Monday
8 September 2025
16:00 (4 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li
Reading: Alyssa Battistoni, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature Chapter 5 Cont’d.
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
9 September 2025
16:00 (4 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li
Reading: Alyssa Battistoni, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature Chapter 6
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 Red Hour
Join the us every Tuesday for a short story discussion. See this week’s reading in the #the-read-hour channel on Discord.
This week’s reading: The Academy by David Ely
This is the story on Night Gallery starring Pat Boone and Larry Linville.
20:30 (8:30 pm) - Alien Super Show w/James Y.
Wednesday
10 September 2025
16:00 (4 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li
Reading: Alyssa Battistoni, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature Chapter 7
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
Tonight we will watch and discuss a lecture given by a Democratic Socialist scholar Dr. Gary Dorrien, sponsored by WGBH, THE PBS station in Boston. And his talk, he explores the connection between the White Social Gospel and Black Social Movements and their historic relationship with the emergence of the Democratic Socialists of America. Dorrien also explains of the religious roots of all of these political movements.
Dr. Gary Dorrien is an American social ethicist, theologian and ordained Episcopalian priest. He is the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York and Professor of Religion at Columbia University, and has also taught at Harvard and Boston College. He is the author of 25 books on ethics, social theory, philosophy, theology, politics, and intellectual history.
Dorrien is a distinguished member of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Religion and Socialism Commission.
Thursday
11 September 2025
16:00 (4 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li
Reading: Alyssa Battistoni, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature Chapter 7
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 Authoritarian Takeover of America w/Susanna
19:00 (7 pm) - Bring the News w/Susanna and Joe in Norway
Tonight:
We Must Stop This Civil War Before It’s Unstoppable the Lever podcast Once we accept deadly violence as a normal part of American life, we’re done for.
And:
New Mexico will be the first state to make child care free The program, which will start in November and is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income.
21:00 (9 pm) - “Texas Tom” Webber’s Night Owl Roost
Please check #zoom-links channel on Discord for separate Zoom link.
Friday
12 September 2025
16:00 (4 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li
Reading: Alyssa Battistoni, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature chapter 7
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.
17:00 (5 pm) - Office Hours w/Professor Adnan Husain
Professor Adnan A. Husain discusses a wide range of topics, hosts conversations and interviews guests, ranging from history, religion, left politics and thought, global affairs, especially on the Middle East and Islamic World, Sufism and Spirituality, Islamophobia and other forms of racism and religious bigotry, and even some culture, music, literature, and art.
19:00 (7 pm) - The After Hours Show S03E16
On tonight’s show:
- Arjun from Deep into History returns to talk about the history that rhymes with our times
- Ann Li updates us on Ukraine and blesses us with a rant
- Joe in Norway makes homemade cavatelli with foraged golden chanterelles and almond pesto cream for Kitchen ASMR
- TAC week in review, week looking forward
20:30 (8:30 pm) - A Guided Tour of Rod Serling’s Night Gallery w/Prof. Jon (Donate)
This week’s Night Gallery Season 2, Episode 6, Story 1: A Question of Fear
A fearless colonel bets $10,000 that he can survive one night in a haunted mansion. Starring: Leslie Nielsen and Fritz Weaver.
22:00 (10 pm) - CinemaTAC: Poker Face w/Travis
Starting season 2 episode 1 tonight! 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
13 September 2025
12:00 (12 pm) - Mushroom Hunting and Blueberry Picking w/Joe in Norway
13:00 (1 pm) - Spinning Black Circles w/Steve K.
14:00 (2 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group
Reading: Chapter 6 Marx’s Economic Manuscript of 1864–1865
16:00 (4 pm) - CinemaTAC: The First of the Few w/Ann Li
19:00 (07:00 pm) - Saturday Night Theatre w/Lane
A film about the battle of Britian.
21:00 (9 pm) - Bring the Music
Bring tunes you want to share, check #music Discord channel for this week’s theme.
Sunday
14 September 2025
13:00 (1 pm) - Spinning Black Circles w/Steve K.
14:00 (2 pm) - Art Attack Zoom Group w/Texas Tom (separate Zoom)
14:00 (2 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group
Reading: Chapter 6 Marx’s Economic Manuscript of 1864–1865
15:00 (3 pm) - Struggle Session 4 Live w/Jared Ball, Nora Barrows-Friedman, Nihal El Aasar & Benji Schoendorff w/Adnan Husain
The Struggle Session, a monthly livestream panel, returns for an open discussion about the state of the world and our struggles for equality and justice. If you love Tankie Group Therapy, you’ll be motivated to action by a self-critical and analytical conversation not meant just to interpret the world in various ways but to help change it! Adnan is joined by a fantastic group, Prof. Jared Ball (IMIXWHATILIKE!) co-founder of Black Liberation Media, Electronic Intifada’s Nora Barrows-Friedman, political/cultural analyst and DJ Nihal El Aasar, and radical psychologist Benji Schoendorff of Resistance is Fertile podcast.
17:00 (5 pm) - A Star Trek:The Next Generation Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon (Donate)
This week’s episode: The Emissary
The Enterprise addresses the emergency of an old Klingon ship coming out of stasis and ready to fight the Federation. A half-Human/half Klingon emissary arrives to help, who once knew Worf intimately. Guest Starring: Suzie Plakson.
? pm - Sunday Soul Social (Following Star Trek) w/Lane
Note: all times in ET.
Registration
Register for a slot on After Hours now.