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After Hours Schedules

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 #284, 15-21 Sep 2025

Monday

15 September 2025

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

Reading: Being, Becoming, Subsumption The Kantian Roots of a Marxist Problematic

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

16 September 2025

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

Reading: Being, Becoming, Subsumption The Kantian Roots of a Marxist Problematic, 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.

18:00 (6 pm) - The White Egg of Norwegian Shipping w/Joe in Norway

A little seafaring history about a weird craft that changed the world of the high seas forever.

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.

We will revisit the story from night gallery that was narrated by Orson Welles, Silent Snow Secret Snow by Conrad Aiken.

This week’s reading: Silent Snow Secret Snow by Conrad Aiken


Wednesday

17 September 2025

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

Reading: Subsumption and Entropy

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


Thursday

18 September 2025

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

Reading: Subsumption and Entropy

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

I want to follow up with “Bring the News” discussion about Ezr a Klein and his 9/11 cringe op-ed about Charlie Kirk and play Klein’s earlier 9/7 podcast. I believe the real purpose of the Kirk op-ed was solely meant as a CYA and appeasement to the Trump Regime and MAGA specifically because his 9/7 Podcast aggressively eviscerates Trump and his Cabinet. 9/7 Podcast “Stop Acting Like this is Normal”. Klein argued his case for the DEMs to shut down “Trump’s” Government.

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.

Related reading: The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas

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

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


Friday

19 September 2025

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

Reading: Saenz de Sicilia Subsumption Chapter 1

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) - The After Hours Show S03E17

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 Season 2, Episode 6, Story 2: The Devil is Not Mocked

A Count explains to his grandson how he served his country against the Nazis. Starring: Helmut Dantine and Francis Lederer.

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

20 September 2025

10:00 (10 am) - Foraging the Forest for Fungi w/Joe in Norway

Join me for a hike into the forest to forage for the non-deadly meaty gems littering the forest floor.

13:00 (1 pm) - Spinning Black Circles w/Steve K.

Playing: Grant Green, Live in France, 1970.

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

Reading: Saenz de Sicilia Subsumption Chapter 1

19:00 (07:00 pm) - Saturday Night Theatre: Hobson’s Choice w/Susanna

🎦 Saturday Night Theatre will present the 1954 British Comedy classic “Hobson’s Choice” starring Charles Laughton and John Mills. Directed by David Lean. “In Salford, England, 1880, widower Henry Hobson refuses to let his three daughters get married because he doesn’t want to pay settlements, so they’ll just have to outsmart him.” 🍿 (7.7 imdb rating). Please– no spoiler trailers.

21:00 (9 pm) - Bring the Music

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


Sunday

21 September 2025

13:00 (1 pm) - Spinning Black Circles w/Steve K.

Wes Montgomery, Full House, expanded edition (classic live jazz album).

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

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

This week’s episode: Peak Performance

The crew of the Enterprise participates in war games.

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

Note: all times in ET.

Registration

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After Hours #283, 8-14 Sep 2025

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

Agenda: The Social Gospel In Black And White, Then And Now: Imagining Economic Democracy, Breaking White Supremacy

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

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After Hours #282, 1-7 Sep 2025

Monday

1 September 2025

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

Reading: Alyssa Battistoni, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature Chapter 3

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/Susanna

I’ll present TV Mogul Roy Huggins discussing his creating/writing the 1958 Maverick TV series, then present the best episode of the series: the comedy western “Shady Deal at Sunny Acres” which inspired the 1974 movie “The Sting”.🤠

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

2 September 2025

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

Reading: Alyssa Battistoni, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature Chapter 3, 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.

19:00-20:30 (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


Wednesday

3 September 2025

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

Reading: Alyssa Battistoni, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature Chapter 4

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


Thursday

4 September 2025

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

Reading: Inequality and the Capital Controversy: A Cambridge-Cambridge View of Technological Progress in Piketty and Marxological Progress in Piketty and Marx

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

This is an interview with Jonathan Rauch, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the author of The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth. He is David Frum’s guest, (yes I KNOW ick!!! Frum is a neo-con Republican)….that’s why I INVESTIGATE these podcasts for us to find value from everyone, because even a broken clock is right twice a day. I found this interview very interesting and will bring it as a suggestion for tonight. Rauch comes in after first 10minutes for the rest of the show.

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

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


Friday

5 September 2025

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

Reading: Alyssa Battistoni, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature Chapter 5

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

Dr. Lara Sheehi, radical psychoanalyst and author w/Stephen Sheehi of Psychoanalysis under Occupation, joins Adnan for a discussion of what our friends at Resistance is Fertile, @resistanceisfertile7, call the psychological support front for the resistance. How do we understand resistance to colonialism psychically? How can we build on Fanon’s theories to better empower resistance? What practices can support and sustain militancy in the resistance and its broad support? What is psychic militancy? How do we deal with the feelings and experience of shock, horror, despondency, despair that demobilize us in the face of brutal war crimes and genocide in Gaza; the inculcated feelings of inevitability of the corrupt, oppressive system of neoliberal capitalism that inculcate passivity, isolation, atomization and anomie; the psychological warfare of consumer capitalism and its media or avoid the deceits of liberal normativity, all of which suppress our empowerment and action? How can psychic militancy prevent us from adjusting to a bankrupt reality but rather to see the opportunities for change, action, and solidarity as a meaningful struggle individually and collectively for a just world?

19:00 (7 pm) - The After Hours Show S03E15

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 Season 2, Episode 5, Story 2: Silent Snow, Secret Snow

The Haslemans worry when their son becomes obsessed with snow that’s talking to him.

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

6 September 2025

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

Reading: Chapter 6 Marx’s Economic Manuscript of 1864–1865, Translated by Ben Fowkes, Edited and with an Introduction by Fred Moseley.

18:00 (6 pm) - Saturday Night Theatre: Ride the Pink Horse w/Susanna

Saturday Night Theatre 🎦 will present the 1947 Film Noir Classic *“Ride the Pink Horse” starring Robert Montgomery. “Eddie Muller’s Noir Alley” will introduce this great film. 🍿

20:00 (8 pm) - Gametime: Most Intense Grudge Match in the Nation w/Henchman 21

It’s the biggest rivalry in the nation that most of the nation’s never heard of — #7 Montana Tech and #25 Carroll College square off in a grudge match older than your grandpa’s letterman jacket. Expect hard hits, loud crowds, and more drama than a Thanksgiving dinner with in-laws.

21:00 (9 pm) - Bring the Music

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


Sunday

7 September 2025

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, Translated by Ben Fowkes, Edited and with an Introduction by Fred Moseley.

15:00 (3 pm) - The Hanged Man w/CinemaTAC

The remake of Ride the Pink Horse. The Hanged Man 1964, directed by Don Siegel.

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

This week’s episode: Manhunt

A midlife Betazoid condition renders Ambassador Troi hot on the hunt for romance and wedlock with Captain Picard - or any man. Guest Starring: Majel Barrett as Lwaxana Troi and Mick Fleetwood as an Antedian Dignitary (a big fish).

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

Note: all times in ET.

Registration

Register for a slot on After Hours now.

After Hours #281, 25-31 Aug 2025

Monday

25 August 2025

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

Reading: Alyssa Battistoni Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature

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

26 August 2025

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

Reading: Alyssa Battistoni Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature

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

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: Blood Brother by Jeremy Haworth


Wednesday

27 August 2025

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

Reading: Alyssa Battistoni, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature

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’s S&A Agenda: The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loath Government and Love the Free Market

Many Americans distrust “big government” and place their faith in “the free market.” Yet history shows that government has often solve problems created by markets, with major successes, like Social Security and the Internet. In this interview, author Naomi Areskes recount the history of how American business leaders intervene in politics, popular culture, the educational system, religious life, and academic discourse to promote market fundamentalism.

Tonight’s discussion will be hosted by our good friend Prof Jon (@Jim Bob). Many thanks for his stepping in! And gratitude to @joeuamai for suggesting this topic!

About Naomi Oreskes: She is a world-renowned earth scientist, historian and public speaker, author of the best-selling book, Merchants of Doubt (2010) and a leading voice on the role of science in society, the reality of anthropogenic climate change, and the role of disinformation in blocking climate action.

She has written or co-authored nine books, including The Collapse of Western Civilization, Why Trust Science?, and Science on a Mission. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Times (London), and she penned the introduction to the Melville House edition of Laudato Si, Pope Francis’s climate encyclical.


Thursday

28 August 2025

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

Reading: Alyssa Battistoni, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature chapter 1

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) - Gametime w/Henchman21

Join to watch the biggest small school football game in the nation this week as the #11 ranked Orediggers of Montana Tech host the #5 ranked Bulldogs of UM Western in the annual COPPER GAME, live from Butte America! ⚒️ 🇺🇸 🏈 🔥 !!

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

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


Friday

29 August 2025

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

Reading: Alyssa Battistoni, Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature Chapter 2

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

Office Hours #5 w/Prof Adnan Husain: Taking Action against Genocide and Empire w/Calla Walsh

A very exciting Office Hours livestream ahead this Friday Aug 29, 5pmET. I will be talking with Calla Walsh about taking action against genocide and empire. Calla is a brilliant analyst and courageous anti-imperialist activist. She will discuss her experience in direct action against the Israeli genocide in Gaza with comrades following the example of Palestine Action (UK), about her recent trip to Iran, and her analysis of and thoughts about moving from spectatorship to action in resisting ZioAmerican empire and its genocidal violence in Gaza, Palestine, and beyond.

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 S03E14

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 Season 2, Episode 33, Story 5a: The Phantom Farmhouse

Psychiatrist Joel Winter investigates the claims of his asylum patient, hippie Gideon, that a pretty girl from a nearby farm is killing his patients. Starring David McCallum, Linda Marsh, and David Carradine.

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

30 August 2025

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

Reading: Chapter 6 Marx’s Economic Manuscript of 1864–1865

19:00 (07:00 pm) - Saturday Night Serendipity Theatre

Nothing is planned so if you would like to show something please do!

21:00 (9 pm) - Bring the Music

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


Sunday

31 August 2025

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, Cont’d.

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

This week’s episode: Up the Long Ladder

An antiquated distress signal leads to two lost 22nd century Earth colonies, each facing doom in different ways.

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

Note: all times in ET.

Registration

Register for a slot on After Hours now.

After Hours #280, 18-24 Aug 2025

Monday

18 August 2025

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

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.

Reading: Adnan Husain and Benji discuss with Prof. Radhika Desai a number of crucial and relevant topics

Live YouTube link here: Geopolitical Economy and the Ends of Capitalism w/Radhika Desai.

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

19 August 2025

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

Reading: Ben Fine and Alfredo Saad-Filho

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

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: Who Am I This Time by Kurt Vonnegut


Wednesday

20 August 2025

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

Reading: Ben Fine and Alfredo Saad-Filho Marx’s Capital 6th ed.

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

You are invited to join tonight’s weekly Wednesday night Spirituality And Activism zoom!

Tonight’s S&A Agenda: Scholars Challenging The Ihra ‘Definition’ Of anti-semitism Which Is Being Used To Justify Israel’S Genocide

Tonight, we will view and critically engage with a recorded webinar presentation hosted by the Open University Solidarity Group in May 2025. This session features scholars offering rigorous critiques of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism—a framework that has been widely adopted by institutions and governments, yet increasingly challenged for its role in suppressing legitimate discourse on Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Our discussion will explore the implications of this definition for academic freedom, public debate, and human rights advocacy, as well as consider strategies for meaningful resistance and alternative approaches.

NOTE: We will watch the first 75 minutes together. The whole video, which includes Q&A, is a total of 2 hours.


Thursday

21 August 2025

15:00 (3 pm) - Dis & Datinformation w/Ann Li

Reading: State, Capital, Nature: State Theory for the Capitalocene

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.

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

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


Friday

22 August 2025

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

Reading: Fine and Saad-Filho, Chapters 4–5

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

“Understanding Settler Colonialism in the World System” w/Dr. Max Ajl.

Join us to delve deeply into Max’s critical reappraisal of settler colonialism historically and in the geopolitical economy of imperialism and capitalism. It should be an excellent discussion; I encourage all to prepare by taking a look at two of his recent articles on the subject, posted below. We’ll also talk about his analysis of al-Aqsa Flood, discourse on the US-Israel relationship, Israeli protests, regional analysis and your questions, comments, and suggested topics. So post them here or get priority for them by joining patreon.com/adnanhusain

19:00 (7 pm) - The After Hours Show S03E13

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 Season 2 Episode 4, Story 3 and 4: Marmalade Wine

Braggart Roger Blacker waits out a storm with a mysterious surgeon. Starring: Robert Morse and Rudy Vallee. and “The Academy” - Jeff Holston checks out a military academy for his wayward son. Starring: Leif Erickson, Pat Boone, and Larry Linville.

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

23 August 2025

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

Reading: Even More Grundrisse

19:00 (07:00 pm) - Saturday Night Theatre: Saturday Night Serendipity w/Susanna

Will show up at 7pm with some streaming options from the TCM Library for a film to choose from (if no one else has anything).

21:00 (9 pm) - Bring the Music

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


Sunday

24 August 2025

13:00 (1 pm) - Foraged Blueberry Sorting w/Joe in Norway

Just back from the forest with several kilos of blueberries, time to pick out the leaves, branches, spiders, snails and ticks. Join me for a chat.

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

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

Reading: Even More Grundrisse, Cont’d.

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

This week’s episode: Samaritan Snare

With Picard away for routine surgery, the Enterprise responds to an apparent distress call from a Pakled vessel.

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

Note: all times in ET.

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