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Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 705 - GMMB Wednesday 24 December 2025A woman with a diagnosis of terminal cancer mentioned it online and requested Christmas cards at the same time, expecting to get ten or fifteen. She got more than that.
In the third hour Santa Claus was here. How did we know he is the real Santa? He played the ukulele and sang songs, so of course he was.
2025-12-243h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 704 - GMMB Tuesday 23 December 2025In good news we heard of a group in India that restores bodies of water, and of a secret Santa in Idaho that gives money to people who are in need.
Rachael Shelton was in the studio, with the traditional Christmas gift of magnesium. We learned proper etiquette expected of one attending a dinner party.
2025-12-233h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 703 - GMMB Monday 22 December 2025Betty Reid Soskin was the oldest serving park ranger. She died yesterday. Wallace Bain still lives, but he announced his retirement.
Mark Mozena brought us space news.
Jared Isaacman has been sworn in and took over as NASA Administrator
White House releases a new executive order of space
First wheelchair user just traveled beyond Karman line on a rocket
Russia announced new plan for its next space station after the international space station is debited in 2030
Japanese rocket failure yesterday.
Michael Olson told us of a plan to make Americans healthier by making American soil healthier
2025-12-222h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 702 - GMMB Friday 19 December 2025Dr. Pete talked a lot about baking cookies, which does not require years of vet school to do. That was followed by the less appetizing topic of vitriol in dogs' eyes. We also heard about what treats to leave for reindeer.
In good news we heard that the Australian fellow who recently disarmed a shooter at Bondi Beach was the recipient of two and a half million dollars raised via gofundme. We learned a fellow known only as John helped catch the man who killed two people at Brown university and one at MIT. There was also...
2025-12-193h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 701 - GMMB Thursday 18 December 2025In good news we learned of a project in Australia to restore forests lost in their terrible wildfires of a few years ago. We also heard of a program to connect people with real grandmothers for chat on any topic.
Gary Shapiro reminded us of the vast body of work from Rob Reiner, discussing several of the movies he directed.
Jeff Manke participated in the annual Christmas count of birds again this year, just yesterday. We got a rundown of the results, as well as recommendations for Christmas gifts for birders or aspiring birders.
2025-12-183h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 700 - GMMB Wednesday 17 December 2025Rosemary was back in the studio today, and shared the story of her adventure in the hospital in recent days.
Operation Thunder took place in 134 countries. Many animals and animal parts were seized. Ben Burns had a lemonade stand and gave have the take to VCUM. JM Brown raised money for the natural history museum.
Jaime Smith had lots of good ideas for hors d'oeuvre, including getting them at Costco.
Gary Shapiro read Scott Brogan's book Judy Garland: The Voice of MGM. It gives a look at lots of what went on behind...
2025-12-172h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 699 - GMMB Tuesday 16 December 2025Susan O'Connor-Fraser filled in for Rosemary today. Rosemary anticipates returning tomorrow.
CNN's heros of the year includes a Chicago couple helping young people stay on the straight and narrow by growing and selling flowers, as well as a man with a corgi in a backpack who cheers up others.
Rachael told another of her serpentine-pathed stories. It began somewhere near cookie dough-induced food poisoning and meandered past her uncle dying on Christmas day, but found its way back.
John Laird's household is being terrorized by two young cats, holding his Christmas tree hostage...
2025-12-162h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 698 - GMMB Friday 12 December 2025Dr. Pete taught us that when a dog's ear is irritated and it shakes its head, it is less often due to an infection and more often due to allergies, which can also be treated. We learned that dogs and cats can carry and spread the flu. We also heart about Nystagmus.
Good news was exciting. There are bunches of dinosaur footprints in Bolivia and a giant underwater wall in Brittany.
Rosemary's movie pick of the week was The King of Color, a documentary. Alex agreed, but had several picks, including multiple horror movies.
2025-12-123h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 697 - GMMB Thursday 11 December 2025In good news, we heard of an animal that has gone from extinct in the wild to merely endangered. That is the scimitar-horned oryx.
In more good news, Jonny Fabulous was with us in the studio. He shared music and stories with us, as he always does. He let us know he is working on a Christmas album. He's doing his annual Christmas sing-along at the Sand Bar in Capitola on the 17th. That is always fun.
2025-12-113h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 696 - GMMB Wednesday 10 December 2025Mari Segura filled in for Rosemary today. She and Jaime Smith talked of buñuelos nad champurados.
We enjoyed disco Christmas songs for the bumper music today.
2025-12-102h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 695 - GMMB Monday 8 December 2025Mark Mozena was with us to talk space.
Jared Isaacman’s second hearing to become NASA Administrator - China China China
Combined with a China Space hearing on Congress
New study showing impact of satellites on astronomy - impacting future science missions
NASA spacecraft hacking vulnerability found by AI software…undetected for years
Gemini’s meteor shower next weekend - should be dark skies
In the ag report we heard that many of the local Christmas tree farms have not yet recovered from the CZU fire that burned in 2020. We also learned that plastic Christmas trees are not trees.
2025-12-082h 56Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 694 - GMMB Friday 5 December 2025Dr. Pete told us all about ear hematomas in dogs. Also, now we know not to let our pets drink from the water in which we place our Christmas tree.
In good news we heard of three nuns who had been moved from their abbey to a nursing home. They liberated themselves and made it back to the abbey, where they are going to get to stay.
Charlie Keutman taught us how to grow a Christmas tree, or how to treat one if we get a live one. We also learned about poinsettias.
2025-12-053h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 693 - GMMB Thursday 4 December 2025An Australian fellow shows the way, helping an 88-year-old man who still works full-time. Sasha DiGiulian climbed El Capitan in Yosemite via the Direct Line, the first woman to free climb it.
Gary Shapiro had more to tell us about White Christmas, the movie. Then he gave us some of the history of studios losing a bit of their grip on the control of movie-making, with a shift from factory-style production to a system where movies can be made by all.
Rob Oliveros joined us for the entire third hour. He started the facebook group...
2025-12-043h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 692 - GMMB Wednesday 3 December 2025We heard of Catholic charity converting the popemobile into a mobile pediatric medical clinic for treating children in Gaza. Also, Claude the albino Crocodile, ambassador of the California Academy of Sciences, has died.
Jaime Smith addressed the perennial question, how long do Thanksgiving leftovers remain okay to eat?
Gary Shapiro told us of the movie Holiday Inn, then showed his prowess by doing well on the trivia quiz Bill presented to Rosemary the prior Monday. The topic was the movie's remake, "White Christmas."
2025-12-033h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 684 - GMMB Thursday 20 November 2025In good news we heard of several small countries that have qualified for the world cup. Also, leopards are making a comeback on the west coast of South Africa, after 170 years.
Gary Shapiro joined us to discuss concert movies, of which there are apparently very many. He would like even more.
2025-11-203h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 683 - GMMB Wednesday 19 November 2025Jaime Smith talked of Thanksgiving foods, naturally.
Gary Shapiro is reading When Caesar Was King, a story about Sid Caesar and early days of television. He also informed Bill that Jodie Foster is indeed still working, and doing some of her best work now.
Jeff Manke educated us on the conflict between spotted owls and barred owls.
2025-11-192h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 682 - GMMB Monday 17 November 2025Gail Pellerin discussed elections and being thankful.
Mark Mozena was with us after having been away for a couple weeks.
China has three astronauts stuck on station after space debris damaged the return spacecraft. They will launch a new return spacecraft this week.
Trump has renominated Jared Isaacman for NASA Administrator. A leaked version of Jared’s Project Athena outlines his plans for NASA.
Blue Origin launched and landed New Glenn on a barge in Florida for the first time. Included a NASA mission to Mars - Escapade (to study Mars’ magnetosphere and atmosphere)
Europe likely rewritin...
2025-11-172h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 681 - GMMB Friday 14 November 2025Dr. Pete says when a dog has what looks like pepper on its snout, or elsewhere, it can be flea dirt. He told us about various flea treatments. He also discussed what a practice manager does in a veterinary office.
Charlie Keutman taught us all we need to know about having a live Christmas tree. Some popular choices are Noble fir, Douglas fir, Colorado blue spruce and Cork bark fir. He suggested we treat a new tree like a pet.
2025-11-143h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 680 - GMMB Thursday 13 November 2025In good news we heard of a young man in Australia who found a fairly large sum of money, returned it and was rewarded for it. We also learned that zipper design has had a major change, for the first time in 100years.
It was a blustery day, as evidenced by the rapidly changing traffic reports.
2025-11-133h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 679 - GMMB Friday 7 November 2025Dr. Pete heard the story of Jack running off with a couple other dogs during a walk. Naughty boy. He then told us about cloning dogs. That results in an animal that probably looks like the original, but will likely not act the same. We heard of a dognapping. The time change we go through twice a year does have an impact on our dogs.
Speaking of dogs, in the good news we heard of a dog trained to track people by scent, who helped rescue a lost toddler.
Charlie Keutman told us ALL about...
2025-11-073h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 678 - GMMB Thursday 6 November 2025Used car salesman have a reputation for being somewhat slimy, but it is not so, at least not always, and in the good news segment we heard that demonstrated. We also heard of a Portland coffee shop raising a great deal of money to assist people undergoing hardship due to SNAP delays.
Gary Shapiro knows lots about singers who also acted in movies. If you listen, you will too.
Rosemary got a new purse.
2025-11-063h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 677 - GMMB Wednesday 5 November 2025Jaime Smith covered early preparation for Thanksgiving dinner. Next week we will get into it more deeply.
Gary Shapiro has been reading Paul McCartney's book Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, and told us about it.
Lynn Robinson is the former Executive Director of Valley Churches United Ministries. She reminisced about her time there, and reminded us of the gift boutique at 9400 Highway 9. Through it they raise funds for the food pantry, which this year will likely be needed more than ever.
2025-11-052h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 676 - GMMB Tuesday 4 November 2025In good news we heard more about the fellow who saved people during the mass stabbing on a train in England. We now know who he is, and a bit more about just what happened. We heard of two more heroes as well. They spotted a fire at the back end of a school bus. They alerted the driver and assisted in evacuating the bus just moments before the whole thing caught flame.
Rachael Shelton talked of Halloween and how fortunate she is to have access to the mind of a 24-year-old, so she can stay in...
2025-11-043h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 675 - GMMB Monday 3 November 2025In good news we heard of a stabbing on an English train, and the heroes who arranged to use the emergency stop to stop the train in a station, so police could board and medical personnel could treat the wounded. We also heard of the Dodgers win over the Blue Jays, making them the first team in 25 years to win back-to-back world series.
Gail Pellerin was with us. She weighed in on getting out the vote tomorrow, passing prop 50, whether affordable housing being built really will be, and oil drilling off the coast, of which she is...
2025-11-032h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 674 - GMMB Wednesday 29 October 2025Rocky Snyder filled in for Rosemary. We learned what were the best and the worst Halloween costumes he has worn.
Jaime Smith made things simple for us. Chicken and broccoli. He also let us know how to make food sweet without sugar.
Gary Shapiro told us all about Joan Crawford.
2025-10-292h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 672 - GMMB Friday 17 October 2025Rocky Snyder joined us in the studio for the first hour. He will be filling in for Rosemary once or twice while she is away in the next couple weeks.
Dr. Pete talked about cats and the noises they make, sunburn in cats, skin cancer in cats and cattle, and finally all about something of which he is a fan, registered vet techs.
In good news we heard of the photo of a sea otter taken by Shmuel Thaler, and about Francine the wayward cat that was found.
Alex did not make it...
2025-10-172h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 671 - GMMB Thursday 16 October 2025We heard of Mr. T, the runaway tortoise, who was rescued from train tracks and reunited with his family. Then there was a tale of a stained glass window purchased for 25 dollars, which turned out to likely have belonged to King Robert the first, of England.
One of us, before today, had never heard of Overly Attached Girlfriend.
2025-10-162h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 670 - GMMB Wednesday 15 October 2025In Good News we heard of John Lodge, leader of the Moody Blues who just died. We learned of a taco hero who saved the day and then got his own reward.
Jaime Smith talked shepherd's pie with us.
Jeff Manke saw cackling geese in Alameda. He returned recently from a four-day field trip to the eastern Sierras, where the trees are turning color. We learned why there are so few birds in a redwood forest.
2025-10-152h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 669 - GMMB Tuesday 14 October 2025Rachael shared a story of facing her fears related to driving on the freeway, and on the hill.
John Laird's Senate Bill 283 has been signed by the governor. The senator came on to tell us all about it.
2025-10-142h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 668 - GMMB Friday 10 October 2025Dr. Pete had tips for traveling with pets. There was much talk of dogs drinking water, and too much talk of dogs smelling other dogs' butts.
Charlie Keutman had news of tomatos, avacados and farmers markets. Then he spoke of flowers of the season, like calendulas and snapdragons.
2025-10-102h 58Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 667 - GMMB Thursday 9 October 2025In good news we heard of the Nobel prize for literature going to a Hungarian, and of a woman who never had a bedroom of her own finally getting one from her daughter.
Gary Shapiro had stories about Buster Keaton to share.
Janet Romanowski, president of the board of Think Local First told us of the upcoming Boots and Beers celebration and fundraiser for Seabright area businesses, coming up October 12.
2025-10-093h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 666 - GMMB Wednesday 8 October 2025The Nobel price for chemistry was announced. In good news we heard of it, as well as of several motorists, strangers to each other, who banded together to rescue a woman trapped by a crashed air ambulance.
Jaime Smith talked chicken. Even boiled chicken can be good.
Gary told us of his recent trip to New York City.
2025-10-082h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 665 - GMMB Tuesday 7 October 2025We heard of an Australian dog who temporarily became a surrogate mother to a baby koala, carrying the bear on it's back. Then we learned of the Nobel in physics being awarded to a team of three for quantum tunneling.
Rachel discussed texting, a book about chickens and how youth is wasted on the young.
Trisha Webber, county registrar, joined us to talk about the upcoming election. People interested in temporary employment related to the election should send an e-mail message to info@votescount.santacruzcountyca.gov .
2025-10-073h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 664 - GMMB Monday 6 October 2025We heard of the Nobel in medicine being awarded and of treasure found in Florida.
Dan Haifley was part of a team given an award for a documentary film about the origins of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary. He told of a treaty recently signed to govern the high seas, which comprise about 60 percent of the world's oceans.
In the ag report we heard that harvest time is coming. Many local farms are hosting tours. It is a good time to visit them now.
2025-10-062h 58Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 663 - GMMB Friday 3 October 2025Dr. Pete, motivated by the recent passing of Jane Goodall, related his own stories of his experiences with primates, including being the surrogate parent to an orphaned baboon.
Charlie Keutman knows tons about flowers that grow from bulbs, and shared lots of what he knows with us.
Lee Solomon, formerly of KSBW and then KION joined us in the studio. First we talked fishing. Then he told us about The 831, an independent journalism collective out of Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties. You can follow them on Facebook, and subscribe at Substack.
2025-10-032h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 662 - GMMB Thursday 2 October 2025We learned what a British family eats at Christmas time. At least one particular family does.
In the good news we heard all about Jane Goodall, who died the day before.
We enjoyed music by Neil Diamond during the transitions today.
2025-10-022h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 661 - GMMB Wednesday 1 October 2025We may have set a record for number of topics in the good news segment.
Chunk was the winner of Fat Bear Week this year.
Atlanta has a Sponge Park that cleverly serves a purpose.
A 4,500 foot new tunnel linking Austria and Italy will be a boon.
Capitola leaders are doing the right thing at Bay Avenue and Hill Street.
Jaime Smith talked apples. He did at one point, in discussing tuna salad recipes, say the phrase "Granny Smith." Listen to find out whether he was referring to a relative or a fruit.
2025-10-012h 56Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 660 - GMMB Tuesday 30 August 2025A Scottish tree has won tree of the year for the UK. It is an ash.
A local fellow from Santa Cruz High has given the proceeds of a lemonade sale to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Over the years he has had other lemonade sales for the same purpose. All together he has raised 27,000 dollars for Second Harvest.
Rachael Shelton can elicit the same response in her brother that her grandmother and great uncle used to bring about in her, when quizzing her on her dietary choices.
John Laird shared memories of...
2025-09-303h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 659 - GMMB Monday 29 September 2025In good news we heard of a young couple going on safari in South Africa who decided to treat the driver who delivered them to the safari, and they paid to take him with them. Then we celebrated all the winners of the apple pie-making contest at this year's Santa Cruz County Fair.
In the ag report we heard that cows at the Cotoni-Coast Dairy National Monument will be outfitted with solar powered collars that direct them away from humans. That will allow hikers on trails there to hike unmolested by the local cattle that live there.
2025-09-292h 51Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 658 - GMMB Friday 26 August 2025Dr. Pete discussed ostriches, including bird flu necessitating the culling of many as well as raising them commercially for food. Also, they are pretty good kickers, according to him.
Charlie Keutman drove through the Sierras recently, where he saw Quaking Aspen, which have turned color. That got us to talking about trees that can grow here that turn color, like Chinese Pistache, Ginkgo Biloba, Japanese Maple, Crepe Myrtle and Dogwood.
Baily Hogan, marketing manager for Hook stores was with us to talk about her business.
2025-09-263h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 656 - GMMB Wednesday 24 August 2025Jaime Smith discussed all manner of salt. We heard of table salt, Kosher salt, pink salt, Maldon salt, smoked salt and Himalayan salt.
Scott Rolf from state parks says 4,000 residents filled out the survey telling how they'd like to use Seacliff State Beach.
Jeff Manke let us know that last night 100,000 birds migrated south past Santa Cruz. There are lots of shore birds to see in this area, and he let us know several places to view them. We also heard about bossy birds, intoxicated birds and hummingbirds, waxwings and the greater awk.
2025-09-242h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 655 - GMMB Tuesday 23 August 2025Liliana Eymann joined us in the studio, with her mother and grandmother. She is a sophomore at Santa Cruz High School. She has been a ballerina since she was three years old. She dances with International Academy of Dance. This year, in their performance of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Liliana will dance the parts of both Clara and the Snow Queen.
Dr. Dawn Motyka gave us the skinny on tylenol, autism and how much truth there is to recent announcements from the FDA.
2025-09-232h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 654 - GMMB Monday 22 August 2025Gail Pellerin recently attended a Care Fair, promoting physical wellness and mental health. She said she and all the other legislators are concerned after the recent political assassination. We need to be able to speak freely without worry of acts like what happened in Orem.
Mark Mozena wished us a Happy Autumnal Equinox and discussed these with us.
NASA announces new astronaut class today.
New solar telescope mission launches tomorrow - IMAP
Amazing video from blue origin launch of camera in space
Another great video - fly through stellar nurseries made by 3D images from Gaia s...
2025-09-223h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 653 - GMMB Friday 19 August 2025Sean Burns of the Save the Wave Coalition joined us in the first hour. He told us about an amazing report that puts a dollar value to the worth of surfing.
Dr. Pete had a story about an ESA. That stands for emotional support animal, right? Nope. This time it was emotional support alligator. Mange in dogs was thoroughly described, followed by hypothyroidism.
What is the winning name in the contest to name the deleafing locomotive in England? Control-Alt-Deleaf.
Rosemary and Alex agreed on their picks for movies this week. Number one for e...
2025-09-193h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 652 - GMMB Thursday 18 August 2025In good news we had three stories. One was of the aftermath of the terrible wildland fires in Australia in 2019. They were followed by the springing up of 4,000 orchids that had not been seen there in ages.
Then we heard of the couple who crashed their car into a mangrove swamp at night. They were able to get 911 by cell phone, and two deputies went into the water. They broke the windows and rescued the couple.
Lastly we heard of a school shooting on 9/10 in Colorado. Two students were shot. One shielded the other with h...
2025-09-182h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 651 - GMMB Wednesday 17 August 2025We heard of a pair of brothers, one snatched from a train and the other not, reunited after 50 years. They were put together again by the UK television show Long Lost Family.
Jaime Smith and Rosemary discussed fruit with yogurt, a new Japanese food store coming to Capitola, apples being popular now and how to freeze applesauce.
We were joined by Daria Troxill, director of the current play at Mountain Community Theater. That play is The Adams Family.
2025-09-173h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 650 - GMMB Tuesday 16 August 2025We heard of a 12-year-old boy who read books to special needs kids over zoom. He did it for several years, developing relationships with the children over time. The parents consider it quite a boon.
Robert Redford just died. We had lots of good things to say about him, including in the good news segment.
Rachael Shelton talked geriatric chickens. She did some sleuthing to determine why some of their younger coop mates were dying. Uncle Jerry left us recently, but Rachael described how she still feels his influence in the garden.
2025-09-163h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 649 - GMMB Monday 15 August 2025In good news we heard of an Indian hospital in a train car, and an older gent who, upon retirement, followed his dream of joining the marching band at Louisiana State University.
Mark Mozena had some particularly interesting topics today.
Scientists announce potential biosignature on Mars - best clue yet of ancient microbial life on Mars.
Congress had a hearing on UFOs/UAPs
US Air Force funding demonstrations using rockets to deliver cargo anywhere on earth in 1 hr
Drama over “China beating the US to moon”…
Solar eclipse this week but not in the US. whomp whomp
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2025-09-152h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 647 - GMMB Thursday 11 August 2025In good news we heard of a group of 50 pilots graduating from Tuskegee University. Also, a lucky person had their hows burn down, then win a drawing at the boys and girls club in which they won a new house.
Gary Shapiro told us what the earliest Academy Awards were like, but only after reminiscing first about our time at the fair yesterday.
Good news was food for litter and CPR for a drunk raccoon. Really. It was better than this makes it sound.
In movie reviews, Alex said Downton Abbey: The Grand...
2025-09-113h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 646 - GMMB Wednesday 10 August 2025Jaime Smith talked fair food with us. His favorite is waffle cones. Rosemary dissed corndogs. Bill is not a fan of panko corndogs, but likes the plain ones.
Gary introduced us to a book about Elvis Presley and his manager, Colonel Parker. It is The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the Partnership that Rocked the World by Peter Guralnick.
We heard several variations of the musical them of the Santa Cruz County fair.
2025-09-102h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 645 - GMMB Tuesday 9 August 2025In good news we heard of a gathering of family members of a crew from a B-17 who flew together in World War II. Then we heard of an eight-year-old boy who went on a car trip with his parents, and his stuffed dog. The dog disappeared at some point. They figured it was at a rest stop they visited. The dad wrote the sheriff there, giving the location of the rest stop, and asked him to have a look. A deputy did, and the boy and dog were reunited. Joy!
2025-09-092h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 644 - GMMB Monday 8 August 2025Gail Pellerin joined us, discussing the death of John Burton, the compassion with dying bill, and suicide prevention month.
Mark Mozena was back from his honeymoon, to tell us of these things.
Oumuamua is classified as an exo-Pluto object. It was our first known exo-solar system visitor.
NASA releases draft of new Space Station development program. Funding for commercial space stations to replace ISS.
More changes at Department of Defense (War?) - head of space development agency leaves. And new commanders set to be announced for space force
Exhostar cancels massive contract and sells spectrum to Sp...
2025-09-082h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 643 - GMMB Friday 5 August 2025Dr. Pete had several topics for us today. First we talked about how fast things--like rubber bones--go through a dog. From there we went to oral cancer in cats, and then to brushing dogs' teeth, using doggiedent. Then it was new cancer treatments for animals utilizing their immune system, and parallel treatments for human cancers. Finally, it was zoonotic diseases, like rabies.
Movie picks this week were The Baltimorons and Twinless.
Charley Keutman had two ideas for fun things to do this weekend. One was to visit Vallejo Street Dahlias in Watsonville. You'll need to...
2025-09-053h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 642 - GMMB Thursday 4 August 2025A student from Argentina vacationed in Italy. She stayed in a home and learned that it was the home in which her father was born and raised. She stayed there by coincidence, demonstrating what a small world it is.
A Philadelphia policeman gave a man who is blind and deaf money to take a bus to New York. The man had gotten off to stretch his legs during a stop, and no one let him know the bus was leaving, and it took off with all his stuff, leaving him behind.
2025-09-042h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 641 - GMMB Wednesday 3 September 2025We learned that Poland has goat-inspired forestry robots.
Jaime Smith spoke of hatch peppers and then of pesto.
Dinah Shore sang for us. So did Doris Day. Twice.
2025-09-033h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 640 - GMMB Tuesday 2 September 2025In good news we heard of three brothers who set a speed record for rowing across the Pacific, and of a man who broke his back twice and yet still walked his daughter down the aisle.
John Laird filled us in on the redistricting we will be voting on in the next election, and just how the gerrymandering will be done if it happens.
Rachael Shelton runs a bougie chicken prison. Who knew?
2025-09-023h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 639 - GMMB Friday 29 August 2025Dr. Pete had tips on dog grooming, as well as for dealing with wild pigs. We asked him why dogs shake their heads so much.
Charlie Keutman taught us all about pruning fruit trees.
A picture of fireworks demonstrated what a small world it really is.
2025-08-292h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 638 - GMMB Thursday 28 August 2025A postman rescued drying sheets from rain and Benelli's eagles make a comeback in the good news segment.
Gary Shapiro had some movie recommendations for us. He was lucky enough to go to Radio City Music Hall when it was still a movie theater.
Jill Troderman had the inside story of the good, the bad and the ugly of food. No, there was nothing ugly, but there was both good and bad. We learned that order matters.
2025-08-282h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 637 - GMMB Wednesday 27 August 2025Jaime Smith was on to talk food, and the topic was hatch chiles, also known as Anaheims.
Gary Shapiro has been reading Understandable Economics: Because Understanding Our Economy Is Easier Than You Think and More Important Than You Know. Before he told us about that, he recommended the documentary film Peewee as Himself.
Trudy Ransom joined us in the third hour. She owns a small business at the yacht harbor, the SUP Shack. Businesses there and at the other end of the Murray Street bridge, in the Seabright neighborhood, are suffering because of the closure...
2025-08-273h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 636 - GMMB Tuesday 26 August 2025Grandparents were in the news. We heard of a grandmother who delivered her own grandchild, and of a great grandfather golfer who shot his first hole-in-one.
John Laird gave us his take on redistricting and gerrymandering.
Rachael Shelton talked youtube as teacher and how not to form an e-mail if you want to get someone to take an action.
2025-08-263h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 635 - GMMB Monday 25 August 2025In good news we heard of a fellow with a tractor in Beijing saving people in a flood, and of another fellow who is the Pied Piper of giving away laptop computers.
Gail Pellerin discussed redrawing district boundaries in California, as well as a number of bills that are in process.
Michael Olson had the cheery topics of valley fever and of mountain lions killing alpacas for the pleasure of it.
2025-08-253h 01Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 634 - GMMB Friday 22 August 2025Dr. Pete gave us tips on reducing separation anxiety in dogs. We also heard about dental hygiene.
In good news we heard of a mystery man in Italy who goes out at night to paint over graffiti. Also, a girl who had bullies at prom ruin her dress got a do-over.
Charlie Keutman followed up on last week by telling us more about avocados, as well as a bit about master gardeners.
2025-08-223h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 633 - GMMB Thursday 21 August 2025In good news we heard of a four-year-old in Michigan who called 9-1-1 to talk sports. The police have a policy of visiting such callers, even if there is apparently no emergency, just to be sure. There they learned that it was his nine-year-old brother's birthday. The whole day shift then turned out to celebrate with the boys.
We also heard of the successful efforts to keep sediment out of Lake Tahoe, thereby preserving its famous clarity.
The music we heard at the top of the hour breaks was the same concert we heard...
2025-08-212h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 632 - GMMB Wednesday 20 August 2025Jamie Smith told us a bit about his business model, and how he's been able to avoid raising prices too much. We then discussed how food prices have gone up, produce some and meat a lot, as well as labor costs rising. Jaime and Bill both disapprove of the idea of various surcharges and mandatory tips on a restaurant menu. The costs should be built into the price.
Jeff Manke is back from his trip to Ireland and Scotland. Yes, he did see puffins. He also saw muckle coos, gannets and three varieties of tits.
2025-08-203h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 631 - GMMB Tuesday 19 August 2025In good news we heard about an unhealthy lake in Kashmir that lost its lotus flowers due to silt after flooding in 1992. Now the lake's health has been restored and the flowers are back. Then we learned a reservation in Minnesota had the first birth of a bison on their reservation.
Rachael Shelton was in, claiming to talk about things she doesn't know about. In truth, she knows an awful lot about many things.
Dr. Dawn Motyka educated us on shingles and the shingles vaccine.
2025-08-193h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 630 - GMMB Monday 18 August 2025In good news we heard of a Jamaican who invented a self-cleaning door handle. SRSLY. Some kids in Hudson, Minnesota did a really nice thing and took care of a restaurant when the owner could not.
Mark Mozena always has lots of cool space things to talk about.
new Executive Order from Trump designed to remove regulation from launch and make it quicker to get approvals
NASA's Chief of Staff calls for the end of Earth Science at NASA and instead wants focus to not be science but exploration
New name being floated for NASA Administrator...
2025-08-192h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 629 - GMMB Friday 15 August 2025Dr. Pete brought us the cheery topics of leptospirosis and toxoplasmosis.
Becky teased us with her upcoming discussion of the cleanup of the batteries in Moss Landing.
Charlie Keutman held forth on avocados.
We gave away more tickets to the art, wine and beer festival this weekend in Scotts Valley.
2025-08-153h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 628 - GMMB Thursday 14 August 2025In good news we heard the story of some lifeguards who were in the right spot at the right time to save a mother and son in a river.
We also heard of a Carolina Panther player who, despite serious illness, prevailed and scored a touchdown with his family present.
Susan O'Connor-Fraser joined us in the studio to talk about the upcoming Scotts Valley Art, Wine and Beer Festival, happening this weekend.
2025-08-142h 58Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 627 - GMMB Wednesday 13 August 2025Jaime Smith talked cheese, including toasted cheese sandwiches.
Gary Shapiro spoke of the book Here Beside the Rising Tide - Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead and an American Awakening, by Jim Newton.
Ron Haedicke let us know the county fair opens in less than a month, September tenth. He also mentioned the fundraising barbeque for the scouts that is coming up in Corollitos.
2025-08-133h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 626 - GMMB Friday 8 August 2025Doctor Pete talked about guinea pigs and sheep as pets. He looked at a video Bill sent of a rat with malfunctioning back legs. He described it as paresis, and told how it can also happen to cats and dogs, and what can be done for it, which often is not much.
Alex's movie picks of the week were Weapons and Boys Go To Jupiter. Rosemary's were Weapons and Strange Harvest. Alex may even have said that Boys Go To Jupiter could be his new favorite movie.
Carlie Keutman educated us on aphids. He said...
2025-08-083h 13Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 625 - GMMB Thursday 7 August 2025In good news we heard of a couple who raised eleven million dollars by visiting a BnB in all 50 states in just 50 days, and then of the first woman umpire in major league baseball.
Officer Isreal Murillo of the highway patrol was in the studio to talk about all sorts of things only a CHP officer could. Especially interesting was how our local highway patrol members have reversed the upward trend in e-bike accidents by going out to schools and elsewhere and educating young people and parents about how to ride safely.
2025-08-072h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 624 - GMMB Wednesday 6 August 2025In good news we heard of a rent-a-grandma program in Japan. In Amsterdam they are building tiny sets of stairs to let unfortunate cats who have fallen into the canals have a way out and onto dry land again.
It turns out Jaime Smith is a really big fan of the Grateful Dead. While out here for their sixtieth anniversary concert, he enjoyed the local dim sum. More than talking about that, though we discussed melons. Different types of melons. Grilling melons. Pairing other foods with melons. Serve chilled or at room temperature?
2025-08-063h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 623 - GMMB Tuesday 5 August 2025In good news we learned of two people who died recently. Joan Anderson was the inventor of the hula hoop. Dan Peltzer was a marine who read 100 pages every day for 40 years.
We somehow established that Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson dating each other is "sweet."
2025-08-053h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 622 - GMMB Monday 4 August 2025In good news we heard of a town where ducks are escorted each day to a car park where they spend the night, of dogs surfing competitively in Pacifica, and of a tiny home village starting to go up in Watsonville.
In the ag report, Michael Olson set a GMMB record for longest acronym ever used. The UCANRUCCE is the University of California agriculture and natural resources University of California cooperative extension. Whew!
2025-08-042h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 621 - GMMB Friday 1 August 2025Today, after two attempts, we made soda.
It was perhaps the best week for movies ever. Of the seven reviewed, Rosemary considered five to be a pick of the week, and Alex picked six. These were the movies.
The Naked Gun
The Bad Guys 2
She Rides Shotgun
Souleymane's Story
Architecton
To Kill a Wolf
Harvest
Neither would go see To Kill a Wolf and Rosemary found the Harvest trailer "too creepy."
Charlie Keutman spoke for a little on how things change over time, like plants blooming and leaves turning color earlier in the...
2025-08-012h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 620 - GMMB Thursday 31 July 2025In the good news we heard of a Russian fellow who plucked someone off railroad tracks just one second before a train passed, as well as of a lost dog that was rescued and finally, Rosemary got a garden hose.
Gary Shapiro told us all about the evolution of movies, from small square ones to wide screen, multiple screen and more, as well as how television influenced the changes in the movie studios.
2025-07-313h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 619 - GMMB Wednesday 30 July 2025In good news we heard of a nice lady who did a solid for a lost dog.
Jaime Smith talked about three things today: strawberries, strawberries and strawberries.
Gary Shapiro forewent speaking of books today, and instead shared many stories of his one-time idol and then good friend Tom Lehrer. The dalliance was worth it; the stories were good.
123 minutes after the show ended Bill received an e-mail message nagging him about being late getting this podcast uploaded. Maggie, I don't know if you read the descriptions or just listen to the shows...
2025-07-313h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 618 - GMMB Tuesday 29 July 2025In good news we heard of a new material called superwood, which sounds too good to be true.
We also heard again of local boy Ryder Walding, this time after he finished his paddle in Hawaii. Of the 38 competing in the world paddleboard championship, Ryder finished seventh.
Rachael Shelton told us of a sweet pair of twin ladies who live locally and had a meal paid for by a stranger.
Rachael had an alien that resembled and octopus climb into bed with her on her birthday, and she did not even mind. Or...
2025-07-292h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 617 - GMMB Monday 28 July 2025Mark Mozena had lots to talk about today.
Our understanding of dark energy may be evolving…could lead to a new understanding of how the universe will “end”
A new “oldest galaxy” found - MoM-z14. We have no served it just 280 million years after the Big Bang. More mature than expected…
John McFall is the first disabled person approved to travel to the space station. A British paralympian and surgeon
4000 employees have decided to leave NASA - 25% of the workforce. NASA pressured to stop and cancel all Earth imaging satellites and programs.
Tough times for NOAA and Weather prediction...
2025-07-282h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 616 - GMMB Friday 25 July 2025Dr. Pete described what happens when a dog needs the gut scanned. We also heard what to do for a poisoned dog, like gastric lavage, inducing vomitting via introduction apomorphine beneath the eyelid and more.
In the good news we learned that Freedom Bakery is celebrating a fiftieth anniversary. We also heard about a fellow with an electric mustang--a car, not a horse--who gives free rides to veterans.
Charlie Keutman had scary stories about the citrus leaf miner, relevant this time of year. He also told us of a sale coming up August second. It...
2025-07-253h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 615 - GMMB Thursday 24 July 2025Allison Parham was with us to talk about the Doon art tour coming up.
Jill Troderman, certified holistic nutritionist, joined us in the studio to talk about what we should put in our bodies. It seems like common sense but there is a lot to know and Jill knows a ton. She is teaching a six-week class soon, online. Read about it on her Holistic Family Nutrition website. Jill will be with us again next month, probably August 25.
2025-07-243h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 614 - GMMB Wednesday 23 July 2025In good news animals figured prominently. We first heard of two ladies who gave a foal a ride in a canoe, then a cat that accompanied a ten year old boy to school, achieving a perfect attendance record.
Jaime Smith introduced us to maitre d butter. We discussed coconut water and coconut meat and even putting coconuts on a fire. He named the fifth flavor, added to the traditional salty, sweet, sour and bitter. That is umami.
Cosmic Joe Jordan of Dark Sky Santa Cruz joined us in the studio. He told us we can...
2025-07-233h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 613 - GMMB Tuesday 22 July 2025Rachael Shelton educated us this morning. First she taught us how to navigate a four-year-old's birthday party, then we learned correct piano placement.
John Laird let us know the legislator's have recessed, and are back in their districts, most looking to get some vacation. They first finished the budget, which pleased him. He is working on refreshing a bill that has lapsed, which prevented defendant's attorneys in pain and suffering cases from trying to win a case by stalling it until the victim died. They are looking at a Canadian program for penalizing manufacturers responsible for creating...
2025-07-223h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 612 - GMMB Monday 21 July 2025Dan Haifley was with us to talk about the ocean and things that effect the ocean, like the budget. The good news is that rather than be cut, the marine sanctuary budget may be going up. There is a paddle out soon for Wallace J. Nichols, author of The Blue Mind. Treasure Cove Park, the marine-themed, all inclusive play area at Jade Street Park is getting closer.
There was less doom and gloom than we have sometimes had recently in the space report from Mark Mozena.
NASA releases beautiful video from the closest flyby of the...
2025-07-212h 57Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 611 - GMMB Friday 18 July 2025Dr. Pete first talked of Bruce the retriever, then all about the benefits to families of having a dog. We also heard about growing pains in dogs. Unfortunately one dog, a police dog, died in a hot car.
In good news we learned of a mobile coral spawning machine.
Alex and Rosemary had the same picks of the week for movies. They were Eddington, Life After, and Shari & Lamb Chop.
Charlie Keutman had lots to say about vines.
2025-07-183h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 610 - GMMB Thursday 17 July 2025Gary Shapiro Recommends the movie You Can't Cheat an Honest Man. Besides W. C. Fields, it stars two ventriloquists, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. Gary taught us that ventriloquists once performed on radio, which came as a surprise. He also let us know about collections of various things he has kept, and is keeping, over the years.
Charles Pasternak of Santa Cruz Shakespeare joined us in the studio. He had lots to tell us about the program, the talented actors and other members, the beautiful venue at DeLaveaga, the new food vendor Line 38, the summer schedule and m...
2025-07-172h 58Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 609 - GMMB Wednesday 16 July 2025Jaime Smith says young green olives are best for stuffing, while older black ones and kalamatas are best for tapanades. He taught us how to make a tapanade.
Gary Shapiro told us the history of Superman. Larry Tye has written a book called The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero, which he recommends.
2025-07-163h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 608 - GMMB Tuesday 15 July 2025In the good news we heard of a fellow who won the Chelsea flower show. Did you know there is a famous Chelsea flower show?
Rachael Shelton tried to please a fellow who would not be pleased. She kept trying. Some people are just like that. They do not want to be pleased. She also let us know there are whales out just now all along the beach.
2025-07-152h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 607 - GMMB Monday 14 July 2025Amber Roland of the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter came on the air to tell us of the current $70 adoption program. It is for a limited time. Visit the shelters, in Santa Cruz or Watsonville or online.
Gail Pellerin, who goes on break soon and will then be back in her district, is going to try one of the new DMV kiosks, at a Safeway in Sacramento. She will let us know whether she was able to get new tags from it. She mentioned at risk programs about which she is concerned, like head start, meals in...
2025-07-142h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 606 - GMMB Friday 11 July 2025Dr. Pete was treated to the story we heard earlier in the week of Jack finding a bag of sixty pill pockets and eating them all. The question posed to him was when does a pet owner know it is time to take a pet who has eaten the wrong thing to the vet for an emergency visit. Dr. Pete had lots of instructions for us about that.
Christopher Carr joined us to talk about the excise tax on marijuana.
2025-07-112h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 605 - GMMB Thursday 10 July 2025Assembly member Dawn Addis has been busy lately. She discussed all of these:
She is still working on reducing heat-related illness among farm workers.
She is following up on the investigation and cleanup of the recent BESS fire in Moss Landing.
She got to ride in a bright red '58 Triumph roadster in a Fourth of July parade.
She is looking into the problem of under-insured people in California. Apparently it is a widespread problem, and appears to be by design on the part of insurers.
Will Fort of Big Basin State Park is part of the...
2025-07-113h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 604 - GMMB Wednesday 9 July 2025Jaime Smith knows it is corn season, and told us of ways to prepare fresh sweet corn. One of the recipes was for corn fritters. He even told us of how to reheat them later. Spoiler alert: it is neither just a microwave nor an air fryer alone.
2025-07-102h 57Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 603 - GMMB Tuesday 8 July 2025Rachael Shelton was with us in the studio. She shared with us more of the expertise she has picked up along the way during her journey to earning a law degree.
2025-07-093h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 602 - GMMB Monday 7 July 2025As has been true lately, Mark Mozena had plenty to talk about in his space report, but it was not all good.
Trump’s Spending Bill includes $10B for NASA - vast majority for human exploration programs in southern NASA Centers. No help for science programs.
A new fight over the Space Shuttle Discovery and should it move to a Texan museum.
EU introduces massive Space Act - touches on regulations across all space industry. Potentially huge impact to the commercial market.
MethaneSAT - a methane monitoring mission backed by Google and Bezos has failed in orbit after 1 yr
Ra...
2025-07-082h 58Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 601 - GMMB Thursday 3 July 2025Gary Shapiro's homework for Bill was to watch two Humphrey Bogart movies. They are The African Queen and The Desperate Hours. Although it is not a Bogart movie, Cape Fear came up in conversation, and watching that, the original version, was also assigned. The River Wild was the movie Bill mistakenly remembered as being called Cape Fear, so it is a good thing Gary teaches film and not he.
Christina Wise is a recent addition to the board at Damian's Ladder. She was here to let us know about an upcoming event they are having at the...
2025-07-032h 59Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 600 - GMMB Wednesday 2 July 2025Jaime Smith shares our dislike of barbeque sauces that are laden with too much sugar. At foodsmith he uses pineapple juice and apple cider vinegar in his sauces. He uses no sugar. He shares our fondness for Kewpie mayonaisse as well. For a sauce to use with on fish, he suggests salsa.
Gary Shapiro spoke of Beverly Gage's book, G-Man. It is all about J. Edgar Hoover. She claims he did not wear women's dresses. Who knows for sure?
2025-07-022h 55Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 599 - GMMB Tuesday 1 July 2025Rachael Shelton's uncle told her she was too old to party with the youngsters. How rude, right? It turned out he might have been right, in that one case. She also discussed alternative excercises one can do at the gym during off-peak hours.
Dr. Dawn Motyka joined us for the first of what will be regular visits. Tune in to get the tips on how to be healthier. We will make it fun. Today she said what we eat ought to look like what it is, meaning not be processed. She suggested walking as a cheap, effective...
2025-07-013h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 598 - GMMB Monday 30 June 2025Gail Pellerin let us know what she thinks of the Cocoanut Grove changing its name. She discussed the taking of people from the central coast. She will be briefed today on AB 131, which may take some teeth out of CEQA.
Mark Mozena had these topics for us.
Axiom launches 4 astronauts to space station the first visit for India Poland and hungary
First images from the new Vera Rubin Telescope - scanning the whole night sky every few days to find asteroids, galaxies, and transient events
NASA announced new structure with goal to shrink HQ and workforce
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2025-06-303h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 597 - GMMB Friday 27 June 2025Rachael Shelton filled in at the controls and for co-host for Bill today. She and Rosemary were joined by Alex talking movies, Charlie talking plants, Dr. Pete talking pets, and even managed to work in topics like traffic on Soquel, downtown development, the new manager of the county fair and more. The more included talk of a certain wedding in Venice, with lots of discussion of the fashions seen there, so perhaps it was a very good day to have Rachael take my place.
2025-06-283h 00Good Morning Monterey BayEp. 596 - GMMB Thursday 26 June 2025In the good news we heard of an American astronaut who is the female astronaut who has spent more time doing spacewalks than any other.
Assembly member Dawn Addis said the recent plans to offer public land for sale in her district have been changed. We also heard of her work on heat-related illness.
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