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.
Wallace Baine Looks Back at 2022
Lookout Santa Cruz' Wallace Baine takes a look at the political and cultural stories that shaped 2022 as it recedes in the rearview mirror of time.
Comic Hari Kandabolu in Santa Cruz
Comic Hari Kandabolu is best known for his standup comedy and appearances on shows like NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me and Chef VS Snack. He comes to the Catalyst this weekend. Hari mines the rich...
Holiday giving in Santa Cruz County—how can you help?
In this conversation with local people who give their time, money, and energy to volunteerism and philanthropy, host Suki Wessling goes past how you can give this holiday season and delves into the...
Look UP! Joe Jordan on Night Sky Happenings
Astronomy buff Joe Jordan describes upcoming events in the night sky that listeners can enjoy from their backyards.
Host Bios
[Coming soon]
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.