Coming up on Connections: Tuesday, December 25
First hour: " Tinsel Tales 3: Even More NPR Christmas Favorites" Second hour: " Tinsel Tales 4: So Much More NPR Christmas Favorites"
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First hour: Professor Mark Brummitt on understanding Christianity Second hour: "A Season's Griot 2018"
View ArticleConnections: Professor Mark Brummitt on understanding Christianity
Pew Research indicates that non-religious Americans tend to know more about the specific traditions of Christianity than Christians themselves do. On this day after Christmas, we sit down with a...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, December 27
First hour: Discussing workplace trainings in the era of #MeToo Second hour: The year in television
View ArticleConnections: Discussing workplace trainings in the era of #MeToo
Earlier this year, New York State updated its sexual harassment laws. Now, the state mandates that all employers must adopt a sexual harassment prevention policy and training that meets the law’s...
View ArticleConnections: The year in television
We talk TV! Our guests discuss the year in television: the successes, the failures, the reboots and revivals, and how television consumption continued to change in 2018. What were your favorite shows?...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, December 28
First hour: Discussing challenges faced by students of color in local suburban schools Second hour: How mobile and online dating apps have changed dating culture
View ArticleConnections: Discussing challenges faced by students of color in local...
Local students of color are speaking out about the challenges they say they face in suburban schools. Reporters Georgie Silvarole and Justin Murphy from the Democrat & Chronicle recently sat down...
View ArticleConnections: How mobile and online dating apps have changed dating culture
Tinder debuted in 2012, and since then, it – and other mobile and online dating apps – has revolutionized dating culture. Research on the subject is still in its early stages, but scientists say the...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, December 31
First hour: Rochester and Western New York's favorite books of 2018, part 1 Second hour: Rochester and Western New York's favorite books of 2018, part 2
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...
View ArticleConnections: What to expect for the future of advertising
One of the most fluid and changing careers is advertising. It's an industry that has seen tremendous pressure coming from the disruptive forces of new technology. Ad execs hoped that we would all love...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, October 9
First hour: Special broadcast on the opioid epidemic - Local individuals in recovery discuss their battles with addiction Second hour: Special broadcast on the opioid epidemic - An update on the...
View ArticleWATCH: Connections Live on the opioid epidemic across New York
https://youtu.be/I70jhWwt_zY In this special edition of Connections, we address the opioid epidemic in New York State. The conversation will take place in front of a live studio audience at the WXXI...
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