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.
Winter Reading Treats from Narrative Species’ Rick Kleffel
On Talk of the Bay, Christine Barrington welcomes Rick Kleffel of Narrative Species with 12 book recommendations from his honed literary lens. Wintery days are a delicious treat for those who love...
Sibley Simon on Tackling Housing Challenges in Santa Cruz: Insights from Workbench’s Partner
On this episode of "Talk of the Bay", host Bodie Shargel dives into housing issues in Santa Cruz with Sibley Simon, a local housing advocate, founder of New Way Homes, and a partner at Workbench....
Giving Locally: Nonprofits Shine a Light
Santa Cruz Gives is the brainchild of Jeanne Howard former publisher of Good Times weekly. It's a local crowdfunding site where people can support many local good deeds and projects in one spot....
Pastures of Plenty: A History of California Farmworkers
It's time to give thanks to the folks who harvest our food. California's farmworkers feed the world. KSQD presents excerpts from Rachel Anne Goodman's Pastures of Plenty: A History of California...
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Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Monday, November 17 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.