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.
Rural Residents Face Internet Blackout
In this show, we take up the subject of rural internet service. Many rural residents in the Santa Cruz mountains face losing their internet access. Guests will talk about possible solutions to this...
Downtown Santa Cruz Opens up to Summer
As Santa Cruz opens back up, what's happening in our most active tourist and local shopping district? Santa Cruz Downtown Association Executive Director Jorian Wilkins joins Talk of the Bay host...
Jessica Gonzalez and Joseph Torres of FreePress on monopolization of the media, internet neutrality, and the history of racism in media
Talk of the Bay host Len Beyea interviews Jessica Gonzalez, attorney and Co-CEO of FreePress, and Joseph Torres, author and Senior Director of Strategy and Engagement for FreePress. FreePress was...
Panel discussion: The real people affected by anti-transgender care laws
Around the country, conservative lawmakers are rushing to enact laws restricting the rights of parents, doctors, and transgender teenagers to pursue treatments that are well-studied, safe, and...
Host Bios
[Coming soon]
Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Thursday, January 23 5:00pm
HOSTED BY
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.