Monday⌗

2 February

11 am - Office Hours 20-Inside Iran w/Adnan Husain

Emergency Office Hours Iran livestream, the first of a major double episode on Iran with Jedaal host and Iran analyst Ali Alizadeh. On the cusp of a possible US attack on Iran in its continuing sanctions, threats, destabilization, and war against the Islamic Republic, we’ll discuss the political and geopolitical dimensions with an expert guest. Join us and post your questions and comments.

2 pm - Office Hours 21-Inside Iran w/Adnan Husain

Emergency Office Hourse Iran livestream, the second in a major double live episode with Dr. Milad Dokhanchi, a political and cultural comentator, writer, educator and film/television documentarian in Tehran. We’ll explore Milad’s perspectives on Iranian social and political affairs, experiences of the 12 day war, sanctions, and recent economic protests and violent anti-government riots, as well as conditions for critical analysis and assessment of the Islamic republic. With internet now being restored, this is a rare opportunity to hear from a unique voice inside Iran. Join us and bring your comments and questions!

8:00 pm - Reading and Writing Workshop w/Nate in Wisconsin

Nate reads Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World by Malcolm Harris in honor of Nancy and her reading of her Aunt’s memoir. (If people enjoy we could do it for a while.)

9 pm - The Funny Hour

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

Tuesday⌗

3 February

7-8:30 pm - The Red Hour

Join the us for a short story discussion. See #the-red-hour Discord channel for more information.

This week’s reading: The Hounds of Tindalos by Frank Belknap Long, a story in the Cthulhu mythos.

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

Prof Jon reads articles that are not so good news.

Wednesday⌗

4 February

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

Reading: Financial Marxism I

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: The Story of Howard Thurman (in celebration of Black History Month)

Tonight we’ll be watching and discussing Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story, a documentary that introduces us to a thinker whose quiet depth shaped the civil rights movement. Thurman taught that hope is not optimism but “the remembrance of radiance,” a way of holding light in dark times.

Thurman’s legacy invites us to reconsider what power looks like. He believed that nonviolence was sustained by an inner steadiness, a cultivated depth of spirit. “There is in every person a place of quietness that is the source of strength for the life that is lived in the midst of the turmoil,” he wrote — a truth that continues to speak to anyone laboring for justice in a fractured world. His life suggests that transformation begins not with defeating an enemy, but with discovering one’s own dignity and the humanity we share.

In a moment marked by democratic erosion, rising authoritarianism, and the targeting of vulnerable communities, Thurman’s vision offers a way to stay rooted rather than reactive. This film invites us to consider how inner quiet, moral clarity, and disciplined courage can sustain resistance when so much depends on our ability to stay awake and human.

Tonight‘s session will also include a guided meditation at the end of the evening.

Thursday⌗

5 February

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⌗

6 February

4 pm - Office Hours 22: Western Marxism w/Adnan Husain

Early Edition of Office Hours at 4pmET/1pmPT on Western Marxism w/Gabriel Rockhill. We have a follow up discussion to our conversation about his new book “Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism” titled “The Imperial Theory Industry”. Check it out but join us with your questions and comments and we talk further about the book, its implications, how it helps understand the Chomsky-Epstein nexus, and respond to some of the critiques and controversy around the books arguments among “our friends on the left” as Gerald Horne might say! It will be our first edition of Office Hours with an in-person guest as Prof. Rockhill visits Kingston to discuss the book with a live audience at our local independent bookstore, The Novel Idea, later in the evening. Join us beforehand!

7 pm - The After Hours Show S03E37

On tonight’s show:

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

This week’s episode: The Caterpillar

Steven Macy lusts after his boss' wife and plans to get rid of him. Starring: Laurence Harvey, Joanna Pettet, John Williams, and Tom Helmore. Don’t miss this one!

10 pm - CinemaTAC: Silicon Valley (Season One) w/Travis

Saturday⌗

7 February

12:40 pm - 2026 Winter Olympics w/Joe in Norway

Stream the long jump, freaking insane couples curling and the big air snowboard events.

4 pm - Saturday Night Theatre: The Fast Show (1994) w/Lane

Loosely structured and reliant on character sketches, running gags and many catchphrases, its fast-paced “blackout” style set it apart from traditional sketch series because of the number and relative brevity of its sketches; a typical half-hour TV sketch comedy of the period might have consisted of nine or ten major items, with contrived situations and extended setups, whereas the premiere episode featured 27 sketches in 30 minutes,[1] with some items lasting less than ten seconds and none running longer than three minutes. Its style and presentation influenced many later series such as Little Britain and The Catherine Tate Show.

7 pm - Saturday Night Theatre: Harold & Maude (1971)

A dark comedy about a death-obsessed teenager who falls in love with a life-adoring septuagenarian premiered 50 years ago.

9 pm - Bring the Music

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

Sunday⌗

8 February

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

This week’s episode: Allegiance

Picard is kidnapped and held with three different aliens. Guest Starring: Stephen Markle, Reiner Schöne, Joycelyn O’Brien, Jerry Rector and Jeff Rector.

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

Note: all times in ET.