Episodes
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Calling All Earthworkers! Summer Music Sunset Songs celebrate the 1st annual Earthworkers Summit
This month DJ Dupsie brings back two former guests, Sheyna Burns and Christina Audas. Sheyna Burns dishes with us about the 1st Annual California Earthworkers Summit happening Sept. 11-12, 2025 at the University of California, Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology Farm. The California Earthworkers...
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Can Regenerative Agriculture Save the World?
On Unheard Voices, Friday, February 4, 2022 Ami Chen-Mills asks the question: Can Regenerative Agriculture Save the World? Join your host Ami Chen as she interviews local organic farmer, Javier Zamora, who worked his way up from working in the farm fields to owning his own thriving, organic farm…
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Unheard Voices: Will Parrish on the fight to defend Indigenous lands.
On UNHEARD VOICES December 3, 2021, join KSQD as Ami Chen welcomes Will Parrish, a long-time political organizer and investigative journalist, writing frequently on defending Indigenous peoples’ land. In 2017, Parrish co-wrote a 15-part series on the Indigenous-led struggle against the Dakota...
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Saving Watsonville Community Hospital with Mimi Hall and Senator John Laird
On UNHEARD VOICES December 10, 2021 Host Gloria Nieto welcomes Mimi Hall, former Santa Cruz County Health Services Director, and, State Senator John Laird. Together they discuss the recent agreement to save Watsonville Community Hospital from closing. Local government and non-profits have joined…
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Unheard Voices: Relieving Food Insecurity with Second Harvest Food Bank
On Unheard Voices, Friday, November 12, 2021 Host Gloria Nieto welcomes Richelle Noroyan, former Santa Cruz city council member. Now the Director of Coporate and Community Relations for the Second Harvest Food Bank Richelle shares how the Food Bank stepped up during the pandemic and how they work...
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Unheard Voices: Damani Thomas of Oswald’s Restaurant
On November 26, 2021 Thairie Richie interviews Damani Thomas, owner Oswald Restaurant. If you have ever enjoyed the creative and delicious offerings at Oswald over the years, join the show to learn how Damani got into the restaurant business and how the restaurant navigated the pandemic. Damani...
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Unheard Voices with Alvin Dawkins
Ami Chen interviews Alvin Dawkins, co-host of the spiritual-political Heart of America YouTube show with Ami, and author of the forthcoming memoir, From Prison to Purpose. Dawkins was born in prison, then adopted and raised in the ugliness of Alabama’s Jim Crow segregation and apartheid, in the...
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Unheard Voices: Out of Prison and Into Life with Wayne Hedgpeth
On Unheard Voices, November 19, 20201 host Bobby Bishop interviewed Wayne Hedgpeth, Founder and Director of New Jersey’s Bridge Program. Together, Bobby and Wayne explore how the Bridge Program assists ex-felons to transition from prison to half way houses and find success integrating back into...
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Unheard Voices with Oscar Paz
On Friday, October 3oth at 3pm, host Gloria Nieto welcomed Oscar Paz, Education Coordinator for Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Each show is hosted by a member of our diverse collective of people from backgrounds under-represented in the media and in power. Unheard Voices looks at historical...
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Unheard Voices with Faith Brown
On Friday, October 22nd at 3pm, host Thairie Ritchie welcomed community organizer and activist, Faith Brown. She is currently planning a March in Santa Cruz on Saturday November 13th, to address missing women and lack of justice they received. Each show is hosted by a member of our diverse...
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Unheard Voices with Jenn Budd
On Friday, October 8th at 3 pm, host Gloria Nieto welcomed former Border Patrol agent Jenn Budd for a follow-up look at immigration at the southern border. Jenn has just returned from Del Rio, Texas and will discuss the systemic racism shown by the Border Patrol, including the mistreatment of...
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Unheard Voices: The Second Saturday Network
On Unheard Voices, Friday, September 17, 2021 Host Bobby Bishop welcomes members of the Second Saturday Network. Created by local community leaders in the early 1990s to unify and support African Heritage families, activities now include providing educational support and funding family…
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Unheard Voices with Justine Lee
On Friday, October 1st at 3pm, host Ami Chen Mills-Naim welcomed Justine Lee, Executive Director of Living Room Conversations, and co-creator of Make America Dinner Again. Justine’s work is focused on building understanding across ideological differences, and inspiring civic engagement through...
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Unheard Voices with Ayo Banjo
On Friday, September 24th at 3pm host Thairie Ritchie welcomed Ayo Banjo, the former UCSC student body president, and current chair of the campus NAACP. They discussed current social justice issues affecting Santa Cruz and the nation. Unheard Voices looks at historical and current events as well…
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Unheard Voices with María Elena De La Garza
On Friday, September 10th, host Gloria Nieto welcomed María Elena De La Garza , for a conversation about immigration, indigenous languages, and social justice. Born and raised in Watsonville, Maria Elena brings 30 years of nonprofit experience to her work as executive director of the Community...
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Unheard Voices with Michael Mechanic
On Friday, September 3rd at 3pm, host Ami Chen Mills-Naim welcomed journalist Michael Mechanic for a follow-up interview. A former staff writer at Metro Santa Cruz, Mechanic is now a Senior Editor at Mother Jones magazine. Ami and Michael discuss his new book, Jackpot, which looks at the growing...
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Unheard Voices with Juan Dominguez
On Friday, August 27th at 3pm, host Thairie Ritchie welcomed local community organizer Juan Dominguez, they looked at recent news involving all of us, and especially related to people of color. Among the topics: -recent census results and population trends -addressing past injustices to native...
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Unheard Voices with Craig Littlepage
On Friday, August 13th at 3pm, Bobby Bishop welcomed Craig Littlepage, former Athletic Director at the University of Virginia. First African American AD in the Atlantic Coast Conference, 17 years at the helm. They discussed what opportunities there are for people of color in Sports Management and...
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Unheard Voices with Elisha Christopher
On Friday, August 6 at 3pm, the Revered Elisha Christopher from the Center for Spiritual Living in Santa Cruz spoke with Ami Chen about his childhood, growing up gay in a conservative Baptist community in Southern California, and his personal struggles with mental health issues and psychiatric...
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Unheard Voices with Bella Bonner
On Friday July 30th, 2021 host Thairie Ritchie welcomed Bella Bonner (founder of Black Surf Club Santa Cruz and Member of Blended Bridge). Unheard Voices is a weekly program that aims to create dialogue and raise awareness in the community at large. Each show is hosted by a member of our diverse...
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Unheard Voices with Marissa Molina
On Friday July 23rd, 2021 host Thairie Ritchie welcomed Marissa Molina, a local activist and artist. They discussed her community work, along with current events and how they affect us all. Unheard Voices is a weekly program that aims to create dialogue and raise awareness in the community at...
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Unheard Voices with Michael Mechanic
On Friday, July 2nd, 2021 host Ami Chen welcomed her former colleague and fellow former staff writer at MetroSanta Cruz–now a Senior Editor at Mother Jones magazine–Michael Mechanic, about his newly released book from Simon and Schuster, Jackpot. The book covers the growing income gap in the…
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Unheard Voices with Thomas Sage
On Friday, June, 27th, 2021 Host Thairie Ritchie welcomed activist and artist Thomas Sage Pederson. They discussed his work with Juneteenth and other community events, as well as his podcast series of interviews with artists and local personalities. They also looked at recent events in local and...
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Honoring Juneteenth in Santa Cruz
Bobby Bishop hosts a discussion of the Juneteenth holiday, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. It’s an opportunity to celebrate, to reflect on historic struggles for civil rights, and look at the on-going work for justice. Guests are community activist Raymond Evans, who…
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Unheard Voices with Antoinette Parekh
On Friday June 4th, 2021 host Ami Chen Mills-Naim looked at the intersection of spirituality with social and political activism. Ami’s guest is Antoinette Parekh, a local Zen Buddhist priest in the lineage of Suzuki Roshi. With a long history of environmental and social justice activism.They...
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Unheard Voices with Abbi Samuels
On Friday, May 28th, 2021 host Thairie Ritchie welcomed Abbi Samuels. Unheard Voices is a derivative of the new Civil Rights Movement Black Lives Matter. This program is inclusive of all people of the colors of the Rainbow. We hold the vision that change begins in the heart, and with the…
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Unheard Voices with Ami Chen Mills-Naim
On Friday, May 21, 2021 host Ami Chen Mills-Naim welcomed 4 guests, including Gerry Low-Sabado, whose ancestors lived in the Pacific Grove Chinese fishing village that burned down; a former President for the Feast; and younger activists who say current changes are not enough. For decades, the...
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Actor and Activist Danny Glover on Unheard Voices
On Unheard Voices Friday, May 14, 2021 host Bobby Bishop interviews internationally renowned actor and activist Danny Glover about his art and activism. “Artists are the gatekeepers of truth” and Danny Glover shares his vast experiences advocating for social justice on stage, in the hearing room,...
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Unheard Voices with Shirley Wong and Yoshimi Miyazaki
On Friday on May 7th, 2021 at 3 pm Host Gloria Nieto welcomed Shirley Wong and Yoshimi Miyazaki, shared their experiences as Asian-American women – in recent months, and over the course of their lives. Shirley is a 2nd-generation Chinese American, who lives in Santa Cruz with her husband and 2...
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Unheard Voices with Kelsey Hill & Kayla Kumar
Unheard Voices is a derivative of the new Civil Rights Movement Black Lives Matter. This program is inclusive of all people of the colors of the Rainbow. We hold the vision that change begins in the heart, and with the intention to learn about others and respect their world views, we will find…
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Unheard Voices with Gloria Nieto, and Thairie Ritchie
On Friday, April 23 2021 host Bobby Bishop welcomes his co-hosts Gloria Nieto and Thairie Ritchie for a discussion of issues affecting the lives of people of color and the community at large. They’ll share their vision for Unheard Voices, raising awareness among listeners and creating a better...
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Unheard Voices with Ami Chen Mills-Naim
Unheard Voices is a derivative of the new Civil Rights Movement Black Lives Matter. This program is inclusive of all people of the colors of the Rainbow. We hold the vision that change begins in the heart, and with the intention to learn about others and respect their world views, we will find…
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Unheard Voices with Celestino Rodriguez
On Unheard Voices, Friday, April 9th, 2021 host Thairie Ritchie welcomes community activist Celestino Rodriguez. They discussed recent events in the news and their impact, especially on communities of color.Topics include the spotlight on police practices in Minneapolis and St.Louis, immigration...
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Unheard Voices with Douglas H. Palmer, Former Mayor of Trenton, NJ
On Unheard Voices, Friday, April 2, 2021 Bobby Bishop interviews Douglas H. Palmer, the former Mayor of Trenton, NJ, and the first African-American to serve in that office–first elected in 1990, he went on to serve as mayor for a distinguished 20 years. Douglas Palmer also served as the President...
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Unheard Voices with Celestino Rodriguez
On Unheard Voices, Friday, March 26, 2021 host Gloria Nieto interviews community activist Celestino Rodriguez. They discuss recent events in the news and their impact, especially on communities of color. Topics include the recent gun violence in Atlanta and Colorado, the role of police forces in...
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Unheard Voices with Ayo Banjo, president of the UCSC chapter of the NAACP
On Unheard Voices, Friday, March 12, 2021 Thairie Ritchie welcomed Ayo Banjo, president of the UCSC chapter of the NAACP. They discussed current events, including: the recent rally in response to the Outdoor Living Ordinance voted by the Santa Cruz City Council; the trial of Derek Chauvin for the...
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Unheard Voices with Heidi Cartan & Super Nina
On Unheard Voices, Friday, March 5th 2021 host Gloria Nieto welcomed Heidi Cartan, Executive Director of Common Roots. This unique program produces organicvegetables, fruits, flowers, and eggs for sale to the public. A portion ofthe acreage is being built for permanent housing for...
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Unheard Voices with Ayo Banjo, president of the UCSC chapter of the NAACP
On Unheard Voices, Friday, February 26, 202 host Thairie Ritchie speaks with Ayo Banjo, president of the UCSC chapter of the NAACP. They’ll discuss his latest research and community projects, as well as current events, including: Santa Cruz City Council hearing homeless camps, another internal...
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Unheard Voices with Joe Sudbay, programmer at Sirius Radio
On Friday, February 19, 2021 host Gloria Nieto welcomes Joe Sudbay, a programmer at Sirius Radio, who brings a wide-ranging show to satellite listeners around the world. He is a staunch advocate for immigrant rights and LGBT rights, and a keen observer of what goes on in WashingtonD.C. Gloria and...
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Unheard Voices with Luna Bey
On Unheard Voices, Friday, 12 February 2021 it’s Black History month and Host Cheryl Williams speaks with Luna Bey, exploring the life and legacy of Louden Nelson, an early Blackpioneer of Santa Cruz. Luna is a founder and director of the Santa Cruz Equity project, a nonprofit devoted to the...
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Unheard Voices with Bruce Thompson, professor at UCSC
On Unheard Voices, Friday, February 5, 2021 host Bobby Bishop welcomes Bruce Thompson, a Lecturer in History, Literature, and Jewish Studies at UCSC, where he began teaching in 1991. He is a recipient of the University’s John Dizikes Award for Excellence in Teaching in the humanities. The theme…
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Unheard Voices with Juan Dominguez, local community organzier
On Unheard Voices, Friday, January 28 2021 host Thairie Ritchie speaks with Juan Dominguez, a local community organizer, currently developing a Food Program for unsheltered people. Among the topics they’ll discuss are how the local unsheltered population is affected by economics and policies, a...
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Unheard Voices with Vicki Jones
On Friday, January 15 2021 host Cheryl Williams spoke with Vicki Jones about reparations and mutual aid in Santa Cruz County. Reparations Santa Cruz is a wealth-redistribution project focused on anti-black racism. January 15, 1929, is the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King. Before his…
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Unheard Voices with Reverend Deborah Johnson
On Friday, January 8, 2021, host Bobby Bishop welcomed the Reverend Deborah Johnson, of Inner Light Ministry. Bobby and Reverend Johnson discussed democracy as a relationship among people. What does that mean at this critical moment, and as the nation moves forward. What can we learn, and how do…
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Unheard Voices with Irene Juarez O’Connell
On Unheard Voices, Friday, January 1, 2021 host Thairie Ritchie speaks with Irene Juarez O’Connell. Among the topics, they discussed the recent deaths of people of color in police custody in Columbus Ohio, and in Riverside County; abuses at the Irwin detention center in Georgia; and how the covid...
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Unheard Voices with Justin Cummings, former Santa Cruz mayor & Nikia Chaney professor at Cabrillo College
On Unheard Voices Friday, December 18, 2020 host Cheryl Williams spoke with Justin Cummings, the first African-American elected to the Santa Cruz City Council, as he completes his historic year as mayor. They discussed some of his accomplishments in 2020, and what he wishes to achieve in the new...
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Unheard Voices with David Anthony, professor of African History at UCSC
On Unheard Voices , Friday December 11th, 2020 host Bobby Bishop welcomes historian David Anthony, professor of African History at UC Santa Cruz. They discussed his research into the rich history of the YMCA in South Africa, and the active – and sometimes activist – role it played in that country...
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Unheard Voices with Duron Ritchie, independent music artist
On Unheard Voices, Friday, December 4th, 2020 host Thairie Ritchie spoked with his older brother, Duron Ritchie, an independent music artist, currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia. Among the topics they discussed are the designation of racism as a public health threat by the American Health...
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Unheard Voices with Yasmina Porter, Buddhist Teacher
On Unheard Voices, Friday November 27, 2020 Host Gloria Nieto welcomed Yasmina Porter, a Buddhist teacher in their persons-of-color sangha. Gloria and Yasmina discussed the many dimensions of life and how they intersect as we live and work in our communities.That’sUnheard Voices,Friday from 3 to...
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Unheard Voices with Rhonda Harper, Isaias Gebre, and Bella Bonner
On Unheard Voices Friday November 20, 2020, host Chery Williams welcomed Rhonda Harper of BlackGirls Surf; Isaias Gebre, founder of Indigenous Surf Club; and Bella Bonner, of Black Surf Club SantaCruz. They discussed the origins of these organizations, and how Blackbodies have taken their place…
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