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.
Preventing Future Fires with Defensible Space
In this short piece by Cabrillo College student, Mara Chapman (one of my Writing for the Broadcast Media students), she explores the concept of defensible space. How much is enough? How do you...
First the Fire,Then the Chain Saws: Bonny Doon Under Siege
An audio exploration of the cutting of trees after the Bonny Doon CZU fires.
Go Santa Cruz County Rewards Green Commuters
The GO Santa Cruz program is scaling up to serve commuters throughout Santa Cruz County, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission announced today. In this interview, Amy Naranjo,...
Students debate Cabrillo College name change
The Cabrillo College Name Exploration Subcommittee is involving students in their exploration of the history and meaning of the name of their college. In this discussion, learn about the process that students have taken part in and what some of them have learned through their involvement.
Host Bios
[Coming soon]
Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Monday, December 23 6:00am
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.