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Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: Follow the journey of one of our callers and their VPN issues, Email questions and more!

You can’t be well informed unless you are informed well! Join hosts Erik Nelson and Tony Russomanno as they unpack the week that was, on this Aug. 16, 2025 “FIVE YEARS ON” edition of What A Week!   Christine Barrington is always adding to her list of resources for individual action in the time of […]

What’s In Those Plastics, Anyway? with Professor Susannah Scott, Chemistry, UC Santa Barbara The world is awash in plastic. According to a study published in 2020, total production of plastics since 1950 is now over 10 billion tons, with more than half of that simply discarded. And the production of plastics will only increase in […]

Amy McElroy speaks of a time when her voice was not heard. Photo courtesy of Polina Kovaleva.

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: Flock License plate readers, Phone scams, Microsoft kills LensPDF scanner app, iPhone 17 event September 9th, Email questions and more!

In square miles Santa Cruz County is the second smallest in California, but in hiking and mountain biking trail miles Santa Cruz County is a giant. And, this month these miles will increase in number due to a collaboration between the Bureau of Land Management, Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship, and the local community. After […]

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: Flock License Plate Readers (and how the SUCK), Bluetooth hacking, Windows Recall, IRS Direct File is GONE, Hear from our callers, Email questions and more!

This month DJ Dupsie continues The Sunday Dinner Summer Music Series with local artists RicoR, Manny Florendo, and Roland Reyes. In between the songs played live in the studio, we reflect on the art of spoken word and the power of openness because the world has been so divided lately. RicoR, Manny, and Roland, have been spending so […]

After the Floods–The Search for Resilience in Ellicott City with Professor Ken Conca, American University on Sustainability Now! Sunday, August 3, 5-6 PM on KSQD As the recent deadly floods in Central Texas remind us, Nature bats last. There seem to be a growing number of severe weather-related disasters that kill many people and lay […]

Episode 81: In this episode, we explore how self-care can sustain us through hard times. Host Debra Sloss and psychotherapist Kara Bowman reflect on a series of moving listener-submitted stories that reveal how simple, soulful practices can nourish resilience. From music to movement, these everyday acts offer powerful ways to stay grounded amid adversity. Tune in for wisdom, inspiration, and gentle reminders that self-care is essential.

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: Birds repeating back PNG files, Starlink Outage, iOS26 Public Beta, CA is dropping broadband mandate for underserved, hear our callers, Email questions and more!

You can’t be well informed unless you are informed well! Join hosts Erik Nelson and Tony Russomanno with guest Sarah Kendzior as they unpack the week that was, on this July 26, 2025 “SARAH KENDZIOR!” edition of What A Week!   Today, best selling author and journalist Sarah Kendzior, a prophet with a good deal […]

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: THREE minutes missing from DOJ raw video of Epstein (tech perspective), Hear from our callers, Email questions and more!

The False Promise of Deep-Sea Mining with Professors D.G. Webster and Susan Park on Sustainability Now! Sunday, July 20th, 5-6 PM The United States has indicated that it will begin to explore commercial mining of mineral nodules on the international seabed, in violation of the UN Conference on the Law of the Sea and the […]

  Jamie Edwards, the first president of the independent union of workers at Trader Joe’s, Trader Joe’s United, returns to Moment of Truth for this conversation with host Meilin Obinata to discuss life after Trader Joe’s, after Trader Joe’s decided to terminate Jamie’s employment. This episode aired Monday, July 7, 2025. The first conversation we […]

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: Phone Scam: Your partner calls but is next to you, McDonald’s hiring AI tool hacked with simple password, ID.Me, Email questions and more!

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: Morale at Microsoft, Windows 10 to Windows 11, MANY Email questions and more!

The Cabrillo Stage is a local treasure, and this year’s production is to die for! Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street opens soon, and the artistic team joins host Christine Barrington to share behind the scenes tidbits to work up your appetite for this fabulous production, opening July 17th and running through August […]

Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation with Hugh Warwick on Sustainability Now! Sunday, July 6th, 2025, 5-6 PM Do you remember the Northern Spotted Owl, icon of the old-growth Redwood Wars of the 1990s? Well, the Northern Spotted Owl is, once again, under threat. This time, however, the threat comes from […]

Episode 80: What happens after a loved one dies by suicide? In this poignant episode, Leslie Nielsen shares the loss of her adult son, while another woman reflects on losing her mother. Former suicide prevention director Carly Memoli offers insight into the unique grief that follows and how healing can begin—a raw and hopeful glimpse into learning to live with unimaginable pain and grief.

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: DMV fake scam notice, Microsoft dropped 400m users, Trump Mobile drops “Made In USA” claim, BOEING using potatoes-not people-to test WiFi, Email questions and more!

Steven E. Popp and Joe Truskot of In The Garden discuss how you can create an ecological balance in your backyard. We talk about ways to keep pests manageable and still have a bountiful harvest of fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Integrated Pest Management allows you to harness nature and focus it on keeping your garden […]

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: MicLock for iPhone actually USEFUL, What is a passkey and how it works, How ID.ME works, Live calls from listeners like YOU, email questions and more!

This episode kicks off our Summer 2025 music series on The Sunday Dinner! Listen in as DJ Dupsie chats with renowned internationally-local artist Dan Fechette! Dan scrolls through his songbook, and plays songs live in the KSQD studio, with themes of social justice, calls to action to end inequity, and protect our environment! You can […]

Out, Out, Damned Carbon! with Dr. Barbara Haya & Dr. Stephen Lezak, Berkeley Carbon Trading Project Sustainability Now! Sunday, June 22nd, 5-6 PM Carbon is a boon and a bane. It is at the core of all life on Earth, past and present. In the atmosphere, carbon is what keeps the Earth’s temperature at tolerable […]

Shell Oceana embraces her therapy. Photo courtesy of Bella White.

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: Trump Moble, OpenAI winning $200M US Defense contract, Germany removes all Microsoft products, Starlink speeds below broadband standards, Email questions and more!

The root of the word crisis comes from crise, the “decisive point in the progress of a disease, which indicates recovery or death,” also a “vitally important or decisive state of things, a point at which change must come, for better or worse,” and from the Latinized form of the Greek krisis or “turning point.” […]

In this special audio release of Part I of Dr. George Pransky’s audio recording, “A Busy Mind,” Ami Chen Mills adds context and frames many of the world’s ills as related to the quality and speed of our collective thinking. Busy minds are not bad or evil, but when people can never slow down enough […]

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: Trump Admin installed Starlink public wifi in White House, Scammers using AI to enroll as fake college students and steal financial aid, Apple’s WWDV, Email questions and more!

This episode opens with Bruce Springsteen in Manchester, England, speaking about the Trump Administration, and then we dive into an interview with Indy Rishi Singh, championing a “doughnut economics” model in San Jose, California, and throughout the state, with the California Doughnut Economics Coalition (CALDEC). Doughnut Economics is the brain child of Kate Raworth, an […]

What’s the Matter with California’s Electricity System? with Loretta Lynch On Sustainability Now! Sunday, June 8th, 5-6 PM Everyone is angry with California’s private utilities. Rates keep rising, the utilities lack accountability and they are running roughshod over small-scale renewable energy. Why make your customers so mad? Is that anger justified? And what are the utilities […]

2025 marks Kuumbwa Jazz club’s 50th anniversary. UCSC Humanities intern, Maury Burnett-Cavoto shares this interview with founder, Tim Jackson.

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: Palantir master database on every American, Fake Amazon store, 20% tariff on iPhones because Tim Cook wouldn’t go on vacay with Trump, Email questions and more!

Why are worker-to-worker campaigns winning against big companies like Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s and more? To find out, Moment of Truth host Meilin Obinata interviewed Professor Eric Blanc, author of “We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big” to learn why unions are one of the best weapons against the […]

Garden books forever! Join Steven E. Popp and Joe Truskot for a lively discussion of the most important garden books in their lives spent with plants. 9 to 10 a.m., May 31, 2025, on In The Garden. The program was recorded on August 5, 2023.

This month on The Sunday Dinner we serve up a heaping helping of labor solidarity! In the wake of another wave of layoffs and sweeping budget cuts in the University of California system, student services and advising staff have come together to form SSAP-UAW! Listen in as we take our first bites into what will […]

Episode 79: Guest host Patrice Vecchione leads a heartfelt conversation with three vibrant elders—Barbara Stark, Alice Tao, and Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts—about how they’ve embraced aging with purpose and adaptability. Plus senior care specialist Ruth Nickens offers practical insights from her 40-year career. Whether you’re 25 or 95, this rich discussion will reshape how you think about aging.

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: Helpful software: PZip, Gimp, EM Client, WhizTree, Rufus, Speccy; Using 5 sec AI video is same as microwave running for an hour, Email questions and more!

The Return of Wolves to California with Amaroq Weiss, Center for Biological Diversity Sustainability Now! Sunday, May 25th Gray wolves were once ubiquitous across California but the state’s last surviving individual was killed in 1924. In 2011, the first documented wolf since 1924 was observed crossing into California from Oregon. Today, there are at least […]

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: iPhone 17 Air, Wikipedia: free software, Yahoo mail charging for pw reset, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals set to acquire 23&Me, Coinbase hacked, Email questions and more!

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: Trump terminates Digital Equity Act, Meta AIChatbox inappropriate with minors, CamelCamelCamel Tariffs, Live callers, Email questions and more!

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: Internet Archive, Musk’s Chatbot GrokAI refuses MAGA training, Bluetooth Pranks, Facebook targeted ads to teens who delete selfies, Email questions and more!

Thursday on Talk of the Bay at 5:30pm: If you missed October’s Open Studios, May brings you another chance to experience and enjoy the exceptional art of our region with the San Lorenzo Valley Art Tour! May 17 & 18 will launch the 4th annual San Lorenzo Valley Art Tour featuring dozens of artists from […]

Episode 78: More men are embracing therapy and challenging old stigmas. In this remixed episode, Guest Host Lisa Herendeen, LMFT talks with Joey Fino, Mark Vanderhoof, and psychotherapist Tim Hartnett, PhD about how therapy can transform men’s lives. We’ve also added a powerful “In Your Voice” story, reflecting on how therapy supported Daniel’s journey from adolescence to adulthood. Tune in for a compelling conversation on healing, connection, and emotional growth.

Don’t stress about your tech, call the Computer Man on KSQD between 6-7pm PT each Tuesday: 831-900-5773 Write to [email protected] Scams of the week! Topics covered: Windows 11 breaking, New Y2K in 2038?, Accepting Disinformation as truth, Live callers, Google Lens, Getting phished by your IT Dept, Email questions and more!

This month we kiki and gag over the upcoming 3rd annual Mother Earth Drag Extravaganza which took place on April 26th at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center! delfin bautista {lower case on purpose like bell hooks} Director of the Lionel Cantu Queer Center at UC Santa Cruz gives us insight on this collaborative effort, and […]

Are Tariffs Good for the Environment? Bad? Or What? With Ronnie Lipschutz & Christine Barrington Sustainability Now! Sunday, April 27th, 2025, 5-6 PM Tariffs are in the air and on the news. Tariffs are up and down. Tariffs are in and out. Who knows where they might go and what they might do. But what […]

The Moment of Truth program and KSQD were on the scene for the Bernie Sanders’ “Fight the Oligarchy” 2025 tour in Folsom, CA. Ami Chen Mills is joined by Denise Elerick, co-chair of the Mid-County Democrats and founder of the Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County, who also traveled to Folsom for this event […]

Monday on Talk of the Bay Christine Barrington goes Behind the Mic with Rick Kleffel host of Friday’s Narrative Species, a show that features writers whose works of fiction and non-fiction shape our world. After more than 2,000 shows spanning decades, Rick has hosted Pulitzer and Booker prize winners, as well as some of the […]