Fordham Conversations

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Fordham Conversations episodes

  • It's Oh So....NOISY!
    We like to talk about how New York is vibrant and alive...but the flipside of that is
    that it's NOISY. We visit noise researcher Arline Bronzaft to chat about why
    noise is so bad in the city and how it affects us; also, we try to hear
    about what New Yorkers think about noise in their lives.
    30 min
  • The Depression and the Movies
    When you're feeling depressed, do you go to the movies?
    In the 1930s, that's what America did! We'll revisit the films of the
    depression, and talk about what they meant to people.
    30 min
  • The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
    97 years ago this week, more than 100 workers
    died when New York’s Triangle
    Shirtwaist Factory caught fire. The fire was a catalyst for both labor
    organizing and factory safety improvements, and the worst workplace
    disaster until
    September 11,
    2001. This week
    on Fordham Conversations, we look
    back on that fire…and talk about what we can take from it today.
    30 min
  • Mysteries of the Middle Ages
    When you think of the beginning of the modern world…you don’t tend to
    think of
    the middle ages. But author Thomas Cahill says that’s just when it
    began. We
    talk with him about his book Mysteries of
    the Middle Ages—it’s out in paperback this week from Anchor Books.
    30 min
  • What does the President do?
    Sure, we all know that the President is one of the most important
    people in the world...but what does the Presdident DO, exactly? As we
    get ready for another round of primaries and eventually to actually
    vote a new one in, we look with Fordham Political Scientist Jeffrey
    Cohen on what the job really entails. Also, we talk with some New
    Yorkers about what they think the president does--and should
    be doing.
    30 min
  • The Price is Wrong?
    From gas pump rage to phone bill bewilderment, we all know what it
    feels like to feel unfairly charged...We talk about unfair pricing
    with Fordham Professor Sarah Maxwell. Her new book is "The Price is
    Wrong: Understanding What Makes a Price Seem Fair and the True Cost
    of Unfair Pricing."
    30 min
  • Law and Order with the Brooklyn DA
    New York City's no longer known as one of the crime capitals of
    America...but for Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes, crime--and police
    corruption--are still very much on the radar. His new crime novel,
    "Triple Homicide", looks at the Blue Wall of Silence.
    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