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.
Election Coverage 2024 Measures K, L, & N
Talk of the Bay hosted by Bodie Shargel features an interview with County Supervisor of District 3 Justin Cummings about Measure K and L, a 1/2 cent sales tax for the County and City respectively....
Exclusive: Author Jonathan Franzen takes on the community of feral cat lovers
"In municipalities throughout the United States, a policy of trap-neuter-return (T.N.R.) has become the preferred approach to the problem of unowned cats," writes author Jonathan Franzen in his...
The Rail and Trail in Watsonville and Beyond
Watsonville stands adjacent to the epicenter of rail connectivity for the county of Santa Cruz. In this final episode exploring the future of the Rail and Trail along the Santa Cruz Branch Rail...
Santa Cruz County Election Overview
Political reporter for Lookout Santa Cruz, Chris Neely takes us through the California and Santa Cruz races as we near the March 5th election.
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.