Weekend Connections: Week of December 18
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: The bullying epidemic;...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, December 25
First hour: Tinsel Tales 4: So Much More NPR Christmas Favorites Second hour: Selected Shorts Gift Set 2017: "Not How I Imagined It"
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, December 26
First hour: Innovation Hub: Buying The Holidays Second hour: A Season's Griot
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, December 27
First hour: RPD's Body Worn Camera Program expands Second hour: The value of community service and service-based learning
View ArticleConnections: The value of community service and service-based learning
New York State's Teacher of the Year is back in studio. Christopher Albrecht is a fourth grade teacher at the Fred W. Hill School in Brockport. He joins us to discuss the value of community service and...
View ArticleConnections: RPD's Body Worn Camera Program expands
The City of Rochester has entered a partnership with the Coalition for Police Reform – Community Justice Advisory Board to create more transparency in the Rochester Police Department's Body Worn Camera...
View ArticleConnections: The controversy over clear-cutting on the banks of the Erie Canal
Discussing the controversy over clearing the banks of the Erie Canal of vegetation. Our guests: John Callaghan , Executive Deputy Director for the New York Power Authority. Elizabeth Agte ,...
View ArticleConnections: James Norman of Action for a Better Community looks back on a...
James Norman is retiring after 25 years of leading Action for a Better Community in Rochester. He discusses his career and the most pressing issues as he leaves his post.
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, December 29th
First hour: U.S. life expectancy declines again Second hour: Are we to blame for fake news?
View ArticleConnections: why life expectancy is dropping in the U.S.
Life expectancy in the U.S. declined again in 2016, a trend that likely will continue when 2017 numbers are in. Drug-related deaths and suicide are major contributors. Our panel discusses this alarming...
View ArticleConnections: Whose fault is "fake news" ?
Is “fake news” our own fault? Mike Johansson says in many ways, it is. He's a lecturer of communication at RIT with experience in a number of newsrooms. We'll talk about who's to blame, and what we can...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, January 2
First hour: The future of CHIP Second hour: Finding a balance between all modes of transportation
View ArticleConnections: The future of CHIP
What is going on with CHIP? The Children's Health Insurance Program has been widely discussed as a potential victim of budget cuts in Washington. What exactly is CHIP, and whom does it serve? What kind...
View ArticleConnections: Finding a balance between all modes of transportation
Are urbanists trying to push cars out of American cities? A recent piece in The Urban Phoenix, which was created by a Rochesterian, argues that cars will always be king in this country, but we need to...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, January 3
First hour: Exploring Governor Cuomo's proposed plan to relieve student loan debt Second hour: 2018 State of the State address
View ArticleConnections: Exploring Governor Cuomo's proposed plan to relieve student loan...
In his 2018 State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a proposed series of reforms to help relieve loan debt for college and university students in New York State. Student loan debt...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, January 4
First hour: Understanding university and college endowments Second hour: What's going on with food access in American cities
View ArticleConnections: Understanding university and college endowments
Administrators at some large, private colleges and universities are speaking out against the tax plan recently passed by Congress. The plan would tax large endowments at some institutions, and...
View ArticleConnections: What's going on with food access in American cities?
There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about food deserts, and now so-called food swamps, and what's really going on with food access in America's cities. That's been a strong focus of Foodlink ,...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, January 5
First hour: Bills mania and the business of football Second hour: How music reflects the political mood
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