On Air at RC
Rockefeller Center continues its storied legacy in broadcasting with Newsstand Studios, a state-of-the-art podcast studio for contemporary content creators. Built out of a retrofitted 1940s newsstand, the studio is home to a growing local community of podcasters exploring and celebrating New York–centric narratives with global resonance.
Create it here.
Do you have a story to tell? Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center could be your next destination. The studio is available to new and established podcasters, or to partners interested in shaping the dialogue with us.
People who produce.
Our experienced in-house studio team ensures your experience is first class. Offering multi-track recording with the latest equipment, full editing and production services, and flexible studio hours, recording at Newsstand Studios ensures that your focus can remain on your interview and subject.
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We are artists, educators, and creators. Our podcasts are as diverse as the people of New York City and are a dazzling reflection of the interests and beliefs that energize the city.
Society & Culture
Rave to the Grave
Featuring Vivian Host
Science
Multispecies Worldbuilding Lab
Featuring Elaine Gan
The Multispecies Worldbuilding Lab (MWL) is led by Elaine Gan at New York University, Center for Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement at the Graduate School of Arts & Science. Multispecies Worldbuilding podcast brings together conversations with scientists, writers, and artists who work with specific organisms (farmed, feral, wild, synthetic) or ecologies (for example, Superfund sites, forests, data networks) that are increasingly affected by climate change. Each episode features one interviewee and combines their voice with field recordings and experimental soundscapes to offer engaging and accessible examples of various kinds of research, teaching, and design practices.
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Society & Culture
Sundays at Cafe Tabac
Featuring Wanda Acosta, and Karen Song
Queer oral history and personal coming out stories recounted by members of the LGBTQIA community who are featured in the upcoming documentary film Sundays at Cafe Tabac. It tells the story of an unforgettable weekly salon for women through which a new voice, visibility and power erupted. What emerges is a formidable story of what happens when a community comes together in unity, and how that fuels a concurrent movement in the expansion and expression of individuality.
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Society & Culture
The Refined Collective Podcast
Featuring Kat Harris
Sports
Swell Season
Featuring Wax Radio
Tuesdays — Swell Season is a live weekly radio show and podcast dedicated to New Yorkers who surf. Join co-hosts Ben Pomeroy, Tyler Breuer and contributing co-host Karen B. Song as they speak with the winter wave die-hards, fresh groms and ripping pros, local shapers and international influencers that make New York the improbable and fascinating surf culture that it is. Listen to us also on all these fun spots: Soundcloud, Stitcher, iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, Simplecast & Live on Radiojar. For Inquiries, questions, suggestions and positive congratulations email: [email protected]
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Comedy
Don't Tease The Animals
Featuring Pamela Riley & Sarah Armstrong-Brown
Something you love? Something you’re afraid of? Something you know nothing about? Have no fear - Pamela Riley and Sarah Armstrong-Brown are here with a casual comedy podcast where any topic is game...literally. Tune in for some absurd banter as we crack-down on a relatable topic we're obsessed with, inspired by or clueless about and create ridiculous games all about it. Whether we’re accompanied by the occasional surprise guest or responding to challenges via our DM’s - get ready to laugh on the quiet car or spit out that wine you’re cooking with! This is... Don't Tease The Animals
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Business
Working Wife, Happy Life!
Featuring Bethanie Baynes
Delivering compelling conversations about societal gender norms surrounding success, money and household roles. Focusing on a range of topics such as women in the workplace, gender roles within and outside the home, entrepreneurship, parenting, money, career, women's healthcare, wellness and more!
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We're excited to tell you more about Newsstand Studios and about how to partner with us to create your own content.
Contact & Directions
1 Rockefeller Plaza
Lobby Level
New York, NY 10112
Lobby Level
New York, NY 10112