Connections: The Cost of Child Care
It’s no surprise that child care for struggling working families remains in short supply, but the exact numbers may surprise you. The Center for Governmental Research is out with a new study on just...
View ArticleConnections: Education Friday - Ellwanger Barry Nursery School
So you’re not inclined to home school, but you worry that schools are pushing kids too early toward “academic rigor?” There’s a school that tries to split the difference and honor the older model of...
View ArticleConnections: Education Friday - What About the Rural Districts?
So much discussion of school funding focuses on urban districts. But now, a number of rural western New York districts are raising a collective voice, warning of “big inequities” and “dire...
View ArticleConnections: Reshaping Rochester Awards
The filling of the Inner Loop is underway. It’s been touted as a project that can transform downtown Rochester, most notably the East End that has been split by the below-grade highway. What is a...
View ArticleConnections: Writing and the Book Industry
We spend this hour talking about writing. We have published authors and a marketer to discuss the burning questions that you may have about the book industry: What gets published? What sells? What...
View ArticleConnections: The Monroe County Budget
Monroe County lawmakers have until December 9, essentially, to register their complaints or new ideas with the county budget proposed by County Executive Maggie Brooks. Democrat & Chronicle...
View ArticleConnections: Should Monroe County Be A Single School District?
We preview a community forum taking place Wednesday night titled, "Would a metropolitan school district be good for Monroe County?" Writers and Books is sponsoring a series of discussions focused on...
View ArticleConnections: George H. W. Bush's New Biography Written By Curt Smith
Curt Smith, the author, lecturer, and former presidential speechwriter, is our guest this hour to talk about his new biography on President George H. W. Bush. Smith was a speechwriter for the 41st...
View ArticleConnections: Homeless Plight in Western New York
A look at the homeless plight in western New York. It's the first of two interviews on this subject, and there are strongly divergent viewpoints. In December, we'll talk to the people behind Open Door...
View ArticleConnections: Eating Local When it Snows
Eating locally sourced food is fine when the weather is warmer, but what happens when the weather turns colder...and it snows? The options are growing and we have a panel that can shine a light on our...
View ArticleConnections: The Local Knowledge Industry
This hour we take a look at the growth of the local knowledge industry. We have the founders of the Rochester Brainery, Stephanie Rankin and Danielle Raymo to discuss what you can learn, and we talk...
View ArticleConnections: Healthy Friday - Hospital Readmissions
When patients come back to the hospital for a second time after a surgery or emergency room visit, it has tremendous costs. These costs affect no one more than the patients themselves, who can lose...
View ArticleConnections: Healthy Friday - Poverty Related Illness
Western New Yorkers living in poverty are at a higher risk for many chronic and life-threatening illnesses. High rates of miscarriage, infant mortality, toxic stress, asthma, and diabetes...
View ArticleConnections: The Lessons Of The New Film "Interstellar"
The new film Interstellar asks us to think about the long-term impact of climate change. How will we find a new home for the human race if Earth is decimated? This is a scientific mind-bender of a...
View ArticleConnections: Cultural Awareness in Education
Our guest this hour is Zoe Weil, the founder of the Institute for Humane Education. She trains teachers to foster more cultural awareness in students. Examples: kids do not learn much about food and...
View ArticleConnections: Books For The Season
We continue to present books for the season, including two authors with local ties:Rochelle Bilow, author of The Call of the FarmMark Fearing, author of The Great Thanksgiving Escape
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Wednesday, November 26
12 p.m.: Transportation Roundtable1 p.m.: Author Cheryl Strayed
View ArticleConnections: Transportation Roundtable
With projects underway in Rochester everywhere from the Inner Loop to the new bus terminal to the train station, how will you be getting around the city in the future? We bring together our...
View ArticleConnections: Author Cheryl Strayed
This hour we revisit a conversation with author Cheryl Strayed, whose bestselling memoir “Wild” is about to open as a movie starring Reese Witherspoon.
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