Monday Morningside

On the March 13th episode of Monday Morningside: Ted Schmiedeler breaks down the historic and exhilarating Columbia Women's Basketball season, and WKCR's coverage of it (3:07). For more sports coverage, stay tuned for the return of Firing Lion! Then, Ashwin Marathe and Isaac Stiepelmann interview Robert Stern, an executive board member of the Morningside Heights Community Coalition on Columbia Uni...

On the February 20th episode of Monday Morningside: Dilara Zaimoglu, the co-president of the Columbia Turkish Students Association , speaks about the Kahramanmaras earthquake in Turkey and Syria and the efforts on campus and off to provide relief (1:42); Sona Wink, the new editor-in-chief of the Blue and White, reads her essay " Butterfly Effect " and offers a look forward to the magazine's new ye...

On the February 13th episode of Monday Morningside: Love is on the air with the first segment of Found Sound, an auditory odyssey hosted by Milly Hopkins (1:35); Librarian and acting Sports Head Josh Kapilian discusses the impressive performance of the Columbia Women's Basketball team and how to support WKCR Sports (15:27); Georgina Brainerd's Art Fart features Dom Wiharso and Betel Tadesse in con...

On the February 6th episode of Monday Morningside: an interview with Anique Edwards, the co-vice president of the Society of Black Artists (SOBA) on the newly formed club and their place on campus (1:42); for the Blue Jay, Adrienne deFaria reads her piece, " Depot of Silence ," from the Blue and White's recent December Issue (22:01); and Lex Maisel and Lucas Schlesinger return with "Who's the Ferr...

On the January 23rd episode of Monday Morningside (the first of 2023!): An update to upcoming programming with WKCR's programming director, Sam Seliger (5:26), Maria Shaughnessy speaks to Leni Bryan and Sarah Barlyn about Live Constructions at the station (23:57), and programmer Sofia Rivera talks about her experiences abroad in Dublin and exchange programs in New York (24:03). Tune in to Monday M...

Monday Morningside is still on break for another week, but until we return at the end of January, please enjoy this special broadcast from January 12th, 2023! This features an interview with Carter Haskins, the founder/manager of Analog Film NYC, who is introducing a special screening of Tron: Legacy (2010) this upcoming Tuesday night (1:09) as well as recounting his top films of 2022 (25:15); fol...

On the jam-packed December 12th episode of Monday Morningside (the last of the semester!): WKCR Classical Head Maria Shaughnessy offers a look at the upcoming 2022 Bachfest (2:35); Blue and White Editor-in-Chief Claire Shang reads her essay, " Artists of Artifice ," and reflects on her term coming to a close (12:43); graduating In All Language head Charles Smith reflects on bringing rock to WKCR (...

On the December 5th episode of Monday Morningside: an update from sports analyst/programmer Stephen Dames on the World Cup, including the Netherlands' knockout of the US team (3:16); from The Blue and White Magazine, Victor Omojola reads his Blue Note, " Come On You Spurs ," and discusses the life of following Premier League football an ocean away (14:22); and on Art Fart, Georgina Brainerd discus...

On the November 28th episode of Monday Morningside: We hear from students what Thanksgiving means, ranging from first-time Thanksgivings, to family bonding over the Wordle, to the most memorable dishes and stories (2:58); then, introducing a new segment in collaboration with The Blue and White Magazine, featuring a reading and interview with Grace Adee, a staff writer who recently published " A De...

Happy Halloween from WKCR News and Arts! On this special episode of Monday Morningside: Sergio Butron's weather report (1:12); a reading of "A Ghost in Philosophy Hall," an account Columbia's very own resident phantom, with Ted Schmiedeler, Ale Diaz-Pizarro, Jayden James, and Josh Kazali (4:52); Georgina Brainerd hosts a discussion about Wolfgang Tillman's new exhibit, "To Look Without Fear," at t...

On the October 24th episode of Monday Morningside: the weekly weather report from Sergio Butron (0:56); Josh Kazali, Ted Schmiedeler, Stephen Dames, and Elliot Gross discuss Homecoming, both the home football game against Dartmouth and the general Homecoming effect on Columbia's campus (6:06); and Lex and Lucas once again attempt to settle the eternal question, Who's the Ferris of Them All? (34:53...

On the October 17th episode of Monday Morningside: Josh Kazali offers a look forward at the special broadcasts for October 2022 (1:14); Charles Smith interviews Dan Fishman and Ariana Hellerman about the recent Accordion Festival at Bryant Park, and other park-based events (5:52); and Lex Meisel and Lucas Schlesinger once again answer the age-old question: who is the Ferris of them all (49:11)? Tu...

On the October 10th episode of Monday Morningside: a special celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day. Sergio Butron brings us the week's weather report (2:00); Josh Kazali interviews Dylan Baca, a sophomore at Columbia leading the legislative initiative for Indigenous Peoples' Day (7:46); and a conversation about family history and language with correspondent Georgina Brainerd and Elise Paschen, a...

On the October 3rd episode of Monday Morningside: Josh Kazali breaks out the best films out of the New York Film Festival (2:00), Eirene Tomlinson talks with Columbia Resident Advisors about their experiences with the program (11:26), and a feature on the Maison Francaise film festival, Being in the World: People and the Planet French and Francophone Cinema (29:28). Tune in live every Monday from...

On the September 19th episode of Monday Morningside: Sam Seliger interviews the Keren Yarhi-Milo, the Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs (2:36); Helen Beach gives a recap of her experiences in New York Fashion Week (including a few celebrity sightings!) (23:40); and Lex Maisel and Lucas Schlesinger attempt to settle the age old question: Who is the Ferris of Them All? (42:32)....

The very first episode of Monday Morningside from September 12, 2022! Today's segments include: a feature on the US News Ranking scandal which Columbia has been implicated in over the last few months from John Howley (1:01), an update on the university COVID policies from Schuyler Rabbin-Birnbaum (8:18), and an interview with Watson Frank, who found himself facing mother nature (and a skunk!) duri...