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.
Sally Lehrman of The Trust Project guides media outlets toward greater integrity, accuracy, and transparency
Sally Lehrman is an internationally recognized expert and speaker on building a more trustworthy press. She was named one of MediaShift's Top 20 Digital Innovators (2018) for her work...
Jazz is alive and kicking in Santa Cruz
On Talk of the Bay, host Christine Barrington welcomes co-host Suki Wessling to the other side of the mic in her role as a member of the Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County. This year, the Jazz...
Molly Morabito of the Climate Law Institute on the executive powers President Biden can use to take significant action on climate
Molly Morabito, is a climate organizer with the Climate Law Institute to support communities mobilizing for a just transition off fossil fuels. Molly supports campaign and coalition work to...
Lullaby for Ukraine with Music Producers Andy Zenczak and Kathryn Veditz
What is a musician to do in the face of unspeakable tragedy? Make music, of course. When Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022 local musician, Kathryn Veditz, felt a need to create in...
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.