Pod-Tone 292

Interested in joining Greek life at Columbia? In this episode of the Pod-Tone 292 miniseries “Columbia Crash Course,” host Natalie Goldberg speaks with fraternity, sorority, and general community members to help you decide whether Greek life is right for you. Credits: • Hosted by Natalie Goldberg • Produced by Sam Hyman • Music by Matthew Lucia • Illustration by Carlos Ochoa

For new students, Columbia’s Core curriculum can be daunting, confusing, and anxiety-inducing. In this episode of the Pod-Tone 292 miniseries “Columbia Crash Course,” host Claire Schnatterbeck invites two upperclassmen to demystify the Core and offer advice to new students. Credits • Hosted by Claire Schnatterbeck • Produced by Sam Hyman • Music by Matthew Lucia

Morningside Heights and Harlem contain countless local eateries that represent various cuisines and cultures. In this episode of the Pod-Tone 292 miniseries Columbia Crash Course, host Bella Druckman and guest Jack Weissman discuss some of the best local restaurants to visit during your time at Columbia. Listen to find an appetite for eating local! Credits • Hosted by Bella Druckman • Produced by...

As the lights on the stages turn on and the curtains rise once again, what can thespians and audiences be hopeful for? On the final episode of “Ghost Light,” host Claire Schnatterbeck sits down with the Columbia Musical Theater Society, Columbia's oldest producer of musical theater revivals, to talk about how theater has adapted to the constraints of virtual platforms and what changes need to be m...

In this Pod-Tone 292 standalone episode, host Lily Glaser takes a moment to check-in with students and reflect about how they feel. Taking the end of Columbia’s first fully virtual year as a moment of pause, students discuss the state of their mental health 13 months into a global pandemic. COVID-19 ushered in rapid change, isolation, and impending fear of what is to come. What takeaways, skills,...

How do you involve yourself in a community that you’ve never interacted with in person? The Varsity Show is Columbia’s oldest theater tradition that celebrates what makes life at the University unique. But with a portion of the student body never having set foot on-campus, the show had to not only adapt to a new format, but also cater to an audience less familiar with life at Columbia. On this epi...

When was the last time you sat down to think? And maybe write? Not school-related, but really stopped doing whatever else was causing you stress to assess where you are and what’s surrounding you. In this episode of Overheard, Andre Williams, CC ’24, reveals a lustrous account of a morning at The Hungarian Pastry shop. Listen in for some juicy philosophical insight and snippets of coffee-shop conv...

Whether familiar with theater or not, many people know the iconic Shakespeare quote “All the world’s a stage,” but what happens when the world’s stages are closed and moved online? In this episode of Ghost Light, reporter Claire Schnatterbeck chats with members of the King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe to discuss how they are bringing the iconic works of William Shakespeare to the virtual stage and t...

What would you do if Florence Welch from Florence + the Machine jumped on you and asked if you were OK? In this episode of Overheard, we take you back to a pre-pandemic scene of a music festival where Carlos Sanchez, CC ’24, embraced his idol in a moment he calls “divine intervention.” In response, reporter Avery Reed raises questions about monotonous routines and human connections. Credits: • Rep...

The coronavirus pandemic has left theaters and performance spaces worldwide, and on Columbia's campus, empty. But is the theater world completely dark? In this first episode of the Ghost Light miniseries, Columbia comedy groups Fruit Paunch, Third Wheel, and Latenite Theatre discuss how they have adapted to the online school year and the importance of laughter. Credits: • Reported by Claire Schnat...

Was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez really on the Columbia campus a month ago? Well, not exactly. In this first episode of the Overheard mini-series, Priya Chainani, CC ’24, tells us what really happened on Feb. 26. Through her story, we dive into how social media distorts our perception of other people’s lives and how these interactions fool us and leave us feeling left out. Credits: • Reported by Avery...

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