Connections: What can Rochester learn from other cities about urban...
As city leaders and community members continue to debate the future of downtown development, some are looking to Rochester’s waterways as an asset in that revitalization. This hour, we discuss urban...
View ArticleConnections: Ambassador Thomas Pickering
Ambassador Thomas Pickering joins us in studio. He was the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for part of the 1990s, and he's in Rochester as a guest of the World Affairs Council. Ambassador...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, September 13th
First hour: Heather Ann Thompson, author of a Pulitzer-winning book on Attica Second hour: Debating so-called "clean meat"
View ArticleConnections: Heather Ann Thompson, author of a Pulitzer-winning book on Attica
Heather Ann Thompson won the Pulitzer Prize for her book, Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy . Thompson uncovered stories, documents, and information that the state...
View ArticleConnections: Debating so-called "clean meat"
What is all this buzz about "clean meat?" The idea is to eat meat that is grown in a lab, from stem cells -- no animal slaughter; no animal confinement; no carbon footprint associated with animal-based...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, September 14th
First hour : Exploring the power of the moving image Second hour: Dr. Rick Kittles , co-founder of African Ancestry
View ArticleConnections: Exploring the power of the moving image
The Memorial Art Gallery is exploring new ways to create provocative portraits of subjects, and in its current exhibition, it’s using video. The MAG is partnering with renowned video artist Charles...
View ArticleConnections: Dr. Rick Kittles, co-founder of African Ancestry
We’re joined by Dr. Rick Kittles . He’s the co-founder of African-Ancestry, the largest African lineage DNA database in the world. His work has been used to track the ancestry of people featured on...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, September 15th
First hour: How to engage in better public discourse Second hour: Actress Andie MacDowell, and finding hope for people struggling with addiction
View ArticleConnections: How to engage in better public discourse
No one will ever change their mind, right? Is there any point in debating friends about politics or heavy subjects when the disagree? University of Rochester philosopher Richard Feldman says we can...
View ArticleConnections: Actress Andie MacDowell, and finding hope for people struggling...
2016 marked the first time a U.S. surgeon general released a report addressing substance use disorders and health problems related to those disorders. According to the report, one in seven Americans...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of September 11th
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: If Rochester could be home to...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, September 18th
First hour: The impact of New York State's special education crisis Second hour: How students can apply lessons learned from studying abroad
View ArticleConnections: The impact of New York State's special education crisis
Parents of hundreds of children with special needs in New York State say their kids are not receiving the services they need. A recent report in the Democrat & Chronicle stated that in the...
View ArticleConnections: How students can apply lessons learned from studying abroad
When college students go abroad, they spend weeks, months, or even a year assimilating into a different culture. So how can they integrate those global experiences into their daily lives when they...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, September 19th
First hour: What’s next for first-time City Council candidates who didn’t win the primary? Second hour: The impact of clinician burnout
View ArticleConnections: First-time City Council candidates share their experiences...
City Council in Rochester had a number of new faces running for seats this year, but they didn’t all win the Democratic primary. What happens when you take that jump for the first time and it doesn’t...
View ArticleConnections: The impact of clinician burnout
What happens when doctors and nurses get overwhelmed? Every day, clinicians provide treatment for patients with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions. Being exposed to human suffering and having...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, September 20th
First hour: The debate over punching Nazis Second hour: What happens when we blend politics, journalism, and entertainment?
View ArticleConnections: The debate over punching Nazis
The videos have gone viral: people punching Nazis in the streets. The latest involved a man in Seattle, wearing a Swastika armband. He takes a punch so violent that he is knocked unconscious and loses...
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