KUCI Talk | Public Affairs
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2025
8 – 9 am
Weekly Signals
with Nathan Callahan
Communications from the Anthropocene
On Friday’s show, multiple factual impossibilities, civilizational erasure, you are a welfare queen, illegal beliefs, Donald Trump’s hell, and so on.
9 – 10 am
Film School Radio
with Mike Kaspar
Independent Film News, Reviews and Interviews
4 – 4:30 pm
Operation Community
with Ann
Interviews with Community Nonprofits and Business Owners
4:30 – 5:30 pm
Peace Time
with Haleema
Self-Care + Guided Meditation
5:30 – 6 pm
Sick of It
with Hailey Shah
Analyzing Specific Episodes of Popular (And Maybe Not So Popular) TV Shows
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2025
8 – 8:30 am
Super Science
with Liana Hase-Penn
Comic books, superheroes, and the science behind them!
8:30 – 9:30 am
Triple Bypass
with Iris Mecartney
Shower thoughts and hypotheticals
9:30 – 10:00 am
The Compassion Lens
with Anna Komorita
Deep dives in compassion with stories, health, philosophy, and global change
4 – 4:30 pm
KUCI Keynote
with Iris Mecartney
Discussing and discovering a collection of KUCI new releases
4:30 – 5 pm
The Campus Skinny
with the KUCI News Department
Your Cup of Guilt-Free News About UC Irvine
5 – 5:30 pm
The Pulp: The Juice of OC
with the KUCI News Department
Fresh Squeezed News from Our Very Own Orange County
5:30 – 6 pm
The Pub
with the KUCI News Department
Roundtable Conversations and Discussions
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025
8 – 8:30 am
Brand New with Bri
with Brinda Popli
New innovations and ideas from around the UCI campus and Irvine
8:30 – 9:30 am
Fourth Fishbowl
with Yushin Son
Short Stories and Short Lives
9:30 – 10 am
Between Pages and Places
with Arisha Bhattacharya
Where writing, reading, and travel intersect — everything from practical tips to become an author to travels that inspire
4 – 4:30 pm
Frames of Mind
with Jorgie Rodriguez
The show where you get to know the minds behind the frame in Hollywood, one interview at a time
4:30 – 5 pm
This & That
with Arian Salimy
Commentary and poetry on a whim
5 – 5:30
Jazz Break
5:30 – 6 pm
The Orange Peel
with Ezekiel Wright
Peeling back Orange County politics
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2025
8 – 9 am
The Morning Mess
with hosts NoCalNoName and /socalnewwaver
A Witty and Entertaining Review of Light News, Entertainment, and Politics
9 – 10 am
Get the Funk Out
with Janeane Bernstein
Life’s a Rollercoaster Ride! Stories of Inspiration and Change
4 – 4:30 pm
Cut the Noise
with Zoha Aymen
Form your own opinions
4:30 – 5 pm
Socratic Seminar
with Briana Chen, Rebekah Park
Discussion on all things, past, present, and future!
5 – 6 pm
Encuentros del Ser
with Oswaldo Diaz
Spanish Interviews and Conversations About Mental and Physical Wellbeing
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2025
8 – 8:30 am
Jazz Break
8:30 – 9:30 am
In the Garden
with UCCE Master Gardeners
Home Gardening
9:30 – 10 am
I’m Just a Girl
with Hannah McCarthy
A college girl’s dream show! Talking about UCI, life, and adapting to college.
4 – 5 pm
Sound Collage
with Shannon Le
Artists and their influences
5 – 6 pm
Based Tunes
with Arian Salimy
Deep Dives on Albums and Their Impact