Podcast Episodes

Mauni Jalali on Constitutional Law

Host George Cadman discusses the civil rights issues raised by recent ICE deportation raids with constitutional law attorney, Mauni Jalali. Jalali is instituting a call to action, to motivate local e…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Meet Gilles Poitras, an Expert in the Realms of Anime and Manga

On this special FanimeCon edition of Inside Education, host Meilin Obinata speaks with Gilles Poitras, an expert in the realms of anime and manga, Japanese forms of comic book and animated entertainm…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Squid on the Street: Price of Eggs Got you Fried?

Our intrepid reporter/intern Maury Burnett-Cavoto asks: How are you dealing with the rise in egg prices?

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Silicon Valley Imperialism with Dr. Erin McElroy

What happens when a former Soviet state experiments with Silicon Valley-style capitalism – when the worlds of open source hardware collide with proprietary corporate control? What happens when Americ…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Beware of Billionaires Bearing Gifts

Are universities hedge funds? Is knowledge political? What do you think? Join host, Meilin Obinata, for a discussion with Max Sárosi, an organizer of of the Jews Against White Supremacy (JAWS) chapte…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Meet Tzimtzum, a new Jewish community in the Santa Cruz area

In this episode of Talk of the Bay, host Meilin Obinata introduces two members of the Tzimtzum Community, which offers Jewish Gatherings for Personal and Collective Liberation. One is the founder Rab…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

In early May, dozens of nonprofit and health care leaders assembled outside of Watsonville Community Hospital to altogether issue a desperate plea: hands off our health care. The message came hours before the U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee, which is responsible for health care funding, began debating a Republican-sponsored spending bill in Congress that seeks to cut $880 billion mostly from the budget funding Medicaid, or Medi-Cal as it’s known in California. The unprecedented slashing of the federal program, established almost 60 years ago, will help pay for $4.5 trillion in planned tax breaks being pushed by the White House. Republicans in the House insist they’re eliminating wasteful spending while Democrats warn that millions of Americans will be dropped from their coverage if the bill becomes law. Here in Santa Cruz County, almost 90,000 residents are Medi-Cal beneficiaries and many of them go to Watsonville-based Salud Para La Gente to receive care. That’s why Salud’s chief medical officer, Dr. D

In early May, dozens of nonprofit and health care leaders assembled outside of Watsonville Community Hospital to altogether issue a desperate plea: hands off our health care. The message came hours b…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

125 years of redwood conservation at Sempervirens Fund

Sara Barth, executive director of Sempervirens fund, joined Talk of the Bay just a few days shy of a monumental occasion for California’s first land trust — its 125th anniversary. The conservation gr…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

La Familia de Richie Valens

Episode 6

We have the pleasure to talk to the family of Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famer Ritchie Valens. He was the first Chicano to reach such accomplishments. On this episode of Talk of the Bay, From the Streets, …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

A Small Town in Italy Protests Gaza War

I am traveling in Italy, in the Garfagnana region, a hilly, remote valley with ancient hilltowns and castles. In the small town of Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, we come upon a protest organized by the v…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago