Coming up on Connections: Friday, February 2
First hour: How will the solar tariff impact the future of solar in the U.S.? Second hour: How language and grammar change over time
View ArticleConnections: How will the solar tariff impact the future of solar in the U.S.?
On January 23, the Trump administration imposed a 30 percent tariff on solar cells and modules made abroad. President Trumps says the move will increase U.S. manufacturing of solar equipment and create...
View ArticleConnections: How language and grammar change over time
We know that language evolves over time, but recent research shows that grammar actually change more quickly than language. What's acceptable to you when it comes to changes in standards? Does it...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of January 29
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 tipped wage system and its...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, February 5
First hour: What will be the future of the Cadillac Hotel? Second hour: Upstate transit leaders call for more funding, more options
View ArticleConnections: What will be the future of the Cadillac Hotel?
What will be the future of the Cadillac Hotel? The historic building in downtown Rochester was acquired by developer DHD Ventures in October, but the company has yet to release plans detailing the...
View ArticleConnections: Upstate transit leaders call for more funding, more options
Leaders in Upstate New York say they need more attention – and more funding – to bolster transit options. For most cities that are not New York City, that means bus lines. RTS chief Bill Carpenter says...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, February 6
First hour: Abuses suffered by women in film and theater Second hour: Author Elaine Weiss and her book, The Woman's Hour
View ArticleConnections: Abuses suffered by women in film and theater
Why are women occasionally abused on movie sets, ostensibly for the sake of genuine art? The question was raised this past weekend, when Uma Thurman told the New York Times about abuses she has...
View ArticleConnections: Author Elaine Weiss and her book, The Woman's Hour
One hundred years ago, it wasn't a foregone conclusion that the 19th Amendment would survive. It came down to Tennessee, which became a kind of battleground. Some of the biggest figures of the time...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, February 7
First hour: Understanding the Doomsday Clock Second hour: New art series explores racial justice
View ArticleConnections: Understanding the Doomsday Clock
The Doomsday Clock has just moved forward; we are now two minutes to midnight. Scientists created the clock in the 1940s as a way or demonstrating how close they think we are to the possible extinction...
View ArticleConnections: New art series explores racial justice
A new art series called "At the Crossroads: Activating the Intersection of Art and Justice" is exploring themes of racial justice. One of the installations is called "Black Magic Slays the Magical...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, February 8
First Hour: Bail reform Second Hour: Eddie Money and his new musical, Two Tickets to Paradise
View ArticleConnections: Bail reform
Every day, thousands of New York residents stay in jail because they don't have the money for bail. Critics have railed against the system on numerous levels. First, they claim it's classist and...
View ArticleConnections: Eddie Money and his new musical, "Two Tickets to Paradise"
Eddie Money is one of the biggest rock stars in American history, and he's still doing it. Only now, he's taking his act to Rochester in a new musical . Money fell in love with the stage at the...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, February 9
First hour: The role of women in the modern Catholic Church Second hour: Are we ready for driverless cars?
View ArticleConnections: The role of women in the modern Catholic Church
On Friday, Reverend Denise Donato – the founding pastor at Mary Magdalene Parish in East Rochester – will become the first ordained female bishop of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion (ECC). The ECC...
View ArticleConnections: Are we ready for driverless cars?
Would you ride in a driverless car? GM says its driverless car could be in fleets by next year. But some polls show Americans are still skeptical about the idea of this technology. Are driverless cars...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of February 5
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: Abuses faced by women in Hollywood;...
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