Casual Conversation March 1 with Bracha Horovitz
On Sunday, March 1 at 2 pm Eastern Time Bracha Horovitz will be our guest for a Casual Conversation on Zoom. Ms.
- Casual Conversation March 15 with Sandy Alderson
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Classmate Sandy Alderson will join us for his second (!) Casual Conversation on Zoom on Sunday, March 15 at 3 pm Eastern Time. The first time he spoke with us about baseball, 48 people were on the video call. This time the subject is baseball again, but with one caveat: “Everything baseball but NOT the Yankees.” For this session, that team is a seven letter word which should be treated as the FCC once upon a time viewed “b-----d.’
Casual Conversation February 15th with Tobias Becker
Please join us for a Casual Conversation with Professor Tobias Becker of the University of Heidelberg on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at Noon Eastern Time. Please note the earlier time occasioned by Professor
Casual Conversation December 18th with Professor Christakis
On Thursday, December 18 at 5 pm Eastern Time, Nicholas A.
Casual Conversation December 8 with Provost Schnell
This is a Casual Conversation that all of you must attend: Dartmouth’s new Provost Santiago Schnellwill be our guest on December 8 at 5 pm Eastern on Zoom. He was recommended to us for a Ca
Casual Conversation November 23 with Prof. Hirsch
On Sunday, November 23 at 3 pm we will be having a return appearance for a Casual Conversation of Foster Hirsch, Professor of Film at Brooklyn College and board member of th
Casual Conversation November 2 with Patrick McGilligan about Woody Allen
On Sunday, November 2 at 3 pm Eastern we will have a Casual Conversation with independent scholar Patrick McGilligan about Woody Allen. Mr.
Casual Conversation: October 20 with Professor Hirsch
Please join us for a Casual Conversation with Professor Francine Hirsch on Monday, October 20 at 6 pm Eastern. We will be speaking with her about her beautifully written and vitally informative book: So
Casual Conversation with Prof Kelley about Moby Dick September 28th
On Sunday, September 28 at 3 pm ET on Zoom we will have the opportunity to have a conversation about Moby Dick with Wyn Kelley, Senior Lecturer Emerita, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She comes to us through the good offices of classmate Bruce Alpert. Lecturer Kelley’s MIT faculty listing, with drop down lists of courses taught, and publications as well as a link to her cv, may be found here: https://lit.mit.edu/wkelley/ .
Casual Conversation August 18th - King Lear
On August 18, 2025, at 3 pm Eastern Time, Princeton University Professor Rhodri Lewis will be our guest for a Casual Conversation on King Lear by William Shakespeare.