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.
Stories from UCSC Students’ Journey to Ireland
This summer, I taught 25 UC Santa Cruz students podcasting. They'd never tried anything like it, but dove in feet first. The assignment was to come up with a topic about a local cultural practice or...
Community Wellness Day in Watsonville’s Pinto Lake August 16
Kymberly Lacross of Growing Greatness has a message for people feeling isolated. Come on out and play! Information is below: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kymberly Lacrosse Growing Greatness Phone:...
Santa Cruzans Protest No Fishing/Swimming Law in Gaza
Greg "Sea Lion" Cotten talks about a nonviolent protest he is helping organize against the Israeli policy of prohibited Gazans, many of who are starving, from fishing or swimming in the ocean. Red...
Into the Shadows: Celia Jimenez on Immigrants in Monterey County
Reporter Celia Jimenez does a deep dive into how people's behavior and actions are changing as a result of fears of detention and family separation by ICE. Her cover story in Monterey County Weekly...
Host Bios
[Coming soon]
Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Monday, December 8 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.