Fordham Conversations

Fordham Conversations: Red Like Wine

4.19.14 at 7:00am by Robin Shannon, Alen Kanlic

Fordham Alumni and Author Joseph Finora discusses his new book “Red Like Wine: The North Fork Harbor Vineyard Murders”.

Fordham Conversations: Combating Cyber Crime

4.12.14 at 7:00am by Chris Williams

Cybersecurity graphic — Free Press, Flickr

This week on Fordham Conversations we're talking about combating cyber crime. Fordham Professor of Computer and Information Science Frank Hsu talks about how cybersecurity works and how to combat cyber crime. We'll also hear from Richard Aborn, President of the Citizens Crime Commission of NYC about how cyber crime affects New Yorkers.

Music heard on the show:

Pocket Calculator - Kraftwerk

Home Computer - Kraftwerk

Fordham Conversations:Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities.

4.5.14 at 7:00am by Robin Shannon, Daniel Murphy

Many conversations about America's history reiterates the idea that the progressive north led the opposition to slavery against the racist South.

Fordham Conversations: Elder Abuse

3.29.14 at 12:07am by Robin Shannon, Alen Kanlic

Elder abuse is a crime that can go unnoticed if unchecked, affecting one of the most vulnerable among us by making them victims of financial, physical, and often sexual abuse.

Fordham Conversations: Slave Experiences During the Civil War

3.22.14 at 7:00am by Chris Williams

Clarence Ball

This week on Fordham Conversations, Clarence Ball (professor in the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University) talks about his work on the Emmy Award winning documentary, Looking Over Jordan: African Americans in the Civil War. The documentary explores what it was like to be a slave during one of the most tumultuous times in American history.

Some African Americans fought for the north, while others were stuck on plantations even after the war was over.

Fordham Conversations: Bullets, Recovery, Shovels, Guns

3.15.14 at 7:00am by Robin Shannon, Alen Kanlic

Shovels for Guns — Pedro Reyes, edited by Alen Kanlic

On this week’s Fordham Conversations we hear how an artist and a blogger are bringing attention to the issue of gun violence in their own personal ways.

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

3.7.14 at 8:54am by Stephanie Kuo

The "Adolescent Program" building is much less a building, than it is a small house, tucked quietly on a side road by Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

Fordham Conversations: The Oscars

3.1.14 at 8:00am by Chris Williams, Alen Kanlic

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

Fordham Conversations: Preserving Memories, Old and New

2.15.14 at 8:00am by Chris Williams

With the rise of social media, we have fewer and fewer hard copies of letters, photos, and other documents. So what happens in the future? Will all of this be preserved? Will there be too much of it to sort through?

Fordham Conversations: Members Only

2.8.14 at 8:00am by Chris Williams

This week Fordham Conversations features stories about membership. Whether you're a member of a social club, or a member of a community, there are pros and cons to membership. First, we talk to Alan Linn. He's the owner of the Norwood Club, one of the most exclusive social clubs in NYC. It's designed as a place for creative minds to come together.

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