Uptown Radio

This is a weekly Uptown Radio broadcast from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Uptown Radio is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 500 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Uptown Radio, a news show with 500 episodes published.

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  Little Guyana (Audience Award)

  Apr 14, 20262 minS0

  Travel to Little Guyana with Chris as he shops for his mom's favorite food from her home country, which she hasn't returned to in 30 years. A story about culture, food, and family. Created by husband-and-wife duo Chris Agbanyo and Kylie Miller. TRANSCRIPT CHRIS VO If you take the A train all the way to the end and get off at the last stop, you'll end up in Little Guyana. Little Guyana is a very small neighborhood in Queens where the A train rumbles above your head, where you can find great food, great culture, and great people. CHRIS And then...

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  The Middleman

  Apr 14, 20262 minS0

  Finalists in Columbia Journalism's School 2026 Radio Race Transcript: AUTOMATED SELF-CHECK-OUT MACHINE: Thank you for shopping at Wegmans. [COLD WIND] TOMÁS: El invierno es donde más se gana. Winter is when you earn the most. [DOORDASHER BIKE ZIPS THROUGH THE WINDY STREETS] Ganamos por entrega. We earn by delivery. Estamos en contra del tiempo. We are racing against time. Mi nombre es Tomás. Soy de Guatemala. Trabajo de DoorDash de semanas y trabajo en ‘warehouse’ de lunes a viernes. My name is Tomás. I'm from Guatemala. On the weekends, I’m a Doordasher. And from Monday to Friday, I...

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  The Other Side (Judge's Award)

  Apr 14, 20262 minS0

  In the middle of breakfast, the ladies of the Community Park & Market henhouse wonder what it's like outside the coop, across the road, on the other side. Winner of the Judge's Award in Columbia Journalism's School 2026 Radio Race.

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  Untitled

  Apr 14, 20262 minS0

  Finalist in Columbia Journalism's School 2026 Radio Race. Translated from Swedish to English: My baby has learned to babble. It's so damn cute. 2-year-old: You’re supposed to bite like a crocodile! We have breakfast. And put on clothes. I pack the diaper bag. I'm headed to the gym. My body is different now. Now that I've given birth to two children. I have to go to mamafit-classes. The trainer says our bodies start to deteriorate when we turn 30. I'm about to turn forty. The sky is clear blue and the sun is shining. Life really comes back in this city wh...

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  Sorrel with Rice

  Apr 14, 20262 minS0

  This piece was a finalist in Columbia Journalism's School 2026 Radio Race. [Birds] VO: We’re in Grădinari, just outside Bucharest, in the courtyard of a ruined boyar mansion. Around 1900, this place would fill with guests spending their summers here. Marius: The parties they hosted here in Grădinari always had elaborate menus. These were exclusive gatherings. It wasn’t easy to get on the guest list. Parties here lasted a long time and were very lavish. VO: This is Marius Tudosiei. He bought the place and wants to give it a new life. He loves the cuisine of southern Romani...

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