Coming up on Connections: Friday, March 30
First hour: Fast Forward Film Festival 2018 Second hour: New research on Parkinson's disease
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The Fast Forward Film Festival is back, bringing a series of short films with an environmental bent. The entries tackle subjects ranging from a future without nature, to energy efficiency in homes. We...
View ArticleConnections: New research on Parkinson's disease
There's new research related to Parkinson's disease, and some of it is being done at the University of Rochester Medical Center. URMC is involved in several studies testing drugs in clinical trials,...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of March 26
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 March for Our Lives, and the...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, April 2
First hour: Should del Lago receive a state bailout? Second hour: Reexamining The Taming of the Shrew in the era of #MeToo
View ArticleConnections: Should del Lago receive a state bailout?
Upstate New York’s newest casino had a weak first year, based on revenue. But the operators of del Lago say that it’s because their competitors have an unfair advantage. They’re asking New York State...
View ArticleConnections: Reexamining "The Taming of the Shrew" in the era of #MeToo
Throughout its history, Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew has been analyzed in different ways. Is the play misogynistic? Satirical? Empowering toward women? This hour, we reexamine the play in the...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, April 3
First hour: The new film, Chappaquiddick Second hour: How to improve doctor-patient communication
View ArticleConnections: The new film, "Chappaquiddick"
A new film explores the murky truth behind what really happened at Chappaquiddick. Nearly 50 years after Senator Ted Kennedy crashed his car off a bridge, killing Mary Jo Kopechne, Chappaquiddick...
View ArticleConnections: How to improve doctor-patient communication
How can doctors better communicate with their patients, especially when they need to discuss the prognosis of a serious illness? That's the subject of an upcoming lecture at the Rochester Academy of...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, April 4
First hour: Kenneth Morris, co-founder of the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives Second hour: How can we bring civility back to political discourse?
View ArticleConnections: Kenneth Morris, co-founder of the Frederick Douglass Family...
We sit down with Kenneth Morris , the great-great-great grandson of Frederick Douglass and the great-great grandson of Booker T. Washington. Until about ten years ago, Morris says he spent his life...
View ArticleConnections: How can we bring civility back to political discourse?
Are modern politics really more uncivil than most of our historical politics? Are we in a unique time in our history? We talk to the leader of a national institution that aims to bring civility back to...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, April 5
First hour: The value of early childhood education Second hour: Bikes vs. cars - what's the future of transit?
View ArticleConnections: The value of early childhood education
The Gates Public Library and the Westside Family YMCA have partnered to offer a new preschool program for children in the district. Gates Chili does offer university pre-K, but based on a lottery...
View ArticleConnections: Bikes vs. cars - what's the future of transit?
We talk about the future of transit, and if we'll see a carless future. Some say cars are on the way out - they aren't environmentally friendly or economical. Others say that's a ways away - we're not...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, April 6
First hour: Understanding human rights and international justice with psychologist Brinton Lykes Second hour: Challenges faced by women of color in journalism
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Brinton Lykes is a psychologist who has spent her career living and working with people in Central America who have survived war and genocidal violence. In her work, she uses the creative arts and...
View ArticleConnections: Challenges faced by women of color in journalism
A new report by the Women's Media Center documents the systemic racism and gender bias in the U.S. News Media. The report, "The Status of Women of Color in the U.S. News Media 2018," shows that women...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of April 2
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 new film, Chappaquiddick ;...
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