UC Santa Barbara (Audio)

Robert Jones, Director of the Public Religion Research Institute in Washington, D.C., is a well-known commentator on religion and politics. He discusses the upcoming presidential election. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 31622]

Lora Chen (CEO of China Media Consulting) and Mayfair Yang (Director of UCSB Confucius Institute & Professor of Religious Studies and East Asian Studies Departments) discuss the film Mr. Six, a 2015 Chinese crime drama. The film treats the clash of generations as well as that between the ultra-rich and the left-behind. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 31665]

Director Jay Roach (Austin Powers trilogy, Meet The Parents, and Trumbo) discusses his film "All the Way" which offers a behind-the-scenes look at President Lyndon B. Johnson’s tumultuous first year in office after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 31664]

UCSB Alumnus Nate Bolotin (Partner at XYZ Films) and Lucan Toh (Producer) discuss the horror thriller Under the Shadow which is set in Tehran. Their discussion focuses on contemporary global issues of financing and distribution of films.

Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 31625]

Director Ezra Edelman joins Jennifer Holt (Professor of Film and Media Studies at UCSB) and Steven Secular (PhD Student at the Department of Film and Media Studies at UCSB) for a discussion addressing the recent series placing the so-called “trial of the century” within the complex history of race, gender, class, news and entertainment media, policing, criminal justice, and the sports industry in the United States. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 31626]

As the Head of Uber Everything, Jason Droege is focused on leveraging Uber's extensive logistics network to launch new business ventures. His expertise as a successful founder and business leader across e-commerce, enterprise software, and internet services has resulted in the development of a robust logistics platform that is revolutionizing the delivery industry. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 31613]

Make-up artist Michael Westmore talks about his film work (Raging Bull, Rocky, and his Academy Award for Mask), his 18 years working on Star Trek, and his role as a mentor on the Syfy Channel's show Face-Off. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 31624]

Experimental social psychologist Kyle Ratner discusses research examining the effects of acetaminophen on social group biases in person perception. Series: "GRIT Talks" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 31641]

Latino: The Changing Face of America is a new documentary by Los Angeles-born filmmaker and UCSB alumna Roxanne Frias. She discusses the film's glimpse into the future of the world’s biggest economy, a future in which Latinos will form the largest demographic group. The discussion includes Chicano Studies & History Professor Mario Garcia and Cristina Venegas of UCSB Film and Media Studies. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Public Affairs] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 31623]

New Orleans native Sunni Patterson is an internationally-known Def poetry artist and activist. She is joined in a conversation with George Lipsitz and David Kim about her music and poetry, and her life reaching, teaching and healing. Series: "Voices" [Humanities] [Show ID: 31570]