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news August 13, 2020

The Dangers of Doomscrolling

“We have been surrounded by the bad news for so long that people are forgetting that this is a long term situation, and... taking care of ourselves for the long term is not unproductive and not selfish.” KCSB’s Jonathan Ya interviews Karen Ho about…

news August 13, 2020

The Legacy of John Lewis Moving Forward

“His legacy is that if we remember him and do the kinds of things he did, and if we hear his voice in our heads as we go forward through this next period of months–we might avert the end of democracy in America.” Congressman…

news August 13, 2020

Working to Close the Digital Divide

"I'm working very hard to convince my colleagues to use the powers that we have to make sure more kids are connected, they say no child left behind, I say no child left offline." With some parts of Santa Barbara County not having access…

blog August 7, 2020

VOTE FOR KCSB IN THE SB INDEPENDENT’S BEST OF 2020 READER’S POLL!

We’re elated to announce that KCSB-FM has been nominated for “Best SB Radio Station” in the SB Independent’s 2020 Best of Santa Barbara Reader’s Poll! You can show your love for KCSB and all your favorite things in the 805 here, and if you…

blog DJ Posts interviews music August 4, 2020

Interview with Mystic Timbre

Mystic Timbre: The Short, Sweet Life of a Tape Label While I love listening to music on tape (as you should know!), I have a great affection for the labels that are sending these out like messages in a bottle. Recently, I stumbled…

blog DJ Posts featured music music reviews August 4, 2020

Tape Quarantine: Claire Rousay

With Internal Music Director under self-quarantine, Matthew McPherson (Wane Lietoc) has taken to their personal tapes, highlighting and documenting the most outstanding in their collection. For the seventh edition, they enter Claire Rousay's world. Image courtesy of SoundCloud. I've spent a lot of time waiting…

blog events featured August 1, 2020

KCSB-FM SSB 2020 ORIENTATION

KCSB's quarterly orientation for Summer Session B is coming up next Tuesday, August 4th! Join us via Zoom at 5:30 to learn more about how you can get involved with our station (remotely for now!), as a radio DJ, sportscaster, news reporter, publicity ambassador,…

blog featured music music reviews July 30, 2020

July’s Add of the Month: Phoebe Bridger’s Punisher

KCSB's music department is sitting down each month to write to you about one album added to our music library that left a strong enough impression on them to be crowned Add of the Month. This month, Internal Music Director Yousef Srour goes…

at the station featured July 29, 2020

VOICEMAILS TO AIR!

Miss being able to talk to your favorite local DJ while they're working remotely? Don't despair! Call them up and send them some love or requests on our new line, and your voicemail can even be played on the air if you want!…

health & science national & international news July 29, 2020

How Negative Stereotypes Can Affect Brain Function

"A lot of racial and ethnic dynamics are bigger than particular individuals right now, so there's systemic issues that have to be addressed through the political system, the legal system, and putting the burden on specific individuals to fight these issues is a…

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