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KSQD audiences are well-informed about the issues affecting their lives. Listeners feel a sense of belonging through interacting with a station that is responsive to their needs and interests. Broadcasts are primarily live and local, volunteer-hosted and produced. KSQD facilitates quality local journalism, information, culture, and music. Differing views are aired respectfully. KSQD gives a voice to individuals, groups, issues and music that are underrepresented, a clear alternative to corporate media. KSQD will broadcast emergency alerts and updates. Source
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesDoug Gordon & Sarah Goodyear, authors of Life After Cars, on the tyranny of the automobile and how to break free
Talk of the Bay from KSQD Doug Gordon & Sarah Goodyear, authors of Life After Cars, on the tyranny of the automobile and how to break free 00:00 / 55:55 Apple Podcasts RSS Spotify TuneIn YouTube Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 55:55 | Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | Spotify | TuneIn | YouTube Sarah Goodyear is a journalist and author who has covered cities and transportation for publications such as Grist, CityLab, and Streetsblog.
FirstPersonSingular: Steve Pleich – MHCAN
First Person Singular from KSQD FirstPersonSingular: Steve Pleich - MHCAN Apple Podcasts RSS Spotify YouTube Embed Download file | Play in new window | Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | Spotify | YouTube Steve Pleich is excited about the reopening of a vital community resource. Photo courtesy Anna Tarazevich.
School Superintendents in Monterey County Share LGBTQ+ Student Support Systems with PK Diffenbaugh and Linda Adamson
Pride Perspectives School Superintendents in Monterey County Share LGBTQ+ Student Support Systems with PK Diffenbaugh and Linda Adamson Apple Podcasts RSS Spotify YouTube Embed Download file | Play in new window | Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | Spotify | YouTube Dr. Linda Adamson has been the Superintendent in the Pacific Grove Unified School District for the past 3 years.
Tony: Film Gang Review
The Film Gang from KSQD Tony: Film Gang Review Apple Podcasts RSS Spotify YouTube Embed Download file | Play in new window | Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | Spotify | YouTube Just released, Tony is a 2026 American biographical film about Anthony Bourdain’s early years working in Provincetown, Massachusetts, stories from which were featured in his 2000 memoir, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly. The film is directed by Matt Johnson and distributed by A24 Studios.
Dreams, Jung, and Memory Reconsolidation with John Valenzuela, PhD
The Dream Journal Dreams, Jung, and Memory Reconsolidation with John Valenzuela, PhD Apple Podcasts RSS Spotify YouTube Embed Download file | Play in new window | Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | Spotify | YouTube How do Jungian psychology, dream archetypes, neurobiology, and memory reconsolidation come together in dream work?
FirstPersonSingular: Ed Weingold – Save America Act
First Person Singular from KSQD FirstPersonSingular: Ed Weingold - Save America Act Apple Podcasts RSS Spotify YouTube Embed Download file | Play in new window | Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | Spotify | YouTube Ed Weingold has some encouraging words. Photo courtesy of Pavel Danilyuk.
The Tower of Song Presents “Independence Day 2026, Part 4.3″
Tune in at September 7th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the third of a multi-part Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack series on the American Romantic Henry David Thoreau. The GS will be demonstrating how Thoreau’s nature writings and his political writings are not two separate projects but rather two aspects of one philosophy of life. Be sure to check out the GS’ fantabulous “Independence Day” webpage on theTower of Song website at revradiotowerofsong.com
Stream Here! What A Week “City Called Camelot” Edition for September 5th, with Co-Host Tony Russomanno…
Where to begin? We convene a hardly “Working Group,” to unpack yet another Week Of Crazy. From rabid trillionaires to rabid river otters, to a special deep dive into “affordable housing” — and “non-affordable” trauma — to a celebration of the resurrection of local zombie mall — “What A Week” contains multitudes! All this plus great music from the Alabama Shakes and “The Best Hard Rock Album 2013” — as well as a salute to the great “G.L.O.R.I.A Steinem.
Facebook’s $18B settlement + AI in the classroom
Talk of the Bay from KSQD Facebook's $18B settlement + AI in the classroom Apple Podcasts RSS Spotify TuneIn YouTube Embed Download file | Play in new window | Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | Spotify | TuneIn | YouTube UCSC professor Nolan Higdon has a unique take on the impact of the recent court settlement of nearly $18 billion, plus some changes in the platform. How much will it matter to the overall impact of the platform on society at large?
How can countries escape poverty trap, U.S. politics, and effects of AI on teaching and learning Ajay Shenoy
The Cutting Edge from KSQD How can countries escape poverty trap, U.S. politics, and effects of AI on teaching and learning Ajay Shenoy Apple Podcasts RSS Spotify YouTube Embed Download file | Play in new window | Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | Spotify | YouTube Ajay Shenoy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at UCSC, a faculty affiliate of the Center for Effective Global Action, and a member of the steering committee of the UC Institute on Global Conflict and...