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.
The Forests of California by Obi Kaufmann
“Braiding colorful watercolors of local flora and fauna with expertly illustrated infographics and maps, Forests is a must-read for anyone who cranes their neck skyward in great groves of Sequoia;...
Restoring Soils after Wildfire with Richard Casale
November 10 is the official start of rainy season in Northern California, and on Talk of the Bay, Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Christine Barrington interviews Rich Casale about soil restoration...
Safe, happy, and healthy holidays during Covid—KSQD shows you the way.
Our local health agency has issued new guidelines for healthy holidays which recommend that celebrations remain distanced, virtual, or outdoors. The New York Times warns that the holidays could push...
Advanced Warning for Pesticide Use
In this interview, I speak with Hektor Calderon of Safe Ag/Safe Schools about their request that the Santa Cruz County Ag Commissioner post warnings online BEFORE pesticides are applied. Right now...
Host Bios
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Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Monday, April 7 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.