Judge LaDoris Cordell is known for her legal work, but a simple question she asked her piano teacher 20 years ago has sent her life in a completely different direction. Learn how the African American Composer Initiative spawned a movement and changed three women’s lives. MONDAY 6 pm on The Babblery

Get in the Holiday Mood with KSQD at the annual Santa Cruz Holiday Parade! Short interviews with community members as well as cameo appearances by Santa and one of his Elves! ksqd.org/reflections-...

Monday at 6 pm on The Babblery: How has the American way of birth gone wrong? Listen to doula educator Anne Wallen talk about our problems with childbirth and her life experiences that led to a love story with natural childbirth. 90.7, 89.7, 89.5FM Listen here! www.radiorethink.com/tuner/?stati...

🌎 MONDAY 6 pm PT on The Babblery: “Finding Community in Environmental Justice” Shilpi Chhotray is an environmentalist inspired by the social justice movement. Now launching a podcast with The Nation, sharing stories of environmental Justice 🎧 Listen on @babblery.substack.com

🌿 New Episode! 🎧 Ep. 83: The Stories We Tell — Guest host Youssef Hassanein explores how personal & cultural narratives shape mental health, with Lisa Slede, Amanda Yarnell & storyteller John A. Jacobs. KSQD 90.7, 89.7, 89.5FM ksqd.org/how-stories-... #MentalHealth #ToxicNarratives #DigitalWellness

🎉 Exciting news! Sonoma County’s KOWS is now carrying 3 KSquid shows: The Babblery w/ Suki Wessling, State of Mind w/ Debra Sloss & The Dream Journal w/ Katherine Bell. A little Squid energy joins The Herd! 🦑🐮 Check out KOWS at kows92-5.org

🌈 Pride Perspectives — Tomorrow, Sunday 8/24 at 5 pm on KSQD! “Superintendents Speak: Supporting LGBTQ+ Students in Santa Cruz County Schools.” Host Rob Darrow with Superintendents Heather Contreras, Kris Munro & Scott Turnbull on building support for LGBTQ+ youth. 📻 89.5/89.7/90.7FM | 🌐 ksqd.org

MONDAY at 6 pm PT on The Babblery: Listening to Children: In Conversation with Linguist Eve Clark. How do children learn to talk? What role do adults play? What can we learn from how children learn? ksqd.org/babblery/ @babblery.substack.com

🌿 New State of Mind Episode Drop! 🎧 Ep. 81: Self-Care in Hard Times 8 real-life stories on how walking, music & cooking support healing. 🎙️ Host: @DebraSloss | Guest: Kara Bowman 🎧 Listen: ksqd.org/state-of-mind #SelfCare #Resilience #StateOfMindRadio

🌟 Angel healing with poet & mystic Jenny D’Angelo, author of Connect with Your Angels 🎧 LIVE on #TheDreamJournal — Sat 10am PT at KSQD.org 📞 Call in: 831-900-5773 🎙️ Hosted by Katherine Bell Listen Here: www.radiorethink.com/tuner/?stati...

MONDAY at 6 pm PT on The Babblery: Scientist Navigates a Changing Climate: Dr. Heather Ford on the global science community, climate change, and keeping hope alive for the next generation. Learn more at ksqd.org/babblery/ @babblery.substack.com @hl-ford.bsky.social

🎧 This week on The Dream Journal: Holistic sleep transformation expert, Leah Ann Bolen, on how dreams reveal our true desires, and what they say during burnout & transitions. LIVE Sat 10 am PT on KSQD.org. Call 831-900-5773 or email [email protected]. Hosted by Katherine Bell. #DreamWork @ksqdradio

Sunday, on Sustainability Now!, host Ronnie Lipschutz speaks with Prof. Ken Conca about his new book After the Floods, exploring the challenges of rebuilding in Ellicott City after disaster. Sun, Aug 3, 5–6PM on KSQD 90.7FM & KSQD.org Stream Here: www.radiorethink.com/listen/ksqd/

🎧 How can dreams become sacred liturgy? Katherine Bell talks natural spirituality with Darby Christopher of the Haden Institute on The Dream Journal. Listen now: ksqd.org/dreams-as-sa... #dreamwork #selflove

MONDAY on the Babblery 6 pm PT: Dr. Joanne Foster and writer/artist Patrice Vecchione on creativity. How can we nurture it? How can it help us through hard times? Over the air or streaming anytime in our mobile app. ksqd.org/babblery @childrenswellbeing.bsky.social @babblery.substack.com

Out, Out, Damned Carbon! Cap & trade, carbon markets & climate justice—what’s working, what’s not? Hear from Berkeley experts Dr. Barbara Haya & Dr. Stephen Lezak on Sustainability Now! Sun 6/22, 5–6 PM on KSQD 90.7, 89.7, and 89.5FM. Streaming on KSQD.org 🌍📻 #ClimateAction #CarbonTrading

The Squid gang rocked Santa Cruz’s 2025 Pride Parade! Our very own Suki Wessling chatted with KSQD volunteers, activists, faith leaders, parents, and health professionals, all showing love for the LGBTQ+ community. 🌈 🎥 Watch Here! youtu.be/4KBuxlhb4sI #Pride #Santacruzpride #pride2025 #prideprade

Join The Dream Journal with Katherine Bell for a conversation with author Megan Mary to discuss how to unlock your higher potential, Saturday, 10 am PT, at KSQD.org. QUESTION? DREAM TO SHARE? We'll answer you live on the air! Phone: 831-900-5773 Email: [email protected]. ExperientialDreamwork.com

Tonight, 6 pm (PT) it’s From The Bookshelf! Gary Shapiro speaks with Tripp Whetsell, author of Norman Lear: His Life and Times, a bio of writer and producer Norman Lear, who forever altered the landscape of American television KSQD 90.7 89.7 89.5FM Web stream: www.radiorethink.com/tuner/?stati...

SLV Management X Monterey Jazz proudly presents the Music in the Forest Concert Series at the beautiful Forest Theatre in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea. Saturday, July 12, 4-7 pm; featuring talented students from across Monterey County. Tickets Available: www.pacrep.org or at the door.

Can dreams help you write your first book? Learn about how dreams pave the way for creativity, with guest Megan Walrod! Join #TheDreamJournal for a LIVE conversation. Saturday, June 7th, 10am PT, on KSQD Santa Cruz 90.7, 89.7, 89.5FM, and KSQD.org Hosted by Katherine Bell ExperientialDreamwork.com

I livestreamed for @ksqdfm.bsky.social today at our #pride parade. I have never seen such energy and joy—the more hate gets dished out, the harder and fiercer we have to love. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W3I...

The Babblery Monday 6 pm PT: Bodies making music: Composer Anne Hege on music, technology, song, and community KSQD 90.7, 89.7, and 89.5FM babblery.com/2025/01/bodi... @babblery.substack.com

Tune in this Saturday at 12PM PST for a two-hour deep dive with Erik Nelson & special guest Henry Kaiser! From The Beatles to Hendrix, plus rare gems, it’s a musical adventure you won’t forget! KSQD 90.7 89.7 & 89.5FM Also streaming online at KSQD.org #jimihendrix #guitar #strat #psychedelicrock

Join KSQD this Sunday at 6pm (PT) for Santa Cruz Pride Perspectives, highlighting the rich LGBTQ+ in Santa Cruz County. Co-hosts Rob Darrow and Cece Pinheiro explore how SC Pride in 1975 sparked the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. K-SQuid 90.7, 89.7, and 89.5FM. Also streaming online at KSQD.org.

Over 70% of US adults experience trauma. Abbey Asher shares her story of healing while caring for her husband through brain cancer. Trauma specialist Karen Ouse shares ways to calm the nervous system. Jan 5 & Jan 13, 6-7 PM PT, stream at KSQD.org or catch the podcast at www.stateofmindmedia.org.

NEW Minibabble: “The California Girl I needed to be”—a transgender elder reflects on the election babblery.com/.../minibabb... #transgender #Election2024 #transwoman @ksqdfm.bsky.social

Thanks to you, we raised a total of $17,298! Whether you donate, volunteer, or tune in and listen; we couldn't have done it without the community. Thank you to Santa Cruz Gives for supporting local non-profits like us. Keep tuning and listening for more great programming and more ways to help!

Enter the new year with some good karma on your shoulders. Help fund listener supported radio by donating to KSQD through Santa Cruz Gives today! We have a few more days left and every little bit counts! get your donations in by December 31st. Donate here: santacruzgives.org/nonprofit/ks...

Saddle up and layer up for a blue Christmas! Join us for a Runs on Grassoline Holiday special with Rhinestone Ray this Saturday, December 21st from 1-4 pm on K-Squid 90.7, 89.7, and 89.5FM. Also streaming online at KSQD.org

Help support community radio! When you donate $100 or more to K-Sqiuid through Santa Cruz Gives, you can get a K-Squid T-shirt or a hat! Follow the link below to learn more. Donate here! santacruzgives.org/nonprofit/ks...

“State of the Free Press 2025.” on "Be Bold America!” this Sunday at 5:00 pm. KSQD 90.7, 89.7, and 89.5FM Listen to Shealeigh Voitl of Project Censored explain how in 2023 Reporters Without Borders labeled US press freedom “satisfactory” and now in 2024, call our American press “problematic.”

The Covid pandemic turned the world upside down, but it paved the way for humanity's spiritual rebirth. Our guest this week, author Forrest Rivers, will tell us how shared experience during difficult times helps us to find greater meaning, understanding, and purpose. Tomorrow, 10am PT, at KSQD.org

K-Squid Community Radio is proudly supported by programmers like Luigi who volunteer their time to provide listeners with diverse content like the Computer-man Show! Help support community radio by Donating to K-Squid through Santa Cruz Gives Donate Here! santacruzgives.org/nonprofit/ks...

Minibabble: On Girls and Games Haven't had time to listen to the full interview with Brenda Laurel? In this shortened version, we discuss Laurel's foundational work designing games for girls and co-founding Purple Moon. Her first question: How do girls play? babblery.com/2024/12/mini...

Dreaming on days like birthdays can have special significance. For centuries, it's been thought that dreams between holidays like Christmas and Epiphany were especially propitious. Susanne van Doorn, explains what to look for in these Holy Night Dreams. Listen Here! 🎧 ksqd.org/holy-nights-...

Wednesday, Dec 11th, at 6pm PST on From The Bookshelf. Gary Shapiro chats with Burt Kearns, author of Shemp! The Biography Of The Three Stooges Shemp Howard: The Face Of Film Comedy. Then the adopted son of Zeppo Marx of The Marx Brothers Wednesday at 6pm on K-SQUID! 90.7, 89.7, 89.5FM and ksqd.org

This holiday season, give back to your community and help support KSQD 90.7 FM Community Radio through Santa Cruz Gives. Every donation made will be matched, meaning your contribution goes even further! Follow the link for more information! Donate Here! santacruzgives.org/nonprofit/ks...

Reading & Interpreting Your Electricity Bill: A Talmudic Exegesis On Sustainability Now! You receive an electricity bill every month, but do you ever stop to read your electricity bill? Find out why your bill seems to be rising. Sunday, December 8th, 2024, 5-6 pm-PST on KSQD 90.7 89.7 & 89.5FM

Here's an update! Still at 23, but we've raised $10,595 so far! Huge thanks to the generosity of our listeners. Want to help us move up in the leaderboard? Or just want to support local radio? Click the link and contribute through Santa Cruz Gives! Donate Here! santacruzgives.org/nonprofit/ks...

Runs on Grassoline with Paul Hein and Rhinestone Ray SATURDAYS 2-4 pm (PST) Only on K-Squid, 90.7, 89.7, and 89.5FM. Also streaming on KSQD.org

Join KSQD's “Be Bold America!” this Sunday at 5:00 pm to hear “Who Owns Democracy? The Real Deep State and the Struggle Over Class and Caste in America.” Host Jill Cody discusses with Dr. Charles Derber That’s this Sunday, December 1st on K-squid 90.7, 89.7, and 89.5FM and online at ksqd.org

🎙️ New STATE of MIND Episode: Difficult Mothering. Mothers supporting adult children with mental health & addiction face balancing love, boundaries & self-care. Judith R. Smith & NAMI leader Cathy Pereyra share insights & hope. Broadcasting 12/1 & 12/9, 6-7 PM. Listen now: www.stateofmindmedia.org.

Quick Recap of this week: We've reached $9,910 and counting! This year, we're thankful for all our donors and everyone else who makes what we do possible! Happy Thanksgiving to all, and thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Donate here! santacruzgives.org/nonprofit/ks...

I helped fellow @ksqdfm.bsky.social programmer Debra Sloss by creating an audio collage of mothers' stories at the end of this episode of State of Mind. Anyone who's had a difficult time parenting will relate! ksqd.org/difficult-mo...

This Thursday, KSQD presents excerpts from Rachel Anne Goodman's Pastures of Plenty: A History of California Farmworkers documentary series. We'll hear the voices of immigrants from China, Japan, Mexico, and more. "Talk of the Bay" 5 pm PST on KSQD 90.7, 89.7, 89.5FM. Also streaming on KSQD.org

Here's our weekly update! We're currently #23 on the leaderboard! K-Squid is happy to participate in Santa Cruz Gives' ongoing holiday fundraising campaign from November 20 to December 31st. Help us move up the leaderboard and support community radio! Donate Here! santacruzgives.org/nonprofit/ks...

Please be our companion on Thanksgiving Day from 11 to 3 for curated music on the holiday. KSQD 90.7 / 89.7 / 89.5 FM, Santa Cruz - Monterey - Salinas, streaming Live at ksqd.org/