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Renewables Could Stop Future Oil Wars
Solar and wind technologies are already here to transition us to a clean energy future, making oil wars moot, but “Drill, Baby Drill” and Trump’s oil…
4 months, 1 week ago
The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
In this interview, Len Beyea gets a download from tech experts Emily Bender and Alex Hanna, co-authors of The AI Con, about the drawbacks and pitfall…
4 months, 1 week ago
Protesting While Vacationing: Audio from No Dictators Rally in Kauai
Busman’s holiday on Kauai. 150 people gathered in the tiny town of Ele’ele, Kauai to join the nationwide “No Kings” rallies. Why did they gather? The…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
UCSC Students Share “Moth Radio Hour-Style” Stories
Every winter I teach a storytelling class using The Moth Radio Hour as a model for how to tell personal narratives. What follows are some examples of…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Meet Osbaldo Lucero, Podcast Innovator
PODCAST AVAILABLE. In this Talk of the Bay, host Meilin Obinata welcomes Osbaldo Lucero of Salad Bytes Media to the station. Join this conversation a…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Santa Cruz County’s Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment explained
As those of us who live along the Pacific Ocean know, the coastline can be a dangerous and unpredictable place, particularly when strong storm system…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Local Iranians React to War in Iran
For Kiana Hamzehi, a Santa Cruz-born daughter of Iranian parents, the Iran war is not some distant news story. She has relatives there under bombardm…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Alice DiMicele brings stories and passion through music – upcoming shows, 18 albums, and growing
Alice DiMicele is an Americana/Folk artist, rooted in the natural world, using the earth as her primary source of inspiration, threading its essence …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Meet the Santa Cruz Filmmakers of "Hometown Homeless"
On this episode of Talk of the Bay we take a deep dive into a local documentary which is making its way across the country and the world into film fe…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Standing up to Billionaires and Data Centers
On Talk of the Bay at 5PM, March 2, 2026, host Meilin Obinata dives into the proposed California Billionaire Tax Act with Seema Kanani from the SEIU-…
5 months ago