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.
Action for Climate Empowerment – really thinking globally, while acting locally
In this episode of Talk of the Bay, host Len Beyea interviews Nancy Glock-Greunich and Emily Coren, two local ACE leaders, about Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE). Action for Climate Empowerment...
Neighbors Not Hip to HipCamp
What if a bunch of RVs suddenly arrived in your neighbor's yard? They weren't friends, but folks who rented out camping space on HipCamp.com. In Big Sur, residents in tiny areas like Palo Colorado...
Firewise organizes neighbors for fire safety
As summer heats up and dries out, fire is on everyone’s minds. We hear about the state plans for fire mitigation and how Cal Fire tackles ongoing fires, but what about everyday citizens? It’s easy...
Santa Cruz Shakespeare Shakes Off Covid Blues in New Season
During the past year, live theater took a big hit to its main mission: Live plays to live audiences. Now that things are opening up, find out what Santa Cruz Shakespeare has in store for its new...
Host Bios
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Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Thursday, April 3 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.