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.
Senior Services for an Aging Santa Cruz County
Soon, people over 60 will outnumber those under 18 in the United States. How is Santa Cruz County preparing for the increasing number of elders in our community? Find out in this interview with...
Local chefs sourcing locally
You can't get more local than a locally owned restaurant. Local restaurants serve local people. But where do local chefs get their food? How do they think about the source of their food and who they...
R.E.S.P.E.C.T: A Visit with Faris Sabbah
Superintendent of Public Education, Faris Sabbah recently penned an editorial after his staff was yelled at and threatened by angry protesters who disrupted public meetings to express their anger...
Saving Watsonville Hospital and creating the new Pajaro Valley Healthcare District
The for-profit corporate owner of Watsonville Hospital announced in 2021 that they would have to sell the hospital or file for bankruptcy. Host Len Beyea interviews Mimi Hall of the Pajaro...
Host Bios
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Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Monday, April 22 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.