Podcasts about ucsb reads

Hundreds of UCSB students have picked up their copy of this year's UCSB Reads book, The Book of Delights by Ross Gay. KCSB's Kelly Darroch spoke with UCSB librarian Sara Kelly about the book and some events planned for this year's edition of the popular community-wide reading program. KCSB-FM 91.9 will be reading portions of the book on Wednesdays at 5pm, beginning March 5.

Each year, UC Santa Barbara hosts UCSB Reads, a campus and community-wide reading program centered on one book. Last year's selection was Your Brain on Art. What about this year? KCSB's Joyce Chi spoke to Alex Regan, the Events Program Manager at the UCSB Library, to talk about the five titles shortlisted for UCSB Reads 2025 and to learn how the public can get involved in determining the final book. Link to survey: https://forms.gle/HjskYkzoMrvn9WfZ8 (Photo courtesy of UCSB Library)

Jack Harwood made history in 2023 when he became the first male Spirit of Fiesta in 99 years of Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Santa Barbara's largest event of the year. He recently returned from Spain where he studied Flamenco and other traditional dance styles. Jack spoke with KCSB's Jennifer Zwigl about his experience at Fiesta and the way dance influences his life. This interview aired on KCSB in conjunction a reading of the UCSB Reads 2024 selection "Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross. Photo credit: Timo Nuñez

Authors, Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen show the healing nature of art through their book, Your Brain on Art. This is the 2024 UCSB Reads book selection. Through their experiences with hardware design, neuroscience, and intuition for the arts, the two authors bridge the gap between the world and another medium of healing and understanding the world. I asked the authors about their collaboration, and the significance of art in our modern society. KCSB's Brandon Yi spoke with the authors ahead of their appearance at UCSB's Campbell Hall.

Psychologist Dr. Deborah Smilovitz Foster explains the impact of art and creativity on your brain and well-being. This interview aired on KCSB on Thursday, April 11 at 5:30pm in conjunction a reading of the UCSB Reads 2024 selection "Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross.

KCSB DJ Darla Bea has been actively engaged in Santa Barbara's Summer Solstice celebration since she was a toddler. Darla speaks with KCSB News reporter Jennifer Zwigl about the history of SB Solstice (including some little-known fun facts!) and her passion for music and live performance. This interview aired on KCSB on Thursday, March 21, at 5:30pm in conjunction a reading of the UCSB Reads 2024 selection "Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross.

George Yatchisin is a local poet, writer, journalist and author, oh, and a former KCSB show host. In this conversation he shares his approach to poetry writing, and how it's different than other writing forms. This interview airs on KCSB on Thursday, March 28, at 5:30pm in conjunction a reading of the UCSB Reads 2024 selection "Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross.

Artist and entrepreneur Grace Fisher speaks with KCSB's Jennifer Zwigl about her Inclusive Arts Clubhouse, a space for people of all abilities to get in touch with their inner artist. The Inclusive Arts Clubhouse is located in La Cumbre Plaza https://www.gracefisherfoundation.org/clubhouse This feature is in connection with the 2024 UCSB Reads selection, "Your Brain on Art." Readings from the book can be heard on KCSB-FM 91.9 Santa Barbara on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m., paired with interviews with local artists and arts organizations.

UCSB professor and artist Kim Yasuda has an upcoming speaking event for UCSB Reads, discussing the art of public practice and campus placemaking. KCSB's Kelly Darroch interviews Kim Yasuda about her art and Isla Vista, as well as her upcoming event in the library on February 27.

KCSB News speaks with Nicole Roehrig with Art from Scrap, to learn about the recycled arts materials, classes and activities this longtime Santa Barbara creator space has to offer. And, how to discover creativity in nature with Explore Ecology. This feature is in connection with the 2024 UCSB Reads selection, "Your Brain on Art." Readings from the book can be heard on KCSB-FM 91.9 Santa Barbara on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m., paired with interviews with local artists and arts organizations.

KCSB News speaks with muralist Blaise Danio, who calls herself a 'nomadic artist,' about how she continues to reinvent herself as she creates her art, colorful large-scale murals, around the world. This feature is in connection with the 2024 UCSB Reads selection, "Your Brain on Art." Readings from the book can be heard on KCSB-FM 91.9 Santa Barbara on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m., paired with interviews with local artists and arts organizations.

Discover the connection between music and your health with this year's UCSB Reads 2024 selection, Your Brain on Art. In this episode of Inside IV, we focus on the neuro-arts and music. KCSB's Brandon Chi speaks with Gene Coleman, a composer exploring and furthering neuro-asthetic music. Listen and learn about neuro-aesthetics and their relationship to art, as well as how human perception and cognition plays into creativity, and about Coleman's own methods for exploring and creating art with neuroscience. Learn more about Gene Coleman and his music: https://www.GeneColemanComposer.com Listen to Your Brain on Art on KCSB-FM 91.9! Thursdays at 5:30 pm, KCSB is airing readings from the book. For more info, and to learn about more public events related to UCSB Reads go to https://www.kcsb.fm/reads

KCSB's Joyce Chi talks to UCSB librarian Alex Regan to learn more about UCSB Reads and this year's book selection. (Photo courtesy of the UCSB Library)

Scammers are targeting student residents in Isla Vista, claiming to offer research position jobs, you'll hear from one student about her experience. Plus, it's a book the UCSB and IV Community is encouraged to read! Learn about the 2024 UCSB Reads book selection. Hosted by Joyce Chi, KCSB-FM internal news director.

Exploring the intersection between happiness and the place you live was the focus of the 2023 UCSB Reads selection, Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Human Design." This week, author Charles Montgomery came to Isla Vista for a talk at UCSB's Campbell Hall. In this episode, learn more about the ingredients that go into making a city 'happy' in a conversation with Charles Montgomery. Plus, UCSB students share their takeaways from the book and a conversation with the UCSB Library librarian who leads the UCSB Reads event -to find out how they choose each year's book - and how the community can get involved. KCSB's Rosie Bultman anchors, with an interview by KCSB's Sarah Jagger.

In 2007, UC Santa Barbara started up an annual book program called UCSB Reads. Each year, a committee of faculty, staff, students, and community members choose a book by a living author that they think can appeal to a wide range of readers. The book is distributed to students in the campus library at the start of winter quarter, and a variety of UCSB Reads events are held on campus. One of those events takes place on our airwaves! Every Thursday since this year's program began, after our 5 p.m. newscast, there's been a program called “UCSB Reads” that features different voices reading a chapter from this year's book selection. This year's selection is Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery. KCSB's Rosie Bultman had an exclusive interview with the author to talk about the book. Take a listen!

An e-bike safety informational event comes to UC Santa Barbara. Lauren Bianchi Klemann with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments speaks with KCSB's Jennifer Zwigl about the event and shares some things to consider when riding an e-bike. And, Alex Regan with the UCSB Library shares info on UCSB Reads 2023 - the campus and community-wide reading event. Hosted by Jennifer Yoshikoshi.

Isla Vista residents share what they are thankful for, as KCSB's Vanessa Manakova speaks with students of all ages. Then, the UCSB Reads 2023 book selection is unveiled, in a conversation with UCSB librarian Alex Reagan and KCSB's Sarah Jagger.

UCSB Reads has selected Charles Montgomery's Happy Cities: Transforming our Lives Through Urban Design as its 2023 UCSB Reads Book. KCSB"s Sarah Jagger spoke with UCSB Events and Exhibitions Librarian, Alex Reagan to find out more.

Ted Chiang's “Exhalation: Stories” has been described as a collection “that will make you think, grapple with big questions and feel more human,” and as the “best kind of science fiction.” As the current UCSB Reads selection, the book has been the subject of myriad events on campus for months. Now, in the final offering of Reads' 16th season, Chiang himself will appear at 7:30 p.m. Tues., May 10 at Campbell Hall. Prior to his appearance on campus, KCSB's Aubrey Valerio speaks with Chiang regarding Exhalation: Stories.

This week we explore the UCSB Library program UCSB Reads, the annual bookclub ran by and for students. Talking with Lupita Barragan, a group leader for the program and UCSB alumnus, we unpack this year's book selection, When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Cullors and asha bandele. From reflections on identity to in-depth literary analysis, we discuss the importance of UCSB Reads' role in facilitating student-led spaces for vulnerable conversations sparked by this incredible book. To virtually attend the program's author talk with Patrisse Cullors, reserve a free ticket at artsandlectures.ucsb.edu. For more hot headlines, check out the links below: https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-04/ucsb-should-send-you-a-900-check-now-heres-why/ https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-08/students-staff-and-faculty-participate-in-work-stoppage-day-to-demand-cops-off-campus/ https://dailynexus.com/2021-05-03/tracks-of-the-month-april-2021/

On the third edition of “UCSB Reads 2021” on KCSB-FM (Thursday, February 25th), we welcome Aaron Jones, Director of UCSB’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and Interim Director of our MultiCultural Center (MCC). Aaron is reading When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir, Chapter 3: “Bloodlines.”

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KCSB’s Pia Ramos speaks with Hannah Rael, Communications and Marketing Manager and Alex Regan, Events and Exhibitions Librarian at UCSB Library to learn more about this year's 2021 UCSB Reads selection: "When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir."

Community ambassadors are coming to Isla Vista - but they won't be shutting down big parties, including one with a bounce house that's popped up the past two weekends. In this episode - find out how Santa Barbara County Public Health and UCSB leadership are collaborating to engage students into complying with health guidelines to slow down the spread of COVID-19 in Isla Vista. Then, find out about the six finalists for the UCSB 2021 selection, a campus and community-wide reading program. KCSB's Lisa Osborn speaks with Alex Regan, events and exhibitions librarian at the UCSB Library.

Leaders at the UCSB Library have narrowed down the contenders to be the UCSB 2021 Selection. The annual event inspires campus and community to read a book, and culminates when the author comes to campus in the spring. UCSB Events & Exhibitions Librarian Alex Regan joined KCSB's Lisa Osborn to rundown the 2021 shortlist - which includes a mix of fiction, memoir, poetry and even a podcast. Read more and vote for your favorite selection here: https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2020/019988/sneak-peek

Elizabeth Rush, the award-winning author of the UCSB Reads 2020 selection ‘Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore,’ will discuss her acclaimed book about sea level rise and climate change in an online community forum on Wednesday. KCSB’s Elizabeth Robinson spoke with Rush to find out more about the author’s observations as she traveled the edges of the US to speak with the residents most impacted by rising waters. The UCSB Library is hosting an online community talk with Elizabeth RUsh, on Wednesday (April 22) at 4pm. This is a no-cost event, but advance registration is required. Event details and registration can be found at www.library.ucsb.edu - scroll down and look for ‘events and exhibitions.'

The environment is the theme of the 2020 UCSB Reads program. This year's selection committee - comprised of faculty, staff, students and community partner - has narrowed down the picks to five books, which explore climate change in a variety of ways. UCSB Events & Exhibitions Librarian, Alex Regan, is a member of the committee. She spoke with KCSB's Lisa Osborn to reveal the finalists.

Filmmakers Kady Le, Lan Nguyen, and Quyên Nguyen-Le join moderator erin Khuê Ninh (Asian American Studies, UCSB) for a post-screening discussion of their short films “Like Mother, Like Daughter,” “Bị Kẹt,” and “Nước (Water/Homeland).” The directors each speak to their creative process and how they each worked to articulate subtle and often complex themes with their differing narrative, documentary, and experimental approaches. They explain how personal questions of family, home, community, history, and identity shaped their work, as well as the influence of other Vietnamese-American authors, activists, and filmmakers. This event was co-curated by the Viet Film Fest and presented in conjunction with UCSB Reads 2019. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 34770]

Filmmakers Kady Le, Lan Nguyen, and Quyên Nguyen-Le join moderator erin Khuê Ninh (Asian American Studies, UCSB) for a post-screening discussion of their short films “Like Mother, Like Daughter,” “Bị Kẹt,” and “Nước (Water/Homeland).” The directors each speak to their creative process and how they each worked to articulate subtle and often complex themes with their differing narrative, documentary, and experimental approaches. They explain how personal questions of family, home, community, history, and identity shaped their work, as well as the influence of other Vietnamese-American authors, activists, and filmmakers. This event was co-curated by the Viet Film Fest and presented in conjunction with UCSB Reads 2019. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 34770]

Filmmakers Kady Le, Lan Nguyen, and Quyên Nguyen-Le join moderator erin Khuê Ninh (Asian American Studies, UCSB) for a post-screening discussion of their short films “Like Mother, Like Daughter,” “Bị Kẹt,” and “Nước (Water/Homeland).” The directors each speak to their creative process and how they each worked to articulate subtle and often complex themes with their differing narrative, documentary, and experimental approaches. They explain how personal questions of family, home, community, history, and identity shaped their work, as well as the influence of other Vietnamese-American authors, activists, and filmmakers. This event was co-curated by the Viet Film Fest and presented in conjunction with UCSB Reads 2019. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 34770]

Filmmakers Kady Le, Lan Nguyen, and Quyên Nguyen-Le join moderator erin Khuê Ninh (Asian American Studies, UCSB) for a post-screening discussion of their short films “Like Mother, Like Daughter,” “Bị Kẹt,” and “Nước (Water/Homeland).” The directors each speak to their creative process and how they each worked to articulate subtle and often complex themes with their differing narrative, documentary, and experimental approaches. They explain how personal questions of family, home, community, history, and identity shaped their work, as well as the influence of other Vietnamese-American authors, activists, and filmmakers. This event was co-curated by the Viet Film Fest and presented in conjunction with UCSB Reads 2019. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 34770]

Filmmakers Kady Le, Lan Nguyen, and Quyên Nguyen-Le join moderator erin Khuê Ninh (Asian American Studies, UCSB) for a post-screening discussion of their short films “Like Mother, Like Daughter,” “Bị Kẹt,” and “Nước (Water/Homeland).” The directors each speak to their creative process and how they each worked to articulate subtle and often complex themes with their differing narrative, documentary, and experimental approaches. They explain how personal questions of family, home, community, history, and identity shaped their work, as well as the influence of other Vietnamese-American authors, activists, and filmmakers. This event was co-curated by the Viet Film Fest and presented in conjunction with UCSB Reads 2019. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 34770]

Filmmakers Kady Le, Lan Nguyen, and Quyên Nguyen-Le join moderator erin Khuê Ninh (Asian American Studies, UCSB) for a post-screening discussion of their short films “Like Mother, Like Daughter,” “Bị Kẹt,” and “Nước (Water/Homeland).” The directors each speak to their creative process and how they each worked to articulate subtle and often complex themes with their differing narrative, documentary, and experimental approaches. They explain how personal questions of family, home, community, history, and identity shaped their work, as well as the influence of other Vietnamese-American authors, activists, and filmmakers. This event was co-curated by the Viet Film Fest and presented in conjunction with UCSB Reads 2019. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 34770]

KCSB's Dorothy Tang interviews the author of this year’s UCSB Reads pick The Best We Could Do, Thi Bui.

The 2019 UCSB Reads selection is "The Best We Could Do" by Thi Bui. The award-winning graphic novel explores an array of topics, including immigration and the Vietnam War. In this Public Affairs Spotlight, KCSB's Hannah Wolfe speaks with Addie Jensen, a UCSB grad student whose most recent project - “Grunt Free Press: The Vietnam War and America’s ‘Crisis of Masculinity” - explores the experiences of American soldiers in the Vietnam War.

In conjunction with UCSB Reads 2019 and its companion exhibition In Her Own Image, UCSB Professor Brian Donnelly opened up his undergraduate English class to campus and the community for a discussion of comics by and about women. Chizu Morihara, Art & Architecture Librarian, provided a preview of the upcoming Library exhibition that explores and celebrates female comic book creators and their works. This was followed by a panel discussion with Addie Jensen, graduate student in History, Rachel Rys, graduate student in Feminist Studies, and Maite Urcaregui, graduate student in English. Moderated by Swati Rana, Assistant Professor of English.

On January 22nd, the UCSB Library presented a lecture by Dr. Maryam Kia-Keating in conjunction with UCSB Reads, exploring some of the themes found in this year’s book, The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui. KCSB's Daisy Kershaw speaks with clinical psychologist Dr. Maryam Kia-Keating about her work studying mass migrations and displaced youth.

The UCSB Library presents an exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the oil spill in the Santa Barbara channel. KCSB's Lisa Osborn speaks with curators Kristen LaBonte and Annie Platoff about "Anguish, Anger and Activism: Legacies of the 1969 Santa Barbara Oil Spill," including student and local reaction and how the disaster spawned the modern environmental movement and the creation of Earth Day. Then, UCSB's Alex Regan speaks about the 2019 UCSB Reads selection, The Best We Could Do, a graphic novel by Thi Bui, and the events leading up to the author's April appearance at Campbell Hall. For more information go to: https://www.library.ucsb.edu/events-exhibitions/opening-event-ucsb-librarys-exhibition-anguish-anger-and-activism http://library.ucsb.edu/ucsbreads

UCSB Reads presented The Best We Could Do: Telling and Re-Telling the Stories of Asian America, with a panel was of Asian American studies professors discussing some of the literary themes. KCSB's Dorothy Tang spoke with panelist, Professor Eleanor Ty, about Asian American literature and narratives.