Monday⌗

7 July 2025

16:00 (4 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Classical Political Economy and Ricardo on Rent VI

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/Nate in Wisconsin

Nate and or others read Studs Terkel oral history interviews in honor of Nancy and her reading of her Aunt’s memoir. (If people enjoy we could do it for a while.)

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.

Tuesday⌗

8 July 2025

16:00 (4 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Classical Political Economy VII

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) - The Unreasonable Level-Headedness of Sean Carrol w/Joe in Norway

Physicist Sean Carrol has a monthly AMA episode of his Mindscape Podcast. There was a question about the views of Peter Theil, Marc Andreesen, and others on scientific exploration and how valied they might be. We’ll listen to Sean’s classic response to such questions and then have a discussion about it.

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

Join the us every Tuesday for a short story discussion. See this week’s reading in the #the-read-hour channel on Discord.

I found the most obscure short story by T.S. Eliot. He didn’t typically write short stories, so this is pretty rare.

This week’s reading: Eeldrop and Appleplex by T.S. Eliot

Wednesday⌗

9 July 2025

16:00 (4 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Classical Political Economy VIII

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.

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

Agenda: The Sacred Depths of Nature: Exploring the Interface of Science, Spirituality and Religion with Ursula Goodenough

How do we merge the best of science with an earth-based spirituality that focuses our attention on the thriving of the web of life?

Tonight we will watch and discuss an interview with Professor Ursula Goodenough, author of the book, The Sacred Depths of Nature, which examines cosmology, evolution, and cell biology, celebrates the mystery and wonder of being alive, and suggests that this orientation might serve as the basis for “planetary ethic” that draws from both science and religion. And on the basis of this concept, in 2014, Ursula was part of the founding of the Religious Naturalists Association. And now in 2023, the second, updated edition, that looks into epigenetics and pandemics and generally updates both the science and the moving reflections that each scientific section evokes.

Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass, said of her book: “At once expansive and intimate, empirical and immanent, analytical and intuitive, material and spiritual, science and poetry get to dance joyfully together in these pages.”

Ursula Goodenough is a Professor of Biology Emerita at Washington University. She has discussed religious naturalism in essays, college classes, and as part of blogs and television and radio productions. She participated in conversations with the Dalai Lama sponsored by the Mind and Life Institute.

Thursday⌗

10 July 2025

16:00 (4 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Classical Political Economy IX

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/Susanna

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.

I’ll present a segment (30min) from Paradox of Authoritarian Regimes a lecture by Stephen Kotkin and a discussion with Marcel Dirsus author How Tyrants Fall.

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

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

Friday⌗

11 July 2025

16:00 (4 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: Capitalism : Competition, Conflict, Crises by Shaikh, Anwar, Author 2016

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 S03E07

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 Night Gallery Episode 6, Story 2: The Last Laurel

Crippled Marius Davis uses astral projection to exact revenge on his wife.

22:00 (10 pm) - Cinematac: Poker Face w/Travis

I would like to invite everyone to join me for the mystery crime/comedy series, Poker Face. A Columbo inspired drama.

A mystery-of-the-week series following Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road in her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve. Guest stars are plentiful throughout, from Ellen Barkin and Adrien Brody to Luis Guzmán and Chloë Sevigny. An inverted detective series, also known as a “howcatchem” and popularized by “Columbo,” the crime and perpetrator are shown at the beginning of each episode, and follows Charlie as she tries to solve the mystery.

00:00 (12 am) - Open Dialogue

Saturday⌗

12 July 2025

06:00 (6 am) - Climb Any Mountain w/Joe in Norway

Weather permitting we’ll hit the trail and try to get as high as we can while not falling off the mountain ridge and into the fjord.

14:00 (2 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Reading: Study Notes for Paul Reitter’s Translation of Marx’s Capital, Volume 1 Part 3

21:00 (9 pm) - Bring the Music

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

Sunday⌗

13 July 2025

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

14:00 (2 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group

Reading: Michael Heinrich, Engels’ Edition of the Third Volume of Capital and Marx’s Original Manuscript

16:00 (4 pm) - A Star Trek:The Next Generation Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon (Donate)

This week’s episode: Contagion

Encountering the superior technology of a very ancient race creates system malfunctions.

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

Note: all times in ET.

Registration⌗

Register for a slot on After Hours now.