Talk of the Bay
Talk of the Bay is committed to covering political, social, and cultural topics from around the Monterey Bay. We focus on current events and people making news locally (from the central coast to Sacramento). We also consider national and international issues, their impact on the central coast, and local responses. We tackle perennial topics like housing, homelessness, transportation, education, and more from a new angle.
Kelsey Hill, candidate for Santa Cruz City Council, talks about affordable housing, COVID19 response, climate action, and more!
Len Beyea interviewed Kelsey Hill on September 2, 2020. She is a candidate for the Santa Cruz City Council. Her webpage is https://kelseyhill4council.com Background statement from her webpage: "I...
Patrice Vecchione explores the creative life
On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling speaks with local author, artist, and educator Patrice Vecchione about the creative life and how it can help us in these difficult times. We discuss how humans...
Wear A Mask Contest Winners!
What better way to encourage all listeners to wear their masks than a good radio jingle? The best jingles stick in your head, whether you want them to or not. KSQD thanks all the contestants who...
Turning Out the Vote this November 3rd
On Talk of the Bay, Tuesday, September 8, 2020 the focus is on the fast approaching November elections. For many people it is clear that this election is not business as usual. Some feel the...
Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Monday, September 21 6:00am
HOSTED BY
Rick Kleffel/Clara Shirley-Appel (Fridays)
Rachel Anne Goodman (Thursdays)
Len Beyea (Wednesdays)
Christine Barrington (Tuesdays)
Brad Kava and Suki Wessling (Mondays)
PODCASTS/SHOW ARCHIVES
Rachel Anne Goodman
Since 1980, Rachel has hosted radio shows on public stations around the U.S. where she interviewed many amazing figures. She is the producer of radio documentaries such as Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country and Old Time Music, A Labor of Love: Midwifery in the South, The Boomtown Chronicles, and Pastures of Plenty, a History of California Farmworkers. Ms. Goodman has a Peabody award for her work on The DNA Files for NPR. She currently teaches at Cabrillo College
in Aptos and at UC Santa Cruz.