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Reading Groups

  • Monday-Friday at 5:00 pm EST: Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li
  • Monday at 7:00 pm EST: The Reading and Writing Workshop
  • Tuesday at 7:00 pm EST: The Read Hour
  • Sunday at 3:00 pm EST: Weekly Marx

After Hours #341, 19-25 Oct 2026

2026-10-13

Monday

19 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.)

This week’s reading will resume with Chapter 1, subheading The Mercenaries.

9 pm - The Funny Hour

Bring your stand up and funny videos where the whole community participates.

Tuesday

20 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: STORY by AUTHOR

8:30 pm - Good News Everyone! w/Prof. Jon

Prof Jon reads articles that are not so good news.

Wednesday

21 October

6 pm - Weekly Marx Office Hour(s) w/Ann Li

Reading: TBD

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: TBD

Thursday

22 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

23 October

7 pm - The After Hours Show S04E21

On tonight’s show:

8:30 pm - Prof. Jon Presents: “Alfred Hitchcock Presents" w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: TBD

10 pm - CinemaTAC: Barry w/Travis

11 pm - Open Dialogue

Saturday

24 October

5 pm - Something About a Partridge w/Lane

7 pm - Saturday Night Theatre: TBD

Sunday

25 October

5 pm - A Star Trek:The Next Generation Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: TBD

? pm - Sunday Soul Social (Following Star Trek) w/Lane

Note: all times in ET.

After Hours #340, 12-18 Oct 2026

2026-10-05

Monday

12 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.)

This week’s reading will resume at Chapter 1, subheading The Sorcerers.

9 pm - The Funny Hour

Bring your stand up and funny videos where the whole community participates.

Tuesday

13 October

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: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain

8:30 pm - Good News Everyone! w/Prof. Jon

Prof Jon reads articles that are not so good news.

Wednesday

14 October

6 pm - Weekly Marx Office Hour(s) w/Ann Li

Reading: David Harvey Story of Capital 2026

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:

For tonight’s session, we will watch a presentation by hosts of the YouTube channel Crisis of Perception of the book: Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America. Unpacking Sarah Kendzior’s acclaimed book, the presenters map out a “franchise model of corruption” and show how systemic decay relies heavily on public exhaustion and media spectacle to dismantle democratic guardrails. We will be discussing how we, as activists, can combat collective apathy, see past deliberate media distractions, and actively preserve our baseline standards for truth and accountability.

Thursday

15 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

16 October

7 pm - The After Hours Show S04E20

On tonight’s show:

8:30 pm - Prof. Jon Presents: “Alfred Hitchcock Presents" w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: Safe Conduct

A female American journalist meets a soccer star while traveling behind the Iron Curtain, but is then arrested as a suspected smuggler. Starring: Claire Trevor, Jacques Bergerac, Werner Klemperer, and John Banner.

10 pm - CinemaTAC: Barry w/Travis

11 pm - Open Dialogue

Saturday

17 October

5 pm - Something About a Partridge w/Lane

7 pm - Saturday Night Theatre: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) w/Susanna

Starring Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn Jones AND Whit Bissell. A small-town doctor slowly comes to realize that the population of his community is being perfectly duplicated and replaced by an alien entity. The classic paranoid thriller. 7.7 IMDB rating.

Sunday

18 October

5 pm - A Star Trek:The Next Generation Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: Darmok

Under life-threatening circumstances, Picard must learn to communicate with a race that speaks in a way the universal translator cannot translate. Guest Stars: Paul Winfield and Ashley Judd (Hottie Alert).

? pm - Sunday Soul Social (Following Star Trek) w/Lane

Note: all times in ET.

After Hours #339, 5-11 Oct 2026

2026-09-29

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.

After Hours #338, 28 Sep - 4 Oct 2026

2026-09-19

Monday

28 September

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, subsection “An Arroyo Cathedral."

9 pm - The Funny Hour

Bring your stand up and funny videos where the whole community participates.

Tuesday

29 September

4:15-6:15 pm - The Story of Capital w/The People’s Forum

Join us for a public virtual livestream 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: Night Call Collect by Ray Bradbury

8:30 pm - Good News Everyone! w/Prof. Jon

Prof Jon reads articles that are not so good news.

Wednesday

30 September

6 pm - Weekly Marx Office Hour(s) w/Ann Li

Reading: Chapter 5: 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.

7 pm - A Thoughtful Discussion on Why We Deserve Nice Things w/Joe in Norway

This should be a fine lesson in messaging and how to deal with terrible arguments against basic human care and decency.

Annie Lowrey on the Time Tax, Fraud, and Rationing by Paperwork (Ep. 290) The state takes about fifty hours a year from each of us. Is any of it worth it?

8:30 pm - Spirituality and Activism w/Texas Tom

Agenda: TBD

Thursday

1 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.

Tonight, we can do speed run of some of news of the preposterous events taking place on our planet. And if anyone cares to finish the interview from yesterday we can do that too (we stopped at 22:00).

Annie Lowrey on the Time Tax, Fraud, and Rationing by Paperwork (Ep. 290) The state takes about fifty hours a year from each of us. Is any of it worth it?

Friday

2 October

7 pm - The After Hours Show S04E18

On tonight’s show:

8:30 pm - Prof. Jon Presents: “Alfred Hitchcock Presents" w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: The Derelicts

Inventor Ralph Cowell murders his silent partner, Alfred Sloane, but vagrant Peter Goodfellow witnesses the crime. Starring: Robert Newton as Peter J. Goodfellow, Phillip Reed as Ralph Cowell, Peggy Knudsen as Herta Cowell, and Cyril Delevanti as Alfred J. Sloane.

10 pm - CinemaTAC: Barry w/Travis

11 pm - Open Dialogue

Saturday

3 October

5 pm - Something About a Partridge w/Lane

7 pm - Saturday Night Theatre: Black Widow (1987) w/Susanna

A cat and mouse suspense thriller, starring Debra Winger and Theresa Russell.

Sunday

4 October

5 pm - A Star Trek:The Next Generation Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: Redemption

Both Captain Picard and Lt. Worf must decide where their priorities lie as the Klingon Empire descends into a bitter civil war. Guest Stars: Robert O’Reilly, Tony Todd, Barbara March, Gwynyth Walsh, and Whoopi Goldberg. The last episode of season 4 and it is a good one!

? pm - Sunday Soul Social (Following Star Trek) w/Lane

Note: all times in ET.

After Hours #337, 21-27 Sep 2026

2026-09-16

Monday

21 September

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.)

Reading starting in the Prologue, up to the subsection The Developers' Millennium (Page 38? based on epub).

9 pm - The Funny Hour

Bring your stand up and funny videos where the whole community participates.

Tuesday

22 September

4:15-6:15 pm - The Story of Capital w/The People’s Forum

Join us for a public virtual livestream 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 weeks story is Night Call Collect by Ray Bradbury published in 1969 with further discussion about AI.

8:30 pm - Good News Everyone! w/Prof. Jon

Prof Jon reads articles that are not so good news.

Wednesday

23 September

6 pm - Weekly Marx Office Hour(s) w/Ann Li

Reading: The Story of Capital Chapters 4, 5 by David Harvey

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: Beyond The Apocalypse: Resisting End Times Fascism

For our Spirituality and Activism ZOOM gathering this evening, I invite everyone to watch this insightful conversation where Chris Hayes (MS NOW) interviews Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor about their new book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World.

They explore our culture’s apocalyptic mood and a dangerous, reactionary ideology that weaponizes crises to abandon public infrastructure and empathy, promoting a survivalist ethos for a chosen few. Central to their analysis is the “seduction of doom” —the idea that succumbing to fatalistic despair acts as an opiate, distracting us from our agency. By dissecting the intersection of theology, technology, and politics, they argue against this impulse, urging us to recognize our collective power. This video is a vital starting point for discussing how to ground ourselves in hearness—building horizontal solidarity and practicing genuine care for neighbors as resistance against anti-human impulses.

Thursday

24 September

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.

If you Joe can manage to stay awake he’ll try to share this educational media:

Annie Lowrey on the Time Tax, Fraud, and Rationing by Paperwork (Ep. 290) The state takes about fifty hours a year from each of us. Is any of it worth it?

Friday

25 September

7 pm - The After Hours Show S04E17

On tonight’s show:

8:30 pm - Prof. Jon Presents: “Alfred Hitchcock Presents" w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: Shopping for Death

Two retired insurance salesmen confront a hostile, aggressive woman in hopes of saving her from a premature death. Starring: Jo Van Fleet, Robert H Harris, John Qualen, and Michael Ansara. Written by Ray Bradbury.

10 pm - CinemaTAC: Barry w/Travis

11 pm - Open Dialogue

Saturday

26 September

5 pm - Something About a Partridge w/Lane

7 pm - Saturday Night Theatre: Midnight in Paris w/Susanna

2011, Woody Allen Oscar Winner (for Best Screenplay) Gorgeous print.

Sunday

27 September

5 pm - A Star Trek:The Next Generation Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: In Theory

When a female crew member is infatuated with Lieutenant Commander Data, he decides to give a romantic relationship a try. Guest Stars: Michele Scarabelli, Rosalind Chao, Colm Meaney, and Whoopi Goldberg.

? pm - Sunday Soul Social (Following Star Trek) w/Lane

Note: all times in ET.