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: Are the Winter Blues Making You SAD?

May 04, 2013|Katie Fisher

Katie Fisher joins us this week to talk about Seasonal Affective Disorder, or as some people call it, the Winter Blues.

Sprin...

Fordham Conversations: Six Months After Sandy

April 27, 2013|Robin Shannon

This week we catch up with Kendra Newkirk, who lost her home to Super Storm Sandy almost half a year ago.

Sandy was the...

Fordham Conversations: Dion DiMucci and the Doo Wop Corner

April 20, 2013|Jake Neher

A conversation with pop icon Dion DiMucci.

Records like "A Teenager in Love," "Runaround Sue," and "The Wanderer" made Dion...

Fordham Conversations: Dyslexic and Proud

April 13, 2013|Robin Shannon

This week we learn what it is like to live with Dyslexia.

The International Dyslexia Association defines dyslexia as "a...

Fordham Conversations: Legendary Insight with Author Ernie Palladino

April 06, 2013|Robin Shannon

The relationship shared by two great football minds

Most football fans know the success story of Coach Vince Lombardi’s days...

How Have American Catholic Sisters Changed the Church?

March 23, 2013|Robin Shannon

A look at how Catholic sisters have responded to some of the most pressing challenges in recent Church history.

American...

Fordham Conversations: Strike a Chord for Emergency Housing

March 16, 2013|Robin Shannon

A look at Haiti's emergency housing struggles

WFUV’s Strike a Chord campaign is examining the need for more emergency housing...

Fordham Conversations: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Turns 200 Years Old

March 09, 2013|Katie Fisher

This week we look at why English novelist Jane Austen is still an important literary figure

This year marks the bicentennial...

Fordham Conversations: The Contradictions of Fair Hope

March 02, 2013|Robin Shannon

This week we look at why Alabama's "Fair Hope" society is struggling to survive.

In the post-civil war south, many freed...

Fordham Conversations: The Lost History of Buried Slaves

February 23, 2013|Robin Shannon

This week we learn how the graves of African American slaves paint a picture of American cultural history.

Fordham University...