Connections: Remembering Mario Cuomo
We spend both hours remembering the legacy left in New York State by Mario Cuomo, who passed away just hours after his son, Andrew Cuomo, was inaugurated as Governor of New York for the second time....
View ArticleConnections: Science Roundtable January 2015
During this science rountable we talk about climate change, global warming, and how nitrous oxide plays a role in the planet's warming.
View ArticleConnections: Sanctuary Village
Right before Christmas, Mayor Lovely Warren tried to remove "Sanctuary Village" a series of tents that housed some of Rochester's homeless. The city reversed their decision and offered residents of the...
View ArticleConnections: What Can Employers Learn From the Bills?
The NFL – and the Buffalo Bills in particular – have seemingly made some serious errors with how they’ve handled employees this past year. From the Buffalo Jills to Doug Marrone, Ray Rice and others....
View ArticleConnections: New TEDx Event - La Voz
TEDx has a new local event called La Voz, and it brings a slate of talented Latino speakers. They include our own Michelle Faust. Our panel introduces the issues they’ll be focusing on later this...
View ArticleConnections: A Whole Bunch Of Topics
We're going to cover a few topics in this hour. Why are gas prices so high in Rochester? Who signed up during open enrollment for the New York State Health Exchange? Why is Assembly Speaker Sheldon...
View ArticleConnections: Latinos (or lack therof) in Politics
Why are Latinos underrepresented in American politics, and in Rochester politics? Here, they're 17 percent of the population with roughly 3 percent of the elected positions. We look at what this means...
View ArticleConnections: How Powerful is the NRA?
We review the new PBS FRONTLINE film called “Gunned Down,” all about the rise in political power of the NRA. We’ll talk to a pair of guests who have opposing views about just how powerful the NRA...
View ArticleConnections: Ron Lindsay
We welcome Ron Lindsay, author of the new book The Necessity of Secularism, to talk about his views on Charlie Hebdo and the European movement toward a parallel legal system for religious factions. For...
View ArticleConnections: Education Friday - What Are the Details of the President's...
We take a deeper dive into the president’s new plan to offer free community college. Who pays for it? Who’s eligible? We talk about this with:Bob Duffy, president and CEO of the Rochester Business...
View ArticleConnections: Education Friday - Collegiate Financial Aid
It's the time of year for prospective college students to fill out their FAFSA forms. We help students know about financial aid opportunities. Our guests:Mary Gilbert, a school counselor at East HS...
View ArticleConnections: Poverty in Rochester
A new report from the Rochester Area Community Foundation outlines the impact of poverty on Rochester. The details are troubling:Rochester’s poverty rate continues to rise;The childhood poverty rate...
View ArticleConnections: What is Satire?
In the wake of the murders at Charlie Hebdo, the world has been talking about satire. What is its value? Why do extremists feel so threatened by it? We sit down with two people who can speak at length...
View ArticleConnections: Young Skeptics Club
There is a new Good News Club in Monroe County, and there is now a Young Skeptics Club that has been created as a kind of counter-program.The Good News Club is a national organization with a mission to...
View ArticleConnections: Gregory Gerard and the Big Brick Review
Local author Gregory Gerard has put together an essay contest called the Big Brick Review, and it aims to support narrative nonfiction writers in our area. He’s also the author of a memoir about...
View ArticleConnections: What Makes Music Sucessful?
It’s been 50 years since the Rolling Stones burst onto the scene with Satisfaction, and the University of Rochester is marking the occasion with “the year of satisfaction.” Next Saturday is a free...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, January 15th
First hour: Chipotle's standards on how to treat animalsSecond hour: The fate of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver
View ArticleConnections: Raising Animals For Food Humanely
You might have heard that Chipotle is not offering pork products at roughly a third of its locations across the country. The reason? They found out that a supplier is using gestation crates, which goes...
View ArticleConnections: Assemblymen Mark Johns and Bill Nojay
Lots of state business to talk about, starting with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver: can he survive the latest round of allegations? It looks like Silver helped craft legislation to benefit clients....
View ArticleConnections: Healthy Friday - Veteran Artists
Art has healing qualities, and it’s been used with military veterans as they transition to civilian life. Locally, 10 veterans have been working as researchers to find out how art is helping them after...
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