Talk Humboldt

Homesharing helps Humboldters save money by linking empty rooms with folks who need them.

Swarmed by dragonflies. All-nighters. "Big weather." Harrison Ibach loves being a fisherman.

Part 1 of a series about commercial fishing from Humboldt Bay.

Part II of a conversation about the worklife of a pastor.

Pastor Bethany Cseh wants more inclusivity and less dogma in religious conversations.

For Humboldt radio listeners, the voice of JB Mathers has been ubiquitous since the late 1990s.

Manufacturing fun for the City of Arcata.

About 10 years go, staff at Pelican Bay underwent a major mindshift about how prison education can work, and what it This is part II of Talk Humboldt’s exploration of what it’s like running education programs at Pelican...

Michael Spagna and Keith Flamer go inside Pelican Bay State Prison. This is the first in a series about what it's like teaching art and education inside Pelican Bay.Episode first aired July 24th, 2025.

It’s in-between classes at McKinleyville High, and teacher Nicole Peters’ classroom is plastered with Yurok words and pronunciation guides. Her grandma spoke Yurok to her as a child and she says that "growing up Yurok...

If you love nature documentaries, you've probably seen some footage captured by Arcata's Will Goldenberg. "I think Humboldt is a fantastic place to be a wildlife filmmaker, because I still naturally discover stories,"...

Eureka Artist Lynn Jones talks about vintage presswork and linoleum block printing.Episode first aired July 10th, 2025.

"Try NOT to get air." Garrett Hamilton's advice on boating in heavy surf comes from years of experience.This episode originally aired in October 2024.

In a nondescript building on the north side of Eureka, recovering addicts are reclaiming their lives from substance abuse. It takes a village to support their work: kitchen crew, medical professionals, caseworkers...

Dean Hunt's great-grandfather couldn't the afford mountain acreage he hoped for, so he settled for 80 acres in the Arcata bottoms. "Little did he know, that 80 acres was more productive than 2,000 acres in the hills,"...