Fordham Conversations

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An exploration of the worlds of literature, science, politics, and the arts with faculty, visiting scholars and outside guests... more

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The podcast currently has 584 episodes available.

Fordham Conversations episodes:

June 07, 2008 Achoo!
Pollinators Good, Pollen Bad—2 of 2. This week on Fordham Conversations,
we’ll talk about what the pollen count actually means and what seasonal
allergies do to us…and we’ll get out onto one of New York’s more
surprising natural areas—the Bronx River.
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30min
May 31, 2008 The Urban Bee
Pollinators Good, Pollen Bad,
part 1 of 2: We speak with bee and butterfly researcher Kevin Matteson
about looking at New York through insects' eyes; and we learn about a
new project that turns New Yorkers into bee researchers. Next week:
Pollen Bad!
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30min
May 24, 2008 Anti-Branding
Brand names and identities are more in our lives than ever before--but
they're not in the public domain. We look at branding, "anti-branding",
and the legal issues both carry with them, with Fordham Law Professor
Sonia Katyal.
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30min
May 17, 2008 Rappin' with Kaplan
This week on the show, we get a little arty with it: The Bronx, the immigration
experience, and the pleasures of wordplay, with poet Janet Kaplan.
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30min
May 10, 2008 Hugo!
Whether you think he's a fabulous throwback, a dangerous dictator or
just another politician, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has changed
the discourse about Latin American politics--and oil. We talk with
reporter Bart Jones, whose book "Hugo! The Hugo Chavez Story, from Mud
Hut to Perpetual Revolution", is out from Steerforth Press.
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30min
May 03, 2008 Escape from New York
Although living in New York can be wonderful...sometimes we all dream of escape. We speak
with author Christina Baker Kline about her "escape from New York" novel, "The Way Life
Should Be", and we find out where New Yorkers would most like to escape to.
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30min
April 26, 2008 Low Power, Big Controversy?
A crash course in Low Power FM, media
activism, pirate radio and why we should care about it...with Christina
Dunbar-Hester, of Fordham's McGannon Communication Research Center.
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30min
April 19, 2008 School Anxiety!
This week on Fordham Conversations…school anxiety! We talk bad study
habits, exam nightmares, and the uncertain role of universities in
American life. Also…cutting class and getting caught.
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30min
April 12, 2008 Is Green the New Black?
Is green the new black? Is mother nature in fashion...and does that mean
that being "green" might go out of fashion? The environment and consumer
culture, with Fordham media analyst Robin Andersen.
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31min
April 05, 2008 America Freaks Out
For many of us, summer in New
York
means Coney Island…and for a lot of people, Coney
Island means the freak show. We speak with Fordham English
professor Leonard Cassuto about the history of the American freak show,
why we
liked it and why we stopped liking
it…and why Oliver Sacks might be a kinder, gentler PT Barnum.
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30min

FAQs about Fordham Conversations:

How many episodes does Fordham Conversations have?

The podcast currently has 584 episodes available.