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.
Interview: Kristen Brown, Candidate for District 2 Santa Cruz County Supervisor – Talk of the Bay
In this engaging interview, Kristen Brown, the current mayor of Capitola and candidate for Santa Cruz County Supervisor (District 2), discusses the final stretch of her campaign with host Bodie...
Conversation and Misinformation in this Election Season – Talk of the Bay
On Talk of the Bay, Meilin Obinata hosts guests who will discuss the roles of conversation and misinformation which may change the way you look at what makes up effective voter outreach and your own...
Former Senator Bill Monning on Santa Cruz’ Measure Z Soda Tax
On November 5th, residents of Santa Cruz will be asked if they agree to be taxed 2 cents per fluid ounce of sugar-sweetened drinks. Having pushed a similar bill at a statewide level, former state...
Stephanie Savell dives into the Costs of War, in lives, in dollars, in environmental destruction, and erosion of freedom
Stephanie Savell is the Director of the Costs of War project, housed at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, where she is a Senior Fellow. Dr. Savell’s...
Host Bios
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Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Monday, December 23 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.