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This episode of Talk of the Bay includes bonus material gathered by Nyanko Nyasu. It includes the perspectives of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s supporters, who are passionate about his health policies and disillusioned by low media coverage and ballot restrictions leading up to his surprising support for Donald Trump. Included are grassroots activists, health care […]

What’s funny in Santa Cruz? Pretty much everything when it comes to the comedians who gather here for the 11th annual Santa Cruz Comedy Festival October 1-5. The Festival draws comics from around the country to entertain us at 17 different venues, many of them free. DNA, local comedian and comedy promoter, is the energy […]

Katie Thompson is the new Executive Director of Save Our Shores, the organization which runs the annual Coast Cleanup among other great ocean conservation programs.

This episode of Talk of the Bay, with host Meilin Obinata, honors Labor Day by diving into modern labor issues with health and technology workers. We heard from an anonymous local CVS worker, who shared some of the workplace struggles workers are experiencing, and the role customers can serve to advocate for workers when we […]

  Scott Gale is on the board of the Monterey History & Art Association.  He is the curator of the Jo Mora: Cartographer exhibit, which is currently on display at The Stanton Center on Custom House Plaza in Monterey.  For several months, Scott has been planning the upcoming Jo Mora Gathering weekend, to be held October 5-6 […]

  John Hunt is a collaborator at the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation and a research toxicologist at the University of California, Davis. For over 20 years he co-directed the Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory at Granite Canyon on the Big Sur Coast, doing water pollution research around Monterey Bay and throughout California. He holds a Ph.D. […]

It seems all manner of e-bikes are popping up across Santa Cruz County more and more—on trails, in streets, outside schools and grocery stores. Sometimes, the e-bikes are even carrying two passengers at a time as they zip down the roadway. The electrified two-wheelers are more popular than ever and are giving thousands of local […]

NextStage is a theater and music project for seniors over 50. It includes the latest production, Storytelling: Encounters with Magic. In this episode, we hear from five of the sixteen participants who wrote personal narratives and who will perform them on Saturday the 31st at Actor’s Theater in Santa Cruz. Tickets at the door.

Last day of the DNC! Joy Schendledecker hosts this show with Chris Krohn and Ami Chen Mills—finally in the same room at the DNC. Uncommitted delegates have held a vigil overnight outside of Chicago’s United Center. Chris runs into Amy Goodman at their press conference and Ami finally gets to interview Medhi Hasan, who was […]

Wednesday with KSQD at the DNC! Chris Krohn continues to report out on protesters while AmI Chen Mills is trying to get her bearings, running into Michael Cohen and Medhi Hasan (formerly of MSNBC). PK Hattis hosts this conversation, which includes the difference between the joy inside the DOC and the sorrow and anguish outside […]