Connections: The Electoral College; Efforts To Fight Child Sexual Abuse
A discussion on New York’s vote to join the movement to abolish the electoral college in favor of popular vote to determine presidential elections. Jeff Koch, a professor from SUNY Geneseo, was our...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, March 31st
12 noon: Living downtown12:30: Rochester Skate Park1pm: Four decades of covering the Pope
View ArticleConnections: City Living Sunday; Skate Park Plans
Recent Census data shows that since the economic recovery of 2010, millions of Americans have moved back downtown. What's driving the push away from the suburbs and back to the cities? And how can...
View ArticleConnections: Covering The Papacy
Victor Simpson was an AP bureau chief in Rome for four decades, covering the papacy. He's a Hobart grad who spoke at his alma mater and he joined us on Connections. He talks about the mysterious death...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, April 1st
12 noon: First day of Common Core testing1pm: The Vietnam veteran who went back
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, April 2nd
12 noon: Social media and the law1pm: The future of a local performing arts center
View ArticleConnections: Common Core Testing
Tracking what’s going on as Common Core testing starts locally this week. Helene Biandudi Hofer joins Evan to update the list of districts that have responded to her inquiries about how they handle...
View ArticleConnections: Returning To Vietnam
Very few Vietnam veterans have gone back to the country in which they fought. Former State Assemblyman Rolland Kidder decided to return to Vietnam, retrace his route on the river in which he patrolled,...
View ArticleConnections: Social Media Etiquette
Stephen Colbert is claiming victory in his feud that became a Twitter campaign to have him canceled. But a breach of social media etiquette is the main reason things spiraled out of control. At the...
View ArticleConnections: Proposal For A Performing Arts Center
Rochester mayor Lovely Warren asked the state for $100 million for a performing arts center. She didn't get the money. The Rochester Broadway Theater League was kept in the dark about her request, and...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, April 3rd
12 noon: Putin's next moves1pm: Equal Pay Day
View ArticleConnections: The Conflict In Crimea
International experts talk about Putin's next moves following the annexation of Crimea, Randall Stone, University of Rochester professor, author of Satellites and Commissars and Henk Goemans,...
View ArticleConnections: "Equal Pay Day"& The Women's Equality Agenda
This coming Tuesday is what's known as "Equal Pay Day." It's the day that women finally start being for their work compared to men. (In other words, women make 77 cents for every dollar a man makes.)...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, April 7th
12 noon: Journalist David Cay Johnston on his new book, Divided1pm: Separation of church and state
View ArticleConnections: Inequality In Society
Investigative journalist David Cay Johnston has just released a new book -- one he edited, and to which he contributed. It's called Divided: The Perils of Our Growing Inequality. The book looks at...
View ArticleConnections: Prayer In Public Schools & Government Meetings
Ellery Schempp was 16 years old when he wondered why he had to join a Christian prayer in his public school. His legal challenge took years, and made it all the way to the Supreme Court. It was a...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, April 8th
12 noon: The future of the YMCA12:30: Changing the parole system1pm: The value of preservation
View ArticleConnections: A Big Birthday For The YMCA & Changing Parole Rules In NYS
The YMCA has a big birthday to celebrate. (its 160th) We look at how the mission has changed, and whether the YMCA is deserving of its status and benefits of a non-profit, given the rise of competitive...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, April 9th
12 noon: Assemblyman Joe Morelle1pm: Maternity and paternity leave in the wake of the David Murphy story
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, April 10th
12 noon: Assemblyman Bill Nojay1pm: The middle skills gap
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