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.
Young Composers Are ‘In the Works’ at the Cabrillo Festival
In this conversation with young composers and the Cabrillo Festival Conductor-in-Residence, host Suki Wessling delves into the process that young musicians go through as they seek a career in...
The Cabrillo Festival’s 60th Anniversary Season with Composers Gabriela Lena Frank and Scott Ordway
Led by Grammy Award-winning Music Director and Conductor Cristian Măcelaru, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music is all about “music of our time, for our time.” The 60th anniversary season...
Homeless Garden Project’s Delightful Farm Dinner Fundraiser
For over 30+ years Santa Cruz’s beloved Homeless Garden Project has been developing and refining the successful year-long program that transforms the lives of Homeless people in this county. On...
Cabrillo Stage Roars Back to Life with Two New Shows: Grease and Candide
Covid-19 cleared performance spaces across the nation but the Cabrillo Stage is roaring back to life this Summer. On Talk of the Bay, Thursday, July 7, Christine Barrington welcomes back Cheryl...
Host Bios
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Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Thursday, January 23 5:00pm
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.