Connections: Interview With Former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino
Longtime Boston mayor Thomas Menino is coming to Rochester on Wednesday, 3/19/14 to share his ideas about how to revitalize city neighborhoods. We talked to Menino about Boston’s lessons for...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, March 18th
12 noon: Evidence of the Big Bang12:45: Crimean politics1pm: Reducing the C-section rate with doulas
View ArticleConnections: Origin Of The Universe
Scientists have discovered evidence of the origin of our universe. The announcement this week has shaken the scientific world, and we asked two astrophysicists to join us and explain: Adam Frank of the...
View ArticleConnections: Reducing the Rate of C-Sections
We examined a new report from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that calls for a reduction in the rate of C-section births. One method they recommend is bringing more doulas into...
View ArticleComing up on Connection: Wednesday, March 19th
12 noon: Young Money1pm: Rochester Community Coalition's 2014 needs
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, March 20th
12 noon: Inmates' letters to their younger selves1pm: NY DREAM Act
View ArticleConnections: How Do We Improve Rochester and WNY?
The Rochester Community Coalition recently presented their priority list to the governor and state lawmakers, and today they unveiled it to us. There are five items on the list, from child care...
View ArticleConnections: When Prisoners Write Letters To Their Younger Selves
Photographer Trent Bell has created a stunning project called Reflect. It began when a friend of his was convicted of a violent crime and went to prison. Trent decided to shoot portrait photographs of...
View ArticleConnections: NY Dream Act
A discussion about the NY DREAM Act that the State Senate defeated earlier this week. In studio to discuss are Dr. John Ghertner, Carly Fox and Amairani Pena.
View ArticleEducation Friday: The Charter School Debate
The charter school debate continues as Frank Cegelski talks with MehmetDemirtas, Cheryl Sampson, and Jennifer Doyle.
View ArticleEducation Friday: Do Kids Need Physical Education?
Frank Cegelski discusses the relevance of physical education in overall K-12 education with guests Flora McEntire and Jason Johnson.
View ArticleConnections: The New Downtown Rochester Transit Center and Bikesharing
RGRTA is finally getting their large new downtown terminal. How much is the final pricetag? Who’s paying for it? And is Rochester ready for a subsidized bikesharing program?We discuss this in studio...
View ArticleConnections: Dealing with PTSD
There are many of us that either are, or knew a person, dealing with PTSD. On this Connections we talk with Dr. Kathy Platoni, a longtime colonel who worked with the U.S. Army Reserve on the effects of...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, March 25th
12 noon: Addressing climate change from the perspective of indigenous people1pm: Diversity in the workplace
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, March 26th
12 noon: The impact of our coffee addiction1pm: Real-life Jaws1:30: The Buffalo Bills after Ralph Wilson
View ArticleConnections: Native American Approach To Climate Change
The guest is Daniel Wildcat. He talks about the American Indian approach to climate change. He’ll be teaching classes at Hobart and William Smith Colleges this week, and giving a public lecture...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, March 27th
12 noon: The future of Jim Kelly and Jim Boeheim1pm: No more electoral college?1:30: New campaign to protect children
View ArticleConnections: Our Coffee Addiction
It's America's favorite addiction: caffeine, and coffee. We chat with Murray Carpenter, author of the new book Caffeinated. He traveled the world in search of caffeine sources to find out exactly how...
View ArticleConnections: Science on the Edge & The Future of the Bills
Science and sports are the topics on this edition of Connections. In the first part of the show, shark researcher Gregory Skomal joins us. His presentation at the Rochester Museum and Science Center...
View ArticleConnections: Jim Kelly's Health Battle
Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly will not have cancer surgery after all; his cancer has spread too far. He’ll undergo radiation and chemo instead. Dr. Matt Miller from URMC joined us to speak...
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