Pride Perspectives
KSQD radio show:
Every Other Sunday from 5-6PM
Co-hosts Rob Darrow and Cece Pinheiro talk with various people about Santa Cruz LGBTQ+ history. The show began in January 2025 in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Santa Cruz Pride. Listen live on 90.7, 89.7 in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, via the livestream on KSQD.org or on theKSQD App .
Listen to recordings on KSQD Pride Perspectives here or via Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Future Shows:
Aug 23: Cabrillo College President Jenn Capps
September 6: Monterey County Superintendents PK Diffenbaugh and Linda Adamson talk LGBTQ+ Student Supports
September 21: Comedian Kristin Key
October 4: Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month with David Reichard and others.
October 18: Monterey County Sheriff Tina Nieto and Santa Cruz County Sheriff Chris Clark.
Past Shows and Recordings:
2026
August 9: Author: Angelica Glass and her Book: “Scavenging Beauty: A Memoir in Walks.”
July 26: Rainbow Connections and supporting LGBTQ youth in Monterey County with Kacey Rodenbush and Sam Gomez.
July 12: Hearing About the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music with Riley Nicholson and Sean Shepherd.
June 28:
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May 17:
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April 19:
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January 11:
2025
Dec. 14 and 28: Reflecting on the Past Year of Pride Perspectives. Special Guests for each show. Nov. 2: Religion and LGBTQ+ People. Guests: Dave Pattee and Simon Dinglasan. Recording Here.
Nov. 16: Religion and LGBTQ+ People. Guests: Rabbi Eli Cohen and Rev. Deb Johnson
Nov. 30: Religion and LGBTQ+ People. Discussion of the Video, “God and Gays, Bridging the Gap (2006)” with producer Kim Clark and Santa Cruz County “Out in Our Faith” coordinator Peg Shemaria.
Oct. 19: LGBTQ+ History Month: The Students Speak. Guests: Ash and Max. Recording Here.
Oct. 5: LGBTQ+ History Month: Transgender History in Santa Cruz County. Guests: Adam Spickler and Sandy Stone.
Many Stories
There are so many stories about so many aspects of the Santa Cruz LGBTQ+ culture. This radio show will highlight the many people and events over the past 50 years. Through these shows we hope to increase the listener’s knowledge about the important contributions of Santa Cruz County LGBTQ+ people to the local, state and national culture and history.
Show 1, Jan. 12: Our First Show. Setting Santa Cruz County LGBTQ+ History in the Context of National LGBTQ+ History.
Listen to the recording: https://ksqd.info/PridePerspectives/_Sunday_2025-01-12.mp3
Co-Hosts Cece Pinheiro and Rob Darrow provided listeners with the context of this show as well as the context of the 1975 Santa Cruz Pride events in context with the National LGBTQ+ history. Special guests included Dan Dickmeyer who was part of the Lesbian and Gay Men’s Union (LAGMU) who put on the first Santa Cruz Pride events and David Paine who helped film the Pride picnic held in San Lorenzo Park. Dan and David have been a couple for over 50 years and shared stories about their memories of that first Pride.
Show 3, Feb. 9: “The 1970s, Women, Women’s Health and Women’s Music” with Kater Pollock and Patti Maxine.
At UCSC, feminist studies began in 1974 and in the same year, the Santa Cruz Women’s Health Collective began and the women’s music festival took place in the Santa Cruz Mountains - developed and produced by many lesbians. Hear from some of the women involved - Kater Pollock who was involved with the Women’s Health Collective and from Patti Maxine who has been part of the music scene around Santa Cruz since the 1970s. Patti graced us with the song called, “Peace on Your Journey.”
Show 2, Jan. 26: Learning LGBTQ+ History from Younger People’s Perspectives. Queer History Podcast Discussion with Mars, Levi and Maddie.
The young people who helped organize, interview and edit the "Santa Cruz County Queer History Podcasts" in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Santa Cruz Pride s. Over 20 interviews have been conducted by high school and college aged students with older queer people who have been part of the many events of the last 50 years of Santa Cruz County LGBTQ+ history. Hear from Mars, Levi and Maddie who will shared their insights and learnings from the many interviews.