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.
Behind the Mic with the hosts of “What a Week!” Erik Nelson and Tony Russomanno
Monday on Talk of the Bay, Christine Barrington goes Behind the Mic with the hosts of the creative and evisceratingly funny political romp, What a Week! Every Saturday at 11am Erik Nelson and Tony...
Filmmaker Vicki Abeles explores the themes in the film Counted Out, and how we can move beyond the “race to nowhere”
Vicki Abeles is a filmmaker, attorney and change agent. She directed the award-winning documentaries Race to Nowhere and Beyond Measure and reached millions of viewers by focusing on social...
New Santa Cruz Shakespeare Season Ramps up
Artistic Director for Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Charles Pasternak talks about the bard and how his plays always provide fresh insights, as the four-decade-old company readies for its new season in July.
Coming Attraction – Monday, 4/7, at 5PM – Malcolm Harris Talks about How to Break Up with Fossil Fuels in “What’s Left?”
On Monday’s Talk of the Bay of Monday April 7th, at 5PM, we have a crossover program for the Moment of Truth show featuring the author of the national bestseller “Palo Alto” Malcolm Harris with host...
Host Bios
[Coming soon]
Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Thursday, April 24 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.