Fordham Conversations

Our longstanding Sunday morning show, hosted by Robin Shannon, tapped into the Fordham University community to uncover and discuss issues that impact our world, near and far. Past episodes are listed below.

Fordham Conversations: Shakespeare and Pop Culture

October 03, 2014|Robin Shannon

How has this English playwright become the fabric for today's Pop Culture?

Born nearly 450 years ago, Shakespeare is...

Fordham Conversations: Missing Persons

September 26, 2014|Robin Shannon

Challenges in searching for a missing person

There are over 80,000 people in the FBI’s missing persons file. For some, the...

Fordham Conversations: Superfine and Soul Time

September 22, 2014|Robin Shannon

Self-reliance and the soul

What can the autobiography of an 18th century ex-slave teach us about self-reliance?

John Bugg...

Fordham Conversations: Back to College

September 22, 2014|Chris Williams

Ever wish you could go back to college knowing what you know now?

This week Chris Williams talks to people who, in one way...

Fordham Conversations: Laughing It Up With Fordham's Comedy Crowd

September 03, 2014|Robin Shannon

The business of being funny.

This week, we're talking about comedy with members of Fordham Experimental Theater. Ryan...

Fordham Conversations: The Economy of What You Look Like

August 27, 2014|Chris Williams

How the way you look can alter your life.

Often we hear that beauty comes from within, but it turns out the way you look can...

Fordham Conversations: Changing Tides of Romance Novels

August 20, 2014|Robin Shannon

In defense of the romance novel...

Sexist and formulaic or a harmless guilty pleasure? What are your assumptions about...

Fordham Conversations: You Are What You Eat

August 13, 2014|Chris Williams

How can food shape our identity?

This week’s show is all about food and how it’s more than just a source of energy. Food can...

Fordham Conversations: Ecology in the Concrete Jungle

August 06, 2014|Robin Shannon

This week we take a look at life in the concrete jungle.

This week on Fordham Conversations we look at Ecology in the...

Fordham Conversations: Magic, Science, and Religion

July 30, 2014|Chris Williams

....they have more in common than you might think.

This week’s show tackles some of life’s big questions (Why are we here...