Monday⌗

7 April 2025

17:00 (5 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Adorno, Horkheimer and Rackets

Join us for a daily topical conversation about cultural and political economic research subjects plus discussion about scholarly articles posted to the TAC Discord server.

19:00 (7 pm) - Reading and Writing Workshop w/Nancy’s Spirit

Bring any writing, old, new, fictional or factual, on any topic, poetry or prose, to read and discuss. For latest writing prompt see the #writing-workshop channel on the Discord.

20:00 (8 pm) - The Funny Hour

Similar to the Bring the Music hour but with stand up and funny videos where the whole community participates.

21:00 (9 pm) - Seoul Searching w/Joe’s Seoul

Walking and talking or a photo slideshow about recent travels and where to go next.

Tuesday⌗

8 April 2025

17:00 (5 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Adorno, Horkheimer and Rackets Continued

Join us for a daily topical conversation about cultural and political economic research subjects plus discussion about scholarly articles posted to the TAC Discord server.

19:00-20:30 (7-8:30 pm) - The Read Hour

This week there is homework. I urge everyone to read the pdf before Tuesday because there will not be a reading of the text. Instead I will play two adaptations of the story one for a radio and one for television so the discussion will center on what the writers changed in their adaptations to suit the different media.

This week’s reading: Zero Hour by Ray Bradbury

21:00 (9 pm) - Seoul Searching w/Joe’s Seoul

Walking and talking or a photo slideshow about recent travels and where to go next.

Wednesday⌗

9 April 2025

17:00 (5 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Environmentalism and Communism

Join us for a daily topical conversation about cultural and political economic research subjects plus discussion about scholarly articles posted to the TAC Discord server.

19:00 (7 pm) - Seoul Searching w/Joe’s Seoul

You must have had enough of flower photos let’s get back to the toilet, with photos from my camera this time.

20:30-21:30 (8:30 pm) - Spirituality and Activism w/Texas Tom

Special Spirituality and Activism event for wed. april 9, 2025 featuring a special theatrical production about the tragic story of my nephew Ravi’s death. the event is free but you must pre-register.

Please join this SPECIAL ZOOM presented by Theater of War Productions’ new long-form journalism series at WNYC. The acclaimed actors Oscar Isaac (Dune, Ex Machina), Kathryn Erbe (Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Oz), and Bill Camp (The Queen’s Gambit, The Night Of), will perform “I Don’t Want to Die”: Needing Mental Health Care, He Got Trapped in His Insurer’s Ghost Network, written by Max Blau for ProPublica, to frame a powerful conversation about health insurance, ghost networks, and the challenges many American face accessing mental health care when they need it most.

Directed and facilitated by Bryan Doerries. This free, public, hybrid event will take place for a live studio audience, in person at WNYC and on Zoom. Please join the zoom by 6:30pm Eastern.

The event will follow this format:

  • The performers will read the text.
  • Community panelists will kick off the discussion with their gut responses to what resonated with them across time.
  • Discussion will be opened to the audience, facilitated by Bryan Doerries. To participate, please raise your hand using the button at the bottom center of the screen. If called upon, please accept the invitation to be promoted to speak and you will be visible and heard by the entire audience for the duration of your comments. If you would prefer not to be seen, please disable your video.

Here is the link to register for participating on the Zoom.

NOTE: Following this special zoom, all S&A attendees will be invited to join a subsequent zoom hosted by Tom in which we can engage in further sharing which is slated to end around 8:30pm Eastern.

Thursday⌗

10 April 2025

17:00 (5 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Frankfurt School and Political Economy

Join us for a daily topical conversation about cultural and political economic research subjects plus discussion about scholarly articles posted to the TAC Discord server.

19:00 (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.

20:00 (8 pm) - Seoul Searching Through the Sewage w/Joe’s Seoul

We’re taking it to the toilet again, join me for a tour through the Seoul Sewerage Science Museum with me.

21:00 (9 pm) - “Texas Tom” Webber’s Night Owl Roost

Please check #zoom-links channel on Discord for separate Zoom link.

Friday⌗

11 April 2025

17:00 (5 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Perception, Language, Surfaces (and Catastrophe)

Join us for a daily topical conversation about cultural and political economic research subjects plus discussion about scholarly articles posted to the TAC Discord server.

18:00 (6 pm) - Open Dialogue

19:00 (7 pm) - The After Hours Show S02E46

On tonight’s show:

20:30 (8:30 pm) - A Guided Tour of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: Escape Route

Richard Kiley is outstanding as a former Nazi concentration camp commander living in Argentina, on the run from Israeli agents and from his own inner demons.

22:00 (10 pm) - Open Dialogue

Saturday⌗

12 April 2025

15:00 (3 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Reading: Theories of Surplus Value

19:00 (07:00 pm) - Saturday Night Theatre: Good Night, and Good Luck w/Susanna

A 2005 Oscar-nominated film about **iconic **1950’s McCarthyism fight featuring CBS broadcast journalist Edward R Murrow. Starring George Clooney, Robert Downey, Jeff Daniels, Frank Langella and David Strathairn (Oscar-nominated) as Edward R Morrow. Hope you can join in.

21:00 (9 pm) - Bring the Music

Bring tunes you want to share, check #music Discord channel for this week’s theme.

Sunday⌗

13 April 2025

14:00 (2 pm) - Art Attack Zoom Group w/Texas Tom (separate Zoom)

15:00 (3 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Reading: Karl Marx Capital Volume I Chapter 20/21 (2024)

17:00 (5 pm) - A Star Trek:The Next Generation Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: We’ll Always Have Paris

A scientist’s experiment in time goes awry, reuniting Picard with an old flame, now married to the scientist.

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

? pm - Morning Market Tour in Busan (Following Sunday Soul Social) w/Joe Korea

Just arrived in Busan, brand new town, let’s roam around.

Note: all times are EST.

Registration⌗

Register for a slot on After Hours now.