New COVID-19 tests and vaccines are rolling out. KCSB’s Joyce Chi explains what you need to know and how to access these new resources.

The preview of the Santa Barbara Symphony’s fall season occurred September 7th, 2023. KCSB's Zoha Malik attended and spoke to the artistic director, as well as the CEO of the symphony, to learn more about upcoming shows and what to expect from this season.

Earlier this month, another student died in a tragic cliff fall accident along the bluffs of Isla Vista. The victim, Benjamin Scott Schurmer of Ojai, attended Santa Barbara City College. Sadly, this is just the latest tragedy in a list of cliff casualties that have befallen the Isla Vista community over the years. In this episode, KCSB’s Clarissa Hom and Siddharth Chattoraj speak with representatives of Isla Vista's local government (IVCSD) to learn about the changes underway to improve cliff safety education and prevent future cliff deaths in Isla Vista, while honoring the memories of the many who have died in cliff falls over the past two decades.

In the Cuyama Valley, Grimmway and Bolthouse Farms have sued landowners for their right to groundwater. As a result, a “Save the Cuyama Basin” movement sprouted up in the valley, and locals are being encouraged to boycott carrots produced by the two farms. KCSB’s Siddharth Chattoraj spoke with Supervisor Das Williams and three Cuyama Valley residents about the lawsuit and the impact the fight for water rights has had on the local community.

On November 11, the limit for online prescriptions of Adderall will resume. Clarissa Hom with KCSB News has the story.

World Suicide Prevention Day is this Sunday, September 10th. In anticipation of the awareness day, KCSB's Joyce Chi spoke to leaders from the Santa Barbara Response Network and from HopeNet of Carpinteria, about their upcoming events and the importance of organizations like theirs.

Music used: Nocturnal and Song Sparrow Serenade, both by Chad Crouch.

KCSB's Zoha Malik interviews UCSB anthropology professor Michael Gurven about his research regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the remote, small-scale Tsimane indigenous group in Bolivia, and how such research could help better understand how to equip such groups with strategies and healthcare in the future.

KCSB's Rosie Bultman remembers Angela Michelle Carr, “AJ” Laguerre Jr., and Jerrald Gallion, in the wake of America's latest major hate crime.

Saturday, August 26th was the annual Pacific Pride Festival, hosted in downtown Santa Barbara. KCSB’s Joyce Chi and Zoha Malik spoke to the festival’s attendees, organizers, and local groups about the importance of Pride.

As Santa Barbara's Pacific Pride Festival is coming up on August 26, 2023, KCSB's Joyce Chi spoke with one of the artists, Nicole Sophia, who will be performing at the celebration. Sophia spoke on what it to be playing at Pride as a queer artist, and also performed her upcoming single “Pancakes” live.