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.
Brad Burge of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies talks about research into the enormous therapeutic potential of psychoactive substances
Len Beyea interviews Brad Burge, Director of Strategic Communications for MAPS. Brad earned his B.A. in Communication and Psychology from Stanford University in 2005 and his M.A. in Communication...
Students Share Personal Stories of Life During Covid
Two students share their hopes and fears as the summer wears on and Covid upends their college plans. This interview was produced and hosted by Cabrillo College intern, Melissa Martin.
UCSC Reacts to DHS Ruling on International Students
Nearly 100 members of Congress are demanding the Trump administration stop a policy that would strip international students of their visas if their coursework is entirely online when classes resume...
Dakota Access Pipeline Update with Danny Paul Nelson
Danny Paul Nelson, Director of the Lakota People's Law Project, updates us on a major victory for the Standing Rock Sioux. After years of protest and legal battles, a district court ruled on Monday...
Host Bios
[Coming soon]
Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Thursday, January 23 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.