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With the tragic conflicts engulfing our world today come countless injustices, including the mistreatment of journalists who risk their lives and well-being to reveal them. What drives these journalists to persist in their mission, undeterred by grave perils?  What drives those in other professions to willingly step into danger zones to serve as messengers, help […]

Michael Gasser has lived in Santa Cruz since 2012, before which he taught informatics and cognitive science at Indiana University. He is involved in anti-militarism and Palestine solidarity activism, most recently through Science for the People (nationally) and Palestine Solidarity Central Coast (locally). In this interview, he speaks about why he was moved to organize […]

How can native people in California have their histories told in Mission state parks? That’s the question I put to our panel of guests on Talk of the Bay. Marion Martinez of the Amah Mutsen tribal band, Kanyon Sayers-Rood tribal leader of the Indian Valley band, Martn Rizz0-Martinez of UCSC’s Film and Digital Media department, […]

On this episode of Talk of the Bay, we hear from Rowan Rammer and Denise Ward from Santa Cruz Public Libraries and Alexandra Fallo Executive Director of the Carmel Public Library Foundation who talk about the freedom to read, community reads, and other programs promoting by your local public library.

Tim Thomas is the recipient of the Ed Ricketts Award from NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary along with Rumsen-Ohlone Tribal member Linda Yamane. In this interview, Tim Thomas discusses the sardine and abalone fishery in the Monterey Bay, and Lisa Uttal of the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration discusses the Ed Ricketts award named […]

The Valley Women’s Club and its environmental committee will celebrate its 22nd anniversary of its Environmental Town Hall on Saturday, 10-28 in the Felton Community Hall on Highway 9.  The group has been actively involved in advocating for local residents in the face of illegal logging and other insults to the land. In this interview, […]

Nancy Zhou is one of the nation’s foremost solo violinists. She has collaborated with the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and many more. She had her debut at 13 in the San Antonio Symphony. She joins the Santa Cruz Symphony as concertmaster and artist in residence and shares her music and passion […]

Professor Emeritus of history, Sandy Lydon, A.K.A, “The History Dude”, joins me for a wide-ranging conversation about squid fisheries, Loma Prieta earthquake and what it can teach us, and his time as a TV weatherman with time to kill. For more information on his talks: http://www.sandylydon.com/  

This episode of Talk of the Bay included Megan Whilden, Development Director for Community Human Services who spoke about the overwhelming response the organization has had to the opening of 35 new shelter beds for women and their children. Monterey’s First Shelter for Homeless Women and Families with Children Opens in November Public Invited to […]

In this interview, co-president Peggy Flynn and board member Angela Chesnut of the Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County talk about the evolution of the club and what it stands for, as well as future events and challenges.