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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

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

Dr. Melissa Guzman-Garcia, Assistant Professor of Latino/a Studies at San Francisco State University, discusses being a women of color/Latina faculty member in academia, about mentoring, and about her research on migration and religion.

Headlines: Mauna Kea Protection, Government Shutdown Impact on Food Assistance, Mount Tamalpais Environmental Takeover, Golf Ball Ocean Impacts, Anchovy Conservation, Santa Cruz Homeless Camp, Santa Cruz Bike Commuting Stories: Santa Cruz Waste Management, The Natural History of Where You Live pt. 2 More at newsfromoutdoors.bandcamp.com

DJ Maladroit is joined by Erika Staud of On The Spot. They discuss SOPHIE, music production, and food.   Created by Dustin Lennin Choto

Headlines: Groups vow to fight Rollback of Clean Water Protections  Stories: 2018 Wildfire Season, UN Climate Summit; Search and Rescue at the Camp wildfire in Butte County. More at newsfromoutdoors.bandcamp.com