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.
Everything you need to know about running a local election – Talk of the Bay
Some of you may have heard: We're having an election next week. And while there's, rightly, lots of focus on the various candidates and the measures that voters will weigh in on in only a few days,...
Conversation and Misinformation in this Election Season – Talk of the Bay
On Talk of the Bay, Meilin Obinata hosts guests who will discuss the roles of conversation and misinformation which may change the way you look at what makes up effective voter outreach and your own...
Interview: Kristen Brown, Candidate for District 2 Santa Cruz County Supervisor – Talk of the Bay
In this engaging interview, Kristen Brown, the current mayor of Capitola and candidate for Santa Cruz County Supervisor (District 2), discusses the final stretch of her campaign with host Bodie...
Former Senator Bill Monning on Santa Cruz’ Measure Z Soda Tax
On November 5th, residents of Santa Cruz will be asked if they agree to be taxed 2 cents per fluid ounce of sugar-sweetened drinks. Having pushed a similar bill at a statewide level, former state...
Host Bios
[Coming soon]
Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Monday, April 14 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.