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Talk of the Bay – Wednesday, December 29th Listen
Ever wonder why the sky is blue, how gravity works, or what happened to all the sardines? Life on the Bay 's new host, Milos Radakovich, took your calls during KUSP's first Science Ask-A-Thon
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, December 16th Listen
Did an external intelligence create the world? Is evolution the way we got here? As courts across the nation decide whether schools should teach both theories, John Sandidge invites your thoughts about “intelligent design” vs “evolution.”
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, December 15th Listen
Rachel Anne Goodman talks to local longstanding surfers and historian Jim Houston about the fight for the moniker, " Surf City, USA." Then The Abbot family, of "Trading Spouses, " and Lex Van der Berghe of "Survivor " take up the subject of reality vs. reality TV.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, December 14th Listen
Host Deanna Zachary talks with Lisinka about the status of the United Nations and the Security council, about how she changed international development policies, and about how anyone can have an impact on the U.N. Then: who is the Umbrella Man? We'll also hear from another Santa Cruz County Community Hero Awardwinners Ride-A-Wave and Balance4Kids about the effect of their work with disabled children.And hear the Film Gang's review of "Closer."
Talk of the Bay - Monday, December 13th Listen
Diana Troxell asks George Newel about the upcoming arts center at the historic Salz Tannery. Then Jenn Ramage speaks to British writer Kate Atkinson, author of highly acclaimed Behind the Scenes at the Museum . Her new novel, Case Histories, follows the stories of three different families and the old crimes that changed these families irrevocably. It's the tragedy of random fate combined wih the hilarity of family disfunction.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, December 9th Listen
John Sandidge invites your calls about the hard part of the holidays. Though the emphasis is on celebration at the holidays, for some people this time of year brings up dark memories and staggering credit card bills. How do you handle the expectation of cheer, family togetherness, and gift giving?
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, December 8th Listen
People are stepping forward to raise money for causes they love, but are their efforts enough? And what does it mean when basics like housing and education suffer without extra help? Host Rachel Anne Goodman discusses 11th hour efforts to fund the completion of Santa Cruz’ family homeless shelter. Feldstein presents the work in its entirety.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, December 7th Listen
Deanna Zachary invites you to join a conversation about abortion. How do pro-choice people struggle with the choice? We’ll hear stories of people’s experience with abortion—regret, acceptance, and the spiritual questions raised in the process.
Talk of the Bay - Monday, December 6th Listen
Host Bonnie Jean Primbsch investigates news about the levels of mercury in seafood. Then, writing as a healing practice. Also, Kathryn Petruccelli talks with NPRs Morning Edition film critic, Kenneth Turan about his new book Never Coming to a Theater Near You. The book highlights movies he's passionate about. And Diana Troxell takes us on an art tour of Moss Landing.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, December 2nd Listen
John Sandidge invites your calls about the job market and local business.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, November 30th Listen
A group of Santa Cruz County's award-winning Community Heores get together to talk with Deanna Zachary about their work in the mental health field. Jaime Molina, Judy Williams and Patricia Schroeder all work to create understanding and support for people with mental illness. Then: what on earth is National Novel Writing Month? Stephanie Bryant and Ellen Martin explain why they've been encouraging people to write 50,000 words by midnight tonight. Also, Community Hero Jack Farr talks about the business of supporting Alzheimer's. All that and a movie review, too!
Talk of the Bay -Monday, November 29th Listen
Horror, humor and more blood: Rick Kleffel speaks with Clive Barker. From the Books of Blood to a deal with Disney, Clive is awash in the red and green stuff. Then Cabrillo College's Director of Vocal Instruction Cheryl Anderson talks about Bach and his Christmas music.
Talk of the Bay -Wednesday, November 24th Listen
What's for dinner? Perhaps that's not a question you think would come up on Thanksgiving, but former What's for Dinner hosts Irene Hermann and Daniel Steinberg have some tasty & fresh ideas that will keep your guests guessing about Thursday's menu. With host Rachel Goodman.
Talk of the Bay -Tuesday, November 23rd Listen
Deanna Zachary talks about reframing the conversation between left- and right-wingers with UC Berkeley Professor of Linguistics George Lakoff, author of Don't Think of an Elephant and Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think.
Talk of the Bay -Monday, November 22nd Listen
Writer, illustrator and cartoonist Art Spiegelman in conversation with KUSP's Robert Pollie. Spiegleman is the creator of the award-winning comic book MAUS, which told the story of his parents' holocaust experiences. Here he discusses his latest comic creation, "IN THE SHADOW OF NO TOWERS," about Sept. 11 and its aftermath. Art Spiegelman! Plus Tandy Beal talks with Diana Troxell about her remix of the Nutcracker Suite, "Mixed Nutz."
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, November 16th Listen
Deanna Zachary looks at reframing the conversation between nonprofits and corporations, with Bill Shireman of Future 500; and Genelle King of Unity Partners. Can environmentalists, NGOs, and big business work together to make the world a better place?
Talk of the Bay - Monday, November 15th Listen
The California Attorney General's Office estimates that one out of every 20 Californian elders is a victim of neglect, physical, psychological, or financial abuse. Bonnie Jean Primbsch talks with state and local people who are working to prevent elder abuse. There will be an informational forum on elder abuse 8:30am-12:30pm on Wednesday the 17th at the Oldemeyer Community Center in Seaside. Then, Jenn Ramage talks to writer Ernesto Quinonez, author of the highly acclaimed Bodega Dreams. His new novel, Chango's Fire, gives us a vivid portrait of the gentrification of Urban America. .
Talk of the Bay- Thursday, November 11th Listen
Santa Cruz County’s long time sheriff Mark Tracy is retiring. He’ll discuss highlights and key stories from his long career in law enforcement with host John Sandidge.
Talk of the Bay- Wednesday, November 10th Listen
Rachel Goodman welcomes winning candidate for Santa Cruz City Council, Ryan Coonerty. They’ll talk about his plans for the office. Then, its a discussion about child labor, with labor rights expert Ferris Harvey. He worked on the documentary Stolen Childhoods, which will show at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz this Sunday
Talk of the Bay- Monday, November 8th Listen
A cross cultural family struggles to define itself, while haunted by an antagonistic, deceased relative. That’s what happens in Gish Jens latest novel, The Love Wife, and it’s the topic of her conversation with Kathryn Petruccelli. Then, Childrens Experimental Theater director Marsha Hovik explains why she can’t stop working with kids.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, November 3rd Listen
Rachel Anne Goodman goes over local election results county by county. Then Assemblyman John Laird updates us on state politics on the Sacramento Report.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, October 26th .Listen
Deanna Zachary talks to Starhawk about her new book The Earth PAth, which explains how one can reroot the spirit, one's politics, and day-to-day life in deep relationship with the Earth.
Talk of the Bay - Monday, October 25th
This weekend, Santa Cruz marks the passing of its first soldier to die in the Iraq war. Rachel Goodman presents a remembrance of Amry SPecialist Morgan Jacobs.Listen Then Diana Troxell talks to Richard Stein, the director of the play Tuesdays With Morrie showing atSan Jose Repertory Theater.Listen And Rick Kleffel speaks with bestselling author Susanna Clarke about alternate history, Jane Austen, and her novel Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Listen
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, October 7th Listen
Much of the campaigning in this election is happening in the swing states. So what’s a Californian to do? John Sandidge talks with Cathy Bisbee a local resident who just got back from getting out the vote in Arizona. Call in with your thoughts about grassroots campaign strategy.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, October 5th Listen
Host Deanna Zachary talks to 3rd party candidates for President of the United States. They'll talk about their platforms, and about how to make room for them in the election process.
Talk of the Bay - Monday, October 4th Listen
"Life on the Bay" sees a changing of the guard. We say goodby to Captain Steph Dutton, and meet the feature's new host, Milos Radakovich. Then Kathryn Petrucelli speaks to Faith Adiele about her personal narrative, Meeting Faith: The Forest Journals of a Black Buddhist Nun. The book turns a close eye on society & self as it describes Adiele's journey from the Harvard campus into the forests of Thailand.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, September 30th Listen
It’s a debate with the candidates for Santa Cruz County Supervisor’s 5 th district seat: Stephanie Aguilar and Mark Stone. Then: John Sandidge spent three weeks in Europe taking the pulse of European opinion of United States policies and politics. He’ll report on what he found, and take your calls about how you think the United States is faring in the world’s view.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, September 28th Listen
Host Deanna Zachary talks to conservative African American academic John McWhorter about problems in the black community . Then Santa Cruz City Attorney John Barisone explains the measures on the November 2 nd ballot for Santa Cruz.
Talk of the Bay - Monday, September 27th Listen
Rachel Anne Goodman interviews the candidates on the ballot for the 17 th District Congressional Race: Sam Farr, Mark Risley, Ray Glock-Gruneich, Joe Williams, and Joel Smolen.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, September 23rd Listen
With Dan Rather taking the heat for using questionable documents as fact, John Sandidge invites your calls about the relationship between journalism and the truth. Santa Cruz Sentinel editor Tom Honig talks about the process of fact-checking at the paper, and what happens when the process goes awry
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, September 16th Listen
When punk gets political. Steve Palopoli talks with Toby Jeg of punkvoter.com about the growing movement of musicians campaigning to get out the youth vote. Is it strictly a lefty phenomenon? Will it survive beyond this election? Then a discussion about the director's cut of the cult film Donnie Darko.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, September 15th Listen
Rachel Anne Goodman talks with Jane Parker about the race for the open Monterey County Supervisor seat. Then John Zellhoeffer and Alen Rice dabate for a chance at the 11th District State Senate Seat. Fellow candidate Joe Simitian joins in at the end of the program. On the Sacramento Report, John Laird talks about legislating the state purchase of open spaces.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, September 14th Listen
Deanna Zachary talks to Stephen Ducat, author of the Wimp Factor, about how attitudes about masculinity and femininity are playing out in today's politics. Then Carol Burke discusses sexual harrassment and other inter-gender relations in the military.
Carla Freccero reviews the film Open Water.
Talk of the Bay - Monday, September 13th Listen
A quick look at Propositoin 66, which seeks to adjust the Three Strikes Law. Then Robert Pollie talks with fiction writer Jim Sheperd, author of the novel Project X and the short story collection Love and Hydrogen.Also John Larry Granger explains the background and musical theories behind the cuurent season of the Santa Cruz Symphony.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, September 10th Listen
Listeners (you!) call in to talk with each other about what patriotism means to you.
Talk
of the Bay
- Wednesday, September 9th Listen
In the last part of KUSP’s Patriot Series, It’s a Community
Conversation. What makes you proud to be an American? What about
this country do you find troubling? And what do you do about it?
Listen to our call-in that was recorded this day.
Talk
of the Bay
- Tuesday, September 7th Listen
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part 2
Young women aren’t voting. Our Patriot Series continues as
Deanna Zachary talks with third wave feminists about how to increase
political participation among women and young people in America.
Then Diana Troxell takes a tour through a Stanford art show called
“Questions—“ and asks, what does American art tell
us about who we are? Also hear the latest movie review from the
Film Gang.
Talk
of the Bay
- Monday, September 6th Listen
Kathryn Petruccelli speaks with Chellie Kew about her photo
essay African Journal: A Child's Continent. Kew talks about her
portraits of African children who carry the HIV virus, and the
foundation she launched to help them. Acting locally and globally.
Talk
of the Bay
- Thursday, September 2nd Listen
Steve Palopoli itakes calls about ballot access and the Green
party, taking directly with Green presidential candidate David
Cobb, and Peter Camejo, a Green party member running for Vice
President under Ralph Nader.
Talk
of the Bay
- Thursday, September 1st Listen
A new study suggests that recreational fishing removes as much
as 23 percent of the nation's depleted fish from the oceans [we
join that interview in progress]. Also, how reporters' "balanced"
reporting of global warming actually creates bias in their coverage.
Talk
of the Bay
- Monday, August 30th Listen
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part 2
Jenn Ramage talks about the decline of the American Dream with
author and economist Jeremy Rifkin. His book, "The European
Dream," suggests that it’s in modern Europe that we
can find the ticket to prosperity. Then Diana Troxell talks with
Timothy Neary about the San Jose Repertory production of George
Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara. As the current election season
heats up, the play invites us to examine our values and how we
interact with the world.
Talk
of the Bay
- Thursday, August 26th Listen
On our weekly call-in show, veterans talk about their experience
with, & views on, combat, prisons, and torture.
Talk
of the Bay - Wednesday, August 25th Listen
The perennial debate between the need for housing and the need
to maintain the quality of life on the Central Coast plays out
in the proposed Rancho San Juan Development. Rachel Anene Goodman
gets the scoop. Then Diana Troxell talks to Jack Bowers about
jazz and the sonic quality of prisons. Also hear the Sacramento
Report with Assmenblyman John Laird.
Talk
of the Bay - Tuesday, August 24th Listen
Bill Cosby recently ignited controversy when he called on African-Americans
to take responsibility for their own problems. Deanna Zachary
hosts a debate with conservative and liberal black leaders on
the issue of personal responsibility in the black community.
Talk
of the Bay - Monday, August 23rd Listen
Is hydrogen technology the answer to America’s energy problems?
Alternative energy advocates weigh the pros and cons. Then, Rick
Kleffel talks with Kem Nunn about his latest novel, Tijuana Straits.
It’s surf noir and multi-cultural crime on the border between
California and Mexico
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, August 19th Listen
Host John Sandidge invites your discussion on the news of the
day. We’ll talk about reservists challenging re-enlistment
extensions, major pot busts in Salinas versus a higher allowance
for medical pot possession, and the struggle to keep music programs
alive in area schools. Then Diana Troxell talks to actors in the
Western Stage production of the Arthur Miller play, All My Sons.
And on the Sacramento Report, Assemblyman John Laird explains
the “gut and amend” maneuver that goes hand-in-hand
with the end of a legislative session.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, August 17th Listen
Host Deanna Zachary talks to Stefan Halper—he’s a
conservative Republican writer who is critical of the Bush administration
and the neo-conservative agenda towards terrorism and Iraq. Then,
as part of our Health Dialogues series, it’s a look at the
safety of eating fruits and vegetables—what is the chance
of getting e-coli and salmonella from our crops?
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, August 12th Listen
Host John Sandidge investigates the controversy around Hollister’s
District Attorney, John Sarsfield. Why is there a recall effort
to oust him? We’ll also hear about the Hollister Street
Fair, from arts reporter Clea Matson. Then call in to talk about
the news of the day.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, August 11th Listen
He's known for his astute cultural commentaries, for his biting
wit, and for having the best dang Romanian accent on public radio.
He's poet and NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu, and he'll talk
to KUSP's Robert Pollie about his new novel and other subjects
including the devil, architecture and a whole lot else.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, August 10th Listen
Deanna Zachary talks with a spiritual master, we'll have a conversation
about the arts.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, August 5th Listen
Rick Kleffel talks to Jeff Talarigo about his novel, The Pearl
Diver. The book addresses those afflicted with leprosey in postwar
Japan. Then John Sandidge interviews organizers for a weapons
inpection at Lockheed in Bonny Doon.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, August 3rd Listen
Deanna Zachary looks at how we treat our soldiers in the Iraq
war. Hear about how families deal with losing their military loved
ones; how the military treats soldier's trauma around killing
people; and find out if the peace movement has learned anything
about how to "support our troops" while opposing the
war in which they serve
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, July 29th Listen
Sam Farr relays personal stories of life at the Democratic National
Convention. Then, how much politics should come from the pulpit?
Host John Sandidge invites your calls about the issues you hear
about in church, and we’ll talk to an organization in Kansas--the
Mainstream Coalition--that is making sure sermons don’t
go too far.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, July 28th Listen
Rachel talks with Sam Farr and Christopher Krohn about the Democratic
National Convention.
Plans are underway for an Arab–Jewish Reconciliation Gathering
in the Monterey Bay Area—it’s the first of its kind
in America. Rachel Anne Goodman talks with organizers of the upcoming
Sulha
Talk of the Bay – Tuesday, July 27th Listen
Host Deanna Zachary talks with Jim Hightower about his new book,
Let’s Stop Beating Around the Bush. Hightower says most
Americans consider themselves to be fairly moderate--so why is
the Bush White House pursuing a radically conservative agenda?
Talk of the Bay – Monday, July 26th Listen
The FCC localism task force hearing is over, but you can still
hear what happened. Hear the best of the hearing--what broadcasters
are doing right, what needs to change, and ideas for how the FCC
can make broadcasters more responsible to their listening communities.
Talk of the Bay – Thursday, July 22nd Listen
Santa Cruz County keeps producing waste, and there are plans underway
for a new dumpsite. But where should it be? Host John Sandidge
weighs the county's need for a site with neighbor's disdain at
the thought of living with a dump. Then, if you could only afford
a storage shed to live in, would you sue the county for a better
housing plan? We look at the problems—and possible solutions—of
affordable housing on the Central Coast.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, July 20th Listen
Can a group of ordinary people out-think the world's smartest
experts? Robert Pollie talks to James Surowiecki about his new
book, "The Wisdom of Crowds: How the Many Are Smarter Than
The Few." Then, Robin Roberts talks with local Olympic athlete
Victor Plata about competing in the triathalon in Athens, Greece
Talk of the Bay - Monday July 19th Listen
Deanna Zachary talks to Pulitzer prize-winning author Paul Starr
about his book, The Creation of the Media. Starr says that American
media has been a politically-driven enterprise since the very
beginning.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, July 15th Listen
Santa Cruz County is producing so much waste that there are plans
underway for a new dumpsite. But where should it be? Not in my
backyard! Host John Sandidge weighs the county's need for secrecy
with neighbor's disdain at the thought of living with a dump.
Then, to conclude this week's series on independence in the media,
learn what it's like to be an independent music label when even
the big boys complain they can't attract enough coustomers.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, July 14th Listen
Host Rachel Anne Goodman continues Talk of the Bay's series on
independence in the media. Today, it's local broadcasters vs the
FCC. The FCC is coming to town for a Localism Task Force Hearing,
but it's not clear whether they really want to find out how broadcasters
serve their commuinities--or if they want to see how much more
consolidation they can get away with. Rachel Anne Goodman talks
to Chairman Powell's legal advisor about why the Localism Hearings
were launched; and hear from area broadcasters themselves about
how they're coping in the current environment.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, July 13th Listen
This week, Talk of the Bay examines the state of independence
in the media. Today, it's the power of the small press in confrontation
with corporate conglomerates. Rick Kleffel hosts a round table
of Northern California's top small-press publishers and big-name
authors -- from mimeographed pamphlets in the 1960's to Print-On-Demand
in the 21st century, learn how a literary David fights an incorporated
Goliath-- and puts food on the table at the same time.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, July 8th Listen
It’s a radio town hall with Assemblyman John Laird. Fresh
from finalizing the state budget, your elected representative
answers your questions about the state of our state, and solicits
your input.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, July 7th Listen
The fight for water. “Thirst“ is an upcoming documentary
about struggles around the world to maintain local control of
water. Host Rachel Anne Goodman talks to the filmmakers of “Thirst.”
Then we’ll have an update on such Felton vs Cal-Am Water.
And stay tuned for Assemblyman John Laird’s Sacramento Report.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, July 6th Listen
Deanna Zachary explores the “Refusenik” movement in
Israel-- soldiers who refuse to fight in the Palestinian territories.
Then a discussion of new low power FM radio stations that are
sprouting up around the country.
Talk of the Bay – Tuesday, June 29th Listen
Host Deanna Zachary presents Robert Reich’s recent
talk in Santa Cruz. Civil discourse, and the true meaning of the
words “radical” and “liberal.”
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, June 24th Listen
Host John Sandidge invites you to call in and talk about the issues
and news of the day. This time out, it's a discussion of Michael
Moore's latest award-winning documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11. The
film opens Friday in Santa cruz; is it daring reporting, or an
op-ed piece? What effect will the film have on the political landscape,
and on the world of "non fiction" film making? Then,
the Cal-Am water company is in the news in Monterey. Are they
to blame for this week's Stage 3 Water Emergency? How does water
get from the plant to the people, and is there a way to improve
the process?
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, June 23rd Listen
There is still some work to do in the fight for women’s
equality, and a recent study brings this fact home—Host
Rachel Anne Goodman talks to a panel about the economic inequality
of Monterey County’s women and girls. Also, the Feds are
coming to town--a Localism Task Force from the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) comes to Monterey July 21st for a hearing. Some
media activists see the hearing as their chance to let the FCC
know what they should be doing to insure community access to the
airwaves. But what information is the hearing designed to gather?
Then Assemblyman John Laird gives the Sacramento Report.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, June 22nd Listen
Host Deanna Zachary talks to Dr. Richard Shapiro about the latest
breakthroughs in cancer research.
Talk of the Bay - Monday, June 21st Listen
JT Mason looks at different U.S. approaches to foreign policy.
First, participants in Pators for Peace talk about how the Bush
Administration is responding to their trips to deliver supplies
to Cuba. Then, in a special "Cambridge Forum" presentation,
Tobi Dodge talks about how a historical Western misunderstanding
of Iraq’s culture is resurfacing in the current U.S. occupation.
His book on the subject is “Inventing Iraq.”
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, June 15th Listen
Does Western medicine make you fear for your health? You may run
to the health food aisle for a cure, but when is that smart and
when is it folly? Host Deanna Zachary sorts real alternative medicine
cures from the hype.
Talk of the Bay - Monday, June 14th Listen
KUSP's Robert Pollie in conversation with linguist Geoffrey Nunberg.
They discuss Nunberg's new collection of radio and newspaper commentaries,
Going Nucular: Language, Politics and Culture in Confrontational
Times. Nunberg is a linguist at Stanford University and a
commentator on the NPR program Fresh Air.
Talk
of the Bay - Thursday, June 10th Listen
A special presentation from Inside Out documentaries, Fear and
Anger, the View From Iraq looks at the country entirely through
the eyes of Iraqis. Senior correspondant Michael Goldfarb recently
travelled through Iraq from North to South and back, talking to
Iraqi politicians, spiritual leaders, policemen, and --above all--
ordinary citizens. The documentary provides the context to understand
the continuing insurgency against the U.S.-led occupation.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, June 9th Listen
Some would say that, given the conditions under which the Abu
Ghraib prison scandal happened, the outcome was predictable. Host
Rachel Anne Goodman talks with UCSC Psychology Professor Craig
Haney, who participated in the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment.
Talk
of the Bay - Tuesday, June 8th Listen
Russia has had plenty of reasons to sing the blues over the years--but
how's the music? Host Deanna Zachary talks with Michael Urban,
author of Russia Gets the Blues. Blues, the fall of communism,
and the fall of oil. Then, hear the latest movie review from KUSP's
Film Gang.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, June 2nd Listen
Host Rachel Goodman talks with people who have been tracking how
individual rights have been eroding since 9-11-and even before
that. Dale Maharidge has co-written a book on the subject, called
Homeland, and Sanjeev Bary is the field organizer fro the American
Civil Liberties Union for Northern California.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, June 1st Listen
Host Deanna Zachary explores the rise in inter-racial relationships.
A look at prejudices within and outside of the couple; also how
race, class and sexuality impact the lives of couples; and parenting
issues around biracial children.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, May 27th Listen
NPR's Bob Edwards paid a visit to the KUSP studios recently. He
talked to Robert Pollie about the legacy of newsman Edward R.
Murrow, about the state of broadcast journalism and about his
own career in radio.
Talk
of the Bay - Wednesday, May 26th Listen
UCSC-based Middle East consultant Alan Richards returns to offer
more perspective on how events in Iraq may transpire from here.
His previous set of predictions proved to be uncannily accurate.
Then, Rachel Goodman talks with Dan Jones, author of “the
Bastard on the Couch: 27 Men Try Really Hard to Explain their
Feelings About Love, Loss, Fatherhood, and Freedom ” The
book is the companion volume to his wife’s compendium of
women telling it like it is: “The Bitch in the House.”
Then it's the Sacramento Report with Assemblyman John Laird.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, May 25th Listen
Gays speak out against gay marriage. Why should marriage be at
the top of the gay political agenda? It’s a discussion of
the "mainstreaming" of queer politics, with host Deanna
Zachary. Then hear the latest movie review from KUSP's Film Gang.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, May 20th Listen
John Sandidge asks what is indecent? Also, it's your turn to be
the experts--weigh in on the hot issues of the week. And Bill
Monning catches us up on the news in Monterey County.
Talk of the Bay – Tuesday, May 18thListen
Which cancer kills the most women in the United States? …..
If you answered breast cancer, you are wrong. It’s lung
cancer. Tomorrow, hear Host Deanna Zachary explores the pitfalls
and breakthroughs in lung cancer research, the amazing 58% decline
in smoking in California, and what works best to stop smoking
Talk of the Bay - Monday, May 17th Listen
A week in the life of an animal shelter. Host JT Mason finds out
what it's like "on the inside." Then UCSC Biologist
Terrie Williams talks about the evidence of global warming she’s
seen in Antarctica. And Rick Kleffel reviews Jeff Talarigo’s
first novel, “The Pearl Diver.”
Talk of the Bay – Thursday, May 13th Listen
John Sandidge talks with the subject of a documentary that will
be shown tomorrow and Tuesday at the Santa Cruz Film Festival.
What Rabbi Irwin Kula posits is the title of the film: it’s
“Time for a New God.” Then Noah Levine talks about
rebelling against his father’s Buddhism—and finding
his own. His book, “Dharma Punx” is the subject of
his talk at Gateways books in Santa Cruz this evening. Also, for
national “cover the uninsured” week, Bill Monning
provides a thumbprint of the health care situation in Monterey
County.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, May 12th
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What's the best way to comfort a friend, colleague or family member
suffering with a serious illness? Robert Pollie talks to author
and therapist Susan Halpern about her book, The Etiquette of Illness:
What To Say When You Can't Find The Words. It's a practical guide
to communications between the seriously ill and the people who
support them. Also, Assemblyman John Laird files this week’s
Sacramento Report.
Talk of the Bay – Tuesday, May 11th Listen
This is National “Cover the Uninsured” week. Host
Deanna Zachary talks to a panel of health practitioners and advocates
who are unveiling a new Santa Cruz County program to provide health
insurance to all children under 18 years old.
Talk of the Bay – Monday, May 10th Listen
NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli comes to the Rio theater in Santa
Cruz this Wednesday. But first, the Senior European Correspondent
for NPR news speaks with host Rachel Anne Goodman about her career
in journalism, and Europe’s responses to the foreign policies
of the United States government.
Talk of the Bay – Thursday, May 6th Listen
Weigh in on the top headlines of the day with host John Sandidge.
This week, we address gang violence in Salinas. Is federal support
for law enforcement enough to solve the problem? Then, Paul Hammond
recounts his efforts to entertain the Central Coast--from presenting
Shakespeare Santa Cruz to the oldies acts at the Santa Cruz Beach
Boardwalk. Also Bill Monning summarizes the headlines for the
week in Monterey County.
Talk of the Bay – Wednesday, May 5th
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A panel of area charter school representatives discuss the evolution
of their ongoing experiment in public education. Then, we'll hear
from local delegates to last weekend's March for Women's Lives.
Also Assemblyman John Laird files this week's Sacramento Report.
Talk of the Bay – Tuesday, May 4th
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Robert White Mountain from the Lakota tribe in South Dakota talks
about building a memorial at Wounded Knee-- dedicated to all people
who have been killed by genocide. He'll also tell us about how
local Santa Cruz peace activists are helping build environmentally
sustainable villages out of earth and cobb on his reservation.
Then Janet Herman and Lisa Noble talk about their oral history
project--they've asked several elders about the greatest adventure
of their lives, and next week you'll be able to hear their stories
at the Louden Nelson Center in Santa Cruz.
Talk of the Bay – Thursday, April 29th
Listen
When David and Amy Goodman were in Santa Cruz, they stopped by
KUSP's studios to chat with John Sandidge about the book they've
co-written, The Exception to the Rulers. We airthat conversation,
and give you a chance to call in & talk about the week's top
headlines. Also Bill Monning summarizes the headlines for the
week in Monterey County.
Talk of the Bay –Wednesday, April 28th Listen
It's time for the annual May Day Labor Film Festival in Santa
Cruz; award-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler (One Flew Over
the Cuckoo's Nest; Matewan) and the protagonist of his latest
documetary, Ian Ruskin, talk with host Rachel Anne Goodman Harry
Bridges, the labor leader whose work is addressed in the film.
Then, how to take the guilt and blame out of the environmental
movement through good honest labor: watershed citizenship advocate
Freeman House and local salmon fisherman Mike Zucker talk about
making a clean place for salmon and humans to thrive. Also Assemblyman
John Laird files this week's Sacramento Report.
Talk of the Bay –Tuesday, April 27th Listen
Remember the 2000 election with Bush and Gore in Florida? In a
documentary called “Unprecedented”, filmmakers explore
how African-American voters were turned away at the polls, voters
were purged from election rolls and Republicans dominated the
recount and the Supreme Court decision. Host Deanna Zachary talks
to the filmmakers of “Unprecedented”. The movie will
be shown at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz on Thursday April 29th
at 7 pm.
Talk of the Bay – Monday, April 26th Listen
Today's show is about speaking up. JT Mason salutes gay youth
who have t won awards for doing so. Then find out about how you
can contribute to a nation-wide conversation about what it means
to be a patriot. Also: over the weekend women across America stood
up to be heard for the March for Women's Lives. We'll find out
how that went and why it happened.
Talk of the Bay – Thursday, April 22nd Listen
John Sandidge goes south of the border for a tale of two countries.
Hear suffering; then, it’s one local woman’s account
of fair trade in Guatemala.
Talk of the Bay – Tuesday, April 20th Listen
Why We Laugh, Why are sad memories more vivid than happy ones?
And what causes “male refrigerator blindness?” Find
out on Talk of the Bay when host Deanna Zachary talks to Steven
Johnson, author of “Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience
of Everyday Life”
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday April 14th
The
spring garden bursts forth with tender veggies--so What's
for Dinner? Rachel Anne Goodman welcomes Irene Hermann, Daniel
Steinberg, and your calls for a springtime round of cooking ideas
and recipe swapping.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday April 7th
Host Deanna Zachary talks to local author and poet Patrice Vecchione
about her new anthology about revenge and forgiveness and
“Writing and the Spiritual Life”. Then Professor
Ronnie Gruhn talks about developments in international trade.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, April 1st
John
Sandidge speaks with Joseph Schorpkenoff, private eye.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, March 31st
Rachel
Anne Goodman speaks with Congressman Sam Farr and others for
an update on the effect of politics on one of our great natural
resources, the Monterey Bay. Also Assemblyman John Laird files
this week's Sacramento Report.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, March 30th
Local luminary Susie
Bright chats with Deanna Zachary about sex, sexuality ....and
sewing.
Talk of the Bay - Monday, March 29th
JT Mason welcomes NPR commentator and former This American Life
contributor Sandra
Tsing Loh. She reads some of her recent work, talks about
leaving her former host-station KCRW in Santa Monica, and reflects
on the nature on indecency.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, March 25th
Host
John Sandidge speaks with Amy Goodman about scooping the story
of Aristide’s kidnapping from Haitiand other “Democracy
Now!” adventures. Hear an update on what’s happened
since a riot in the Salinas jail last week; and local lawyer Paul
Sanford talks about helping out on a case before the Supreme Court,
to delete “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance.
All that plus Monterey County headlines with Bill Monning.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, March 24th
KUSP has been on the air for more than 30 yearshow has Santa Cruz
changed in that time? We’ll find out how the town has evolved,
through the eyes of a photographer--Shmuel
Thaylor--and two columnists from way back--Bruce Bratton and
Lee Quarnstrom. Also, Assemblyman John Laird files this week’s
Sacramento Report.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, March 23rd
The Central Coast is quickly filling up with people and grapes;
how is that changing the politics of the region? Host Deanna Zachary
talks to Assemblyman
Simon Salinas and Professor Manuel Pastor. Then Professor
Ronnie Gruhn discusses President George Bush's claim that Spain
is seeking to appease terrorists.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, March 18th
Does
hope help us survive serious illness? KUSP's Robert Pollie
talks to Dr. Jerome Groopman about Groopman's new book, The
Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness.
Groopman is a professor at Harvard Medical School and a staff
writer for The New Yorker magazine.
Talk of the Bay – Monday, March 15th
JT
Mason talks about real hunger with the author of Growing Up
Empty.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, March 11th
Say
what you want about the Passion of the Christ—but it’s
had a huge impact on the religious community on the Central Coast.
KUSP presents a discussion between Jewish and Christian spiritual
leaders about how they’re handling the impact of Mel Gibson’s
movie on their congregations and each other. Then, what impact
are we having on our waterways?
Talk of the Bay – Wednesday, March 10th
Host Rachel Goodman talks with filmmaker Joel McEwan about his
current project.
“The Greatest Lie Ever Told” looks at how commercial
culture snookers a passive populace into over-consuming. Then,
local surfers put their lives at peril every time they ride the
killer waves at Mavericks. Peter Mel and Ken “Skindog”
Collins explain why they actively pursue such risk.
Talk of the Bay – Tuesday, March 9th
The
Atkins diet is all the rage, but is weight loss just diet
and exercise? Or does the mind have to be willing to release the
weight? Host Deanna Zachary and a panel of guests explore dieting
and the mind.
Talk of the Bay – Monday, March 8th
Welcome
to the beginning of another work week. Host Bonnie Jean Primbsch
looks at two ways to make work more interesting. Try following
in the footsteps of a previous adventure, like the group of scientists
and Steinbeck scholars that are retracing John Steinbeck &
“Doc” Ricketts’ 1940 journey to the Sea of Cortez.
Or you could make every undertaking a spiritual practice. That's
what Lewis Richmond recommends in his book, A Whole Life’s
Work
Talk of the Bay – Thursday, March 4th
John Sandidge takes your calls about the hot news story of the
week. Also on today's show: talk with Jeff Perstein of the Media
Alliance. This
spring, the FCC Localism Task Force comes to the area to hear
this community's thoughts about media consolidation--we have an
opportunity to strategize what we want to tell FCC Chairman Michael
Powell!
Talk of the Bay – Wednesday, March 3rd
Host Rachel Goodman reviews last night's election with a panel
of experts, featuring
Dan Walters of the Sacramento Bee.
Talk of the Bay – Tuesday, March 2nd
On election day, host Deanna Zachary talks to Professor Ronnie
Gruhn about the crisis
in Haiti and what the presidential candidates think about
foreign policy. In the second half of the show, a panel of political
experts will review the ballot issues for California's primary
election.
Talk of the Bay – Monday, March 1st
Host
Bonnie Jean Primbsch makes good on election coverage intended
for last Wednesday. First, a chat with Santa Cruz County 2nd District
Supervisorial candidate Peter Truman. What does he intend to do
ifelected? Then, local journalist Jim Johnson explains the 5-way
race for the 5th District Supervisorial seat currently held by
appointee Mark Stone, and recently vacated by Jeff lLmquist. Also,
hear the last in our series about the Democratic candidates for
President of the United States.
Talk of the Bay – Thursday, February 26th
As KUSP's election coverage continues, Deanna Zachary hosts a
forum with the
candidates for the 11th district state senate seat that Byron
Sher is vacating--Joe Simitian and Ted Lempert field questions
from KUSP's Rachel Anne Goodman, Tom Honig of the Santa Cruz Sentinel,
and Sarah Phelan of the Santa Cruz Metro. Then, Bill Monning talks
with Bonnie Jean Primbsch about the hotly contested races for
Supervisor in Monterey County.
Talk of the Bay – Wednesday, February 25th
Host
Rachel Goodman talks with Mark Stobin, a lead meteorologist
with the National Weather Service's Monterey office, about what
today's storm means for those of us on the Central Coast. Then
@nd District Supervisor Ellen Pirie comes in to talk about the
issues in her district. Also, Assemblyman John Laird talks about
the politics of gay marriage on the Sacramento Report.
Talk of the Bay – Tuesday, February 24th
Host
Deanna Zachary continues KUSP's election coverage. First,
Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters discusses the contested republican
race for Barbara Boxer's seat. Who among the many candidates are
*really* running? Where do they stand on the issues? And if one
of them wins, how will that affect power dynamics between the
two major parties? Then hear directly from State Controller Steve
Westly about the thinking behind State Proposition 57, Governor
Schwarzenegger's $15 billion dollar bond proposal. And Jean Ross
of the California Budget Project provides her analysis of all
the state propositions on the March 2nd ballot.
Talk of the Bay – Monday, February 23rd
Robin Roberts continues the conversation John Sandidge started
last week about gay marriage. Today, we'll hear from one couple
who tied the knot in San Francisco. What made them decide to get
legal? Why
did the mayor of San Francisco decide to grant marriage licences
to gay couples? And what are some of the legal considerations
that go into allowing and entering into gay marriage? Also, hear
the next in a series about the Democratic candidates for President
of the United States.
Talk of the Bay – Thursday, February 19th
Host John Sandidge gives you access to the republican candidates
for the contested 17th
Congressional district race. Who are Mark Risley and Connor
Vlakancic, and why do they want Sam Farr's seat in Congress? Call
in and talk directly with the radio, at 831-476-2800 or 1-800-655-5877.
Thursday’s Talk of the Bay is your forum to respond to the
news of the day. Each week, we’ll draw from the headlines
to address the key issues that affect us here on the Central Coast,
whether it’s happening down the street or on the other side
of the globe.
Talk of the Bay – Tuesday, February 17th
Our Black History Month special features an excerpt from Yolanda
King's recent talk at the Martin
Luther King, Jr Convocation. Ms. King reflects on her father's
dream, and the attention it still needs. Then, hear how the cultural
notion of "we shall overcome" can keep African Americans
from seeking help when they need it--from Dr Alvin Pouissant and
Amy Alexander, the authors of Lay My Burden Down: Suicide and
the Mental Health Crisis among African Americans.
Talk of the Bay – Monday, February 16th
On
Presidents Day, we hear about a king--The King of California
is a book by Mark Arax and Rick Wartzman. It's the story of the
Boswell family, and the most powerful farmer in California and
the United States. Joe Hall talks with Arax about turning a lake
into agricultural might. Then, as part of our ongoing election
coverage, Hall presents a primer on local school bond measures
and state Proposition 55, a proposed bond for kindergarten through
university education.
Talk of the Bay – Thursday, February 12th
Host
John Sandidge gives you access to the democratic candidates for
the contested 17th Congressional district races. Should Sam Farr
keep his seat? Why does Art Dunn want it? Then, to prepare for
the Homelessness Marathon tonight at 7 on KUSP, Paul Brindel [brin-DELL]
of the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County talks about
how the area’s high cost housing leads to homelessness,
and about the 5 year plan to end homelessness in Santa Cruz County.
Talk of the Bay – Wednesday, February 11th
Host
Rachel Goodman talks to guys who collect sounds. Why do they
do it? What do they do with them once they have them? You’ll
find out how animals communicate with each other in their natural
environment—and then hear for yourself what it sounds like.
Also, Assemblyman John Laird files his Sacramento Report.
Talk of the Bay – Tuesday, February 10th
Host
Deanna Zachary talks to Lorene Garrett Browder, the founder
of Women as Allies. They’ll talk about how women and girls
of color can be better allies to each other and how white people
can be better allies to people of color. Women of Allies member
Linda Cicada will also join the conversation.
Talk of the Bay – Monday, February 9th
California
Death Row inmate Kevin Cooper is slated to be executed Tuesday.
KUSP’s Bill Monning talks with Abe Bonowitz of the Journey
of Hope about the case, and speaks with Juan Melendez, a man who
spent almost 18 years on Death Row before being exonerated of
a crime he didn’t commit. Then, JT Mason talks with nurse
& local author Therese Garnero about her book Diabet-ease:
A lighter look at the serious subject of Diabetes.Also, hear the
next in a series about the Democratic candidates for President
of the United States.
Talk of the Bay – Thursday, February 5th
Host John Sandidge invites you & your fellow listeners to
call in for a conversation
about today's hot topic: redtagging. When a property is saddled
with a land-use regulation violation, what can be done? And when
*should* a property be red-tagged?John Sandidge talks with county
planners, state housing officials, people fighting the system--and
you. Thursday’s Talk of the Bay is your forum to respond
to the news of the day. Each week, we’ll draw from the headlines
to address the key issues that affect us here on the Central Coast,
whether it’s happening down the street or on the other side
of the globe.
Talk of the Bay – Wednesday, February 4th
Host
Rachel Goodman helps you become an informed voter. First,
hear about the coming of electronic voting to the Central Coast—why
& when is it happening, why is it a good idea, and what’s
the big controversy around “verified voting?” Then,
get the scoop on Measure F, on the Santa Cruz March 2nd ballot—it
proposes a temporary quarter-cent sales tax to offset city budget
shortfalls. Also, Assemblyman John Laird files this week's Sacramento
Report.
Talk of the Bay – Tuesday, February 3rd
Host
Deanna Zachary talks to Professor Ronnie Gruhn about how Afghanistan
seems to be unraveling, the impact of David Kay’s findings
for Iraq, and President Bush’s foreign policy platform.
Then a discussion with author Michelle Waters about her book,
Dancing with the Diagnosis—it’s about her experience
with leukemia.
Talk of the Bay - Monday, February 2nd
Robert
Pollie speaks with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. about his new public
television documentary America Behind the Color Line. The documentary,
which airs nationally on PBS stations starting February 3rd, reports
on the state of black America today, as seen through the eyes
of African Americans.Robin
Roberts talks with veterinarian Dr Jan Brennan about how to
pick and train a puppy that’s right for your life. Also,
hear the next in a series about the Democratic candidates for
President of the United States.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, January 29th
Host
John Sandidge invites you & your fellow listeners to call
in for a conversation with Democracy Now's Amy Goodman! Thursday’s
Talk of the Bay is your forum to respond to the news of the day.
Each week, we’ll draw from the headlines to address the
key issues that affect us here on the Central Coast, whether it’s
happening down the street or on the other side of the globe.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, January 28th
Rachel
Anne Goodman hosts a roundtable of panelists to discuss Bush's
proposed new immigration policy. And catch the Sacramento Report
with Assemblymember John Laird.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, January 27th
Deanna
Zachary concludes her series on Buddhism. This week, with
Katherine Thanas, the Abbot from the Santa Cruz Zen Center; and
Bob Stahl, a former Burmese Buddhist Monk who teaches mindfulness
meditation to those who suffer from stress and chronic pain.
Talk of the Bay - Monday, January 26th
Robin
Roberts talks with Miguel Aznar of Knowledge Context about
understanding the role that all sorts of technology plays in our
lives. Then, hear about proposed California legislation to monitor
chemicals in breast milk. Also, hear the next in a series about
the Democratic candidates for President of the United States.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, January 22nd
This
week, hear our panel's perspective on Bush's State of the Union
address from Tuesday, and add some of your own! Host John Sandidge
invites you & your fellow listeners to call in on the conversation
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, January 21st
Jean
Kilborne talks with host Rachel Anne Goodman about how teens
are influenced by advertising media. She’s the author of
Killing Us Softly and Can’t Buy Me Love- How Advertising
Changes the Way We Think & Feel. Then Elizabeth Kadetski,
author of First There is a Mountain, talks about studying in India
under B.K.S. Iyengar, the man who introduced yoga to a Western
audience. and catch the Sacramento Report with Assemblymember
John Laird.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, January 20th
Host
Deanna Zachary continues her series on Buddhism. This week,
it's Alan Clements. He’s been called the Lenny Bruce for
the post-New Age, and he’s performing his spoken word show
Spiritually Incorrect at the Rio Theater on January 24th. The
performance benefits Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Su Kyi, imprisoned
for her work in Burma. Then hear a discussion about Vipassana
Meditation, with local Buddhist teacher, Mary Orr. Then catch
the latest movie review from KUSP's Film Gang.
Talk of the Bay - Monday, January 19th
Coastal
environmentalists are proud to have secured marine protected
areas for the Bay’s coastal waters—but cuts in Governor
Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget put marine protected areas
in peril. JT Mason hosts a roundtable discussion. Then, hear from
Monterey’s Coast Weekly reporter Andrew Scutro. He’s
back from Iraq, after spending three weeks embedded in an Army
Civil Affairs unit. He saw first-hand the snags in America’s
plan to build the roots of a new government in Iraq.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday January 15th
John
Sandidge speaks with Santa Cruz County Supervisor Ellen Pirie
and the City Manager of Paso Robles about how local governments
are impacted by the state fiscal crisis and Governor Schwarzenegger's
proposed budget.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, January 14th,
A
look at Governor Schwarzenegger's proposed budget. What are
the consequences? Will it solve California's fiscal crisis? Host
Rachel Anne Goodman talks with Jean Ross, executive director of
the California Budget Project. Then, a recent meeting in Monterey
has shaped the fate of affordable housing at Fort Ord. Find out
what happened, and catch the Sacramento Report with Assembly member
John Laird.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, January 13th
Host
Deanna Zachary launches a series on Buddhism. This week, she
discusses Tibetan Buddhism--with John Landaw, author of Buddhism
for Dummies, and teacher at the Land of the Medicine Buddha. Also
hear from Lenny Kronish, from another local Tibetan Buddhist Center,
Vajrapani. Then catch the latest movie review from KUSP's Film
Gang.
Talk of the Bay - Monday, January 12th
Security
guru Bruce Schneier tells us about keeping airports safe,
protecting the internet, secret codes, and what it's like to be
a character in famous works of fiction. Then, JT Mason talks with
Brian Todd & Carmel Jud, a nationally successful husband-wife
jingle writing team, and asks: can a catchy jingle be written
about *everything*? Also, hear the first in a series about the
Democratic candidates for President of the United States.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, January 8th
Fingerprinting
immigrants, extended orange alert, California’s crippling
budget, and energy reform. 14th District Congresswoman Anna Eschoo
weighs in on these issues, and seeks your input on what to do
in Washington. It’s the first of our public forums about
the news of the day, with host John Sandidge.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, January 7th
Rachel
Goodman visits the workshop of Jeff Traugott, one of the area's
renowned guitar makers. Traugott talks about the craft of guitar
making, the importance that wood plays in creating sound; and
hear one of Traugott's guitars in action during a live in-studio
performance. Also, John Laird comments on the State of the State
address, on the Sacramento Report.
Talk
of the Bay - Tuesday, January 6th
The
innovative programs at Monterey County Child Support Services
help parents and their kids. Hear about their award-winning work,
with Evelyn Lopez of Monterey County Child Support Services and
their chief attorney Jim Hanson. Then, one of the great nature
photographers of our time, Frans Lanting, lives in the area and
has opened a gallery here. He'll talk to host Deanna Zachary about
his work and the notion of environmental hot spots. Then catch
the latest movie review from KUSP's Film Gang.
Talk
of the Bay - Wednesday, December 31st
Joe
Hall gets an insider's view of the interaction
between local tribes setting up casinos and their surrounding
communities. Then, UCSC professor of Astronomy Bill Matthews talks
about astronomical highlights of 2003.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, December 30th
Host
Deanna Zachary speaks with UCSC professor Ronnie Gruhn about
international trade and globalization.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday,
December 24th
Are you stressing out? Rachel Goodman explores how women's stress
manifests during the holidays, and all year round-- with Cathi
Hanauer, editor of The Bitch In the House. Then, Erica Lann-Clark
offers a Hannukah story about a modern city girl and the Old Country.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, December 23rd
Settle
in to a cozy chair, have something warm to sip at the ready, and
listen to KUSP's
second annual winter story hour. Host Deanna Zachary features
winter and holiday tales from Jerry Falek, Erica Lann-Clark, and
Andrew Griffin.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, December 18th
Host
John Sandidge welcomes State Senator Bruce McPhereson into
the studios, as we conclude this round of Radio Town Halls. What's
McPhereson's take on the current climate in Sacramento? Is he
translating your concerns into efective legislation? Call in for
direct access to your government, at 831-476-2800 or 1-800-655-5877.
Also catch up with the week's headlines in Monterey County with
KUSP's Bill Monning.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, December 17th
Local history is being presented at the most prestigious museum
in the United States. Local
historian Sandy Lydon and curator Bill Withuhn talk about
"America On the Move," an exhibit at the Smithsonian
in Washington DC, which covers transportation history on the Central
Coast.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, December 16th
Deanna
Zachary talks to Lynn Ginsburg and Mary Taylor, authors of
What Are You Hungry For? Women, Food and Spirituality. Then, catch
an update on the flu. Also hear the latest review from the Film
Gang.
Talk of the Bay – Thursday, December 11th
Host
John Sandidge welcomes Congressman Sam Farr into the studios,
as we continue our series of Radio Town Halls. Hear Farr’s
take on the current legislative battles on Capitol Hill, and have
direct input into what YOU would like to see happening in Washington.
Call in for direct access to your government, at 831-476-2800
or 1-800-655-5877. Also catch up with the week's headlines in
Monterey County with KUSP's Bill Monning.
Talk of the Bay – Wednesday, December 10th
Have direct contact with your representative in Sacramento, when
Assemblymember
John Laird comes in for a live radio town hall meeting with
YOU. Call in with your questions or comments for the Assemblyman--
about current legislation, Democratic party strategy, state budget
plans, and more.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, December 9th
Fighting
hunger has become a national pastime, but people are still
hungry. Deanna Zachary hosts a discussion about the politics of
charity, volunteers who feed the poor and local stories about
hunger. Also hear the latest review from the Film Gang.
Talk of the Bay – Thursday, December 4th
Host Bonnie Jean Primbsch discovers the secret life of chimney
sweeps, when local
sweep Tim Corcoran shares tales from his rounds. Then, Teresa
Thomae has recently been declared a community hero by the Community
Assessment Project, for her work as Director of the Central Coast
Small Business Development Center. We'll hear heart-breaking tales
of how some of the best ideas can fail miserably, and how her
organization can make them successful. Also catch up with the
week's headlines in Monterey County with KUSP's Bill Monning.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, December 3rd
Corporate
ethicist David Batstone talks about what leads big companies
to go astray, and how any business can avoid the slippery slope
that leads to the Enron and mutual fund scandals we hear about
today. Also, civilians have been taking trips to Iraq to be eyewitnesses
to events happening there. They are driven by different motives--what
have they seen there, and how does their purpose for being there
affect what they see? Rachel Anne Goodman talks to Meg and Peter
Lumsdaine, as well as a participant on the Wheels of Justice Tour
bus, currently headed toward Monterey. Also hear the Sacramento
Report with Assemblymember John Laird.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, December 2nd
Mass
graves are being found in Iraq, and there are several things
to consider about the bodies being exhumed. Not only do the mourning
families want to properly bury the remains of their loved ones,
but investigators also need to preserve important evidence about
who murdered them. Area resident Karen Oeh is going to Iraq soon
to help with both of those concerns. Dan Curley has helped exhume
the bodies of the Disappeared in Guatemala; they both talk about
doing this grim but important service. Then, Independent Living
Skills Coordinator
Jonathan Bancroft and Mary Brugman of Future Families talk with
host Deanna Zachary about foster kids--what support is there
for foster kids who turn 18 and are out of the system? That plus
a review of "Alien" from the Film Gang.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, November 26th
Tired
of the same old dishes on Thanksgiving? Host Rachel Anne Goodman
invites you to a one-hour recipe swapping extravaganza with Chef
Joseph Schultz and cook extraordinaire, Irene Herrmann. They'll
offer some ways to spice up your table this season and will tackle
your cooking questions live on the air. Also hear the Sacramento
Report with Assemblyman John Laird.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday , November
25th
President Bush made a recent historic speech about the growth
of democracy around the world. Host Deanna Zachary investigates
the President’s
claims about the growth of democracy and economic development
around the globe, with UCSC Professor of Politics Isebill Gruhn.
Also hear the latest review from the Film Gang.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, November 19th
An
interactive panel on education. First, do you feel like whatever
the teacher does must be right? Or are you an edgy consumer of
your child's education? Host Rachel Anne Goodman invites you to
call in and get practical tips on participating in parent-teacher
conferences. Then, one of the top educational concerns on the
Central Coast is new teacher retention. Learn what local education
advocates are doing to support and inspire young teachers.
Talk of the Bay -Tuesday, November 18th
Yoga, Tai Chi, and Acupuncture are fairly common in California…but
now there’s Chi
Kung from China- a way of cultivating energy in the body.
On today’s Talk of the Bay, host Deanna Zachary talks with
Nancy Chen, author of Breathing Spaces, about Chi Kung in China--and
then ask your own questions during a call in with two local Chi
Kung and Chinese Medicine experts—Jan Vhlaminck and Kaz
Wegmuller, respectively
Talk of the Bay - Monday, November 17th
JT
Mason talks with Frances Payne Adler about her book, "The
Making of a Matriot." Then, on the occasion of winning a
Program Awareness award, we hear from the Monterey County Department
of Child Support Services about the proactive programs they use
to get kids and parents the help they need. Also hear the Sacramento
Report with Assemblyman John Laird.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, November 13th
John Sandidge talks with Cory Irimes and Dennis Norton of the
Regional
Transportation Commission about the various programs they're
working on to reduce congestion on area roadways. Then, hear about
the latest controversy around the project to widen Highway One.
Also, Bill Monning reviews the news in Monterey County.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, November 12th
Latino immigrant families form a large part of the population
served by public schools in the Central Coast—but are they
being served? Rachel
Anne Goodman talks with Gonzales district school board member
Sonya Jaramillo and Maria Echeverria of the Citizenship Project
as part of our “Who’s Democracy Is it?” series.
Then, local tattoo artist Cheri Lovedog talks about her transformation
into a film maker. Lovedog's hard-edged film, "Prey for Rock
and Roll," follows the hard life of a 40-year -old woman
still seeking elusive punk rock stardom.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, November 11th
Host Deanna Zachary talks to a panel of local and national experts
about the
impact of welfare reform in America. Are people moving from
welfare to work or from welfare into greater poverty?
Talk of the Bay - Monday, November 10th
JT
Mason hosts a discussion of Measure Q, the focus of Monterey
County's December all-mail-in election. The measure would raise
the sales tax by half a percent in order to provide the funds
necessary to keep much of Natividad Medical Center's healthcare
delivery system up and running. Then, Joe Hall talks to a consultant
familiar with governor-elect Schwarzenegger's audit of the California
budget. How much money can be squeezed out of the budget? Also
hear the Sacramento Report with Assemblyman John Laird.
Talk of the Bay - Thursday, November 6th
Deanna Zachary interviews Democratic presidential candidate, Dennis
Kucinich. The Ohio congressman is running on a “progressive”
platform, and will appear in Santa Cruz on November 9th. Then,
John
Sandidge talks to student political organizers about their
experience getting the word out to their fellow students. It’s
part of our series on the theme, “Whose Democracy Is it?”
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, November 5th
Rachel
Anne Goodman interviews Kevin Danaher. Described by The New
York Times as the "Paul Revere of globalization's woes,"
Danaher is the author of ten books about globalization and the
co-founder of Global Exchange. His new book, Insurrection, focuses
on the efforts of citizens to take back power from the multi-national
corporations who control most of economic trade worldwide. Plus,
feminist activist, Ann Simonton, on teaching media literacy to
the next generation.
Talk of the Bay - Wednesday, October 29th
Michael
Moore was in the area last week--KUSP presents the press conference
he conducted while he was here. Then, our financial privacy is
in jeopardy. State Senator Jackie Speier has authorerd SB1, which
seeks to require financial institutions to ask their customers
for permission before selling their finanacila information to
telemarketers and other interested buyers. But this week, the
United States
Senate is considering a bill to bar states from being able
to offer that protection. Host Rachel Anne Goodman asks what hope
consumers have of protecting their financial privacy.
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, October 28th at 10am
Host
Deanna Zachary welcomes United Nations and foreign policy
expert Ronnie Gruhn. They invite your phone calls about the U.N.
and Iraq, and recent political developments in “hot spots”
like Iran, Bolivia and North Korea.
Talk of the Bay – Thursday, October 23rd
Jenn
Ramage talks to NPR correspondent Anne Garrels about her book,
Naked in Baghdad. At the time of the US invasion of Iraq, U.S.
reporters were not welcome in the country; nevertheless, Garrels
went to great lengths to report on the situation there. Then,
Robin Roberts
talks with Miguel Aznar of KnowledgeContext (www.KnowledgeContext.org)
about understanding and evaluating technology, as well as the
middle school curriculum that teaches how to do this.
Talk of the Bay – Wednesday, October 22nd
Rachel Anne Goodman hosts a discussion with the principals of
Scotts
Valley High school and Pacific Collegiate School about the
state of education funding. Then, in the second half of the show,
she interviews Peter Hart, author of " The Oh Really Factor:
Unspinning Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly"
Talk of the Bay - Tuesday, October 21st
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