All Episodes
Talk of the Bay from KSQD — 209 episodes
Let’s Meet: Friends of the Rail and Trail
Born Into the Struggle: Ricardo Chavez and the Deeper Story of the Movement
SCCOE – X Academy Robotics Club
Becky Steinbruner: Measure J and Battery Energy Storage Systems,
What does it really mean to be in service to the people?
SCCOE – X Academy Robotics Club
Mark Silberstein Reflects on Decades as Steward of Elkhorn Slough
Queer Youth Leaders Speak Out
Dave Benet, UCSC Scientific Diver Certification Program
The Santa Cruz Vegan Chef Challenge
19th Congressional District Candidates forum, April 2026
Things That Go “Bump” in the Night-Earthquake Hits Santa Cruz
Protecting Our Communities: The Fight Against Harmful Pesticides
And then there was KSQD! A brief history from Sandy Stone
Cindy Cohn: Privacy’s Defender
Interview with Former State Senator, Bill Monning
Bikes are Back In (They never went out)
Civil Grand Juries Reek of Democracy
Ripple Effect Santa Cruz Arts Festival April 16-26
Sex, Labor and Rock n’ Roll: Sex Workers and Musicians Fight For Their Legal Rights
Jeanne Proust introduces the Night of Ideas and explores philosophy in everyday life
Veterans For Peace of Monterey County
Salinas HQ’ed Youth Theater – Ariel Theatrical
Monterey County homeless support organization – I-HELP
Renewables Could Stop Future Oil Wars
The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
The Signs of No Kings: An Audio Montage
Protesting While Vacationing: Audio from No Dictators Rally in Kauai
KSQD’s Squid on the Street attends No Kings Rally 2026
UCSC Students Share “Moth Radio Hour-Style” Stories
Meet Osbaldo Lucero, Podcast Innovator
Santa Cruz County’s Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment explained
Local Iranians React to War in Iran
Alice DiMicele brings stories and passion through music – upcoming shows, 18 albums, and growing
Meet the Santa Cruz Filmmakers of “Hometown Homeless”
Standing up to Billionaires and Data Centers
Herstory returns to the Santa Cruz MAH
Sacred Juristac Property Saved by Amah Mutsun Land Trust
Sharable Inspiring a Global Sharing Economy
Elisa Lagana – Psychic and Remote Viewer
SPCA Goes Beyond Pet Adoption
Latinan, Legal Aid Nonprofit Warns of Fraud Targeting Immigrants
Watsonville Film Festival presents its 14th Annual Festival, bringing cinematic storytelling to new heights
Having a regret-free life and death
A Deep Dive with Adam Scow: Environmental Activist, Professional Musician and Educator
SCOUT Program Helps With Tax Prep
Teamsters Strike Cal State Universities
Money and Politics in Salinas
Arts Council For Monterey County
Amory Lovins on the Proliferation of Data Centers
Are the Rents too Damn High and the New Buildings Getting Too Damn Tall?
Professor Rebecca Braslau researches ways to reduce plastic pollution, and sheds light on the larger issues
County’s SHIELD Program Prepares for ICE Raids
Karen Delaney of Volunteer Center on “Team Hope and Joy”
Saabira Chauduri tells how big brands got us hooked on plastic, and explores the pathways out
Interview with David Bean, KSQD Station Manager
A Deep Dive with “Save the Catalyst” Advocate Hector Marin – Talk of the Bay
Iranian musicians Parisa Karimi Molan and Amir Amiri share reports from Iran and the music that brought them out into the world
A Tribute to the King of Zydeco with Grammy award winner John Leopold
California Sued for Confusing Pesticide Regulations
Sunday Assemblies Launch in Santa Cruz County
The Election and Recall of the First Transgender Mayor of Calexico, Raul Ureña
Spencer Critchley on Morality and Democracy
Documentary Sequoias of the Sea Calls for Kelp Help
Jimmy Panetta Presser re: ICE funding
Meet the Save the Catalyst Campaign
Latest Controversy Over the Rail and Trail Project
Jess Craven: Hope, Action, and Democracy
Thousands March on MLK Day
Local Iranians Respond to Protest Crackdown
Community Voices for Change • From the Streets
Santa Cruzans march for hope
Prof. Nolan Higdon on Venezuela Media Coverage
Oil Drilling and Sea Bed Mining off California’s Coast?
King Tides and Sea Level Rise
Filmmakers Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo share the revelations of the making of Wisdom of Our Ancestors
Who’s Watching Santa Cruz? Flock Safety, Surveillance, and Public Trust
Indivisible organizers encouraged by large crowd at Get ICE Out for Good Rally
Locals speak up at ICE Out For Good rally in Santa Cruz
Writing Through Writer’s Block with author, educator Aaron Colton
Making Sense of the U.S. Invasion of Venezuela
Journalist Michael Fox on Venezuela
Watsonville Vigil for Renee Nicole Good
Empowering and Inspiring Musicians Support Indigenous Community
Mark Toney of T.U.R.N. describes the fights to keep California utility costs in check
Behind the Mic with Christine Barrington, host of Apocalyptic Supper Club
Wallace Baine Exit Interview
Living with Sharks in the Monterey Bay
PVUSD Board Meeting Live Coverage – 12/22/25
Last Night a “do-it-yourself” New Years Eve Tradition
Richard Hodge, retired lawyer and judge, shares stories from courtroom battles, contracts, mediations, and life lessons
Critical Conversation on PVUSD Cuts Impacting Student Mental Health
Civil Rights of Voters, Renters’ Rights, Investigations and Censure in Salinas – Talk of the Bay
46th Annual Eco-Farm Conference – Talk Of The Bay
Resilient Central Coast helps local residents and communities prepare for the impacts of global warming
Trump’s Attacks on Trans Rights Have Real Consequences
Reflections of Community: the 2025 Santa Cruz Holiday Parade
Debunking economic doublespeak – Groundwork Collaborative provides an enlightened narrative
Mythbusting the Rail and Trail Project of Santa Cruz County
The Power of Her Voice: Poetry Reading Benefit for Santa Cruz Community Health
Homeless Veterans in Marina Find Home at Lightfighter Village
Coastal Lawmakers Speak Out on Oil Drilling Leases
Behind the mic: David Thiermann interviews KSQD Talk of the Bay host Len Beyea
A Christmas Carol returns to Santa Cruz audiences – a conversation with the co-directors
California’s Insurance Crisis, Part III
Singer Heather Houston talks (and sings) about the power of music and the 20th anniversary of Yala Lati
Is AI Ruining Trust Between Students and Professors?
Offshore Drilling/Mining Rears its Ugly Head Again-Supervisor Cummings
Election Wrap Up Tony Russomanno
Aptos Highschool Leaders Speak Out
Nov. 4 Election Special Report
Meet Cynthia Ranii, the 78-year-old Santa Cruz resident going for Paralympic gold
Can you make it a week without driving?
Inside the Santa Cruz Bikeway experiment with Ecology Action’s Matt Miller
New Film ‘Stripped for Parts’ Explores the Demise of Local Journalism
Food Banks Struggle Amidst SNAP Cuts
Denise Allen & Ken Reichmann of Indivisible of Santa Cruz County
Renters Rights from Salinas to New York
Local Author Molly Salans about her debut novel A Break In The Fog
Pesticide use near schools and Santa Cruz County’s high rate of childhood cancer
Understanding California Prop 50
Omar Dieguez: Reflections After A Hunger Strike Against Pesticide Use
Doing Democracy in Santa Cruz at the No Kings Rally
Dark Sky International: Keeping the Night Sky Visible
Recovery and adaptation in the climate change era at Seacliff and New Brighton state beaches
Understanding Measure C – Talk of the Bay
Sequoias at Night-A Walk in the (Lighted)Woods
Local Libraries Promote Awareness on Banned Books Week
Santa Cruz Film Festival, Rises Like a Phoenix for its 25th Anniversary
Tribute to Cartoonist Tim Eagan
Pie for the People / Dyslexia Simulations – Talk of the Bay
Santa Cruz County Open Studios: Experience a feast of artistic excellence three weekends in October.
Dr. Janice Hadlock shares her experience in successful treatment of COVID-19 and “Long COVID”, and lack of NIH support
The Homeless Garden Project: Harvest, Community & Compassion
The Cabrillo Stroke and Disability Center celebrates 50 years!
Enjoy the 68th Monterey Jazz Festival!
Emergency Preparedness Tips from Your Local Experts
Coastal Cleanup Comes to Town
MCT’s Addams Family Musical
Lookout’s Chris Neely on 9-11 and Local News
Karen with a K: A Musical Temper Tantrum featuring Strange Bedfellows
Assemblymember Pellerin Advocates for Suicide Awareness
UC Researchers and Public Service Workers Unionize
Labor Day Protest in Santa Cruz
Sun Day Celebrates Solar Energy Sept. 21
Bill McKibben’s book, Here Comes the Sun offers a ray of hope
Building Belonging: How Adela Naranjo-Bernabé Champions Students of Migrant Families
Stories from UCSC Students’ Journey to Ireland
Community Wellness Day in Watsonville’s Pinto Lake August 16
Santa Cruzans Protest No Fishing/Swimming Law in Gaza
Into the Shadows: Celia Jimenez on Immigrants in Monterey County
Zane Gustafson’s provocative prescription for making the USA a true democracy
CZU 5th Anniversary: Remembrance and Renewal at Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Get the Flock Out! Local Mass Surveillance and What to Do
Youth Against Displacement versus Big Real Estate in NYC
Santa Cruz Shakespeare Artistic Director Charles Pasternak shares the inside story of this summer’s festival
Sherry Flumerfelt and Captain Paul Tate share stories from the return of the Western Flyer to the Sea of Cortez, 85 years on
Rage against the Regime in Monterey with David Bean
Meet Andrew Sandoval, Salinas City Councilmember – Renter Advocate and More!
Mosquito Invasion: Fighting the Bite in Santa Cruz County
Priced Out: Santa Cruz Tops the Nation in Rent Burden for the Third Time
Brewing Business & Building Comunidad: The Sylvia Reyes Story
Meet Pastor Julie of Somos Watsonville
Activists Fighting Against Pesticides Near Schools in the Pajaro Valley
Meet Aisha Wahab, Chair of the California Senate Housing Committee
Minibabble: Making Good Trouble in Aptos
Meet Heather Edney, of the Pioneering Santa Cruz Needle Exchange
Ukrainian musician and journalist Marichka shares songs for kidnapped children and stories of being a medic on the war front
The Santa Cruz Welcoming Network and the Fight Against Deportation
Douglas Rushkoff blows the lid off tech billionaires’ survivalist fantasies
Charles Hood shares his wild discoveries in Nature at Night
Michael Gene Sullivan on Disruption, the latest production of San Francisco Mime Troupe
How Cutting SNAP Benefits Hurts Us All – Talk of the Bay
Remembering Mike Rotkin – Talk of the Bay
The Workforce Housing Affordability Act and More with Hector Marin on Talk of the Bay
Meet Pacific Grove Resident Rolla Alaydi Whose Cries for Help from Jimmy Panetta Fall on Deaf Ears
Where Mentorship Meets Movimiento – Talk of the Bay
Mike Rotkin in Conversation with Chris Krohn – Talk of the Bay
Meet Protect Salinas Renters Coalition Advocate, Dr. John Silva
Mauni Jalali on Constitutional Law
Meet Gilles Poitras, an Expert in the Realms of Anime and Manga
Squid on the Street: Price of Eggs Got you Fried?
Silicon Valley Imperialism with Dr. Erin McElroy on Talk of the Bay
Beware of Billionaires Bearing Gifts
Meet Tzimtzum, a new Jewish community in the Santa Cruz area
Local health care providers are pushing back against proposed Medicaid cuts
125 years of redwood conservation at Sempervirens Fund
La Familia de Ritchie Valens – Talk of the Bay
A Small Town in Italy Protests Gaza War
Squid on the Street: International Travel Anyone?
Ethnic Studies from the Perspective of an Educator and a Jewish Community Member
From the Streets: Addiction and Recovery
From the Streets: Restoring Ethnic Studies in Pajaro Valley – Talk of the Bay
Voices of Change: Community, Culture, and Ethnic Studies in Pajaro Valley – Talk of the Bay
The Carmel Foundation: A rich array of support services for seniors
The Human Face of Immigration
KSQD Origin Stories
Cannabis Consumption Lounges are Coming / Second Harvest Food Bank Update
New Santa Cruz Shakespeare Season Ramps up
Filmmaker Vicki Abeles explores the themes in the film Counted Out, and how we can move beyond the “race to nowhere”
Santa Cruz “Hands Off” Protest Draws Thousands
David Woodbury on the seldom heard history of the Civil War, and how that war continues to reverberate in the U.S. today
John Brown Childs brings the ancient wisdom of peacemaking
Special Talk of the Bay with Omar Dieguez! From The Streets 3.31.25 (Honoring Cesar Chavez Day)
Prof. Stephen Zunes on Student Crackdowns
Supervisor Cummings on CA Coastal Commission
Jeanne Proust of UCSC’s Center for Public Philosophy explores the philosophical and ethical questions behind technology, politics, and social change
Jesse Colin Young Remembered
Threats to Coastal Conservation