Santa Barbara Independent Podcast
A weekly dossier of some of the issues and events covered in each week's issue of the Santa Barbara Independent, featuring some of the Independent's editorial staff.
Historical Preservation and May Music
Matt Kettmann reminisces the Trust for Historic Preservation's first 50 years and Aly Comingore on May's musical happenings.
Amgen Tour of California and News Roundtable
John Zant runs down the Amgen Tour of California and we host our first reporter's roundtable with The Indy's newsroom.
Louise Hanson and Spring-Summer Movies
Ethan Stewart on rancher Louise Hanson preserving 14,000 acres and D.J. Palladino on the latest film news.
Mental Health in Santa Barbara
Nick Welsh talks about the issues surrounding mental health in Santa Barbara
Grilled Cheese Wars and Ocean Meadows
Shannon Kelly serves up the monthly culinary digest and Matt Kettmann reflects on the closing and transformation of Ocean Meadows Golf Course.
Camps, Coachella, and Zoo Dinos
Calendar editor Jack Crosbie breaks down summer camps, Aly Comingore talks Coachella's S.B. spillover, and Matt Kettmann debriefs us on the zoo's new dinosaurs.
Conviction in the Ied Case and Giraffe Conception
Chris Meagher discusses sentencing in the George Ied murder trial, and Tyler Hayden talks about the S.B. Zoo's impending giraffe births and the homeless man who died while being arrested.
"Swarm" and an Oil Debacle
Arts Editor Charles Donelan buzzes on Lotusland exhibit, and Matt Kettmann reports on the complicated situation facing Venoco and Goleta.
SxSW and Medical Marijuana
Aly tells all about her time eating promo foods and seeing shows at SxSW in Austin, and Ethan talks about Marijuana and the dispensary problem facing CA.
Edible Institute, Harbor Parking, and St. Patrick's Day
Shannon dishes on the Edible Institute in Santa Barbara, Matt talks about parking changes at the harbor, and Michelle Drown gives us the scoop on St. Paddy's day in SB.
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