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What A Week! May 31, 2025 “LUNKHEAD ROCK” Edition!
You can’t be well informed unless you are informed well! Join hosts Erik Nelson and Tony Russomanno as they unpack ...

Libri horti in perpetuum
Garden books forever! Join Steven E. Popp and Joe Truskot for a lively discussion of the most important garden books ...

FirstPersonSingular: Olga Cossi – Newspaper
Olga Cossi once said, "Extra! Extra! Don't read all about it." Photo courtesy of Madison Inouye ...

Meet Tzimtzum, a new Jewish community in the Santa Cruz area
In this episode of Talk of the Bay, host Meilin Obinata introduces two members of the Tzimtzum Community, which offers ...

Local health care providers are pushing back against proposed Medicaid cuts
In early May, dozens of nonprofit and health care leaders assembled outside of Watsonville Community Hospital to altogether issue a ...

125 years of redwood conservation at Sempervirens Fund
Sara Barth, executive director of Sempervirens fund, joined Talk of the Bay just a few days shy of a monumental ...

Who’s Supporting Student Support?: The Importance of Unionization for Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education on Sunday Dinner with DJ Dubsie
This month on The Sunday Dinner we serve up a heaping helping of labor solidarity! In the wake of another ...

Aging with Resilience: Wisdom for Living Fully at Every Age
Episode 79: Guest host Patrice Vecchione leads a heartfelt conversation with three vibrant elders—Barbara Stark, Alice Tao, and Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts—about ...

FirstPersonSingular: Bruce Scott – Liams Fire
The late Bruce Scott tells how Liam's fire was put out by school children. Photo courtesy of Mikhail Nilov ...

La Familia de Ritchie Valens – Talk of the Bay
We have the pleasure to talk to the family of Rock n' Roll Hall of Famer Ritchie Valens. He was ...

The Dreamer’s Paradox Redux with Katherine Bell
Yes, the dreamer is the only one who knows what their dream means, and yet the dreamer also has profound ...

A grandmother’s legacy: Sharon Sewell-Fairman finds her voice
Sharon Sewell-Fairman's path to become CEO and President of New York City-based nonprofit Women Creating Change was hardly set at ...

Britten’s War Requiem on Memorial Day
Monday Night at the Opera, May 26, 2025, 7 to 10 p.m. - Memorial Day Program. The Britten War Requiem ...

FirstPersonSingular: Steve Pleich – Housing
Steve Pleich gets real about housing. Photo courtesy of Pixabay ...

A Small Town in Italy Protests Gaza War
I am traveling in Italy, in the Garfagnana region, a hilly, remote valley with ancient hilltowns and castles. In the ...

The Tower of Song Presents “Beltane / May Day: A Holiday for Pagans & Workers”
Tune in at 12 AM, May 26th and hear the Gypsy Scholar present the fifth installment of the Orphic Essay-with-Soundtrack ...

Monday at 5PM – Learn about the Watsonville Canning Strikes on Talk of the Bay
How did one thousand women, many of whom were single mothers with roots in Mexico, successfully pull off a strike ...

Bob Dylan 84th Birthday Show!
Bob Dylan turned 84 on May 24th, and on that same birthday, Erik Nelson and VERY special guests Elizabeth Nelson ...

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