This week, conversations with three different Fordham alumni -- all in transition, and all in pursuit of meaningful work: a philosopher-turned-musician, a stockbroker-turned-teaching assistant, and a painter-turned-lawyer.

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Melissa Labonte went on a 10-day research trip to Sierra Leone.  She came back with a shakedown survival story and a renewed distaste for the movie "Blood Diamond."  Also, Sarah Gambito on this year's Kundiman Asian American Poetry Retreat, and how it all began.  Influences include: Donald Trump.

Dr. Beth Knobel discusses “Heat and Light: Advice for the next generation of Journalists,”  a book she co-wrote with CBS News legend Mike Wallace.  You can listen to Fordham Conversation Saturday at 7am on 90.7 WFUV.