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Fordham Conversations episodes

  • Terrifying Women
    In
    honor of Halloween, we talk about terrifying women in poetry and
    literature: Poet Janet Kaplan reads some of her favorite poems about
    witches, sirens and creepy nighttimes, and author Jeffrey Weinstock talks about scary stories, and the women who write them.
    30 min
  • Working the night shift
    With the economic climate being what it is at
    present, many of us may find ourselves with less flexible work schedules than
    we once had. But if we find ourselves working night shifts, or different shifts
    every week, how will it effect our families? We talk with Fordham sociologist
    Chris Morett about his work on shiftwork and work-life balance.
    31 min
  • A Beer and a Sympathetic Ear
    Culture and community, over a beer: We visit KGB bar in the
    east village—where they've been hosting free readings most nights for years—and
    talk with owner Denis Woychuk about changes in the neighborhood, his colorful clientele, and why
    culture should be free.
    31 min
  • "Greening" New York City

    We look at the idea of “greening” New

    York, through green space and green architecture.
    Also, a look how one guy is using New York’s
    already-existing park space.

    30 min
  • Guantanamo Update
    We look at the recent changes in the legal status of the Guantanamo
    detainees, and at the process of determining what's happened to former detainees
    who may have been psychologically effected by their experiences.
    30 min
  • About Face
    What do we see when we look in the mirror? We talk about the
    new anthology "About Face" (Seal Press) with editor and Fordham writer in
    residence Christina Baker Kline, and contributor Jennifer Baumgardner—she talks
    in the book about her ill-fated outing into the world of beauty pageants.
    30 min
  • Gaming, and Learning

    Do video games rot kids' brains, or do they make them

    smarter? And how do you even figure out what kids know, anyway?
    Computer gaming and academic testing, this week on Fordham
    Conversations.


    30 min
  • Fashion Law
    Does the fact that you bought that Prada knockoff bag on Canal
    Street mean that you got a fabulous bargain, or just
    that you get what you pay for? With Fashion Week clomping all over the city's
    catwalks in its super high heels this week, we'll take a look at fashion and
    the law.
    30 min
  • The Watershed Fire
    This Labor Day weekend, we look at an event that was a catalyst for both
    labor organizing and factory safety improvements, and the worst
    workplace disaster until September 11, 2001: The Triangle Shirtwaist
    Factory fire of 1911.
    30 min
  • Adventure Scholar!
    What inspires you to travel? Fun, adventure, maybe a desire to learn
    something about someplace different? This week on the show, we look at
    what it takes to do research in exotic locales, with Fordham biologist
    Alan Clark--he's just returned from the Costa Rican rainforest.
    30 min

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