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.
Staying Alive: Extinction Rebellion’s Chase Bank Protest
On February 28th, around 100 protesters occupied Chase Bank in Santa Cruz to call for the bank's divestment in fossil fuels. This interview includes a talk with two of the organizers. At the end of...
Squid on the Street: KSQD’s audience defines community radio
What does community radio mean to you and how does it help our community? At our recent first birthday bash, people reflected on why this station is so important to the life of our community.
Could you be hacked? Let Irvin Lemus tell you how to stop it!
Talk of the Bay hosts Brad Kava and Suki Wessling speak with Irvin Lemus, head of Computer Information Systems at Cabrillo College. Lemus is a computer security expert who trains students who are...
José-Luis Orozco: Musica Para Todo la Gente
Hear José-Luis Orozco sing and talk about his career on this interview on Talk of the Bay. José-Luis Orozco is a bilingual educator, children’s author, and recording artist who has dedicated his...
Host Bios
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Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Monday, April 7 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.