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100 Days, Democracy & DC Statehood with John Davenport
Fordham Conversations - May 07, 2021 18:03 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFordham Conversations host Emmanuel Berbari talks with Philosophy professor John Davenport about President Biden’s first 100 days, address to a joint session of Congress, the ongoing voting rights battle and how proposed DC statehood can shake up a stagnation in Washington.
Summer School vs Summer Play
Fordham Conversations - April 22, 2021 16:47 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe cornonavirus pandemic has changed the way Amercians approach work, interact with family and how students learn. Now there's a plan to have the school year extend throughout the summer. Fordham Conversations host Robin Shannon talking with Nicholas Tampio, a Fordham University Political Scie...
Antiracism Education and Young Children:
Fordham Conversations - April 08, 2021 19:58 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFordham Conversations host Robin Shannon talks with Dr. Joy Dangora Erickson. They discuss the importance of talking about race, racism and racial tolerance with children. Then WFUV reporter Rebecca Gutierrez discusses her new podcast She Was, She Is. It explores how women have advanced in mus...
Black Catholics Black Churches: Part 2
Fordham Conversations - March 18, 2021 20:01 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFordham Conversation continues last week's discussion on faith among Black Americans and the dynamics of the Black church. Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture hosted a webinar that featured a discussion with Pew Researchers about “Faith Among Black Americans.” This week, guest ...
Black Churches Black Catholics
Fordham Conversations - March 12, 2021 18:57 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFordham Conversations is focusing on faith among Black Americans and the dynamics of the Black church. Fordham Conversations guest host David Gibson is the director of Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture. The CRC held a webinar that featured a survey by The Pew Research Center ...
The Attacks on Asian Americans and The Search for Solidarity
Fordham Conversations - February 24, 2021 00:31 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThere's an ongoing wave of anti-Asian violence and harassment spreading across the U.S. There have been incidents where Asians in America, especially women and the elderly, are being spat on, knocked down, robbed, slashed across the face and worse. This is causing fear in these communities, econ...
The Future of Impeachment
Fordham Conversations - February 18, 2021 17:27 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsComing off a bitterly divided impeachment process and acquittal of former President Trump, Fordham Philosophy Professor John Davenport rejoins Fordham Conversations host Emmanuel Berbari to react to the historic trial and discuss potential reforms that would preserve the integrity of the process.
The Future of Bipartisanship
Fordham Conversations - February 05, 2021 22:23 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn fiercely turbulent political times, the term "bipartisanship" has been floated around rather often — despite few lawmakers, if any, truly looking to achieve it. Fordham Philosophy Professor John Davenport rejoins Fordham Conversations host Emmanuel Berbari for a wide-ranging discussion on the ...
Fordham Conversations: Diversity Do's and Don'ts.
Fordham Conversations - January 28, 2021 19:19 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFordham Conversation host Robin Shannon talks diversity with Rafael Zapata. He is Chief Diversity Officer, Special Assistant to the President for Diversity, and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. They discuss Fordham University's plan to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and acade...
The Future of America's Voting Infrastructure
Fordham Conversations - January 25, 2021 23:57 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAfter a turbulent several months, the Constitution reaffirmed the initial outcome of the general election, certifying President Joe Biden's victory. However, that did come without President Trump's claims of fraud, massive distrust from Republican voters, over 60 GOP lawsuit losses and a mob ins...
Fordham Press Favorites: The Must Read Books of 2021
Fordham Conversations - January 15, 2021 16:59 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFordham Press has been publishing boundary-breaking books for over a century . On this week's episode of Fordham Conversations, host Robin Shannon talks with two members of the oldest Catholic university press in the United States, Director Fred Nachbaur and Associate Director of Marketing and ...
The Life Jacket Theatre Company’s Storytelling Project: Radical Imagination
Fordham Conversations - December 09, 2020 20:02 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsMember of The Life Jacket Theatre Company have launched an outreach initiative that combines art and activism. "The Storytelling Project" is helping young people in underserved communities tell their personal stories. Travis Russ is an Associate Professor at Fordham University. He is also Arti...
Fordham Conversations Remembers Jeopardy Host Alex Trebek
Fordham Conversations - November 11, 2020 19:17 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFans and the Fordham University Community are mourning the loss of Alex Trebek, who died of pancreatic cancer on Nov 8. The beloved host of the game show Jeopardy had special ties to the University. On this week's Fordham Conversations, we hear a rebroadcast of the time Alex Trebek came to the c...
Election Protection
Fordham Conversations - October 23, 2020 16:47 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsPotential record-setting voter turnout and an overwhelming volume of mail-in ballots could turn Election Night into Election Week or Election Month. Fordham Political Science Professor Monika McDermott is back on Fordham Conversations with host Emmanuel Berbari to discuss the possibility of post...
Kicks Not Cuffs
Fordham Conversations - October 12, 2020 22:02 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsA group of New Jersey police officers are asking students to send in videos telling them what they really think about cops in their community and offering pairs of new shoes as a reward. Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon talks with Sergeant Kaan Williams, founder of the Kicks Not Cuffs ...
Farmers, Faith, and Climate Change
Fordham Conversations - September 29, 2020 22:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFaith Farms and Climate is a project that brings farmers together in church halls and basements to talk about how their faith calls them to climate action and how they need to lead on developing both smart public policy and the market forces to reward them for climate solution innovation on thei...
College Athlete Health with Dr. T. Sean Lynch
Fordham Conversations - September 24, 2020 21:46 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsCollege athletes will face multiple challenges whenever their seasons restart. Faced with a pandemic, coupled with a long layoff in competition and cold and flu season. Fordham Conversations host Emmanuel Berbari welcomes Fordham Head Team Physician and Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. T. Sean Lynch. The...
Constitution Day with a Framer of the 25th Amendment
Fordham Conversations - September 14, 2020 20:25 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFordham Conversations Host John Rogan is joined by John D. Feerick, the Norris Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law and dean emeritus to discuss Constitution Day, which is September 17--the date in 1787 when the delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed off on the Const...
What Do You See?
Fordham Conversations - September 08, 2020 17:39 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsMusical artists Dayne Carter's song "What Do You See?” spotlights his personal experience as a Black man in America. The hip hop tune examines how he is coping with the aftermath of protests following the killings of George Floyd and Brionna Taylor. The Fordham University Alumni sits down with H...
Professional sports, racial injustice and the agency of the modern athlete.
Fordham Conversations - September 04, 2020 14:35 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsa groundbreaking day in the sports world. After Jacob Blake was shot seven times by police, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Bucks made a decisive call: they boycotted their playoff game against Orlando. Soon after, the rest of the league halted for three days. Several other demonstrations ...
State of College Football with Joe Conlin
Fordham Conversations - August 19, 2020 17:22 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsA month ago, the Patriot League announced the suspension of all Fall sports. Several major collegiate conferences have followed suit. The highly debatable question of risk versus reward continues to drive the conversation. Only six conferences still plan to play Fall football. The ACC, Big 12, C...
The Bronx COVID 19 Oral History Project
Fordham Conversations - August 12, 2020 18:23 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThere's growing concern about the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on Black and Brown people, immigrants, and others who make up the majority of Bronx residents. That’s one of the many reasons The Bronx Covid-19 Oral History Project exists. The group of Fordham University students, scholar...
Best of Fordham Conversations: Monika McDermott & Ed Kull
Fordham Conversations - August 07, 2020 13:06 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsOver the last several months, Fordham Conversations has stayed strong during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every week, we catch up with guests remotely and shed light on the Fordham Community. We uncover on the ongoing efforts on campus to grapple with issues that impact our world. This week, we reli...
American Prophets
Fordham Conversations - July 27, 2020 13:35 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsFordham Conversations guest host David Gibson, director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University, talks with author Jack Jenkins. His new book, "American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country," looks at how the ...
Peter Cohen discusses Jeffrey Epstein, MIT & flawed college donor system
Fordham Conversations - July 22, 2020 14:23 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThree years after leaving Massachusetts Institute of Technology amid the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Peter Cohen is still battling against media outlets and looking to clear his name. Ronan Farrow’s 2019 article in The New Yorker linked Cohen to the Epstein donations, forcing him to leave Brown Uni...
The Pulse of Fordham Athletics
Fordham Conversations - July 07, 2020 19:26 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsWhen the COVID-19 outbreak took center stage in March, the sudden halt of college athletics impacted many student-athletes, staff and administrators. Fordham Softball’s Madie Aughinbaugh was looking to defend her Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year and win four conference titles in four years. Fordh...
Do AP Courses Deserve College Credit?
Fordham Conversations - June 30, 2020 18:35 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Advanced Placement Program allows High School students to take college-level courses. Fordham Conversations host Robin Shannon talks with Fordham University Professor Nicholas Tampio. He explains why college courses differ in important ways from AP courses. Nicholas Tampio is a professor o...
Monika McDermott on Voting Behavior amid COVID-19
Fordham Conversations - June 25, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Coronavirus pandemic has created political uncertainty that could drastically impact voter turnout and behavior. The debate over a nationwide mail-in election is taking shape, while fears of voter fraud have rained in from levels as high as the White House. Monika L. McDermott is a Profess...
Remembering Richard Hake
Fordham Conversations - June 16, 2020 20:52 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsNew York City lost one of it's trusted, hometown, news voices when Richard Hake died on April 24, 2020. The WNYC's Morning Edition Host began his public radio career at WFUV, while a Fordham University student. Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon talked with a few colleagues and friends, in...
Fordham Conversations: Irish Roots and American Promise
Fordham Conversations - June 08, 2020 13:17 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsUniversity President Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., is stepping in as "Fordham Conversations" host. He is joined by John D. Feerick, Dean emeritus and professor of law at Fordham Law School. They will discuss his memoir, That Further Shore: A Memoir of Irish Roots and American Promise. Feerick di...
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