Fordham Conversations

Dr. Bill Baker explains how the Internet broke newspapers' business model, and why public media broadcasters should be next in line for a government bail-out.

WFUV's Will Germain talks with veterans Carlos Gonzalez, Ameer Vincent and Dan Hodd about what it's like to join the military serve overseas and then go back to school at Fordham. 

Today we showcase stories and interviews that WFUV student reporters at Fordham University have produced, including gay homeless teens, safety and bike sharing program, conversation with musician Dion, and discussion with author Ernie Palladino.

Author and Fordham professor Dan Zevin discusses his comic memoir “Dan gets a Minivan: Life at the Intersection of Due and Dad. In addition, WFUV Reporter Alen Kanlic takes a look at how crowd-funding has changed the video game industry.

 Losing a loved one under any circumstances is tragic. But for families who lost a loved one on September 11, 2001  in an act of terrorism, the traumatic nature of their loss can become overwhelming,  even after all these years.  Today on Fordham Conversations, Terry Sears, and The Executive Director of “Tuesday’s Children” talks about the organization which provides programs to families who’ve been directly impacted by the events of 9/11.  Also, Kevin Clyne remembers his mom Susan who died in Tower One of the World Trade Center site.  Kevin is a Fordham University Junior, Member of Tuesday’s Children and also a reporter with WFUV-News.

Tina Maschi, Ph.D., president of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work and professor of social work, discusses social stigma and the forms it can take.

Last May, a group of eight students from Fordham Law School went on a fact-finding mission to investigate land access in Nepal.  They were sent by the Crowley Program in International Human Rights at Fordham Law's Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, which sponsors a fact-finding mission to a different country every year.  The Crowley scholars share their experiences, as well as the audio diaries they kept during their time in Nepal.

The non-profit youth and community development organization “Rocking the Boat” uses traditional wooden boat building and on-water education to help young people develop into empowered and responsible adults.  On this week’s Fordham Conversations we talk with Executive Director Adam Green; on-Water Program Director and Fordham Graduate Rachel Daugherty and Program Assistant Stephanie Cabral.

Robert Kennedy Jr. recently discusses environmental policy and activism during a visit to Fordham University.  Host Chiara Wegener provides a summary and excerpts from his discussion. 

A discussion with Emmy Award winning filmmaker Helen Young who’s producing a documentary called “The Bangor 5.”  It follows the case of five unlikely commandos, all over the age of 60, who executed a bold break-in at a military bases near Seattle that stockpiled nuclear weapons.  We also hear from Fordham Student and WFUV reporter Lucas Bifera.  He examines the diverse and growing number of New Yorkers who are studying the world’s most spoken language -- Mandarin Chinese.