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.
Searching for the Golden State Killer on Talk of the Bay
In 1980, she had just turned 18 and was still living at home with her mom and brothers in Ventura. One morning, her younger brother found her dad and stepmom, who lived a short bike ride away,...
What’s the Curve?
We hear a lot about flattening the curve of coronavirus infections locally and nationally. In this story, UCSC Science Communication intern Ashleigh Papp explores the thinking, and the science,...
State Parks Access
If it weren't confusing enough, some parks are closed and some are not. Some allow walking, but not picnicking. You can walk together, but not sit together. Find out what will get you a ticket, and...
Preventing domestic violence when stuck at home
Delphine Burns works with Monarch Services to respond to, and help prevent domestic violence incidents on the Central Coast of California. Monarch Services was founded in 1977. Delphine talks about...
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.