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  • Roll over, Tennessee Williams, and tell Erskine Caldwell the news.

    Yes, it’s true: as a general rule we video types will happily shoot anything that moves. That said, I believe there are few things as satisfying as shooting and editing dance, and if comes in the form of dance theatre, so much the better. “Dance theatre,” much in vogue in the dance world these days,…

  • Fast Facts about Testosterone

    Dr. T. Mike Hsieh sat down with Dr. David Granet to discuss diagnosing, treating, and living with low testosterone. Here are a few key takeaways from their talk: Chemically, testosterone is a steroid hormone. Andropause is the term for when a man’s testosterone level begins to decrease. Restoring a hormone balance along with lifestyle changes…

  • The Rhythm of the 20th Century

    It’s been said that jazz is one of America’s most significant and lasting cultural exports. The style that became known as jazz originated in New Orleans in the late 19th century, and grew rapidly in popularity and influence. By the beginning of the 20th century this musical genre had firmly established itself in Memphis, Kansas…

  • Learn the Facts About Sugar

    A dangerous white powder is in the news – sugar. We’ve heard so much about the harmful effects of sugar lately, that it may be hard to distinguish facts from fiction, and it’s left many consumers with more questions than answers. That’s a problem because, let’s face it, when we’re talking about possibly reducing something…

  • UCTV is now on Amazon Fire TV

    Now you can watch UCTV on Amazon Fire TV, Amazon’s streaming media player available as a small box or even smaller “stick” that connects to your TV and streams thousands of programs. To find UCTV, simply search for UCTV from your Fire TV. Or, you can find us in their Apps section within the Education…

  • The Future of Everything

    Back in 2010, while Editor at California Lawyer magazine, Marty Lasden created Legally Speaking — a series that brought us in-depth conversations with some of the most interesting lawyers in the world. Among them: Innocence Project founder Barry Scheck, Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, and US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Now Lasden is launching…

  • Barney Frank Being Barney Frank

    The sometimes irascible and often brilliant Barney Frank has been much in the news of late, with his new book, “Frank,” and his longstanding vocal support for LGBT rights. But do you know what he thinks of “House of Cards?” The retired Congressman from Massachusetts is featured in two programs on UCTV this month, first…

  • UCSD + PLNU = Great TV!

    Our friend Dean Nelson celebrates the 20th year of Writer’s Symposium by the Sea, the wildly popular interview series that brings renowned authors from around the world to the beautiful campus of Point Loma Nazarene University for conversations about their prose and, in typical Dean fashion, lots of humor about the pain and suffering that…

  • Find out what it takes to succeed from the Technology Management Program at UCSB

    Want to hear directly from successful people? Sit in with the students in the Technology Management Program at UCSB. Imagine that you are a student at UC Santa Barbara and you are looking beyond your education to your career. You may excel in your course work but you know that being part of the innovation…

  • Oscar Fever Continues

    Still gripped by Oscar fever? Then go behind-the-scenes of this year’s Oscar winners at the UCSB Pollock Theater. Presented by the Carsey-Wolf Center, Script to Screen examines the process of translating a film’s script to the big screen from the perspective of the writers, directors, producers, and actors. Don’t miss these insightful interviews with the…