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Sharan and Savannah tell their experiences with KZSC's Intro to Radio class to show what goes into becoming a DJ, as well as just another way to get involved with KZSC.Email: volunteer@kzsc.org Instagram: @kzscWebsite: https://www.kzsc.org/

Sharan and Isabella interview KZSC's volunteer coordinator Erik to learn more about what KZSC Radio does and stands for. They also cover volunteer options for those who want to get involved with the station, especially in the remote environment.Introduction sounds is a sample originally created by Blanketship. License available at this link https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcodeSponsored by the Division of Student Affairs and Success and produced by our student podcasters, UCSC Slugcast supports free expression of ideas. Please be aware that the views and opinions expressed by guests are that of the speaker alone and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Similarly, views and opinions of University employees or students are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Slugcast, the Division of Student Affairs and Success, or the University.

In 2017 an AR-15 military-style assault rifle was stolen from the Santa Cruz Police Department and remains missing. In this hour-long interview, Santa Cruz Police Lieutenant Arnold Vasquez discusses the three-week investigation he led into the AR-15 theft. Lt. Vasquez explains that he was unable to discover when or where the gun was stolen. The AR-15 rifle was discovered missing in May, 2017 and was last seen three months before that, in February, 2017 he said.    The SCPD AR-15 theft was not made public and some current Santa Cruz City Councilmembers, and the police auditor for the city, learned of the missing gun from me.     My three-part series on the SCPD stolen AR-15 was published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and is available online:  https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2021/02/11/ar-15-stolen-from-santa-cruz-police-department-four-years-ago-still-missing/amp/    The AR-15 was originally manufactured by ArmaLite and is now produced by Colt. The AR-15 is the civilian/police version of the U.S. military’s M-16 rifle that was the standard issue weapon for U.S. soldiers during the catastrophic war on Vietnam. In addition to the AR-15 some of the other military-style gear that the Santa Cruz Police Department has includes an armored personnel carrier, flashbang grenades, grenade launchers and sniper rifles.      This interview was originally broadcast on Feb. 25, 2021 on “Transformation Highway” on KZSC. 88.1 FM, kzsc.org. 

KZSC News updates on local mutual aid resources and COVID 19 vaccines

In this episode, the UC Santa Cruz Arts Division is thrilled to kick off our new Arts Lecture Series by celebrating the upcoming 30th anniversary of UCSC's African American Theater Arts Troupe.Founded in 1991, by UC Santa Cruz drama lecturer, producer, director, and mentor Don Williams, the African American Theater Arts Troupe, or “AATAT” as it's often called, has had a profound and lasting effect on countless numbers of African American students throughout the years. As you'll find out in this lively and candid talk with Don and two of his alumni, Niketa Calame-Harris and Dr. Eric Jackson-Scott, Don's tireless work and dedication have inspired so many. His students have a deep appreciation, and love, for his willingness to address head on, not only what it means to be Black on our campus, but also the importance of exposing African American students, and all students, to the Black experience through presenting plays written by Black playwrights.After starting the African American Theater Arts Troupe, Don also founded, in 1993, the Rainbow Theater in order to give students from various diverse backgrounds the opportunity to experience and create multicultural productions. We hope you'll enjoy this thought-provoking and dynamic conversation which was originally presented live, via Zoom, on December 1, 2020 and hosted by KZSC radio's Luisa Cardoza. 

Stop The Sweeps Santa Cruz: Activists Discuss Resistance Against Closing San Lorenzo Park     Human rights activist Abbi Samuels, and unhoused activist Hannah, discuss resistance against the Santa Cruz city manager’s Dec. 17, 2020 executive order to close San Lorenzo Park, currently the site of a homeless encampment of about 200 people. There are currently no beds available in local shelters.     Abbi Samuels explains that she contacted Gail Newel, health director of Santa Cruz County, about the park eviction and Newel said that if the public health department had been contacted she would have advised against moving the homeless encampment out of the park because it violates CDC guidelines that recognize that dispersing encampments during the pandemic may lead to a spreading of the Covid-19 virus.    These interviews with Abbi and Hannah were recorded on Sunday, December 20, 2020 and originally broadcast on Thursday, December 24th on “Transformation Highway” with John Malkin on KZSC 88.1 FM at the University of California Santa Cruz.    Update: On Monday, December 20, 2020 unhoused and housed activists acted in solidarity to create Stop The Sweeps, an organized effort to resist Santa Cruz police efforts to evict the on-going encampment in San Lorenzo Park. Since Monday police officers have been stopped from evicting the homeless encampment and closing the rest of the park. Activists used fencing to barricade the police away from the encampment, stopping the eviction. And on December 30 a lawsuit was filed in federal court by the California Homeless Union and the Santa Cruz Homeless Union on behalf of Food Not Bombs, Alicia Avalos, Hannah Hegel, Chris Ingersoll and Randolph Tolley. As a result, a temporary restraining order was issued to stop the city from closing San Lorenzo Park.     Stop the Sweeps Santa Cruz petition:  https://www.change.org/p/santa-cruz-city-manager-martine-bernal-stop-the-closure-of-san-lorenzo-park-and-the-displacement-of-the-homeless-camp?redirect=false 

The band and culture-jamming project Negativland recently released their 14th studio album “The World Will Decide.” Long-time bandmember Jon Leidecker discusses this latest audio offering from the Bay Area media collective founded in 1980. Topics include technology, privacy, the military-prison complex and the current movements for Black Lives and defunding the police. This interview was originally broadcast on November 20, 2020 on “Transformation Highway” with John Malkin on KZSC 88.1 FM / kzsc.org. 

Santa Cruz Indigenous Resistance & Survival in the 19th Century     Marty Rizzo is the author of a 2016 thesis titled “No Somos Animales: Indigenous Survival and Perseverance in 19th Century Santa Cruz, California” for which he received a PhD in History from UCSC. The paper is currently being made into a documentary film and a book that’s scheduled for release in Fall, 2021.     Rizzo speaks about Santa Cruz Indigenous history, the infamous 1812 assassination of Roman Catholic Spanish Padre Andres Quintana by Native Americans at the Santa Cruz Mission, the Amah Mutsun movement to protect Juristac (protectjuristac.org), and more.     Originally broadcast on KZSC 88.1 FM on Thanksgiving Day, 2017 on Transformation Highway with host John Malkin.

These days Oliver Tree lives in Hollywood. But he started out here in Santa Cruz, California. The performer’s first album (and last) - Ugly is Beautiful - was released by Atlantic Records and leapt onto the billboard charts on August 1, 2020 as both number one alternative and rock album. Oliver Tree, who embodies elements of Evil Knievel, Andy Kaufman and Iggy Pop, spoke with John Malkin on Transformation Highway on KZSC 88.1 about why the album release was delayed, what it’s like to build the world’s biggest scooter (and ride it) and why he’s done with music and has established a production company called Alien Boy Films.  

Gina Dent is an activist, author and associate professor of Feminist Studies and History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dent discusses the movement to abolish police and prisons and efforts to create community health and safety without systems of coercion and punishment.    “Visualizing Abolition” is a year-long series featuring artists, activists, scholars and lawyers struggling for prison abolition. Presented by the Institute for Arts and Sciences at UCSC, the events run from October 20 to May 19, 2021 and are, “designed to examine the ways people see and understand issues of mass incarceration, detention, and policing in the United States and abroad, challenging the prevailing social, economic, and political worldviews that prisons promote.”   “Abolition. Feminism. Now” is the forthcoming book by Gina Dent, Angela Davis, Erica Meiners and Beth Richie, scheduled for release by Haymarket Books on March 2, 2021.   This interview was conducted by John Malkin and was originally broadcast on “Transformation Highway” on October 16, 2020 on KZSC 88.1 FM, kzsc.org.  https://ias.ucsc.edu/content/2020/visualizing-abolition

Welcome to the Pandemicene podcast! We welcome you to a conversation with Kim TallBear and Jessica Kolopenuk, two Indigenous scholars at the University of Alberta, Canada. We talk about their Indigenous STS research training program, their upcoming open access class on Indigenous peoples and pandemics, what a “productive embrace of crisis” looks like, and how understanding our relations as kin on earth might help us learn how to live better together on stolen land.

The University of California will no longer require standardized testing. We explore what that means for students. Also, we take a look at how voting may be different in Santa Cruz county for the November 3rd general election.

KZSC joined the nationwide COMMUNITY RADIO BLACKOUT on June 2nd, 2020 — 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence — followed by 24/7/365  of programming calling for racial justice. George Floyd’s death is part of an appalling history of racist harassment, assault, and murder that stretches back far too long in the life of our nation. There are too many victims whose experiences never made headlines and whose names will never become public. KZSC and UC Santa Cruz work within the same context of white supremacist systems, structures, and conditions that make life more dangerous and precarious for people of color. We need to do all that we can to dismantle these injustices. KZSC, like our country, have taken too long to translate our ideals into action or sustainable change.  We must do better, in order to uphold the highest values that we pursue in our mission — to provide "access in a non-discriminatory, progressive fashion to those traditionally underrepresented in the media. This includes, but is not limited to, women, cultural, ethnic and racial minorities, people of various sexual orientations and gender expressions, seniors, youth, children and persons with disabilities."

Santa Cruz locals working in agriculture talk about how COVID-19 has affected their businesses. Also, a look into the future of contact tracing in Santa Cruz county.

Radio is an essential service in California, and we take a behind-the-scenes look at how KZSC has adjusted its operations to accommodate Santa Cruz county's stay-at-home orders. Also, a report on how the coronavirus has affected the Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall.

COVID-19 rules could force a housing shakeup for UC Santa Cruz in the fall. Fewer students might return to Santa Cruz if most classes are online only, and all dorm rooms on campus could be converted to singles, says UCSC Chancellor Cynthia Larive. KZSC news talks to Larive and others about housing. More at kzsc.org

Young people from Watsonville are learning the basics of broadcasting and publishing their own podcasts thanks to a unique partnership between UC Santa Cruz's Research Center for the Americas, KZSC, and Digital NEST. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 35255]

Young people from Watsonville are learning the basics of broadcasting and publishing their own podcasts thanks to a unique partnership between UC Santa Cruz's Research Center for the Americas, KZSC, and Digital NEST. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 35255]

Young people from Watsonville are learning the basics of broadcasting and publishing their own podcasts thanks to a unique partnership between UC Santa Cruz's Research Center for the Americas, KZSC, and Digital NEST. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 35255]

Young people from Watsonville are learning the basics of broadcasting and publishing their own podcasts thanks to a unique partnership between UC Santa Cruz's Research Center for the Americas, KZSC, and Digital NEST. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Show ID: 35255]

Young people from Watsonville are learning the basics of broadcasting and publishing their own podcasts thanks to a unique partnership between UC Santa Cruz's Research Center for the Americas, KZSC, and Digital NEST. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 35255]

Young people from Watsonville are learning the basics of broadcasting and publishing their own podcasts thanks to a unique partnership between UC Santa Cruz's Research Center for the Americas, KZSC, and Digital NEST. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Show ID: 35255]

Unless you're from the US, you might not be fully acquainted with Jesse Thorn. Public Radio Broadcaster extraordinaire and OG podcaster, Jesse has interviewed and had conversations with thousands of people over the years from the upper realms of fame to the every day unknown. Kicking off his career in broadcasting working for the University of California campus radio station KZSC, Jesse launched the popular 'The Sound of Young America' show which later turned into a podcast in 2004 distributed through National Public Radio and eventually re-branded as "Bullseye" in 2012. Like many of us with a podcast, one is never enough and Jesse is no exception. These days Jesse not only has his own podcast network days called "Maximum Fun", but he is also hosts several shows including "Judge John Hodgman" and "Jordan, Jesse, Go!" You know how I mentioned that Jesse is an OG podcaster? He's literally been doing it since it became a "thing". In fact, Jesse's influence in podcasting lead him to visit good friend Marc Maron and help him set gear up in his garage to what would become one of the most popular podcasts out there, "WTF with Marc Maron". Jesse is one of those guys who has an earthly lovable charm that wins over many who speak with him. His ability to ask honest and sometimes very raw/straight forward questions means that he cultivates incredibly candid and fascinating stories from his guests. I discovered Jesse through a small podcast series he released in 2017 called '"The Turn Around" which had Jesse speaking to a number of his idols and some of the world's greatest interviewers from Larry King and Louis Theroux to Jerry Springer and Terry Gross. Jesse's probing fascination into the world of conversation and interviewing instantly grabbed me and sparked feelings of why I love podcasting and it's helped me understand how I can get better at conversion, in particular on the mic. Jesse's work is inspiring and someone that I will continue to follow and learn from through his own journey. This episode will reveal a bit of Jesse's background, the personal challenges of accountability and much more. To learn more about Jesse, Maximum Fun and all of his podcasts, check out the links in the show notes. Show notes Follow Jesse on Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Check out Maximum Fun via Main Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Listen to Bullseye via Main Website (and all good podcast players) Listen to The Turn Around via

An interview with Karla Vasquez, founder of SalviSoul, a cookbook project documenting the stories of Salvadoran women, their recipes and Salvadoran food ways. Karla is a food justice advocate, a food historian and a proponent for healthy food accessibility in low-income communities. 

**Please note this interview covers a sensitive topic and may not be suitable for all listeners.** Since October 2018, KZSC and the Research Center for the Americas at UC Santa Cruz have been teaching journalism classes in Watsonville, California at the Digital NEST. This special episode is co-produced by three Watsonville High School students from the class: Nance Rodriguez, Dafne Martinez, and Casey Martinez. Their audio-video project included an important interview with Jaqueline Mendoza, a local sexual assault survivor. This interview took place on May 9, 2019 on the rooftop of the Digital NEST.

Sandra Soto is an Associate Professor or Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Arizona (UofA). She discusses the charges brought against three UofA students for protesting a campus presentation on March 19, 2019 by armed Border Patrol agents. The students are known as #TheArizona3.

The Ace of Cups may not have been the first all-female rock and roll band, but they were the one that mattered within that bizarre wrinkle in time that constituted late 1960s San Francisco.  The Ace of Cups are in Santa Cruz on Friday May 17th, 2019 at the Rio Theatre   

Daniel sat down with the current UCSC SUA Vice President of External Affairs, Davon Thomas, to talk about the work he does in his position and the statewide scope it encompasses. Topics discussed include tuition hikes, state lobbying, minority representation, undocumented aid, and much more. Thanks for tuning in!

Isaí Ambrosio is the Director of the Davenport Resource Services Center and the inaugural Activist-in-Residence for UC Santa Cruz/Research Center for the Americas. We discussed his work in Davenport, California, his challenges in obtaining his education while learning English, and his plans as the activist-in-residence.

DJ Maladroit sits down with Anna Maria from City on a Hill Press. They talk astrology, Kanye, and falling in love with strangers.   Created by Dustin Lennin Choto

DJ Maladroit is joined by Aadam Mohammad from On the Spot to talk about the Sonic the Hedgehog video games.   Created by: Dustin Lennin Choto

On this episode of Half Hour Lunch Break, student artist Lizzy Choi talks favorite Smash Bros. characters, their art process, and Lust vs. Love.  Follow Lizzy on IG: @queeryellowtears Created by: Dustin Lennin Choto

Originally aired on Transformation Highway on August 24, 2017, this interview with Jackie Sue Powell, certified yoga instructor in Santa Cruz, California is about global yoga, social justice and well-being. Jackie discussed her commitment to make yoga accessible, both in terms of cost and imagining yoga practices outside the studio. She spoke about her life-changing experiences teaching and learning yoga around the world, including Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Palestine. We also talked about the role yoga could play in improving the well-being of social justice activists.

For this first episode of Half Hour Lunch Break, DJ Maladroit interviews City on a Hill Press's Co-Editor-in-Chief Laretta Johnson. They talk about eggs, corn, and bad first dates.  Half Hour Lunch Break is a podcast where UCSC students come on and talk about whatever is on our DJ's mind. Created by: Dustin Lennin Choto

DJ Maladroit sits down with video essayist Jack Saint / LackingSaint. They discuss Jack's inspirations, the current socio-political atmosphere, and Mexican food.   Created by: Dustin Lennin Choto

Dr. Michelle Téllez is an Assistant Professor of Mexican American Studies at the University of Arizona. For 20 years, Dr. Téllez has been committed to exploring shared human experiences and advancing social justice. An interdisciplinary scholar trained in sociology, Chicana/o studies, community studies and education, her work seeks to uncover stories of identity, transnational community formation, gendered migration, resistance, and Chicana mothering. We discussed the changing face of Arizona politics, community-based social justice movements, and how to find joy in times of distress.

KZSC's DJ Maladroit (Dustin) sits down with Vanessa Silberman & Carissa Johnson to talk musical influences, encounters with strangers, and favorite vegan treats.   Follow DJ Maladroit: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2StwCSf Instagram: @pacific.recursion

LC of Not So Distant Relatives' interviewed Herb Alpert and Lani Hall about  “Herb Alpert Re-imagines the Tijuana Brass”.  Alpert is an iconic trumpet player and the co-founder of A&M Records. He also is a composer, sculptor, and philanthropist. He has won nine Grammys and is the only artist to hit No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 pop chart as both a vocalist and an instrumentalist. Lani Hall is a Grammy-winning singer and composer in her own right. She was the lead singer of Brasil ’66 from 1966 until 1971 and is also known singing the title song to the James Bond film "Never Say Never Again".  The duo, who have been married since 1974, kick off their tour here in Santa Cruz on Saturday, September 15th, at the Rio Theatre, brought to you by long-time KZSC sponsor, Kuumbwa Jazz.

Headlines: Condor Cam, West Cliff Drive Management Plan, Burn Season, Earth BioGenome Project, Perfect Lawns Create Climate Change, Chicken Waste Power.  Stories: New Parks Director Citizen Involvement, UCSC Chancellors Defend Development and Housing Plans.  More at newsfromoutdoors.org

Formed in the early 70's, the Dixie Dregs bent the genre boundaries of rock, jazz, country and classical.  Fusing unique instrumentals, the Dixie Dregs challenged the listener to expand beyond the industry standard typically fed to the masses as pop music.  This uniqueness became the demise of their marketability. However, forty one years later—as the original members of the Dregs have reunited for their Dawn of the Dregs tour—the massive response and fan support is proving that notion to be obsolete Carol from KZSC's Test of Time spoke with Steve Morse, guitarist and founding member of the Dixie Dregs about his early influences, work ethics and the band's reunion tour. Steve also talks about his career with Deep Purple, sharing his first experience as the band's guitarist and how Deep Purple and its music has retained his attention for 24 years.  

An interview with Dr. Francesca Degiuli, Assistant Professor of Sociology and the director of the Gender Studies Minor at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She is also a Visiting Fellow in the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies at NYU. She has written numerous articles on the topics of gender, globalization and migration throughout the years exploring different subjects from labor laws in China to undocumented students in the United States. She discussed her first book, Caring for a Living: Migrant Women, Aging Citizens, and Italian Families (2016, Oxford University Press). This ethnography explores the challenges facing postindustrial societies with an aging population, such as Italy, and the difficult work performed by eldercare workers who are im/migrant women.

An interview with Dr. Paul Ortiz, Associate Professor of History from the University of Florida. He is the author of numerous books, including Emancipation Betrayed: The Hidden History of Black Organizing and White Violence in Florida from Reconstruction to the Bloody Election of 1920 (2006, UC Press). He discussed his latest book, An African American and Latinx History of the United States (2018, Beacon Press) about the shared civil rights struggles of African American and Latinx communities.

KZSC News ~ 15 Mar 2018 San Francisco Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson resigns Santa Cruz unveils citywide neighboorhood policing plan Toxins found in SF Bay Area shellfish UC Regents meet at UC Los Angeles More online at kzsc.org

This show is a tribute to the life and legacy of Honduran indigenous activist Berta Cáceres, on the two year anniversary of her assassination in her home on 2 March 2016. She received the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015. Thank you to Skylight and The Goldman Environmental Prize for granting permission to use their clips for this broadcast. This broadcast features Karen Calles, Voces Críticas production assistant for the Winter 2018 quarter.

A conversation with two key organizers of the UC Santa Cruz conference "Dig In: Cultivating Inclusive Approaches to Food Justice," (held on March 2, 2018). Dr. Linnea Beckett (Food Justice Coordinator, Colleges Nine and Ten, UCSC) and Chris Lang (Environmental Studies Graduate Student, UCSC) addressed the meaning of food justice, discussed racism and racial dynamics in the vegan movement, and what the process and practice of decolonizing food means to them.

TJ Demos is a Professor in the Department of the History of Art and Visual Culture at UC Santa Cruz, and he is the Founder and Director of its Center for Creative Ecologies. He writes widely on the intersection of contemporary art, global politics, and ecology and discussed his latest book called Against the Anthropocene: Visual Culture and Environment Today (Sternberg Press, 2017). He addressed the meaning of Anthropocene and neoliberal sustainability, and spoke about his views about the future of the environmental justice movement today.  

Carol from KZSC's Test of Time interviews legendary jazz drummer Billy Cobham.  Acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer, Cobham has recorded with many great jazz bands of our era.  From his work with Miles Davis and the Mahavishnu Orchestra to his innovative solo career, Cobham continues to push the boundaries of jazz. Hear Cobham speak about his current Crosswinds Project, the inspiration behind the songs, and why he's returning to this early body of work.

KZSC News ~ 08 Mar 2018 Santa Cruz Mayor David Terrezas talks homeless relocation Police body cams mandated in San Benito County and Santa Cruz City Interview with Movement For Housing Justice UCSC and residents debate growth vs. sustainability goals More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 01 Mar 2018 Queer Fashion Show Funds Mural As Activism Financial Soul Searching In Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County's priorities vary greatly by region UC Santa Cruz laborers protest for solidarity More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 15 Feb 2018 UCSC Chancellor speaks on undocumented student issues Santa Cruz City Council votes on rent freeze Highlights from Martin Luther King Convocation More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 22 Feb 2018 Immigration issues update (Ari Shiell) Trump attempts to defund earthquake warning system  UC Santa Cruz Student Union Assembly meets with Chancellor Blumenthal  (Daniel Martinez) More online at kzsc.org  

KZSC News ~ 08 Feb 2018 Updates on office of UC Santa Cruz President Hepatitis A Outbreak in Monterey County Save Our Shores protests possible oil drilling UC Santa Cruz Workers' Union protests More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 25 Jan 2018 Voices From the Santa Cruz Women's March (Max Ryan) Santa Cruz resolution on Ecuadorian oil imports (Quinn Edmonson) Possible challenge to offshore oil drilling in California (Daniel Martinez) More online at kzsc.org Max Ryan Quinn Edmonson

KZSC News ~ 18 Jan 2018 ICE planning immigration enforcement actions in Northern California (Daniel Martinez) NAACP March in Santa Cruz on MLK Day (Daniel Wootan) Food justice commentary ahead of eco-farming Conference (Lani B) UC Santa Cruz's Long Range Development Plan aims for 28,000 student enrolment (Anna Rose) More online at kzsc.org

Chicago blues musician, Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, spoke with Carol from the Test of Time. Clearwater talks about the Chicago blues scene, his Cherokee heritage, and the good fortune of his first headdress. At 83, Clearwater shows no sign of slowing down.  He's working on songs for a new album and planning a European tour this year.  

KZSC News ~ 11 Jan 2018 Offshore oil drilling in California possibly to be expanded (Jordan Penland) Monterey County group fights to oust oil drilling and fracking (Ty Goering) Santa Cruz County Supervisor details 2018 priorities (Daniel Wootan) More online at kzsc.org

Download episode Listen in as we chat and hear music by Mele'uhane, coming from Kona, on Hawai'i island; Keikilani Lindsey, the dad, with sons Leo and Kaneala. Living the life of traveling musicians, they are on the mainland touring in support of their newest CD, Anaspond. In addition to the laughter-filled interview, you'll hear the instrumental that honors the voyaging canoe Hokule'a,  the sweet harmonies of "Na Na Na," plus the rascal blues-inflected jokey "Sugar Honey Iced Tea." The fellas echo a reggae feeling on "Malama Ka 'Aina," a composition in Hawaiian, reminding us to take care, Malama, our World, the 'aina. Mele'uhane played at Pono Hawaiian Grill on Friday, January 5th at 6:30 pm.

KZSC News ~ 2017 10 26 Rent Control Imposed following fires (Jordan Penland) Study: More fires like Napa's in California's future (Jordan Penland) Juvenile accused of murder to stand trial as an adult (Jordan Penland) Rent Control on Santa Cruz ballot (Daniel Wootan) Santa Cruz approves recreational marijuana sales (Parker Hume) Rifle discovered at Santa Cruz middle school (Alex Vareljian) Decreased punishment for intentional HIV transmission (Jordan Penland) Sudden Oak Death Syndrome adds fuel to fires (Daniel Martinez) More online at kzsc.org

In this week's installment of Slug Talk, RIZ aka RSD interviews Nick Kleiber, Nicole O'Connor, Dante Capone, and Autumn Brown--four student-athletes from the UCSC Cross Country Team. Recorded live on-air 10.13.17.

KZSC News ~ 2017 10 19 Cabrillo College students hacked Fire rages in Boulder Creek Evangelist wins settlement with city of SC O'mei restaurant reopens Examining wine country fires New SCPD Chief's homeless strategy Interview with Chicano Batman Arrests at UCSC College Republicans meeting More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 2017 10 12 Wildfires raze urban California areas (Tyler Harris & Keith Rozendal) Monterey Peninsula Pushes For Public Water Company (Matt) Arrests Weapon filled music video (Charlotte) The Fight Against Chloropyrifos (Samantha Rocinos) Peak Monarch Watching Season (Olivia Joyce) Carmel Moves To Ban Plastic Straws (Matthew Sandoval) Pfeifer Big Sur Bridge To Reopen (Maelin Rose) Fourteen Llamas Rescued By Monterey Zoo (Sandra Cortez) Police presence at Homeless Camp riles debate in Santa Cruz (Daniel Wootan) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 01 June 2017 School funding in peril under Trump budget proposal (Jordan Penland) Record rains bring boom times for California creatures (Maelin Rose) US House Bill criminalizes undocumented immigrants (Jordan Penland) New group opposes Santa Cruz's corridors development plan (Gina Ranieri)  Santa Cruz libraries expand hours, restrict patron behavior (Sydney Fishman) Santa Cruz approves $1.2 million transportation spending plan (Frances Maurer) Santa Cruz Pride parade and Dyke/Trans March this weekend (Ty Goering/Closet Free Radio) California Democrats split on 'single-payer' health insurance bill (Ty Goering) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 25 May 2017 Unemployment drops in Santa Cruz (Kavya Aswadhati) Scientists worried about California salmon extinction (Sydney Fishman) CalTrain goes electric, nearly doubling capacity (Maelin Rose) Santa Cruz marchers concerned about Monsanto (Melanie Gomez) Santa Cruz high school teachers developing an LGBTQ curriculum (Jordan Penland) Huge Mud Creek landslide closes Hwy 1 in Big Sur (Gina Ranieri) UCSC students work to reduce rents in Santa Cruz (Anna Rose Leff) State Senate committee halts 5G Wireless Bill (Suzanne Potter/CA News Service) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 18 May 2017 Leopard sharks dying en mass in SF Bay (Jordan Penland) Cruzio co-founder explains net neutrality (Maelin Rose) Fossil Free UC winning support of UC chancellors (Ty Goering) César Chávez convocation focuses on immigrant rights (Daniel Wootan, Keith Rozendal) UCSC chancellor Blumenthal on trailer park housing (Killian Fay, Daniel Wootan) CHP devices can test drivers for drugged driving, judge accepts results (Hannah Whelan) CA Lands Commission orders CEMEX sand mine to submit to regulation (Neroli Devaney) Santa Cruz regs target protest sleepers at City Hall, passed without Council debate (John Malkin) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 11 May 2017 LandWatch urges Salinas to increase affordable housing (Sydney Fishman) Rally in Santa Cruz reacts to City's report on homelessness (Kavya Aswadhati) More details emerge on UC audit, Napolitano apologizes (Sean Corfield) Environmentalists concerned about invasive French broom (Jeannie Santos) Marina considers medical, recreational marijuana businesses (Duncan Ober) Salinas "Dreamer" taken by ICE from Monterey County Jail awaits deportation (Maelin Rose) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 04 May 2017 New federal office opened to track immigrant crime (Sydney Fishman) Santa Cruz County launches Nurse-Family Partnership (Maelin Rose) Afrikan/Black Student Alliance takes control of UCSC admin building (Sean Corfield) CA Assembly Member Mark Stone supports news on KZSC (Dan Orange) Former Seattle PD Chief Norm Stamper speaks in Santa Cruz (John Malkin) White-supremacist propaganda targets UCSC (Kavya Aswadhati) UCSC campus blockaded on May Day (Neroli Devaney) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 27 April 2017 Opposition to Ocean St Extension housing development (Maelin Rose) No charges to be filed in killing of teen Luke Smith (John Malkin) President of California secession campaign steps down amid Russia controversy (Dylan Fabris) PG&E's $90 million settlement over San Bruno explosion approved (Daniel Wootan) State Auditor says UC President hid $175 million + interfered with audit (Ty Goering) UCSC students asked to fund inter-collegiate athletics program (Rizal Aliga) Chris Krohn discusses Santa Cruz City Council actions (John Malkin) Public meeting to discuss hotel proposal near the Santa Cruz Harbor (Maelin Rose) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 20 April 2017 UCSC Police boost patrols for unsanctioned 420 gathering (Maelin Rose) CA Legislature to address housing costs (Sydney Fishman) Anti-LGBTQ vandals strike Santa Cruz church repeatedly (Jordan Penland) Federal civil rights lawsuit filed against SCPD over Sean Arlt's killing (John Malkin) Cannabis takes over Salinas valley greenhouses (Maelin Rose) Plan for "safe-injection" sites opposed by Take Back Santa Cruz (Ty Goering) Cockfights being investigated in south Santa Cruz county (Daniel Wootan) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 13 April 2017 UCSC protest rejects US strikes against Syria (Dylan Fabris) Santa Clara's at-large voting system challenged (Ty Goering) Ghost Ship Fire reporting earns East Bay Times a Pulitzer prize  (Kavya Aswadhati) Federal disaster relief coming to Monterey Bay counties (Kathia Damian) Legislation aims to tame PG&E price spikes (Daniel Wootan) UCSC social scientist studying agriculture wins a Guggenheim award (Annarose Leff) Ten-foot shark stranded near Pleasure Point dies (Maelin Rose) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 06 April 2017 70% of SF Bay Area would pay higher taxes to fix traffic (Sydney Fishman) Neuro-toxic pesticide ban not completed by EPA (Ty Goering) Construction of wildlife tunnel under Hwy 17 expected to start in 2020 (Maelin Rose) Santa Cruz City Council unanimously opposes Dakota Access Pipeline (Ty Goering) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 2017 03 30 Santa Cruz rejects claim from family of man killed by SCPD (John Malkin) Monterey Bay Community Power is a go (Keith Rozendal) Salinas saw 14 homicides in the last 3 months (Daniel Wootan) Pajaro Valley fights seawater intrusion (Sydney Fishman) SC storm damage at $100 million-"Bigger than the earthquake in '89" (Keith Rozendal) Santa Cruz asks for citizen input on choice of new Police Chief (Daniel Wootan) More online at kzsc.org

  “It’s bigger than the (1989) earthquake,” according to Santa Cruz County Supervisor John Leopold. He’s talking about the storm damage in January and February in Santa Cruz. Today on the show we’ll hear a lot more about that disaster from Leopold—and State Senator Bill Monning. Plus environmental news headlines, a surf report, a calendar of events, and more. Stick around! Headlines 2:25 Local economics of surfing (Sydney Fishman) 2:45 Stranded in Big Sur (Maelin Rose)   Winter Storm Damage Review with State Senator Bill Monning The storm damage in January and February in Santa Cruz is likely to cost more than $100 million for the county to bounce back. State Senate Majority leader Bill Monning has been touring the damage in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, and Monterey Counties. Statewide, 86% of California counties have been declared disaster zones, and the overall cost to recover is probably more than a billion dollars. Here’s Bill Monning's report, from KZSC’s Bushwacker’s Breakfast Club, where the State Senator was interviewed by John Sandidge and Dan Orange.   Santa Cruz County Storm Damage Could Cost $100 Million—Supervisor John Leopold In Santa Cruz County, the storm damage from January and February—at more than 150 sites—is estimated to cost on the order of $100 million to repair. County Supervisor John Leopold has some of the details, from his interview on KZSC’s Bushwacker’s Breakfast Club.   County gets lower-cost SBA loans for uninsured with Storm Damage If you personally suffered storm damage during the winter rains that aren't covered by insurance, the county has gotten you some help. The County of Santa Cruz sought and secured a special designation from the U.S. Small Business Administration allowing residents, property owners and business owners to apply for low-cost loans to cover damages. Eligible losses are wide-ranging, and the deadline to apply for physical damage (to personal property, your home, landscaping etc) is May 19. You can also apply online at: DisasterLoan.sba.gov/ela. Or apply by calling the Small Business Administration at (800) 659-2955.   Climate Change at the Regents meeting The Regents of the University of California met last week in San Francisco. Before the meeting got underway, several students addressed the Board about their concerns about climate change, urging the UC system to push towards only using renewable energy to power the 10 campuses. Community Choice Power The City of Salinas voted unanimously this week to sign up for the Monterey Bay Community Power authority.  Also this week, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors finalized joining the Community Choice Power authority. The vote at the county was 3-2 vote, the supervisors split over the formula to place representatives of the county on the power agency board.  Santa Cruz City and County have also signed on to the Monterey Bay Community Choice Joint Powers Agreement, and County Supervisor John Leopold said that it was an important move for a county that embraces environmental values.    

KZSC News ~ 2017 03 23 Salinas approves community power (Kathy Damian) SC County Jail Chapel closed (Daniel Wootan) Livermore lab restores and releases nuke test films (Ty Goering) More than 400 stranded in Big Sur (Maelin Rose) Crisis intervention training for SCPD (Kathy Damian) UC pressured to cap non-resident students (Keith Rozendal) First female Chancellor to lead UC Berkeley (Keith Rozendal) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News ~ 2017 03 16 Oil co. lawsuits challenge Monterey's Measure Z (Kathy Damian) Return of pelagic red crabs in Monterey (Maelin Rose) Russian Pussy Riot Theatre comes to Santa Cruz (John Malkin) Monterey Sherriff "will not assist in immigration raids" (Ty Goering) SC METRO cuts service, and goes electric in 2017 (Keith Rozendal) Food Not Bombs dispute with SC Post Office (Hannah Whelan) Students for Justice in Palestine mock checkpoints at UCSC (Kavya Aswadhati) CalTrans begins demolishing Big Sur's Pfeiffer Cyn Bridge (Sean Corfield) More online at kzsc.org

Another special episode! If you missed it, here is the unedited audio of Felix and Sasha's radio appearance on KZSC. This time, Gabe and Lindsey are the hosts, and Sasha and Felix are the guests! What a twist! Sasha gets Too Deep in the Discourse. Felix just wants to talk about how that boy could get it. Back to our regular programming next week, where we watch Under the Skin! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

KZSC News ~ 2017 03 09 CPR Saves Santa Cruz surfer from seizure (John Malkin) Failure of automatic alerts in San Jose flood (Kathy Damian) Good news from the Sierra snowpack survey (Keith Rozendal) Lapis Lustre Sand Mine ordered closed (Ty Goering) International Women's Day strike and demonstrations (Sydney Fishman) New UC immunization policy (Maelin Rose) DHS/HSI agent to be ousted from SCPD (John Malkin) Monterey juvenile hall project short $6 million (Kathy Damian) 5-story parking garage planned for downtown Santa Cruz (Maelin Rose) Body found in Monterey Bay (Jeannie Santos) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News - 02 March 2017 California DREAMers not taking student aid (Ty Goering) Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on Hwy 1 to be replaced (Kathy Damian) Prop 57 spurs reviews for juveniles tried as adults in SC (Daniel Wootan) John Steinbeck's 115th in Salinas (Maelin Rose) Watsonville's Granite Construction to bid on border wall (Kathy Damian) SC Police: DHS/ICE "betrayed our community's trust" (Kavya Aswadhati; Morgan Corona) Community responds to SCPD's statements (John Malkin) Santa Cruz unanimously passes sanctuary resolution (Annarose Leff) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News - 22 February 2017 Recent Storm Damage (Quinn Edmondson; Rizal Aliga; Francis Mauer) SCPD not charged for killing Sean Arlt (John Malkin) ICE agents routinely pretend to be local police (Annarose Leff) The "Day Without Immigrants" (Kathy Damian) 75 yrs after the internment of Japanese-Americans (Kavya Aswadhati) Homeopathic remedy a serious risk to kids (Sydney Fishman) Man Found Dead in San Lorenzo River (Jennifer Arriaga) Santa Cruz Vets 4 Vets (Maelin Rose) More online at kzsc.org

KZSC News - 16 February 2017 "Free Meth" Hoax (Frances Maurer) Parks Master Plan & the Pogonip (Jeannie Santos) Santa Cruz Public Library Vet Center Opens (Kathia Damian) DHS/SCPD Arrests on Monday (Ty Goering; KZSC News) Student Mental Health at UCSC (Maelin Rose) Crochet Coral Reef @ Porter Sesnon Gallery (Jennifer Arriaga) UCSC declared a sanctuary campus (Harrison Trussell) Stand w/ Planned Parenthood Santa Cruz rally (Morgan Corona; Kavya Aswadhati) More online at kzsc.org

jdru5ctg Host Michael Gaither becomes the interviewEE for a switch. Includes live performances of songs going on the new CD. Details at http://www.michaelgaither.com.

Interview and music highlights host Michael Gaither's recent radio appearances. And a new song about Red Skelton. Details at http://www.michaelgaither.com.

Legendary songwriter Blackie Farrell talks about his long-awaited debut and plays "Sonora's Death Row" live on the show. Details at http://www.michaelgaither.com.

Nick "Repeat" Adams joins Jordan and Jesse for a discussion of Greek yogurt dumps, Jesse's Christmas decor-fueled dad rage, and Finneus, the white guy with dread locks who worked at KZSC.  Also: Talking Rain water, power dad shit, and real-beard Santas.

A quick look at host Michael Gaither's upcoming shows and podcasts, along with a recent radio appearance on KZSC radio in Santa Cruz, CA. See the notes and links to go with this episode at http://www.michaelgaither.com.