Monday
5 October
8:00 pm - California Dreams California Nightmares w/Nate in Wisconsin
Nate and Laurel read City of Quartz by Mike Davis in honor of Nancy and her reading of her Aunt’s memoir. (If people enjoy we could do it for a while.)
Next reading starting Chapter 1, subheading Noir Under Contract.
9 pm - The Funny Hour
Bring your stand up and funny videos where the whole community participates.
Tuesday
6 October
4:15-6:15 pm - The Story of Capital w/The People’s Forum
Join us for a public virtual live stream of Prof. David Harvey’s course The Story of Capital. The course entails a close reading of the recent book The Story of Capital: What Everyone Should Know about How Capital Works by David Harvey.
For decades, David Harvey has been teaching Marx’s work, particularly Capital, to great acclaim. He has analysed chapter by chapter – sometimes line-by-line – Marx’s three volumes and the Grundrisse. This new book opens up the mental universe of that work for a general reader.
In The Story of Capital, Harvey takes a synoptic approach to the conceptual architecture as a whole and guides us through the key moments, from labour and technology to the state and geopolitics, via the profit rate, social reproduction, the relationship to nature, fictitious capital and the return of the rentiers. In doing so, Harvey has produced a work which will become a key reference for all those trying to grasp the nature of contemporary capitalism.
7-8:30 pm - The Red Hour w/Bruce
Join the us for a short story discussion. See #the-red-hour Discord channel for more information.
This week’s reading: A Death in the Country by Charles Beaumont
8:30 pm - Good News Everyone! w/Prof. Jon
Prof Jon reads articles that are not so good news.
Wednesday
7 October
6 pm - Weekly Marx Office Hour(s) w/Ann Li
Reading: Chapter 7, The Story of Capital
Join us for a daily topical conversation about cultural and political economic research subjects plus discussion about scholarly articles posted to the Discord.
8:30 pm - Spirituality and Activism w/Texas Tom
Agenda: Francis of Assisi: A Reluctant Saint Who Turned the World Upside Down](https://youtu.be/6hYMLmSeEXs?is=ZvaJ5Zwv8gRRZZ4P)
As we continue exploring how spiritual imagination can shape public life, our zoom tonight will center around two complementary presentations on Francis of Assisi—timely, as October 4 marked the 800th anniversary of his death. We’ll begin with Reluctant Saint: Francis of Assisi, a contemplative and visually engaging documentary that moves beyond familiar legends to reveal Francis as an earthy, complex, and surprisingly contemporary figure whose awakening led him to confront the economic, political, and religious instututions of his age with disarming simplicity. Through historical insight and reflective storytelling, the film shows how his inner transformation became a social one, challenging systems of privilege, violence, and status. We’ll then turn to Richard Rohr’s Francis — Turning the World on Its Head: Subverting the Honor/Shame System, which opens up the cultural world Francis inhabited and shows how his countercultural choices—embracing poverty, kinship with creation, solidarity with the excluded—functioned as a direct critique of the honor‑shame hierarchy that still shapes our own society. Taken together, these two pieces offer a rich lens for considering how Francis’ unconventional life continues to unsettle assumptions and spark fresh questions about what meaningful change looks like in our own time.
Thursday
8 October
7 pm - Bring the News w/Whomever Brings It
If you come across an article or bit of news that you feel the group would find interesting read it aloud (or ask someone to) and open the floor to discussion.
Friday
9 October
7 pm - The After Hours Show S04E19
On tonight’s show:
8:30 pm - Prof. Jon Presents: “Alfred Hitchcock Presents" w/Prof. Jon (Donate)
This week’s episode: And So Died Riabouchinska
Detective Krovitch investigates a murder at a run-down vaudeville theater and gets a hot lead from the ventriloquist’s dummy. Starring: Claude Rains and Charles Bronson.
10 pm - CinemaTAC: Barry w/Travis
11 pm - Open Dialogue
Saturday
10 October
5 pm - Something About a Partridge w/Lane
7 pm - Saturday Night Theatre: Ladies in Retirement w/Susanna
1941 Period Victorian Noir-Thriller, starring Ida Lupino and Elsa Lanchester. Great print, this one is a little Halloween gem. Similar to “The Golden Girls” except with insanity and murder.🎃
Sunday
11 October
2:30 pm - Sunday Afternoon Theatre: The Invisible Man w/Susanna
I’d like to present a special program showcasing acting legend Claude Rains. Fitting for Halloween season as well. The 1933 film “The Invisible Man” and a 25 minute documentary about the film.🎃
5 pm - A Star Trek:The Next Generation Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon (Donate)
This week’s episode: Redemption II
As Worf fights in the Klingon Civil War, Captain Picard and his crew must stop the Romulans from helping their pawns achieve victory. Guest Stars: Denise Crosby, Robert O’Reilly, Tony Todd, Barbara March, Gwynyth Walsh, and Whoopi Goldberg. The first episode of season 5 and it is the exciting conclusion of the cliff hanger from last week.
? pm - Sunday Soul Social (Following Star Trek) w/Lane
Note: all times in ET.
