Radio is a whole lot of hearing without seeing, listening without touching. I’ve had to imagine, for myself, what it means for stories to come alive, how and why voices should matter.

March 1, 2011 – Alex Ebert’s solo project, “Alexander,” might sound too much like Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. But Radio News Editor Marico Moredo thinks that Ebert still holds his own. [2:43]

From that brief kindergarten crush to long-time friendships, UCLA students are nostalgic over their first crushes. Radio News Editor Marico Moredo headed to campus to investigate. [3:09]

June 5, 2010 – Students organized an 8-clap at UCLA’s Ackerman Plaza at noon Friday. About 200 students attended, and then about three times as many Bruins gathered at night outside the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center for a Nation-Wide 8-clap and candle-light vigil to show their support for former UCLA Men’s Basketball Coach John Wooden and his family. [4:44]

May 10, 2010 – Billy Blanks is the creator, motivator and instructor of Tae Bo, a fitness program that combines martial arts, dance and music. During the Tae Bo Fitness Challenge, Blanks led three sessions of his fitness program at the John Wooden Center on Saturday and two on Sunday. Blanks talks about his childhood medical problems and how they were a part of his path to success in the world of martial arts and beyond. [2:49]

What does it mean to live a “good life”? Christian author and social scientist Os Guinness says it involves much more than shopping for ideas we prefer. For him, it’s all about asking the right questions.

It’s hidden, it’s old and if you’re looking for the Physics and Astronomy Machine Shop, you won’t find it on a map. The basement of the Humanities Building is home to many classrooms and a lecture hall.

Gourmet food truck vendors in Santa Monica convened on Jan. 10 following the closure of the mobile food court at 14th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard by the city. In an effort to save the venue for future food truck use, vendors, lawyers and foodies alike are making sure that the zoning ordinance is being reviewed by the city council.

A recent study found that the lack of well paying science and engineering jobs discourages top American science, technology, engineering and mathematics students from pursuing careers in those fields. What do people who promote science education think?