UC Santa Barbara (Audio)

Ambassador Marc Ginsberg and Ghaith al-Omari discuss their views on American foreign policy in the Middle East. Series: "Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29508]

Filmmaker Allison Anders discusses her career in film and television, specifically Orange is the New Black Episode 6 from Season 2 (You Also Have a Pizza), which she directed. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 29745]

Anna Lappé discusses how the food system impacts so many different aspects of our lives and how recent and diverse social movements motivated by a profound ethic of food are transforming how we feed ourselves. The choices that we make as individuals — and as a society — about food have ripples that affect every aspect of our lives, from the environment to the climate, from social justice to public health. Series: "Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 29328]

The United States military currently views cyberspace as the “fifth domain” of warfare (alongside land, air, sea, and space), and the Department of Defense, the National Security Agency, and the CIA all field teams of hackers who can, and do, launch computer virus strikes against enemy targets. Shane Harris delves into the frontlines of America’s new cyber war, investigating the recent revelations that have shown how government agencies are joining with tech giants like Google and Facebook to collect vast amounts of information. The military has also formed a new alliance with tech and finance companies to patrol cyberspace, and Harris offers a deeper glimpse into this partnership than we have ever seen before. Finally, Harris explains what the new cybersecurity regime means for all of us who are bound to the Internet. Series: "Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29498]

Four UCSB alumni talk about what they did after graduating to start companies. Speakers: Anthony Martin Co-Founder of iCracked; Raad Mobrem Co-Founder of Lettuce Apps, Chris Herbert and Christian Smith Co-Founders of Phone Halo. Series: "Technology Management Program" [Business] [Show ID: 29500]

Unlike the justice system, California’s institutions of higher learning cannot hold perpetrators of sexual violence criminally liable, but they do have the ability to discipline students through their established student code of conduct and under Title IX provisions. But despite federal and state laws that require specific prevention education, reporting, and response activities, there are critical questions about whether campuses are doing enough to protect students. Over the past year, both Senator Jackson and Assemblyman Williams have introduced legislation that specifically focuses on college’s enforcement mechanisms when handling cases of sexual assault. Series: "Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29619]

Q&A with the director and one of the participants of the 2014 documentary, Occupy the Farm. The film documents the plight of 200 urban farmers as they occupy a publicly owned research farm and plant it with two acres of crops in order to save the land from becoming a real-estate development. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 29744]

Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine is a powerful feature documentary about Matthew Shepard, a University of Wyoming student who was brutally beaten, tied to a fence, and left to die because he was gay. The film’s director Michele Josue, a close friend of Matt's, sits down for a conversation with Sheila Sullivan, the Acting Executive Director of the Carsey-Wolf Center. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 29746]