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.
Lynda Marin of Citizens’ Climate Lobby
On Talk of the Bay April 21, 2020 Christine Barrington interviews Lynda Marin, Lead for the Santa Cruz Chapter of the Citizens' Climate Lobby--a national organization that educates the public on how...
Idea Fab Lab’s Mask Factory
This is a piece created by Jesse Kathan, an intern from the UCSC Science Communications program. Here is the transcript of the story: On the Westside of Santa Cruz, the imposing Wrigley building has...
Enforcing distance: SC County Sheriff’s office
Who gets a $1,000 fine for sitting on a park bench with their sweetie? You could, if you are caught violating the social distance rules by local sheriffs deputies. They will probably warn you first,...
Ryan Coonerty on County’s Covid Response
Third District Supervisor for Santa Cruz County, Ryan Coonerty talks about how the county is responding to the health and economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Host Bios
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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.