. Our conversation with Janine […]

Living in the United States May be Hazardous to Your Health! “Be Bold America!” Airs March 6, 2026 at 5:00pm (PT) “America presents an egregious paradox – it has both the most expensive healthcare and the shortest life expectancy in the West.” – Robert Sapolsky Living in the United States today means surviving in a society […]

EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert, directed by Baz Luhrmann, draws from newly uncovered footage of Elvis’s later years performing in Las Vegas for electrified audiences. Luhrmann meticulously assembled the film with audio help from Peter Jackson, to present these performances from Elvis’s own point of view. One of the documentary’s greatest pleasures is watching Elvis […]

In this episode of The Computer Man Show on KSQD, Luigi Oppido and his guest Nyanko, dive deep into the accelerating AI revolution, sparked by recent warnings from Bernie Sanders about job loss, automation, and economic disruption. The conversation explores bold claims from tech leaders like Elon Musk and Bill Gates regarding a future where […]

Biologists Unite! The Rise and Fall of Ecosystem Services with Professor Daniel Suarez, Middlebury College on Sustainability Now! Sunday, March 1, 2026 Over the past several decades, there has been a concerted effort by biologists, economists and others to put a value on nature’s services: what would it cost, for example, to provide clean water […]

On this episode of The Computer Man Show, Luigi dives into Mac backup strategies—breaking down Time Machine vs. Acronis, and later is joined by special guest Nyanko to discuss concerns about rising hardware prices and looming storage shortages driven by AI data center demand. The conversation expands into AI privacy fears sparked by Google Gemini, […]

Episode 88: Originally recorded in 2023 and re-released for its continued relevance, this episode explores how parents go on after the death of a child. Father and author Colin Campbell shares how he is living with “hope and purpose” after losing his two teenage children in a drunk-driving crash, alongside stories from parents grieving losses to suicide and overdose and insights from psychotherapist and grief specialist Kara Bowman. A tender, honest, and unexpectedly hopeful conversation about life after unimaginable loss.

Hear from the first same sex couple married in Santa Cruz County. Gail Groves, Dinah Phillips and Gail Pellerin share about the importance of the first day same sex marriage was legal back in June of 2008.

Writer Joan Gelfand’s life so far has been bookended by what she refers to as “strange moments.” As a teenager, she left New York City for the allure of the Berkeley Women’s Movement, a time when lesbians were forming their own radical community and forging a new way for American women to live. Now Joan […]

Crime 101 was the perfect remedy for a rainy day in Santa Cruz County. The 2026 crime thriller, written and directed by Bart Layton and based on Don Winslow’s 2020 novella, delivers a suspenseful and thoroughly entertaining ride. It was also the most crowded I’ve seen the Capitola CineLux in quite some time. The standout […]

Defiance.org with Miles Taylor “Be Bold America!” Airs February 20 2026 at 5:00pm (PT) “If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.” – President Dwight […]