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.
Tim Talks Trash on Talk of the Bay
Santa Cruz County has had an impact on plastic pollution far beyond its local borders. As Tim Goncharoff, Zero Waste Coordinator for the County tells KSQD, local laws can inspire major corporate...
Dr. Ann Lopez on Farmworker Rights and Immigration
In this interview, Dr. Ann Lopez of the Center for Farmworker Families discusses a proposed bill that would grant some rights to undocumented farmworkers while leaving them open to deportation if...
Women’s Exxpedition Update
The all-female sailing expedition around the world to raise awareness about ocean pollution will be underway for two years. Marine biologist Rikki Erikson, one of the leaders of the first legs of...
Want to Climb a Wind Turbine?
If your car breaks, you take it to a mechanic. If your wind turbine breaks, you call a climbing technician who isn't afraid of heights. In this interview we talk with Jackie Sommers and David Anthes...
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.