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.

American Women, Italian Style

June 19, 2017|Robin Shannon

Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon talk with Carol Bonomo Albright and Christine Palamidessi Moore about their...

The Importance of Egypt to American Foreign Policy in the Middle East

May 17, 2017|Kacie Candela

When many Americans think of Egypt, they might think of mummies, pyramids, and the Nile River. And although Egypt has a rich...

From the Projects to the Podium

April 26, 2017|Robin Shannon

Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon talks with Author and Fordham Alumni Valerie Irick Rainford. In her book “Until...

How Do Historians Preserve Memory?

April 17, 2017|Robin Shannon

With the rise of social media, we have fewer and fewer hard copies of letters, photos, and other documents. So what happens...

BX Hot Sauce, Community Gardens and Refugees

March 29, 2017|Robin Shannon

Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon talks with members of The Bronx Greenmarket Hot Sauce about their business- and...

Saving the Sounds of Aleppo

March 06, 2017|Patrick Russomanno

A brutal civil war divides Syria with devastating human toll. Thousands of people there have already died and millions are...

Presidential Disability: Fifty Years After the 25th Amendment

February 10, 2017|Robin Shannon

What happens when the president is disabled or dies? What about when there's no vice president? Fordham Conversations...

The Art Scene in the Bronx

January 20, 2017|Robin Shannon

The art scene in the Bronx is more underground than Manhattan's, but it's on the rise. This week on Fordham Conversations...

Lombardi and Landry

December 19, 2016|Robin Shannon

Most football fans know the success story of Coach Vince Lombardi’s days with Green Bay, and Coach Tom Landry’s days with...