Connections: Is Common Core Wiping Out Literature?
Are the Common Core standards threatening to push great fiction out of the classroom? A local English teacher says, in a word: Yes. We'll expand on a recent conversation about the future of teaching...
View ArticleConnections: A Different Look at Gun Violence
What if we looked at gun-related violence purely as a public health issue? That's what Harvard's David Hemenway did in his book Private Guns, Public Health. As best he could, Hemenway removed emotion...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, August 25th
First hour: Jamie Romeo, new Democratic party chairSecond hour: City chickens
View ArticleConnections: New Face of the Monroe County Democrats
The Democrats have a new local leader. Can she pull the party out of its electoral funk? Jamie Romeo is 30 years old, and pushed hard for the job. She's worked on a number of campaigns, but right now,...
View ArticleConnections: What Are Those? Chickens?
Are those chickens in your neighbor's backyard? Are they allowed to do that? The answer is, probably, sure they are. And that surprises some Rochester and suburban residents, who are seeing more...
View ArticleConnections: Take Down the Panel at the Carousel?
A group protesting a controversial panel on the Dentzel carousel at Ontario Beach Park says they won't stop until the panel is taken down. Our discussion will focus on the history surrounding the...
View ArticleConnections: What is Next For Teen Empowerment?
Some of the victims from last week's mass shooting on Genesee Street in Rochester had ties to Teen Empowerment, an organization that uses creative initiatives to reach out to city teens. The TE team...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, August 27th
First hour: Looking for integrity in the boardroom, capitol, church, and ballparkSecond hour: Work culture, life balance, and lessons from the NYT story on Amazon
View ArticleConnections: Have We Lost Integrity?
We're focusing on integrity and values-based leadership, which might sound nebulous at first glance. But a team of local business and retired military leaders is concerned about the lack of...
View ArticleConnections: Work-Life Culture
Let's talk about work culture. About work-life balance. About pushing employees without breaking them. Those subjects have been on the minds of many after the New York Times published a long piece...
View ArticleConnections: Getting More Women Into STEM Jobs
In this hour of Innovation Friday, how successful has been the White House's push to get more women and girls into STEM jobs? Less than two percent of women make it into the IT workforce, how can...
View ArticleConnections: How To Increase Voter Turnout Among People With Disabilities
The elections are upon us and while Boards of Elections are installing technology in polling places to enable people with disabilities to vote, the enrollment amongst that community is still very low....
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, August 31st
First hour: Exploring the legacy of NWA and Straight Outta ComptonSecond hour: Frat signs at ODU spark allegations of "rape culture"
View ArticleConnections: The Legacy and Criticism of N.W.A.
We explore the legacy of the group N.W.A., which is back in focus with the hit movie Straight Outta Compton. Dr. Dre in particular has been criticized for alleged violence against women, and for the...
View ArticleConnections: The Frat Culture
Did you see the Old Dominion University frat banners that became international news? On freshman move-in day, Sigma Nu hung banners that read, "Rowdy and fun / Hope your daughter is ready for a good...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, September 1st
First hour: Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council pushes for $500 millionSecond hour: Misogyny in hip-hop culture
View ArticleConnections: What Can We Do With $500 million?
What would you do with $500 million? The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council is competing for that state money, a taxpayer-infused boost for the winning regions. Three will be chosen;...
View ArticleConnections: Misogyny in Hip-hop Culture
Tupac Shakur urged women to "keep ya head up" when fathers didn't do their part in raising children in poverty. He also recorded songs with misogynystic lyrics. How does that square? This hour, we...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, September 2nd
First hour: Sankofa, highlighting African American playwrightsSecond hour: The state of labor as we approach Labor Day
View ArticleConnections: 8th Annual Sankofa Festival
We preview the eighth annual Sankofa Evening of Theatre & Jazz. Fresh off conversations about the impact of controversial imagery in rap music, Connections turns the spotlight to the stage. Sankofa...
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