Connections: The return of the One Take Film Festival
The One Take Film Festival will celebrate its second year at The Little Theatre next month. This year’s films cover a range of subjects, including fracking, race riots, Rochester’s history as a photo...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, March 21
First hour: Women under Nazi rule Second hour: Why haven’t we solved America’s hunger problem?
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When we discuss the Holocaust and Nazi Germany’s tactics to create a so-called master race, we frequently talk about the atrocities committed in concentration camps. Holocaust survivors have come...
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The author of a new book about food insecurity says food banks and food pantries were never meant to be permanent parts of our country. Andrew Fisher is a food security expert. He says food banks have...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, March 22
First hour: Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death Second hour: Ballerina Aesha Ash and the Swan Dreams Project
View ArticleConnections: "Into the Night: Portraits of Life and Death"
Should we fear death? That question is at the heart of a new documentary about death from accomplished filmmaker Helen Whitney. It's called Into the Night , and it's coming to PBS and WXXI TV on...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, March 23
WXXI News will broadcast the funeral services for Representative Louise Slaughter. The Congresswoman died last Friday at the age of 88. She served 16 terms in Washington and had plans to run for a 17th...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of March 19
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: Congresswoman Louise Slaughter's...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, March 26
First hour: Discussing the potential of mass demonstrations Second hour: Author Reyna Grande and her memoir, The Distance Between Us
View ArticleConnections: The potential of mass demonstrations
Hundreds of thousands of people attended the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, and more than 800 similar demonstrations were held in cities around the world. The movement pushing for...
View ArticleConnections: Author Reyna Grande and her memoir, "The Distance Between Us"
Author Reyna Grande says there are voices missing from the conversation about immigration reform -- those of undocumented children. Grande crossed the border into the U.S. from Mexico when she was nine...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, March 27
First hour: Are the Olympics still relevant? Second hour: Are sitcoms dying?
View ArticleConnections: Are the Olympics still relevant?
The Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang are now in the books, and like after many Olympics, a number of think pieces have cropped up online asking the question, “Do the Games still matter?”...
View ArticleConnections: Are sitcoms dying?
Are sitcoms dying? As TV habits continue to change, viewers are moving further away from appointment viewing and the days of “Must-See TV.” But with the return of shows like Will & Grace , Roseanne...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, March 28
First hour: How architecture and urban design can address climate change Second hour: How the arts can address political issues
View ArticleConnections: How architecture and urban design can address climate change
Does Rochester have to consider climate change or environmental sustainability when designing its urban spaces? That question has a more obvious answer in places like Miami Beach, where climate change...
View ArticleConnections: How the arts can address political issues
A new play at Geva Theatre tackles war, immigration, the refugee experience, and the gray area between right and wrong. “Heartland” is the story of an Afghan refugee and an American professor who form...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, March 29
First hour: Do concerns about school safety lead to more homeschooling? Second hour: Danielle Bainbridge, host of "The Origin of Everything"
View ArticleConnections: Do concerns about school safety lead to more homeschooling?
After every mass school shooting, reports show an increase in calls and interest in homeschooling. The number of families choosing to homeschool has doubled since 1999, when Columbine happened. Today...
View ArticleConnections: Danielle Bainbridge, host of "The Origin of Everything"
Danielle Bainbridge never thought she would be a YouTube star -- in fact, she never thought she'd even like YouTube. But now, the Yale doctoral student is the host of "The Origin of Everything," a...
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