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.
KSQD Hosts Cover Pride Month 2023
Nationally and locally, this year's Pride Month comes amidst political and social upheaval. Nationally, one of our two major political parties appears to be making discrimination against queer...
Dictatorship: It’s Easier Than You Think with Andrea Chalupa of Gaslit Nation
Journalist Ami Chen Mills interviews Ukranian-American author & activist, Andrea Chalupa who is co-author of the recently released graphic novel, "Dictatorship: It's Easier Than You Think,"...
Honoring Juneteenth with SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice)
Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved people in the country were informed of their freedom. Whether you call it Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or the country's second Independence Day,...
Tying our community together – Andy Carman and Bruce Van Allen connect you to activities and volunteer opportunities
As Andy Carman began winding down his private practice as a psychologist, he searched for ways to make a difference addressing the many environmental challenges we face. Impressed by the work...
Host Bios
[Coming soon]
Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Monday, September 9 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.