Coming Up on Connections: Monday, November 30th
First hour: The McGraw Hill textbook controversy and how textbooks are madeSecond hour: Jeff Smith, author of Mr. Smith Goes to Prison
View ArticleConnections: How are Textbooks Made and Vetted?
Textbook maker McGraw-Hill took some heat last month when it was revealed that one of its history books in a Texas high school referred to slaves as "workers." The company apologized and promised to...
View ArticleConnections: Jeff Smith, author of Mr. Smith Goes to Prison
A new book is aiming to expose the American prison system, and it's written by a person who became an unlikely inmate. Jeff Smith was a 20-something rising star in Missouri politics, nearly getting...
View ArticleComing Up on Connections: Tuesday, December 1st
First hour: Local journalists discuss the film, Spotlight, and the state of newsrooms todaySecond hour: Fast Forward Film Festival
View ArticleConnections: Monthly Media Roundtable - Spotlight, the Film
Our monthly media panel discusses the film, Spotlight, a new drama about the Boston Globe’s “Spotlight” investigative team that from 2001-2002 uncovered a pattern of sexual abuse of children by Roman...
View ArticleConnections: Fast Forward Film Festival
Now in its second year, the Fast Forward Film Festival encourages local filmmakers to utilize the power of visual storytelling to raise awareness and knowledge of environmental issues. The “for local,...
View ArticleComing Up on Connections: Wednesday, December 2nd
First hour: Hidden Passions Series at the Memorial Art Gallery Second hour: The rise, fall,...
View ArticleConnections: Hidden Passions Series
You probably know that former President Bill Clinton plays the saxophone, but did you know that Angelina Jolie is a skilled knife thrower? And that Pierce Brosnan eats fire and was hired by a circus?...
View ArticleConnections: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Louise Brooks
You may have never heard of Louise Brooks, but this silent film star was at the height of her career when she ran away from Hollywood and disappeared. That’s until she came to Rochester and, with the...
View ArticleComing Up on Connections: Thursday, December 3rd
First hour: Evaluating the new East High partnershipSecond hour: Parenting without God
View ArticleConnections: East High School's Partnership with the University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is working with the Rochester City School District to dramatically change the results at East High. Will it work? How exactly is it playing out? And can this model travel to...
View ArticleConnections: Dan Arel, author of Parenting without God
We have a conversation about the impact of raising children to believe in a god, or not.Dan Arel is the author of the new book, Parenting Without God. He'll explain why he thinks raising children in a...
View ArticleComing Up on Connections: Friday, December 4th
First hour: Confronting Islamophobia after the San Bernardino shootingSecond hour: Reshaping Rochester Awards
View ArticleConnections: Confronting Islamophobia after the San Bernardino Shooting
Just three weeks after the attacks in Paris, a husband and wife killed 14 people and wounded at least 17 at a holiday party for staff at a social services center in San Bernardino, California....
View ArticleConnections: Reshaping Rochester Awards
We talk to organizers and winners of the Reshaping Rochester Awards, which recognize exemplary regional initiatives and projects that positively impact people, neighborhoods, and the community. Our...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, December 7th
First hour: New LGBTQ resource centerSecond hour: Hannukah Lights
View ArticleConnections: New LGBTQ Resource Center
The Gay Alliance's new LGBTQ resource center is getting ready for its grand opening. We learn about what the center will offer for the LGBTQ community locally, and we have a conversation about the...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, December 8th
First hour: When to start talking to kids about sexSecond hour: Monthly Science Roundtable goes to RMSC
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