30 Best Columbia University Podcasts

1. Columbia Energy Exchange

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Columbia Energy Exchange features in-depth conversations with the world's top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia and civil society. The program explores today's most pressing opportunities and challenges across energy sources, financial markets, geopolitics and climate change as well as their implications for both the U.S. and the world.MORE Hosts Jason Bordoff, Bill Loveless
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2. Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs

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Join world-renowned economist and Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs for lively conversations with the authors of scintillating, inspiring and remarkably important books about history, social justice, and the challenges of building a decent world. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, an initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Produced by Karena Joslin. Audio editing by Matt Rocker, theme song composed by Matt Rocker, performed by Dave Eggar. A kontentreal production.MORE Host Jeffrey Sachs
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 262Facebook 85.4KTwitter 15.4KInstagram 15.9K Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Teaching Today

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Teaching Today is brought to you by The Center for Professional Education of Teachers (CPET) at Teachers College, Columbia University.In conversation with teachers, researchers, and school leaders, we're dedicated to breaking down the problems, policies, and promising practices that define teaching. Uniting theory and practice, CPET promotes rigorous and relevant scholarship, and is committed to making excellent education accessible worldwide.MORE Producer/Network Center for Professional Education of Teachers
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 21Facebook 549Twitter 778Instagram 582 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

4. Off the Page: A Columbia University Press Podcast

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Interviews with Columbia University Press authors.
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5. The Ear

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By investigating the past and present of Columbia University through audio projects, The Ear aims to uncover rich, controversial, and enduring stories that may be otherwise hidden from the community. The Ear is a podcast of the Columbia Daily Spectator, the undergraduate newspaper at Columbia.MORE Host Jordan Allyn
Producer/Network The Columbia Daily Spectator
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6. Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning

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Dead Ideas in Teaching and Learning is a podcast from the Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning. Our mission is to encourage instructors, students, and leaders in higher education to reflect on what they believe about teaching and learning.MORE Host Amanda Irvin
Producer/Network Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 23Facebook 1.4KTwitter 3K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

7. Pod-Tone 292

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Welcome to Pod-Tone 292, a space designed to amplify the diverse voices and interests of the Columbia University community. Through entertaining and engaging audio stories, this podcast aims to explore what it means to be a student at Columbia. Pod-Tone 292 is a podcast of the Columbia Daily Spectator, the undergraduate newspaper at Columbia.MORE Hosts Luisa Sukkar, Nicole Sandrik-Arzadi
Producer/Network The Columbia Daily Spectator
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8. Capital for Good

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We find ourselves at a moment of unprecedented challenge and opportunity.  While the COVID-19 health, economic, and racial crises have laid bare and exacerbated any number of structural inequalities, and global climate change remains an existential and very urgent threat, they also compel us to reimagine how leaders across the private, nonprofit, and public sectors can champion social and environmental change in ways that truly advance shared prosperity and a sustainable future...MORE Producer/Network Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change
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9. CRT2

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Columbia Race Talks: Critical Race Theory (CRT2) is a project of the Studio for Law and Culture at Columbia Law School. Produced by students in the Critical Race Theory Seminar Workshop, CRT2 uses critical race theory as a lens to look at charged issues, contested histories and contemporary debates about law, culture and the politics of race. See more information at https://crt2.podcasts.library.columbia.eduMORE Producer/Network Columbia University Libraries
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10. Columbia Athletics

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Podcast by Columbia Athletics
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11. Cool Worlds Podcast

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Conversations between Professor David Kipping and guests, spanning astronomy, technology, science and engineering. This is the official podcast of the Cool Worlds Lab at Columbia University and their popular YouTube channel 'Cool Worlds'. Podcast episodes are filmed and can be found online through our YouTube channels.MORE Host David Kipping
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12. Exposed: Cover-Up at Columbia University

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He was a trusted OB-GYN working inside one of the most prestigious universities in the world, an Ivy League school that is home to Nobel Prize winners and medical all-stars. Yet behind closed doors, Dr. Robert Hadden assaulted hundreds — perhaps thousands — of unsuspecting patients. When it looked like no one would be held accountable, the survivors engaged in a decade-long fight for justice.From the team behind the hit series Dr. Death, host and medical journalist Laura Beil unfurls the story of Dr. Hadden's horrific behavior and the ensuing cover-up...MORE Host Laura Beil
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13. Said & Done

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Said & Done is a podcast from the Columbia University Language Resource Center that explores languages at the intersection of culture and biography. In conversation with host Chris Kaiser, guests share how they have been shaped by the languages they speak.MORE Host Christopher Kaiser
Producer/Network Columbia University Language Resource Center
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14. Atelier

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Atelier highlights some of the unique discussions that take place at Reid Hall, a third space at the threshold of academia and beyond. With Atelier, we open our doors to listeners anywhere. Engaging across borders and disciplines, these conversations feature some of the people who inspire us most and explore a vast range of topics, from art and science to social justice and climate.Atelier is produced by the Columbia Global Paris Center, a Columbia University initiative housed at Reid Hall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Producer/Network Columbia Global Paris Center
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15. Columbia University BioWorks

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Welcome to BioWorks - a podcast focused on life science business, entrepreneurship, policy, and investment. Listen in to hear conversations with a diverse array of guests making 'bio work' in the real world!If you're interested in other ways in which biology is impacting the world, check out our sister podcast 'Bio Bytes' (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biobytes) for great discussions with prominent scientists working at the intersection of biology, engineering, medicine, computer science, and mathematics. For any inquiries, please contact ao2764@columbia.eduMORE Producer/Network Columbia University Systems Biology Initiative
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16. Vis a Vis

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'Vis a Vis' is a new podcast produced by the Alliance Program at Columbia University. 'Vis a Vis' will feature conversations that challenge our understanding of key global, economic and social issues by casting them in a transatlantic perspective. The 'Vis a Vis' podcast will interrogate and contrast the perspectives of Columbia faculty with their French and European counterparts, focusing on a range of issues of urgent concern, including: climate change, migration, freedom of expression, diversity, the politics of memory, the role of culture in society, AI and the future of work, democracy ..MORE Producer/Network Vis a Vis
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17. Espresso with the Experts

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What's better than a hot espresso to discuss 'hot topics' of the 21st century? Espresso with the Experts, sponsored by the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP), invites you to learn from Columbia University's experts, both inside and outside academia, about the main social, economic and political challenges we face.Join us on our coffee break to discover more about the social science research and professional work on climate change, social media, governmental policies and much more!Follow us on Instagram @espressoexperts_podcast and YouTube @EspressowiththeExpertsMORE Producer/Network ISERP
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18. Onomatopoeia

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Onomatopoeia: Sounds like New York is a podcast about the people and places of New York City. In season 1, we see a psychic, do yoga in the park, tour the city on a boat and eat Russian dumplings in Brighton Beach. We'll hear from a guy who plays at a showtunes-only piano bar, a lesbian priest who just moved to the city, a drag queen who teaches preschool, a master tap dancer, and more.MORE Email ****@library.columbia.edu
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19. Columbia Invents

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The Columbia Invents podcast by Columbia Technology Ventures is a series of interviews with faculty researchers at Columbia University. Hosted by Orin Herskowitz, Executive Director of Columbia Technology Ventures, the series explores breakthrough innovations being developed in Columbia's scientific laboratories, the process of spinning these technologies out of the lab and into the market via industry or startups, and the challenges early stage technologies must overcome in order to realize their full potential.MORE Producer/Network Columbia Technology Ventures
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20. Overdue Conversations

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Overdue Conversations is a podcast about the ways archives inform our discussions around history, literature, and politics. From digital publishing to reparative justice, climate change to public health, this series of Overdue Conversations takes archival documents out of the stacks and into the public forum to consider how collecting practices, selective reading, and erasure of past knowledge informs and distorts contemporary debates.MORE Producer/Network Columbia University Libraries
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21. Expert Opinions: Russia, Eurasia

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A podcast from the Harriman Institute at Columbia University and eurasianet.org. Masha Udensiva-Brenner interviews experts about political and cultural developments in Russia and Eurasia.
Producer/Network Harriman Institute at Columbia University
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 16Facebook 3KTwitter 8.3K Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Since Mar 2017 Get Email Contact

22. Unpacking Latin America

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Unpacking Latin America is a monthly podcast hosted by Prof. Vicky Murillo on the exciting research produced by Columbia scholars about Latin American history, culture and politics, which helps our understanding of the contemporary challenges of the region. It is produced in English and selectively in Spanish.MORE Producer/Network Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University
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23. Voices of Ukraine

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A podcast from Columbia University's Harriman Institute. Hear stories of lives upended by Russia's war on Ukraine.
Producer/Network Harriman Institute at Columbia University
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24. Mission: Commission

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Demystifying the process of how classical music gets made, each season we follow three composers as they create vibrant new works of music. From Columbia University's Miller Theatre. Hosted by Melissa Smey.MORE Producer/Network Miller Theatre at Columbia University
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 40Facebook 5.6KTwitter 1.7KInstagram 2K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

25. The CUSP Show

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Home of the Columbia University Sports Management Podcast ('The CUSP Show'), faculty members Joe Favorito and Tom Richardson host thought leaders from across the sports industry as they discuss a wide array of topics. thecuspshow.substack.comMORE Producer/Network The CUSP Show
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26. Columbia Women's Basketball Podcast

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Welcome to Live with the Lions, a Columbia Women's Basketball Podcast. Due to the pandemic, our team will not be participating in any competition this year. We are going to make the most of the time we have by giving our fans and lion family the inside scoop! We are trying to share personal stories and favorite moments that made us laugh and cry the past few months and talk about our success in past seasons. The goal of this podcast cast is to share the Columbia Women's Basketball experience with everyone else! #RoarLionRoar?MORE Producer/Network Meghan Roxas
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27. The Core of Everything

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Welcome to The Core of Everything, the podcast that discusses the basic science behind the fascinating natural world around us, including geology, rocks, earthquakes, volcanoes, rivers, oceans, floods, and so much more!Join Jack and Mark for some down to Earth conversation on the basics of geology and the newest scientific discoveries. Jack is a postdoctoral research scientist at Columbia University in New York and Mark is a PhD student at Imperial College London. Episodes range from the formation of our planet to the resources beneath our feet.The rest is Geology. Enjoy the podcast!MORE Producer/Network Jack Turney and Mark Boyd
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28. The Psychology of Chronic Neurological Disorders

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A podcast exploring various mental health approaches to enhance physical care.Join hosts Ian Carroll and Niklas Nyblom, Clinical Psychology students at Teachers College, Columbia University, as they explore how mental health strategies can improve life for people living with chronic neurological disorders — conditions of the central and peripheral nervous system, such as Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and more...MORE Producer/Network Global Healthy Living Foundation
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29. Columbia HxA

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The Columbia HxA Podcast, hosted by Anthony Rispo and Clayton Smith from Columbia University's School of General Studies, delves into the pressing issues facing academia today. They explore topics like academic freedom, viewpoint diversity, institutional neutrality, and student life, with a special focus on how these challenges impact the Columbia University community. Some episodes feature just the two hosts discussing these issues, while others bring in guests from across the ideological spectrum for insightful and thought-provoking conversations...MORE Producer/Network Columbia HxA
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