Category Archives: Podcasts

While UCLA is home to all kinds of music, in recent years, a new genre has popped up on campus: dub-step. It is composed of a dissonant, aggressive mix of sounds that come together to drastically change electronic dance music. Dub-step has gained popularity as a genre, but there is no universal love or appreciation for this music. Musicology professor Robert Fink and UCLA students discuss dub-step’s significance.

This weekend, the Hooligan Theater Company will host their production of “Urinetown”, a musical about a society that has undergone a twenty year drought and where a corporation called “Urine Good Company” regulates taxes for people who use bathroom facilities and fine those who urinate on the streets. To talk more about the meaning behind the musical, Long Story Short talked to fourth year geography major Mack Kary, first year math major Aaron Fish, first year undeclared student Landen Baldwin, and fourth year history major Bridgett Leahy about the meaning behind the musical.

Not only do dollars drop after Thanksgiving, but hearts do as well. The “Turkey Drop” is when a dating couple splits up when everyone comes home for the holidays. Third year English majors Vrinda Gupta and Keith Blackmer shared some advice for UCLA students going through romantic woes this holiday season.

Sales, discounts, deals, oh my! During the Friday after Thanksgiving, stores hold their annual “Black Friday” sales. This year, stores opened as early as 8PM on Thursday. Taylor, Christyana, and Daily Bruin Radio reporter Davey Kim asked students on Bruin Walk about their “Black Friday” shopping experiences and opinions.

This week, Ramsey Ugarte from Daily Bruin Opinion joins the show to discuss his column on the national student loan crisis. With $1 trillion dollars of national debt in student loans, is there hope that this amount will ever be paid off? Long Story Short covers the loan market, Strike Debt, and how getting a college degree might not be the right choice for everyone despite liberal federal loans.

At the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, UCLA welcomed 1012 new international students on campus. Keitel Frankle, first year undeclared student, Sara Lin, first year undeclared student, and Percy Wu, first year physics major, share their experiences with the different stages of culture shock at UCLA.

Hidden in an isolated alley between Boelter Hall and Engineering IV, UCLA’s Machine Shop is the destination for students looking to expand their knowledge about industrial machinery. Michael O’Leary, the shop supervisor, QSi Tran, a second year aerospace engineering student, and James Griswold, a third year mechanical engineering student, talk about the goals of the shop, how it helps students learn and create, and the projects they’re working on this year.