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.
Meek and Marco: Skateboarding Then and Now
Skateboarding and Santa Cruz are often spoken in the same sentence. Since the 1970's Santa Cruz is not only recognized as a brand, but also for its rad skateboarders, surfers and punk rock music....
State Parks Update
Public information office, Gabe McKenna from California State Parks Santa Cruz district gives an update on Covid, trail safety, illegal cannabis, and other issues effecting our parks.
Santa Cruz Rail and Trail Update
In this segment of Talk of the Bay, Rachel Anne Goodman talks with Sally Arnold, board chair of Friends of the Rail and Trail, a nonprofit advocating for public use of the recently acquired rail...
Honoring and Protecting Earth Life: Two Voices, Two Paths
All of us living upon this Earth have had our lives increased by the actions of those who have asked themselves, "What can I do?" and then answered that question with action. On Talk of the Bay,...
Host Bios
[Coming soon]
Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Monday, December 23 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.