Connections: Did You Get Your $350 Check From NYS?
Good tax policy or bribe? The state recently mailed thousands of checks for $350 out to NY families. Who got the money? Why is it being mailed so close to Election Day if this was agreed upon nearly 18...
View ArticleConnections: Do You Know Who Narendra Modi Is?
One of the world's most powerful leaders just came to the U.S. on a five-day tour, and you'd think it never happened. Not much buzz or coverage, despite Narendra Modi's focus on women's rights,...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, October 9th
First hour: Is Thug Kitchen racist?Second hour: NY's plan to keep musicians recording here
View ArticleConnections: Is Thug Kitchen Racist?
Get ready for a lengthy explanation of a strange story that is blowing up, especially on the west coast. It's all about what some call "white people engaged in digital blackface":For the past couple of...
View ArticleConnections: Tax Credits For Musicians
New York lawmakers wanted Hollywood to make more movies in New York State, so they created the Film Tax Credit Program. Now they want more musicians to record their albums in New York, so they've...
View ArticleConnections: Education Friday - The Flexibility of Teachers; Conversation...
It’s Education Friday on Connections. We start by asking this question: how flexible can teachers be? Are the new curriculum standards hampering the creativity and flexibility of teachers? Can parents...
View ArticleConnections: Education Friday - September Harvest; Sleep Apnea Awareness
We start off this edition of Education Friday by learning just how good this September was for the Finger Lakes. Some are calling it the “best ever” as it helped to get harvest cranking at vineyards...
View ArticleConnections: Businesses as Consumer Destinations; Creating Low-cost Prosthetics
We start off the hour talking about small business, specifically the fact that many small business owners don’t have the time to think about how their company fits into their community. We talk with...
View ArticleConnections: Fashion Week Rochester
Tuesday, October 14, marks the start of Fashion Week Rochester. The event bills itself as the antithesis to NYC Fashion Week by making this event accessible to anyone. The event also raises money for...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, October 14th
First hour: Virginia Madsen and the High Falls Film FestivalSecond hour: Candidate for Assembly Peter Lawrence
View ArticleConnections: High Falls Film Festival
The High Falls Film Festival starts next week. The festival celebrates women in film, one of the few worldwide that does so. We start the hour with Virginia Madsen, she produced a film that will be...
View ArticleConnections: Assembly Candidate Peter Lawrence
In this hour, we talk with Peter Lawrence (R,C,I-Greece). He is a former U.S. Marshall that is now running for the 134th State Assembly district seat that was vacated by Bill Reilich when he became...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, October 15th
First hour: Updating Rochester's inner loop and bicycle-friendly projectsSecond hour: How should we teach our children about Chirstopher Columbus?
View ArticleConnections: Filling the Inner Loop
Rochester is ready to start filling part of the inner loop. There are several other projects that will bring significant changes, including the process of making Rochester more bike-friendly. With us...
View ArticleConnections: Should We Really Honor Christopher Columbus?
How should we teach about Columbus and his expeditions? It's the week of Columbus Day, and several American cities (led by Seattle) are abandoning the official holiday in lieu of various forms of...
View ArticleConnections: Redistricting
On Election Day, voters will get a look at redistricting. So what, exactly, are we voting on? We’ll break it down with our guests:Katherine Smith, vice president of the League of Women VotersStu...
View ArticleConnections: Howie Hawkins
In studio this hour is Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins.
View ArticleConnections: Healthy Friday- Physician Assistants, Love in Senior Years
In this hour of "Healthy Friday" we first have a conversation with Cynthia Zink from the University of Rochester Medical Center, she will tell us the role physician assistants play in your health.Then...
View ArticleConnections: Healthy Friday - Ebola
This hour of "Healthy Friday" is also part of Second Opinion LIVE!. We discuss Ebola with Dr. Mark Shelly from the University of Rochester Medical Center. We also hear from Nancy Writebol, she was...
View ArticleConnections: Tobacco Settlement Funds; Finger Lakes Restaurant Week
We start this hour by talking to Cal State finance professor Jim Estes about how the big tobacco settlement money has become a potential disaster for states like NY. Estes wrote a piece in the New York...
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