Coming up on Connections: Friday, June 1
First hour: Can brick-and-mortar stores survive in the age of Amazon? Second hour: Rehabbing vacant homes to give families a new start
View ArticleConnections: Can brick-and-mortar stores survive in the age of Amazon?
The retail giant Toys “R” Us has filed for bankruptcy and is closing its stores across the nation. The move is leaving more than 30,000 employees out of jobs, health insurance, and severance pay. It’s...
View ArticleConnections: Rehabbing vacant homes to give families a new start
Several nonprofit organizations are teaming up to help provide housing options for people in need, while reducing the number of so-called zombie homes in Rochester. Flower City Habitat for Humanity has...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of May 28
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 controversy surrounding chronic...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, June 4
First hour: An update on the crisis in Puerto Rico, and cultural competency in medical care Second hour: How can American end its oil addiction?
View ArticleConnections: An update on the crisis in Puerto Rico, and cultural competency...
A new study from researchers at Harvard estimates that nearly 5,000 people may have died in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria. That's more than 70 times the death toll reported by the...
View ArticleConnections: How can America end its oil addiction?
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe recently wrote that ending America's oil addiction will be a lot harder than many people think. Our panel discusses the practical challenges and possible solutions to...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, June 5
First hour: Comedian John Cleese Second hour: Understanding dementia, and the impact of music on memory
View ArticleConnections: Comedian John Cleese
We're joined by legendary actor, writer, and comedian John Cleese. He'll be in Rochester next month for a screening of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" at the Kodak Theatre. Cleese joins us to discuss...
View ArticleConnections: Understanding dementia, and the impact of music on memory
An expert in Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia says there are a number of misconceptions about the conditions, and he wants families to understand that people can live well with those diagnoses....
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, June 6
First hour: Discussing women's safety, their right to use firearms, and allegations of domestic violence Second hour: How today's students interpret classic literature
View ArticleConnections: Women's safety, their right to use firearms, and allegations of...
The story of a Rochester police officer advising a man to break into the home of his estranged girlfriend has raised a number of questions about women’s safety, gun rights, and allegations of domestic...
View ArticleConnections: How today's students interpret classic literature
Two British newspapers expressed their shock over “thin-skinned, liberal foot-stomping millennials” sympathizing with the monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The newspapers say these “snowflakes”...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, June 7
First hour: Examining the inequities in the local public education system Second hour: Holocaust survivor Helen Levinson and the play, "Survivors"
View ArticleConnections: Examining the inequities in the local public education system
The Democrat and Chronicle is launching a new project aiming at the inequity in our public school system. What have they found, and what might change it? Our guests discuss those questions and more:...
View ArticleConnections: Holocaust survivor Helen Levinson and the play, "Survivors"
We hear the story of a local Holocaust survivor. Helen Levinson was born in Poland and was sent to a concentration camp during the war. She escaped with the help of a Nazi guard, but lost her parents...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, June 8
First hour: Addressing racism toward Native Americans Second hour: Screen time recommendations for children and teens
View ArticleConnections: Addressing racism toward Native Americans
Last month, while on a tour for prospective students at Colorado State University, a woman called police, saying she was concerned that two young men in the group were not meant to be part of the tour....
View ArticleConnections: Screen time recommendations for children and teens
Apple is responding to pressure from stakeholders to provide features on its devices that will allow parents to monitor and limit screen time for their children. In response, Apple announced a new app...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of June 4
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 debate over trigger warnings;...
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