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KSQD explores familiar and new places and activities of people living in the Monterey Bay Area through the lenses of a long-time resident.

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Life and Times of Jan Harwood

Dec 15, 2025

Join host Mathilde Rand and her guests: Rachel Harwood, Garth Harwood and Paula LeRoy in conversation about the life and times of Jan Harwood: her inspiring activism, her example of endurance for…

Gina Castaneda – Aztecas Youth Soccer Program

Nov 17, 2025

Join Exploring Monterey Bay host Mathilde Rand in conversation with Gina Castaneda, Deputy Probation Officer and the head coach of the Aztecas Youth Soccer Program. Educators know that students who…

Energy Storage – Alan Peevers and Roland Saher

Sep 22, 2025

Join host Mathilde Rand and guest Roland Saher and Alan Peevers in a conversation about energy storage in batteries, renewable energy, ways to save energy and prevent black and brown outs. Resources:…

SUNDay – Pauline Seales and Roland Saher

Aug 25, 2025

Join host Mathilde Rand in conversation with Pauline Seales and Roland Saher of the Santa Cruz Climate Action Network. All around the country communities are organizing actives for SUNDay.  On…

Familiar Strangers – Margaret Kahn

Jul 14, 2025

Joind host Mathilde Rand in conversation with Margaret (Margy) Kahn about her latest book Familiar Strangers: Stories of America and the Middle East. Website: PearlNotePress.com Book cover by Linda…

Linda Wilshusen – Why Live Oak Never Was Annexed and Other Stories

Jun 02, 2025

Join Exploring Monterey Bay host Mathilde Rand in conversation with Linda Wilshusen. Linda moved to Santa Cruz County in 1967 to attend UCSC. She moved to Live Oak in 1988 and soon there after, she…

Wilma Chandler and Susan Forrest – 36North

May 19, 2025

Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Susan Forrest and Wilma Chandler of  36North, a Playwright’s Collective. 36North brings its Script-In-Hand Reading Series from May through September to the…

Sally-Christine Rodgers – Pitch In

May 05, 2025

Join Exploring Monterey Bay host Mathilde Rand in conversation with Sally-Christine Rodgers, organizer of the Trash Talkers. Trash Talkers is a coalition of elected officials, agencies and…

Phil McManus and Amy Harrington – Santa Cruz Welcoming Network

Mar 24, 2025

Join host Mathilde Rand in conversation with Phil McManus and Amy Harrington of the Santa Cruz Welcoming Network. Phil McManus is retired after many years of work promoting human rights in Latin…

Maria Gitin and Marcia Hashimoto – Acts of Courage

Mar 10, 2025

Exploring Monterey Bay host Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Maria Gitin and Marcia Hashimoto about Acts of Courage. Maria Gitin did field work with the SCLC SCOPE project in Wilcox County, AL…

HERStory – Second Annual Celebration

Feb 24, 2025

Exploring Monterey Bay host, Mathilde Rand and her guests Jessie Durant, Stephanie Sumarna, Madeline Aliah and Scarlett Folger talk about the second annual HERstory celebration to be held March 13…

Downtown Plan Expansion – Frank Barron and Rick Longinotti

Feb 03, 2025

Host, Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Frank Barron and Rick Longinotti about the Santa Cruz Downtown Expansion. Frank Barron is a retired urban planner and a proponent for direct input by the…

Sarah Harbison – Collection Management Services

Jan 27, 2025

Host Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Sarah Harbison of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Sarah shares the joys of acquiring items for the library, connecting with patrons, and the workings of…

8 Tens @ 8 – Helene Simkin Jara and Anita Natale

Jan 13, 2025

Anita Natale and Helene Simpkin Jara share information and interesting anecdotes with host Mathilde Rand about the 8 Tens @ 8 Festival in Santa Cruz. This festival is in its 29th year of bringing 10…

Laurie Corn, Sally Grey and Alan Ritch – First Person Singular Program

Dec 30, 2024

On Monday, December 30 host Mathilde Rand was in conversation with Alan Ritch, Sally Grey, and Laurie Corn, longtime contributors to First Person Singular, which is a 2-minute commentary program on…

Andrea van de Loo – The Pressing Stones: The Healing Journey of a Nazi’s Daughter

Dec 16, 2024

Join Exploring Monterey Bay host Mathilde Rand in conversation with Andrea van de Loo (pronounced Lo), the author of The Pressing Stones: The Healing Journey of a Nazi’s Daughter. A major focus of…

Exploring Monterey Bay: Margy Kahn

Dec 02, 2024

Host Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Margy Kahn. Margy, a trained linguist, is also a playwright, the author of The Children of the Jinn: In Search of the Kurds and their Country, and a…

Sarah Beck – Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries

Nov 18, 2024

Exploring Monterey Bay host Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Sarah Beck, Executive Director of the Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Sarah is a passionate advocate for the role of our…

Paula Marcus – Reflections and Actions for Peace in the Middle East

Nov 11, 2024

Host Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Senior Rabbi Paula Marcus on listening and learning and coming together for peace. Information about podcast and groups Rabbi Marcus mentioned in the…

Exploring Monterey Bay: Porter memorial Library

Oct 07, 2024

Join Exploring Monterey Bay host, Mathilde Rand, in conversation with Meg Madsen and Juli McDermott of the Porter Memorial Library. This library with its fascinating history is a gem in the center of…

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