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: Publishing Theory and Practice

May 10, 2014|Robin Shannon

This week we learn how to get a career as a published author.

Author and Fordham Professor Dr. Mary Bly talks about her class...

Fordham Conversations: Autistic Spectrum Disorder

May 03, 2014|Alen Kanlic

This week we learn how two researchers are tackling autism.

Autism is a developmental disorder that can hinder a persons...

Fordham Conversations: Freaks, Monsters, and Disgust

April 26, 2014|Chris Williams

What is it about strange and unusual things that attracts us?

This week on Fordham Conversations is about the monstrous...

Fordham Conversations: Red Like Wine

April 19, 2014|Robin Shannon

WFUV Alumni talks poison, murder and wine.

Fordham Alumni and Author Joseph Finora discusses his new book “Red Like Wine: The...

Fordham Conversations: Combating Cyber Crime

April 12, 2014|Chris Williams

How vulnerable are we to cyber crime?

This week on Fordham Conversations we're talking about combating cyber crime. Fordham...

Fordham Conversations: Elder Abuse

March 29, 2014|Robin Shannon

Elder Abuse is a problem that may lack awareness

Elder abuse is a crime that can go unnoticed if unchecked, affecting one of...

Fordham Conversations: Slave Experiences During the Civil War

March 22, 2014|Chris Williams

Emmy-winning professor talks about documentary.

This week on Fordham Conversations, Clarence Ball (professor in the Gabelli...

Fordham Conversations: Bullets, Recovery, Shovels, Guns

March 15, 2014|Robin Shannon

This week we hear what it's like to recover from a gunshot wound, and one Mexican artist's effort to curb gun violence

On...

Strike a Chord: New York City Program Strives to Put End to Adolescent HIV/AIDS Epidemic Through Peer Support

March 07, 2014|Stephanie Kuo

WFUV's Strike a Chord campaign is focusing on urban health.

The "Adolescent Program" building is much less a building, than...

Fordham Conversations: The Oscars

March 01, 2014|Chris Williams

What are the Oscars and can a machine love?

It's Oscar weekend! And this week's Fordham Conversation is all about the...