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.
Community Weighs in on Coronavirus
Cabrillo students and callers express their ideas about weathering the quarantine.
Santa Cruz Epidemiologist Will Forest on Coronavirus danger
Here is an interview with Will Forest, an epidemiologist who has worked for the County of Santa Cruz for the past 17 years. He retired in 2018, only to be asked to come back to work for this...
Is it time to buy an electric car? Learn the pros and cons with Ecology Action’s Piet Canin
The electric car market is bursting with possibilities, and Ecology Action's Piet Canin is excited to tell you all about it. How far can you drive in an electric car? Can you have one if you live in...
Mary Hughes on Women and the 2020 Elections
For many women, the loss of Elizabeth's Warren's presidential run was a deeply sad moment. In its aftermath, KSQD spoke to Mary Hughes, a veteran of getting many women elected to higher office. She...
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.