Connections: Can empathy be taught?
Can empathy be taught? Helen Riess, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard, said it can and she details how and why in her book, “The Empathy Effect.” While Riess’ book is new, the concept of...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, December 7
First hour: Discussing the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act Second hour: Angelica Perez-Delgado and Hilda Rosario Escher of Ibero
View ArticleConnections: Discussing the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act
Late last month, five members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced what climate activists are calling the most significant climate change legislation Congress has seen in more than a decade...
View ArticleConnections: Angelica Perez-Delgado and Hilda Rosario Escher of Ibero
We sit down with the outgoing and incoming presidents of the Ibero-American Action League . Angelica Perez-Delgado has been named the organization’s new president and CEO. This comes after longtime...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of December 3
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: A speech Frederick Douglass made...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, December 10
First hour: How to rehabilitate perpetrators of domestic violence Second hour: Atheists discuss belief and meaning
View ArticleConnections: How to rehabilitate perpetrators of domestic violence
Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt is speaking out about a video that caught him getting into a physical altercation with a woman. Hunt says he was embarrassed by the video and hoped to...
View ArticleConnections: Atheists discuss belief and meaning
Author Andrew Sullivan wrote a piece about religion that has lit up the internet, with praise from some, like David Brooks, calling it one of the finest pieces on religion ever written. The criticism...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, December 11
First hour: Updates from the Rochester City School District Second hour: Stink bugs vs. samurai wasps
View ArticleConnections: Updates from the Rochester City School District
The Rochester City School District is in search of a new superintendent, while digesting the recent Acquino report. That report offered a tough assessment of the RCSD, claiming that often, decisions...
View ArticleConnections: Stink bugs vs. samurai wasps
Stink bugs are just about everywhere, but good news: we’re releasing samurai wasps to kill them. If that perhaps doesn’t sound like a perfect idea, the experts are here to assuage your concerns. They...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, December 12
First hour: Special rebroadcast - Activist Jeremy Tjhung Second hour: Different approaches to gift giving
View ArticleConnections: Different approaches to gift giving
We continue an annual Connections tradition of discussing new and interesting ideas for gift giving during the holiday season. This time of year, many of us feel the obligation to get gifts for others....
View ArticleConnections: Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day
The City of Rochester is getting ready to celebrate its inaugural Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 8. The holiday will coincide with Columbus Day, which has long been controversial. Our guests...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, October 5
First hour: Local attorneys discuss the Kavanaugh hearings Second hour: Discussing sexual health and the new play, "Becoming Dr. Ruth," at the JCC
View ArticleConnections: Local attorneys discuss the Kavanaugh hearings
We welcome a panel of attorneys to discuss the primary, and sometimes hidden, legal questions at play in the Kavanaugh hearings. We find that when attorneys from all ideological backgrounds discuss the...
View ArticleConnections: Discussing sexual health and the new play, "Becoming Dr. Ruth,"...
A new play at the JCC CenterStage Theatre explores the life and work of Dr. Ruth Westheimer. The radio and television sex therapist has helped change the way America talks about sexual health. We’re...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of October 1
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: Fashion Week of Rochester, and the...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, October 8
First hour: Discussing male violence and acceptable standards of behavior Second hour: What to expect for the future of advertising
View ArticleConnections: Discussing male violence and acceptable standards of behavior
The Brett Kavanaugh investigation produced something unexpected last week: a debate about whether it's normal and natural for men to get into physical altercations. Namely, bar fights. Some of Judge...
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