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KCSB Presents S.B. Premiere of Environmental Documentary “Belonging” with Guest Filmmaker Gerard Ungerman
On Tuesday, April 6th, at 7:30pm, in UCSB’s Embarcadero Hall, KCSB 91.9 FM presents the new environmental documentary Belonging, featuring an introduction and post-film Q&A with filmmaker Gerard Ungerman (co-producer of the hard-hitting exposes of US foreign policy “The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm” and “The Oil Factor”). This event is [...]
Rock It Properly presents: “BREAK ON THROUGH” April 4
Of her next broadcast (April 4th), DJ Darla Bea says, "On this week’s edition of 'Rock It Properly', we're gonna Break on Through to the other side with a psychedelic Tribute to Jim Morrison and The Doors. Featuring: Deep Cuts, Live Tracks, Poetry, Covers and plenty of Doors Trivia! Join me and my Special Guest: Lead singer, Kingsnake, from [...]
A look at the new and improved Livewire in this week’s KCSBeat
In his latest KCSBeat column, Colin Marshall takes a look at the resurrection of Livewire, KCSB's very own zine. After having fallen out of publication for more than 15 years, it's been brought back to life with a whole new style by the current station staff:While the retro, do-it-yourself aesthetic is certainly inexpensive, it's also pretty [...]
A conversation with marketing writer and “Agent of Change” Seth Godin on the Marketplace of Ideas this week
This week on The Marketplace of Ideas, Colin Marshall talks to speaker, writer, blogger and entrepreneur Seth Godin. Having already built a large body of published work on the nature of ideas, how they're conceived, how they're spread and how they're executed, Godin has expanded his intellectual purview with his new book Linchpin. Extending the [...]
“Funny HaHa” Features Women Comedians This Wednesday from 6-7am
This week on Funny HaHa, Mr. Comedy will be dedicating the show to Funny Women Comedians. Listen to female performers that you may or may not be familiar with. Some classic performers from back in the day to recent newcomers to the comedy scene. Funny HaHa airs Wednesday's from 6am to 7am.
Part two of Colin Marshall’s Dave from the Grave investigation in The KCSBeat this week
Colin Marshall continues his journalistic pursuit of KCSB super-listener Dave from the Grave in The KCSBeat this week, finding that, to truly understand Dave, he must become Dave:He left first notice of this in my voice mail, saying he had bad news and good news. The bad news is obvious. The good news is the cache of old notebooks that he reported [...]
Rock It Properly presents: “ROCK this TOWN” March 7
Of her next broadcast (March 7th), DJ Darla Bea says, “On this week’s edition of ‘Rock It Properly,’ grab your Blue Suede Shoes and do the Stray Cat Strut as we get a lesson in Rockabilly 101. Local rocker, Christopher Story of Blazing Haley and Phantom Pomps will join me at the KCSB Studios for some local trivia. Get ready to [...]
KCSB Presents of “Day of Action to Defend Public Eduction” Today with Special Live Coverage
Today, KCSB is covering the Day of Action to Defend Public Education. Events are happening at each University of California campus, including UCSB. At 12 noon, KCSB will pre-empt our normally scheduled program, "The Marketplace of Ideas," to air live the rally and press conference taking place at UCSB’s Arbor, the public plaza in front of the [...]
“Culture of Protest” Reflects on 70th Anniversary of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” (Thurs., 6-7pm)
Prof. Dick Flacks, host of "Culture of Protest" writes: "Woody Guthrie wrote the song 'This Land Is Your Land' 70 years ago this week, so we'll feature it on our next show, listening to many variations. But first we'll talk with Kelly Burns, one of the organizers of tomorrow's local demonstration in solidarity with nationwide local events in [...]
A conversation about the films of Errol Morris on The Marketplace of Ideas this Thursday
This week on The Marketplace of Ideas, Colin Marshall talks to cinematic journalist and curator Livia Bloom, editor of Errol Morris: Interviews, a compilation of conversations with the nonfiction filmmaker behind such movies as Gates of Heaven, The Thin Blue Line and The Fog of War. The book, which includes two interviews conducted by Bloom [...]










