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.
Pesticides near schools? Kids learning to garden? Two related topics!
It was a radio show of contrasts: The first half, I interviewed Mary Flodin, author of the new novel, Fruit of the Devil, described as an eco-thriller/romance/mystery. The story centers around a...
Solar Dividends Book a Game Changer
Talk of the Bay, Thursday with Rachel Anne Goodman What if we could end poverty AND tackle climate change with one big idea? After four years of calculations and studying this concept, author and...
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Update
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is full of superlatives. The deepest underwater canyon, the most sea otters, and more. But it faces challenges, both politically and environmentally....
The Great Turning: Dr. Craig Schindler on Choosing Hope
What will it take for humanity to shift its consciousness in order not to destroy itself and the rest of the planet? Dr. Craig Schindler has some ideas and shares them in this interview on Talk of...
Host Bios
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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.