Onomatopoeia

About Onomatopoeia

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.

Publisher

Columbia Journalism School

Category

arts · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Dec 2021

Latest episode

20 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

88 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Jan 2026

   I Got Rejected From Columbia and Here’s What I Did Next

   In this episode, Londyn Miller speaks to Peter Beaini, a recent graduate of Columbia University’s Master of Science in Marketing Science program. Peter is an international student and engineer. Though, he almost didn’t get into Columbia. He talks about his journey getting accepted and what it was like witnessing violent protests in Lebanon.

2. 

   13 Jan 2026

   NYC’s First Rooftop Beekeeper

   In this episode, Alice Harrison profiles David Graves, New York City’s original rooftop beekeeper. Nearly 30 years after creating his first urban hive, Graves remains dedicated to his craft, adapting to both personal hardships and the pressures of a changing climate.

3. 

   13 Jan 2026

   “Jews for Zohran” Turn Out on Election Day

   In this episode, Alice Harrison heads to East Harlem on Election Day with a group of volunteers from Jews For Racial & Economic Justice. The group of “Jews for Zohran” catches voters before they cast their ballots at the polls, doing one final push for Democratic mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

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