Fordham Conversations

Tapping into the Fordham University community to uncover and discuss issues that impact our world, near and far. Sundays at 6am with host Robin Shannon.

Good Friday Agreement's 20th Anniversary

2018 marks 20 years since the Good Friday Agreement quelled decades of violent sectarianism in Northern Ireland. The accord created a government

(Photo courtesy: John Rogan)

Building a Bridge: The Catholic Church and LGBT community

Fordham Conversations Host Patrick Russomanno sits down with The New York Times bestselling author Father James Martin.

(Photo Courtesy) Photo (c) Nutopia, Facebook

American Women, Italian Style

Fordham Conversations Host Robin Shannon talk with Carol Bonomo Albright and Christine Palamidessi Moore about their anthology “American Women, Ita

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

When many Americans think of Egypt, they might think of mummies, pyramids, and the Nile River.

Photo Courtesy: Mariam Soliman from Cairo, Egypt, Wikipedia

How Do Historians Preserve Memory?

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?

[Photo Courtesy] Robin Shannon

Saving the Sounds of Aleppo

A brutal civil war divides Syria with devastating human toll.

Photo Source: Robin Shannon

Presidential Disability: Fifty Years After the 25th Amendment

Photo Source: Ad Meskens, Wikimedia

The Art Scene in the Bronx

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

Photo Source: Chris Williams