How Do You Dress For Air Travel?
Have you been on an airplane lately? Have you noticed how some people will dress for air travel? People used to dress up for air travel, but the unwritten rules have relaxed. A lot. So if you want to...
View ArticleConnections: How Has Food Writing Changed?
How has food writing changed? In Rochester, there are newspaper writers, but there are also food podcasts and blogs and more. We’ll look at how we communicate about food, and whether democratization of...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, July 28th
First hour: Fighting senior hungerSecond hour: Astrophysicist Adam Frank
View ArticleConnections: Helping Seniors Who Are Going Hungry
Rochester is getting ready to roll out a new initiative to help seniors who are going hungry. Our panel explains how it works, and why this has become such a serious issue:Julie Aldrich, Monroe County...
View ArticleConnections: Adam Frank on Pluto and Ignorance
We spend this hour talking with Adam Frank, astrophysicist and author from the University of Rochester. We're talking lessons from Pluto, and we'll dive into his recent commentary on embracing...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, July 29th
First hour: Analyzing the proposed new Code of Conduct for the Rochester City School DistrictSecond hour: Saving western New York landmarks
View ArticleConnections: How to Discipline Students?
The Rochester Community Task Force on School Climate has released a new draft on how to discipline students in school. It's the student portion of the Code of Conduct, and it goes to the heart of...
View ArticleConnections: Rochester's Most Endangered Landmarks
Each year, the National Trust for Historic Preservation names its 11 most-endangered historic places in America, often selecting neighborhoods, landmarks and even sports arenas. The Grand Canyon leads...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, July 30th
First hour: Who is Bernie Sanders?Second hour: The mainstreaming of plant-based diets
View ArticleConnections: Who is Bernie Sanders?
Bernie Sanders is closing the polling gap with Hillary Clinton in the early voting states. So, who is Bernie Sanders? Why did he draw 10,000 people in Wisconsin? Can he beat Clinton? What are his...
View ArticleConnections: A Whole Foods, Plant-Based Diet
We're talking about the mainstreaming of whole foods, plant-based diets with a man who has helped make that happen. Dr. Tom Campbell is a UR Medicine Primary Care doctor who specializes in nutrition....
View ArticleConnections: The Impact of Addiction on Families
We wrap our month-long series "Heroin at Home" by looking at how heroin addiction impacts families. We brought in a mother to give us some real-world insight that's happening here in Rochester. Our...
View ArticleConnections: More on Heroin in Rochester
We wrap up the great work that WXXI's Michelle Faust has done on the heroin epidemic in Rochester. We look back at the stories that made our "Heroin at Home" series, and play portions of interview that...
View ArticleHow Do You Behave On A Bike at a Busy Intersection?
The City of Rochester, and other municipalities, are making the roads more friendly for bicyclists. But for those that want to commute on two wheels, there are rules that we need to follow, especially...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, August 3rd
First hour: Meet the YUPsSecond hour: Monthly Science Roundtable focuses on photonics
View ArticleConnections: Are You a YUP?
YUP. You're probably a closet preservationist. You care about the look of your city, your town, your neighborhood. You don't want just any big box store with a sea of parking spaces. You want a...
View ArticleConnections: Science Roundtable Tackles Photonics
The monthly science roundtable returns, and this month we have a timely subject: the science and application of photonics. The roundtable:Rob Clark, Senior vice president research, dean of Hajim School...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, August 4th
First hour: Lessons from the killing of Cecil the lionSecond hour: Understanding COMIDA
View ArticleConnections: Learning From the Cecil The Lion Incident
How can we turn the killing of Cecil the lion into something positive? Conservationists say that this is a teachable moment. It starts with a conversation about trophy hunting, the killing of big game...
View ArticleConnections: Is COMIDA Working?
We sit down with the Democrat & Chronicle's Meaghan McDermott, who produced a comprehensive look at the industrial development agency, and how it uses our tax dollars. We'll examine the biggest...
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