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Making a Case for Compassion with Guest Sara Schairer
Making a Case for Compassion with special guest Sara Schairer This month, we are excited to have Sara Schairer, compassion educator, as our guest. Sara Schairer is the founder and executive director of Compassion It®, a nonprofit organization and global social...
Margie Kern Marshall – Applause
Margie Kern-Marshall applauds the Santa Cruz Symphony. Photo courtesy Harrison Haines
What’s Up? With Cosmic Joe Jordan
Find out where to look for a rare convergence of planets in the night sky, plus a bit of speculation about the objects shot down by the military. Heads up! By mid-February 2023, Venus and Jupiter are super noticeable in the west after sunset. Look toward the sunset...
Pajaro Valley Arts’ New Beginnings Exhibit
Over 98 artists have their work hanging in at the Pajaro Valley Arts New Beginnings Exhibit in Watsonville. Find out why the title is so appropriate to our time and what might be in store for visitors.
Still thriving after all these years: Bargetto Winery turns 90
On Talk of the Bay, third-generation winemaker John Bargetto joins host Suki Wessling to talk about his family winery's history and present. Started the day Prohibition was enacted, the winery struggled to find its purpose in a country that first made wine illegal,...
Saving Some Heritage Trees
Gillian Greensite and John Hall discuss saving heritage trees on Lot 4 in Santa Cruz. All of the trees are slated to be removed to make way for the new mixed-use project. Gillian and John discuss the ill-fated results of removing all trees and propose saving some...
Two Local Iranian Women Speak About Protests in Iran
As protests continue in Iran despite a brutal government crackdown, two local women speak about their hopes and fears for their home country. Elnaz Sarbar Boczek is an Iranian American women’s rights activist. She grew up in Iran and left Iran for the US when she was...
Steve Pleich – Downtown
Steve Pleich talks about downtown Santa Cruz. Photo courtesy Marcelo Leito
Alan Ritch – More Holes
Alan Ritch observes the retreat of West Cliff in Santa Cruz
Zach Friend on Storm Recovery
County Supervisor Zach Friend represents a portion of Santa Cruz County that was hammered by repeated storms, damaging dozens of businesses and hundreds of homes. What is the path to recovery for these people now that the tv cameras have left the scene? Zach traveled...