Fordham Conversations

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Fordham Conversations episodes

  • 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.
    30 min
  • 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!
    30 min
  • 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.
    30 min
  • 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.
    30 min
  • 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.
    30 min
  • 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.
    30 min
  • 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.

    30 min
  • 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.
    30 min
  • 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.
    31 min
  • 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.
    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