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.
Temple Beth El and NAACP Unite on Voter Registration
In this interview, Andrew Goldenkranz talks about a collaboration between Temple Beth El in Aptos and the local branch of the NAACP to register voters across the country.
A win-win-win – outdoor education and the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative
Len Beyea interviews Sharon Danks, CEO of Green Schoolyards and Coordinator of the National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative, Heather Molloy, director of the Santa Cruz County Outdoor Science...
Manu Koenig, Candidate for SC County Supervisor
This interview with candidate Koenig covers a range of local issues affecting the county of Santa Cruz.
Patrice Vecchione explores the creative life
On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling speaks with local author, artist, and educator Patrice Vecchione about the creative life and how it can help us in these difficult times. We discuss how humans...
Host Bios
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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.