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    Author T.C. Boyle on “The Relive Box and Other Stories”

    Santa Barbara author T.C. Boyle explores how technology affects our lives in his short story The Relive Box .

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    By Jonathan Bastian • Aug 16, 2019 • 29m Listen

    Santa Barbara author T.C. Boyle explores how technology affects our lives in his short story The Relive Box. In Testimonios: Early California Through the Eyes of Women the authors have translated and transcribed taped oral histories from early California settler women as tell their often forgotten stories. Hollywood screenwriter Billy Ray talks about his work writing political stump speeches. And Santa Barbara is the hometown of some world-famous foods.

    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:00

      T.C. Boyle on writing about gaming addiction

      What if you could go back in time and relive any moment from your past? That's the basis of the title story in a collection by one of Santa Barbara’s best known living authors, T.C. Boyle.

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      7 min
    2. 7:14

      Stories of early California through the eyes of women

      In Testimonios: Early California Through the Eyes of Women, authors Rose Marie Beebe and Robert Senkewicz transcribed, translated and edited 13 firsthand accounts from women growing up in the early 1800s, when California was still part of Spain and…

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      7 min
    3. 15:15

      Screenwriter Billy Ray talks movie franchises and writing for politics

      Oscar-nominated screenwriter, Billy Ray, is currently working on a television series centering on James Comey and his time at the FBI.

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      9 min
    4. 23:59

      Some famous foods got their start in Santa Barbara

      For a city with seemingly perfect weather, a yoga studio on every block, fresh local produce, and hyper health-conscious people, Santa Barbara has produced some remarkably unhealthy foods.  From the ubiquitous ranch dressing to the Egg…

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      5 min
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      Jonathan Bastian

      Host, Life Examined

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      Carolina Starin

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    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:007 min

      T.C. Boyle on writing about gaming addiction

    2. 7:147 min

      Stories of early California through the eyes of women

    3. 15:159 min

      Screenwriter Billy Ray talks movie franchises and writing for politics

    4. 23:595 min

      Some famous foods got their start in Santa Barbara

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