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.
Zach Friend on Storm Recovery
County Supervisor Zach Friend represents a portion of Santa Cruz County that was hammered by repeated storms, damaging dozens of businesses and hundreds of homes. What is the path to recovery for...
Dan Haifley on Protecting the Monterey Bay
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is an ecological treasure, protecting the coastline from oil spills and other abuses. What is the future of marine conservation in California? We talk with...
Women in science face gender bias
In this episode of The Babblery on Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling speaks with three women scientists, Nasreen Broomandkhoshbacht, Shanna Howard, and Sarah Claus, who study and work at UC Santa...
Accrediting the San Lorenzo Levee With Environmental Skillfulness
Christine Barrington interviews local river stewards about the San Lorenzo River Levee, which is undergoing a stringent accreditation process that requires vegetation removal and ground squirrel...
Host Bios
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Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Monday, May 13 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.