Connections: Urban agriculture
Urban agriculture: it's a growing and popular concept in many places, and it's the subject of the next Reshaping Rochester event. So what is the future of urban agriculture in cities like Rochester?...
View ArticleConnections: A new musical explores our racial divide through humor
Here's a very ambitious and, frankly, risky idea: a local high school is getting ready to debut an original musical, largely about race and divisions in American society. Byron-Bergen decided not to do...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, March 2nd
First hour: LGBTQ community showing solidarity Second hour: Secretary of the Smithsonian David Skorton
View ArticleConnections: LGBTQ community showing solidarity
When the alt-pop band MUNA was writing their new song, "I Know a Place," the Orlando night club massacre rocked the country. That event gives the song a new urgency, and Time Magazine has referred to...
View ArticleConnections: Secretary of the Smithsonian, David Skorton
The director of the Smithsonian is in Rochester, and is our guest. Technically, his title is secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and we talk to David Skorton about his views on the arts and the...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, March 3rd
First hour: Catholic Family Center’s efforts to help alleviate poverty in Rochester Second hour: Understanding and treating eating disorders
View ArticleConnections: Catholic Family Center’s efforts to help alleviate poverty in...
Compared to cities its size, Rochester has the second highest rate of overall poverty. The Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative (RMAPI) has set a goal to reduce poverty in our region by 50% in the...
View ArticleConnections: Understanding and treating eating disorders
It's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, but only one in 10 men and women with eating disorders receive treatment. Many...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of February 27th
Weekend Connections is a collection of some of the most noteworthy moments from the week on Connections with Evan Dawson. This episode includes conversations about: Solidarity among the LGBTQ...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, March 6th
First hour: Chuck Collins on his new book, "Born On Third Base" Second hour: Trying to solve one of the world's great mysteries -- and read ancient books
View ArticleConnections: Chuck Collins on his new book, "Born On Third Base"
Chuck Collins was 26 years old when he decided to give away his half-million-dollar family inheritance. He's the grandson of Oscar Mayer, and Chuck felt that he was getting too easy a ride through...
View ArticleConnections: Trying to solve one of the world's great mysteries -- and read...
For all of ways we use the term "Epicurean," here's something strange: the original works of Epicurus himself have never been found. It's only through letters and quotations that we glimpse his work....
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, March 7th
First hour: Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren discusses her bid for re-election Second hour: International Women's Day
View ArticleConnections: Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren discusses her bid for re-election
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren is running for re-election, and she joins us for the hour. We talk about her record, her plans, and her reaction to criticism from her two opponents. You can watch this...
View ArticleConnections: International Women's Day
International Women's Day is Wednesday, and our guests discuss gender from a wide range of lenses. At the forefront is the idea that women of color do not often benefit from the progress that the rest...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, March 8th
First hour: Helping inmates who may have suffered a miscarriage of justice Second hour: The deep emotions behind comedy
View ArticleConnections: Helping inmates who may have suffered a miscarriage of justice
The University at Buffalo has launched an Innocence and Justice Project, devoted to helping inmates who were wrongfully convicted have their convictions reversed. The project brings eight students into...
View ArticleConnections: The deep emotions behind comedy
A recent CNN documentary explored the link between success in comedy and mental illness. Many of the most successful people in comedy have struggled with depression and other ailments. Our panel...
View ArticleConnections: Rochester's wind storm and the effects of extreme weather
On Wednesday, a fierce wind storm caused by a unique weather combination shook the Rochester area. Hurricane-force winds caused the highest total number of power outages in the area since 2003. Many...
View ArticleConnections: ROCLA and the story of the Kichwa people of Sarayaku
In 1996, the Ecuadorian government gave concession of an oil block deep in the Amazon rainforest to a fuel company. The land was in indigenous territory, belonging to the Kichwa people of Sarayaku. The...
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