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.
Liz Lawler, Republican Candidate for 28th Assembly District
Voters will go to the polls on June 7th in California’s primary election. In Santa Cruz, the San Lorenzo Valley, Bonny Doon, Davenport and Scotts Valley, voters will choose among four candidates for...
More Electric Car Charging Stations Needed in CA
Piet Canin of Ecology Action talks about the need for more electric car charging stations in California and how residents can get rebates and help to choose an electric car.
How can we save our redwoods?
Save the Redwoods League, astonishingly, is over 100 years old. But that's young compared to many of the trees they are trying to save. Redwood forests are perhaps the single greatest treasure that...
28th Assembly District Candidates Forum
Three of the four candidates for the 28th State Assembly District appeared in a radio forum answering questions about everything from climate change to what to do with the state's surplus. They are...
Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Monday, May 30 6:00am
HOSTED BY
Suki Wessling and Christine Barrington (Mondays)
Chris Krohn (Tuesdays)
Len Beyea (Wednesdays)
Rachel Anne Goodman (Thursdays)
Rick Kleffel/Clara Shirley-Appel (Fridays)
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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.