Good Morning Monterey Bay

Ep. 511 - GMMB Wednesday 19 Feb 2025

Jaime Smith talked kitchen implements, and which are the most crucial for any kitchen. Bill learned a new word, zoodles. Those are zuchini noodles. The device his crew uses to make them in quantity is a robot coupe.

Gary Shapiro and we discussed the sphere in Vegas, and various artists whose concerts he enjoys or has enjoyed, like Sinatra, Swift and Mommy. That last one is Soccer Mommy.

Jeff Manke, our bird expert, talked about what impact the recent battery facility fire in Moss Landing might have on birds in the area. We also heard about Wisdom the albatross, birding for beginners--ducks are a good choice, Jeff's encounter with a golden eagle, and why and how bird populations change over time.

Ep. 510 - GMMB Tuesday 18 Feb 2025

Rachael came in and schooled us on various legal issues, like unreasonable doubt, why a jury's decision must be unanimous if it is to be a decision of guilty, and similar topics. Motivation for this was the AJ Gonzales trial, which has gone to deliberation.

Susan Douglas and Denise Lane joined us in the studio this morning. They were here for our show prep and all three hours of the show. They are to be new hosts here in the Santa Cruz Voice family. Their show will be called Go Ahead And Tell Me. It will be interviews and stories that inspire, guide, heal, and entertain. Be sure to listen to their show, which will be airing within just a few weeks.

Ep. 509 - GMMB Monday 17 Feb 2025

Mark joined us and began to describe a very energetic particle, but his connectionn failed us. Now we are left hanging to wonder about what is a ghost particle.

We learned that in Peru, the police sometimes present as furries.

Michael Olson had Santa Cruz County Fair marketing director Ron Heidicke with him. We found that Ken Alstott has been named interim CEO of the fair. It is a post he has had before. Also, the annual SCCF crab feed is coming up March 22nd. Sounds tasty.

Ep. 508 - GMMB Friday 14 Feb 2025

Dr. Pete was happy to hear that his crazy idea of combining peanut butter with mustard turned out to be a hit with Rosemary and Bill. He also discussed with us:

• Protecting frogs and spiders crossing the road.
• Bird flu in cows.
• Texans considering not charging sales tax for pet food.
• Microchipping pets - it works.

Alex and Rosemary liked this week's movies. Universal Language was a pick of the week for each of them, with Paddington in Peru being a co-pick for Rosemary.

Ep. 507 - GMMB Thursday 13 Feb 2025

We spent an awful lot of time on traffic and weather today, due to a significant storm. When not doing that, we spoke with Jennifer Lawrence. She has a couple businesses in Moss Landing. Moss Landing Boatworks is where you can get your boat hauled out and repaired. The other is Woodward Marine, where Rosemary says the fish and chips is worth the trip. Bill trusts her opinion, but prefers to find out such things for himself.

Ep. 506 - GMMB Wednesday 12 Feb 2025

We took a chance and tried Dr. Pete's recommendation of having peanut butter and mustard on a cracker, at the same time. We were both surprised to find we enjoyed it.

Jaime Smith was on to talk nosh. He gave us his thoughts on how safe the food in the area is and will be, given the pollutants that went into the air during the recent Moss Landing battery fire. Our experience with the peanut butter-mustard crackers inspired a lengthy discussion of mustards as well.

Brian Roeder is one of the founders of the group Never Again Moss Landing. He joined us in the third hour to share his experiences following the fire. Spoiler alert: they have not been good.

Ep. 505 - GMMB Tuesday 11 Feb 2025

Rachael was in and talked about real estate and chicken eggs, but mostly real estate, namely how much commercial space downtown is empty.

Andrew Meyers came into the studio. He is a music promoter, starting a new festival he hopes will become an annual event. Winter Warmer will be this weekend at Roaring Camp. We heard a couple of the songs that will be performed. It sounds like a good time.

Ep. 504 - GMMB Monday 10 Feb 2025

We heard of a lost ring being found and poisonous snakes being found as well.

Gail Pellerin spoke of the Battery Energy Storage System Fire and her reaction to it.

Mark Mozina had lots to talk about in space.

• Euclid telescope discovered a beautiful new Einstein Ring of a distant galaxy
• New report points at space debris risk entering commercial airline flight paths
• Largest structure ever discovered - Quipu - a massive group of galaxy clusters
• Asteroid hitting us in 2032 just went up to 1 in 43
• New lunar explorer will be a hopper!
• 70% of astronauts experience damage to their eyesight

In the Ag Report, Michael Olson was joined by Norman Groot, executive director of the Monterey Farm Bureau, to also discuss the BESS fire, and what sort of monitoring is being done, to measure the uptake of heavy metals into local crops.