Good Morning Monterey Bay

Ep. 457 - GMMB Thursday 21 Nov 2024

If you want to learn what is the running score in our ongoing trivia contests, the way to find out is not to ask Bill. We established that today.

In Good News we heard of how a small gesture can make a big difference, as when a United Airline pilot bought pizza for all of his passengers.

Gary schooled us on the difference between an auteur film director and a journeyman director. 

Ep. 456 - GMMB Wednesday 20 Nov 2024

Jaime Smith and Rosemary talked cranberry relish, creamed spinach, how to properly carve a turkey breast and cooking stuffing outside versus inside the bird.

Gary Shapiro weighed in on which came first, the Oxford or Webster dictionary, then talked about his upcoming interview with former prosecutor Marcia Clark, and her telling of the story of a woman wrongly put to death.

Jeff Manker is back from his trip to Australia, with lots of stories to tell, including his sighting of a Southern Cassowary.

It was all perfect for an episode in which we celebrated Halloween in November?

Ep. 455 - GMMB Tuesday 19 Nov 2024

Our studio was a little shop of horrors today, not because of Rachael Shelton's story of cleaning a client's closet and finding 1,000 spent whippets, but because of the music. If you think a whippet is just a poor man's greyhound, you will have to listen to learn the truth. Rachael also shared some insights into jury instruction and other finer points she has learned in her recent studies of the law.

Daria Troxell of Mountain Community Theater also was with us. They are performing Miracle on 34th Street this season. She told the story of how MCT came to be the owner's of the stage production of this play, with the royalties on other's performances supporting the theater throughout the year.

Ep. 454 - GMMB Tuesday 18 Nov 2024

We had more show tunes, this time from Disney animated features. Rosemary surprised herself by surviving the experience. We heard a tale of criminal masterminds, attempting to extort money from a car insurer by letting a bear tear apart the inside of a Rolls Royce and a Mercedes. Well, it was not a real bear, but rather one of them dressed like a bear.

Assembly member Gail Pellerin joined us to discuss suicide, a topic with which she is all too familiar. 

Michael Olson filled us in on the debate over how much to tell about what pesticides are applied to farm fields, and whose job it is to do the telling.

Ep. 453 - GMMB Friday 15 Nov 2024

Dr. Pete reminded us that as it gets colder it becomes more likely for our pets or our neighbors' pets to seek warmth in a car's wheel well or engine compartment. It is a good idea then, if we are about to start a car that is still warm or was not long ago, to bang on the hood a few times first. Bill allowed as how that might concern onlookers. Rosemary countered with "Who cares?"

Alex joined to discuss the week's new releases, which included only one Christmas movie, and lots of documentaries. He wanted to see several of these, but Rosemary could not bring herself even to select a pick of the week.

Charlie shared what he knows of having a living Christmas trees, and that is a lot.

Ep. 452 - GMMB Thursday 14 Nov 2024

Rosemary is back from vacation, sporting a Caribbean suntan and happy to be back on radio for you all.

Rosemary announced the release of a new, DIY, at-home HPV sample collection kit for women. She professed a lack of confidence that such a thing is possible. Bill claimed more confidence in such a possibility, simultaneously demonstrating almost certain gaps in his knowledge of female anatomy.

In what should have been an unrelated story, scientists at MBARI have discovered a new sea slug, only present in the very dark deep.

Jacobi confessed concern that in his brief visit with us he might have missed offending some listeners. Not to worry, he will be with us again tomorrow.

Ep. 451 - GMMB Wednesday 13 Nov 2024

Mari filled in one last day for Rosemary, who returns from vacation tomorrow. Bill picked children's shows theme songs for a trivia topic and Mari selected Disney movies as hers. That is pretty close to a mind meld.

Jaime Smith and Mari talked of how to prepare the fruits and the larger parts of a prickly pear cactus for eating or drinking. Carefully, that's how. Also, Jaime admonished us to get what we need for holiday meals very soon, as the holidays are fast approaching.

The person to fill in for the last hour did not show up, so we signed off 41 minutes early, and replayed last Friday's episode for a bit. This episode should run a little under 2 hours and 20 minutes because of that.

Ep. 450 - GMMB Tuesday 12 Nov 2024

We finished our Nu Wave music and trivia, begun Friday and paused for Veterans Day. If Bill had spent more time watching the TV show friends he might have pulled ahead of Mari in trivia, but the day ended in a tie. 

Rachael joined and wowed us with her description of how she operates a computer, her e-mail and her morning alarms, including daily meditation time, or not.

Apparently Bill is the only American who did not know that Monica once had a turkey on her head.