Connections: Reshaping Rochester Series explores riverfront revitalization
We preview the final event of the Community Design Center's 2017 Reshaping Rochester Series . This time, the focus is on riverfront revitalization, specifically in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A private...
View ArticleConnections: Listen to Your Mother
It's a spotlight on mothers. An upcoming production called Listen to Your Mother will feature local women sharing their stories of motherhood – from loss, addiction, immigration, complicated...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, May 3rd
First hour: Rochester mayoral candidate Tony Micciche Second hour: USA struggles to raise literacy rates
View ArticleConnections: Rochester mayoral candidate Tony Micciche
There's a Republican in the race for mayor of Rochester. It's county legislator Tony Micciche . We talk about his goals for the city: why he's running, what his vision is, and what he would change...
View ArticleConnections: USA struggles to raise literacy rates
When it comes to literacy, we're number... seven? A new world ranking has Finland leading the way, and western hemisphere nations are struggling. It's national Children's Book Week, and we're focusing...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, May 4th
First hour: Spiritus Christi Race Convoy Second hour: Candidates for Rochester City Council, part 4
View ArticleConnections: Spiritus Christi Race Convoy
What can we learn about the current state of race relations in this country by studying slavery and the Civil Rights movement? A group of 35 people connected with Spiritus Christi Church visited a...
View ArticleConnections: Candidates for Rochester City Council, part 4
We continue our series of conversations with candidates for Rochester City Council. 12 candidates from a cross section of our community are vying for five at-large seats. We discuss why they're...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, May 5th
First hour: Previewing the summer camp season Second hour: The craft of writing and creative ways to overcome writer's block
View ArticleConnections: Previewing the summer camp season
Despite snow in the forecast next week, summer is right around the corner, and many kids in our area are getting excited for summer camp. Nationally, camps are an $18 billion dollar industry, with more...
View ArticleConnections: The craft of writing and creative ways to overcome writer's block
If you’ve ever stared at a blank page, wishing that streams of brilliant prose would appear, you’re not alone. Many aspiring and veteran writers view writer’s block as their worst enemy in the creative...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of May 1st
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: A proposal drafted by local police...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, May 8th
First hour: The relationship between science and religion Second hour: How to help kids unplug in the digital age
View ArticleConnections: The relationship between science and religion
Can science and faith coexist in today's politically-charged environment? A 2015 survey found that nearly 70 percent of evangelicals in the United States don't see religion and science as being totally...
View ArticleConnections: How to help kids unplug in the digital age
Last fall, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new recommendations for limiting media use among children. How can parents work under these guidelines and help their kids unplug and reconnect to...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, May 9th
First hour: Father Thomas Rosica on the state of the Catholic Church Second hour: Journalist Gary Craig on his new book about the Rochester Brinks heist
View ArticleConnections: Father Thomas Rosica on the state of the Catholic Church
One of the most well connected priests in the world is a Rochester native who assisted the Vatican during the transition period between Popes Benedict and Francis. Father Thomas Rosica is the CEO of...
View ArticleConnections: Journalist Gary Craig on his new book about the Rochester Brinks...
Democrat & Chronicle journalist Gary Craig has just published a book about the infamous Rochester Brinks heist. Craig pulls many threads together to spin this tale of deception, robbery, and...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, May 10th
First hour: Harmonica Pete DuPre Second hour: Cpt. Ronald Johnson on lessons from Ferguson
View ArticleConnections: Harmonica Pete DuPre
One of the most remarkable storytellers in Rochester is 93-year-old Pete DuPre. He was an army medic during World War II, and for 80 years, he's played the harmonica. Soon he'll play his harmonica at...
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