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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   

Labor rights attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan talks about ensuring fair business practices in the gig economy as well as older economic sectors, her $20 million settlement victory from Uber, and a possible run for senate in Mass.

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!

This week, Oiko explores environmental impacts of agriculture and what we can do to lessen our carbon footprint by changing our diet. Ronald Donkenvoort, farming for over thirty years, gives us a glimpse how farming has changed over time, while Rebecca King talks about the unique challenges of being a sheep dairy in a changing climate. Anthony Tomaso, a beekeeper, tells us the health benefits of local honey. Ian O'Hollaren takes us underwater to taste seaweed, nutritionally dense and great for the environment. Our second segment talks with Greg Gilbert, plant pathologist, about the deadly plant disease Sudden Oak Death and the havoc it's wreaking on Californian forests. 

Listen to a special episode of Oiko! Usually a biology show this week we expanded to include interviews with astronomers, psychologists, and historians as part of the Graduate Research Symposium held this weekend. New celestial bodies on the outskirts of our solar system, machine learning, and the environmental policy of China in the 1950s and much more included in this episode! Follow DJ Gina on Instagram for more content @881oiko

Nicknamed the "Reef Sentinel" for his multidisciplinary approach to coral reef studies, Dr. Terry Hughes' research on bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef earned him a spot on Nature Journal's top ten people who matter in 2016. He discusses the future health of the world's reefs, economic security of nations that depend on the reef, and his latest research methods.

Headlines: Opioid deaths down in Santa Cruz; Poacher sentenced; Microplastic pollution spreads Stories:  UC’s Cool Campus Challenge update, Profile of a young naturalist, Luba Kaplanskya, intern with the Ken Norris Center for Natural History More at newsfromoutdoors.bandcamp.com

Headlines: Cool Campus Challenge , Ag series, Sea levels threaten the Embarcadero, 2020 Census Stories: Ken Norris Center for Natural History More at newsfromoutdoors.bandcamp.com

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.

Dr. Safiya Noble, Associate Professor at UCLA in the Departments of Information Studies and African American Studies, and a visiting faculty member to the University of Southern California's Annenberg School of Communication, is the author of the best-selling book Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism (NYU Press, 2018). Her academic research focuses on the design of digital media platforms on the internet and their impact on society.  

An interview with Nina Simon, outgoing director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) and incoming CEO for Of By For All. We discuss rebuilding of the MAH to reach an unprecedented level of financial stability, what she's learned about her own leadership style, about realizing one's own career potential, and about the Of By For All movement.

Daniel sat down with CUIP intern for the Ken Norris Center, Luba Kaplanskaya, to talk about the center's work, natural history more broadly, and Luba's personal associations with the subject.

Tired of the rich deciding when they want to invest in local communities? or talking about giving tax cuts on the implied promise that they might help those in need? This week Unquestionable tackles neo-feudalism.

Radio Live Spectacular debuts in spectacular form. Host Brendon Hannaford is joined by local up-and-coming Santa Cruz stand up comedian Natasha Collier, and a little boy named Maxwell Silver (Daniel Fisher). Originally aired on 1/19/19.

Mayor Martine Watkins accused new councilmember Drew Glover of bullying at the 2/12 meeting. Input on this issue, as well as surrounding incidents became the cover story of the GoodTimes on March 5. RIP Peter McGettigan, and Dan Stolpe.

Drug rehabilitation professional Dr. Mark Stanford of Janus of Santa Cruz talks all things drug abuse with Dan Woo on this week's episode. 

Comedian, author, and speaker Dave Nihill reps Irish comedy and the upcoming Real Irish Comedy Festival. More info at: http://realirishcomedytour.com/. cheers, dan woo

Dr. Patrick Lopez-Aguado, Assistant Professor of Sociology from Santa Clara University, is the author of Stick Together and Come Back Home: Racial Sorting and the Spillover of Carceral Identity (2018, UC Press). He discusses some of the changes to the criminal justice system in California and about his upcoming research in this subject area.

Headlines: Dry farming, Self-driving cars, LA gas power plants shut, CA Green New Deal, Atmospheric River soaks California Stories: Central Valley Environmental Justice issues, North Coast Rail Trail EIR finalized More at newsfromoutdoors.bandcamp.com

Dr. T. Christopher Aplin is an independent scholar and ethnomusicologist currently working with the Fort Sill Apache Tribe to secure grant funding to preserve their recorded cultural heritage. Dr. Aplin discusses his book in progress about the music of the Apache prisoners of war taken with Geronimo in 1886 and about the indigenous influence on popular music