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.
UCSC’s Karen Miga: 1 of 100 Most Influential People of 2022
Host: For years, scientists have sought after the blueprints for human life—the entirety of our DNA—called a genome. Knowing how it’s arranged would help researchers and doctors understand diseases....
Music producer Dan Rosenberg shares stories and music from Ukraine
Daniel Rosenberg is a publicist, radio producer, and music producer who played a major role in introducing US, Canadian and western European audiences to music from around the globe. He...
Meteor Shower Monday? Sky news from “Cosmic” Joe Jordan
There may be a chance to see one of the most stunning displays of meteor showers in years on Monday night, 9:30-10:30 PM pacific time. Hear more from former NASA scientist and expert in all things...
Liz Lawler, Republican Candidate for 28th Assembly District
Voters will go to the polls on June 7th in California’s primary election. In Santa Cruz, the San Lorenzo Valley, Bonny Doon, Davenport and Scotts Valley, voters will choose among four candidates for...
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.