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Want to Meet New York’s Pizza Rats? There’s a Tour for That
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Want to Meet New York’s Pizza Rats? There’s a Tour for That

With her “Garbage and Rats” walking tour, Suzanne Reisman ’00SIPA showcases the city that always squeaks

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Held Hostage for 444 Days: A Story of Survival
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Held Hostage for 444 Days: A Story of Survival

Forty years ago, Barry Rosen ’74GSAS was one of fifty-two Americans released from Iranian captivity

5 True-Crime and Investigative Podcasts Worth Bingeing
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5 True-Crime and Investigative Podcasts Worth Bingeing

These gripping series from Columbia alumni broadcasters will keep you hitting the play button

The Columbia-Educated Priest Fighting Peru’s AIDS Epidemic
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The Columbia-Educated Priest Fighting Peru’s AIDS Epidemic

Father Joseph Fedora ’96JRN offers hope, prayers, and healing for Lima’s most vulnerable citizens

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The Old Man and the Key
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The Old Man and the Key

A grad student gets locked up with her books

Right on the Money
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Right on the Money

Remembering Milton Friedman '46GSAS

Legal Combatant
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Legal Combatant

Michael Ratner ’70LAW goes head-to-head with the U.S. government over the rights of Guantánamo Bay detainees

His Long March
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His Long March

Six Who Served
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Six Who Served

Sixty years after the end of World War II, Columbia veterans remember

The Not-So-Gray Lady
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The Not-So-Gray Lady

Jodi Kantor was just 27 when she was called in to revivify the Times’s venerable Arts & Leisure section. Now, she’s ready for the next challenge

Paradigm Lost
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Paradigm Lost

Anthony Lappé and his colleagues at the Guerrilla News Network find that even they’re surprised when they just let the tape roll

Columbia's New Yorkers
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Columbia's New Yorkers

Nearly half of Columbia’s 250,000 alumni — both transplants and homegrown — now live in the greater metropolitan area

The Secretary on the State
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The Secretary on the State

Madeleine Albright ’76GSAS, ’95HON shares her thoughts on the Iraq War and reflects on her time at Columbia

Rose Revolutionary
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Rose Revolutionary

As president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili wants to clean up his whole country

Revitalizing Chinatown
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Revitalizing Chinatown

Columbia urban planning students help a community rebuild

A Columbian Ahead of Her Time: Constance Baker Motley
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A Columbian Ahead of Her Time: Constance Baker Motley

Motley was the first African-American woman to serve in the New York State Senate, among other trailblazing accomplishments

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