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Episodes
Sexual Violence Rocks UCSB - An Interview with TBL Reporter Kyle Dent
November 02, 2019 22:27 - 5 minutes - 4.9 MBThis month alone, a total of five reports detailing various sexual assaults - all within the walls of Isla Vista fraternities - have been released, with three naming the Sigma Pi fraternity in particular. KCSB’s Esmeralda Quintero interviews “The Bottom Line” reporter Kyle Dent for more information.
UCSB Students Plan Multi-Organization Demonstration Against Sexual Violence
November 02, 2019 22:20 - 3 minutes - 3.58 MBIn direct response to the growing number of reports and a perceived lack of an adequate university action on sexual violence on fraternity owned property, multiple student organizations on campus, including Intersectional Feminists, Mujer, Black Student Union and others, organized a demonstration today in front of the UCSB Library. KCSB’s Riley Esguerra was on the ground interviewing students to understand why they were there and what they hope to accomplish.
Congressman Salud Carbajal On NCAA
November 01, 2019 18:50 - 6 minutes - 15.7 MBFollowing the NCAA's recent groundbreaking rule change which allows collegiate athletes to be compensated and earn profits for their name and likenesses, Max Kelton spoke with CA-24 Congressman Salud Carbajal to get his thoughts on the future of collegiate athletics
Senator Jackson On NCAA Compensation
October 30, 2019 17:56 - 9 minutes - 21.9 MBFollowing the passage of the NCAA's new rule change to allow athletes to profit off of their name and likenesses, Max Kelton interview Senator Hannah Beth Jackson to understand the gravity of this groundbreaking initiative.
SBSO Crisis Intervention Team receives $2M Grant
October 29, 2019 23:47 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBThe Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Office's Behavioral Science Unit's crisis intervention team has secured a $2 Million grant to continue to fund this program. KCSB's Robert Stark spoke with the Sheriffs Office behavioral service manager Dr. Cherylynn Lee, to find out more about the program - and how the funds will be used.
Club Water Polo Regional Semifinal Highlights
October 27, 2019 20:12 - 2 minutes - 2.76 MBPacific Coast Regional Semifinals UCSB vs UCLA Highlights
SB invitational Highlights
October 26, 2019 18:42 - 1 minute - 2.4 MBUCSB Club Water Polo vs Cal Poly in SB Invitational Championship
Quilt For Aids Patients
October 24, 2019 19:13 - 9 minutes - 8.96 MBA colorful quilt with names of people who have died of AIDS is on display this week at the County Courthouse. The memorial remembers these victims, and commemorates AIDS Awareness Month. KCSB’s Tianyi Huang spoke with Dr. Lynn Fitzgibbons, Medical Director at the County Public Health Department, to get an update on the status of the potentially deadly disease - and resources available to assist HIV/AIDS patients in Santa Barbara County.
Black Out In Santa Barbara
October 24, 2019 19:12 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MBThousands of So Cal Edison customers in Santa Barbara County were warned that power may be cut over the weekend - as critical fire weather was in the forecast. But, the power company monitored the changing weather closely - and NO outages were called for. Still, these preventive power shutoffs are the new normal for California residents. KCSB’s Kaitlyn Berrospe spoke with UCSB Emergency Manager Jim Caesar to find out how to be better prepared in the case of potentially living without electri...
Shakespeare is coming to UCSB
October 19, 2019 01:07 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBThe UCSB Department of Theatre & Dance opens tonight with its first drama production of the season: Shakespeare's late romance: The Winter's Tale. KCSB’s Harry Lawton sat down with director Irwin Appel to discuss the main themes of the play and its place in the Shakespearean canon.
Moutain Lion madness at UCSB: An Interview with Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
October 19, 2019 01:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBRecently, there have been Mountain Lion sightings as far as the UCSB Campus. Though wildlife venturing into urban areas is not necessarily a new phenomenon, especially because we continue to build in their environment. KCSBs Thomas Moran spoke with Elaine Ibarra form the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network about the relationship with wildlife and the built environment.
Inside IV: Community Center Ribbon Cutting
October 17, 2019 19:51 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBIsla Vista's new Community Center held a ribbon-cutting event on Saturday. KCSB's Tianyi Huang has this report.
From Plants To Power
October 15, 2019 21:58 - 10 minutes - 9.24 MBTo help create a renewable alternative to petroleum, Michelle O’Malley, a professor of chemical engineering at UC Santa Barbara, has turned to the non edible parts of plants. KCSB’s Thomas Moran gets the details.
Living in the Nuclear Age
October 15, 2019 21:55 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBAs the relationship with Washington and Turkey become more tense, the guardian is reporting that an estimated 50 nuclear bombs stored at a US airbase in Turkey have become a potential bargaining chip in the area. KCSB, Isaac Tung spoke with David Krieger President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation talking about nuclear weapons internationally as well as a recent missile launch from the Santa Barbara county.
Personality and the Environment
October 15, 2019 21:53 - 3 minutes - 2.98 MBResearchers have released new findings on how environment and the complexity of a society may affect the development of personality traits. KCSB’s Aubrey Valerio Explains.
SB County Cannabis
October 15, 2019 21:48 - 1 minute - 1.8 MBCounty Lawmakers have increased the budget towards cannabis control due to the rapid growth of the industry. KCSB’s Caroline He has the story.
Inside IV: Pardall Carnival + Community Center Celebration
October 15, 2019 20:17 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBUCSB students are putting the finishing touches on Pardall Carnival. The event, on October 12, features a ferris wheel, games and the chance to win prizes. It's sponsored by Associated Students of UCSB. Alice Bodell, external chair of the IV Community Relations Committee (IVCRC), joins Lisa Osborn to provide details. Diana Collins Puente, director of the new IV Community Center and her colleague, Paulina Arango, were also here to talk about the ribbon cutting for the long-awaited community ...
InsideIV: Meet Your Neighbor Day + IV Activist Gets Votes
October 15, 2019 20:10 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBMeet your Neighbor Day is one of several community events happening on October 12th in Isla Vista. Luis Valerio with the IV Recreation & Parks District speaks with KCSB's Lisa Osborn about what's in store residents, starting with a pancake breakfast. Then, KCSB's Kaitlyn Berrospe speaks with Noozhawk Reporter Josh Molina about a recent local Democratic Party vote in which IV activist and Inside IV regular, Jonathan Abboud, got the most votes.
Auto Workers At Strike: An Interview With Nelson Lichtenstein
October 10, 2019 17:41 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBA major strike of UAW auto workers against General Motors is now three weeks old. Professor Nelson Lichtenstein of UCSB's center for Work, Labor & Democracy outlines the major issues behind the strike, and prospects for success.
Alex Dominguez Pre-UCSB Classic
October 09, 2019 22:17 - 2 minutes - 1.1 MBPhillip Mitchell interviews Alex Dominguez heading into the UCSB Classic!
Joey Rotheram Pre-UCSB Classic
October 09, 2019 22:12 - 2 minutes - 3.44 MBPhillip Mitchell interviews Joey Rotheram before the UCSB Classic!
MSOC V Poly Highlights
October 08, 2019 21:03 - 3 minutes - 3.81 MBMSOC vs Cal Poly Highlights On the call: Nick Peploe, Aidan Wirshing
Coastline Vulnerability and Adaptation: An Interview With Monique Myers
October 04, 2019 06:03 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBTo help local coastal and land use managers prepare for inevitable changes to Santa Barbara’s coastline due to climate change, a multidisciplinary team of researchers synthesized projected changes that are expected as a result of the warming climate. The new study is published in the journal of Ocean and Coastal Management. Today, I spoke with lead author Monique Myers, a California Sea Grant extension specialist based in Santa Barbara, about the proposed adaptations the new study suggested f...
MSOC V Stanford Highlights
September 30, 2019 22:50 - 3 minutes - 4.11 MBNick Peploe and Aidan Wirshing bring you the highlights from UCSB Men's Soccer's 3-3 draw vs No. 1 Stanford!
BEATEN DOWN, WORKED UP: An Interview With Steven Greenhouse PT.2
September 27, 2019 23:12 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBIn the second half of our interview with Steven Greenhouse, author of BEATEN DOWN, WORKED UP, he traces the stages of decline in the American labor movement from its greatest success following World War 2, through the difficult years of the Reagan administration, and beyond, into the current period with recent victories of teachers, workers in the service sector and even in the "gig" economy. KCSBs Harry Lawton has the story.
BEATEN DOWN, WORKED UP: An Interview With Steven Greenhouse
September 25, 2019 06:08 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBSteven Greenhouse has written a broad ranging history of American Labor, BEATEN DOWN, WORKED UP, which brings readers up to the latest developments in the struggle for labor equity. The author takes us through the earliest struggles, the victories following World War 2, and the reverses from the eighties into the present century.
Santa Barbara Sundowners: An Interview With Leila Carvalho
September 20, 2019 01:56 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBThe UCSB project called the Sundowner Winds Experiment, or SWEX was granted $2.5 million to fund research on sundowner winds. KCSBs Thomas Moran has the story.
Inside IV: Spiritual-Emotional Support
September 12, 2019 18:45 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBAn Isla Vista priest has been providing spiritual counsel and emotional support to families of the victims in the Conception dive boat disaster. Very Reverend Father Jon-Stephen Hedges, associate pastor at st. Anthasius church in IV, has consoled many first responders to terror attacks and disasters over the years. In this episode, Fr. Jon reflects on community - and national - tragedies and the role he's played as clergy, and a certified trauma responder.
MSOC vs VT Highlights
September 02, 2019 21:58 - 5 minutes - 4.59 MBUCSB Men's Soccer vs Virginia Tech Highlights
MSOC vs UNLV Highlights
August 31, 2019 18:54 - 54 seconds - 855 KBHighlights from UCSB Men's Soccer vs UNLV 8/30/19
WSOC Vs Cal Highlights
August 31, 2019 18:48 - 1 minute - 1.2 MBHighlights from UCSB Women's Soccer vs Cal 8/30/19
Kyler Murray Buy or Sell
August 29, 2019 20:10 - 1 minute - 2.1 MBAidan Wirshing and Phillip Mitchell argue whether to buy or sell on rookie QB and former Heisman winner Kyler Murray for the upcoming 2019 NFL Fantasy season.
Capps Enters Race for County Supervisor
August 28, 2019 20:40 - 4 minutes - 3.83 MBTwo Democrats are competing to represent the First District on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Laura Capps announced this week that she would be taking on incumbent Das Williams. Williams has taken heat over accepting campaign donations from cannabis interests. Residents in Carpinteria are outraged over the large cannabis grows that are sprouting up neighborhoods. Capps, a member of the school district board, didn’t mention Cannabis - or her opponent - during her announceme...
InsideIV: Teen CERT Training & Remembering the Bank Burning
August 21, 2019 23:14 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBTeens at the YMCA St. George Youth Center learn how to be prepared in an emergency or disaster with CERT training. Then, long time local D.J. Palladino recounts his experience of being a teenager in Isla Vista on the night the Bank of America burned.
PASpotlight: Optics, Statistics & Machine Learning
August 20, 2019 19:14 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBKCSB's Alex Stork spoke with his father David Stork, an expert in optics, statistics, and machine learning. David Stork's latest project is using computer vision and deep learning to analyze art. His algorithms can be used to detect if a painting is genuine or forged, as well as give us new insight into how famous historical paintings were made.
Excavation at La Purisima Mission unearths Chumash artifacts, teaches aspiring archaeologists
August 20, 2019 00:50 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBRecently, Katie Brown, an Anthropology PHD Candidate at UCSB lead a field archaeology class of Undergraduate students at Mission La Purisima. She identified a 7-meter window of ground where she suspected she would find Chumash rooms in an apartment that hadn’t been excavated at La Purisima. Today, I spoke with Brown on her experiences at the site.
Dylan Lewis Post Westmont
August 18, 2019 18:24 - 1 minute - 2.03 MBFollowing the 2-0 win over Westmont in the Gauchos' home opener, Max Kelton spoke with KCSB Star of the Night Dylan Lewis who shined on defense in her first match at Harder Stadium!
Microplastic Contamination
August 16, 2019 02:38 - 2 minutes - 2.4 MBThe discovery of tiny plastics within arctic snow suggests that microplastics are being carried around the planet in atmospheric winds, and that we’re breathing them in. KCSB's, Daisy Kershaw, has the story.
RCSGD Staff Discuss the Resources they Offer
August 16, 2019 02:07 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBReporter, Daisy Kershaw, spoke to Craig Leets and Quinn Solis from the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diverstity (or RCSGD)about the services they provide for LGBTQIA+ students and faculty.
Interview with Author/Attorney/Activist Marc McGinnes
August 13, 2019 18:17 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBMeet a man who changed the course of environmental history in Santa Barbara. KCSB's Kat Sitnikova interviews Marc McGinnes, local environmental lawyer, activist, retired UCSB professor and author. In this interview, Marc reflects on his life's work and shares what every activist should consider as they work to protect the environment. He talks about how to effectively approach disputes with conflicting interests and explain the role of hope in his efforts. In the end, he'll read the epilogu...
Changes to the Endangered Species Act
August 13, 2019 03:21 - 2 minutes - 1.89 MBThe Trump Administration has made changes to the Endangered Species Act that will weaken protections for endangered and threatened species. KCSBs Daisy Kershaw has the story.
Citizens Climate Lobby on HR763
August 08, 2019 22:55 - 9 minutes - 8.72 MBKCSBs Daisy Kershaw spoke with Stan Roden, a member of the steering committee for the Santa Barbara Chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby, a national nonprofit, grassroots, organization for climate advocacy.
Record Breaking Heat was Recorded in July
August 06, 2019 03:39 - 2 minutes - 2.09 MBLast month was the hottest ever recorded, and climate change is to blame. KCSB’s, Daisy Kershaw, has the story.
8Chan Creator Demands Site be Taken Down
August 06, 2019 03:37 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MBThe man who created 8Chan, a chat forum website intended to allow all forms of freedom of speech, even if it is toxic,9 is now calling for it to be taken down. KCSB’s, Thomas Moran, has the story.
Jason Garrett Training Camp Presser 080419
August 04, 2019 19:48 - 12 minutes - 8.44 MBDallas Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett training camp press conference before Blue/White Scrimmage
Kern County Oil Spill
August 02, 2019 01:14 - 9 minutes - 8.95 MBHarry Lawton spoke to Tara Massing, an attorney with the Santa Barbara Environmental Defense Center, about the significance of the Kern County Oil spill, and how it connects with the ongoing legal challenge of the oil and gas industry's desire to open up new leases in Cat canyon near Santa Maria.
Where the Opioid Crisis Began
August 02, 2019 01:12 - 3 minutes - 2.8 MBThe US was flooded with opioids by Drug makers, leading to the opioid crisis, KCSBs, Johnny Molina, has the story.
Inside IV: Teens Love Cooking
August 01, 2019 16:23 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBStudents at the YMCA St. George Youth Center in Isla Vista cook up some healthy and tasty breakfast dishes with the help of volunteer teachers with the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. As KCSB's Lisa Osborn explains, it's part of a weekly program called "Teens Love Cooking."
PA Spotlight: Inv. Reporter on Jeffrey Epstein - part 2
August 01, 2019 16:20 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBKCSB's Kat Swift speaks with Wayne Madsen, investigative reporter and author covering national and international affairs, about billionaire pedophile Jeffery Epstein and his association with Donald Trump, William Barr, and many others. To read his article at OpEd News, click on the link below. https://www.opednews.com/articles/Epstein-busted-by-feds-at-by-Wayne-Madsen-Airport-Security_Charged_Conspiracy_Corruption-190709-277.html
Inside Local Business
July 30, 2019 03:43 - 9 minutes - 8.47 MBKCSB's Lisa Osborn spoke with S-B-C-C Journalism instructor & Noozhawk reporter Josh Molina to find out more about a new upscale hotel that may be coming to Carpenteria, and why one of State Street's newest hot-spots took some heat over a large neon sign.