Connections: Assemblyman Joe Morelle
Assemblyman Joe Morelle (D) of Irondequoit, who is also the Assembly Majority Leader, digs into the budget, taxes, funding for local projects, campaign finance, and more.
View ArticleConnections: Maternity & Paternity Leave
We look into maternity and paternity leave in the United States. Last week, New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy made headlines when he took two days off for paternity leave. The headlines, to be...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Education Friday, April 11th
12 noon: The cost and benefits of private schools with Allendale Columbia1pm: How to get more people involved in supporting public schoolsAt noon, what's the return on investment for parents who send...
View ArticleConnections: Assemblyman Bill Nojay
Assemblyman Bill Nojay (R) whose 133rd District includes parts of Monroe, Steuben and Livingston Counties is Evan's guest. He warns that the SAFE Act could lead to bloodshed, and would blame the...
View ArticleConnections: Middle Skills Jobs
What are middle skills? How can they help students get jobs? Three guests talk about this topic:--MCC President Anne Kress discussing what the college is doing to steer youth into a middle skills...
View ArticleConnections: Rochester City Scholars Program
The Rochester City Scholars program is getting ready to celebrate its first graduating class. The program began in 2010, with 27 RCSD students getting a full ride to RIT. 21 will graduate on time,...
View ArticleConnections: Organ Donation Program; High Falls Film Festival
New York is changing the way organ donations are established and handled. It’s an effort to get more people – a lot more – signed up. Guests include: Rob Kochik from Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, April 15th
12 noon: Campaign financing under the microscope1pm: Finding the missing Malaysian airliner
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, April 16th
12 noon: The future of nanotechnology1pm: Pre-K, children's programs, and what made the cut in the state budget
View ArticleConnections: Campaign Finance Reform In NYS
We dig into the future of campaign finance in New York and the United States. From McCutcheon to the recent failed attempt by Governor Cuomo to broaden publicly funded campaigns, we follow the money....
View ArticleConnections: Local Expert Weighs In On Malaysian Airliner Search
Why can't they find the Malaysian airliner? Most analysts now agree that the plane crashed into the Indian Ocean. Sensitive detection equipment has found signals that could be coming from the plane....
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, April 17th
12 noon: The lessons of convicted sex offender (and former NY Yankee) Chad Curtis1pm: Climate change: Can we realistically reverse the trends?
View ArticleConnections: Nanotechnology
What is nanotechnology? Is it safe? Can it save lives, with tiny robots coursing through our bodies to root out the dangers? How about the construction industry? We learn all about nanotech from our...
View ArticleConnections: Resources For Children
Jeff Kaczorowski and Carolyn Lee-Davis from the Children's Agenda join us to help us understand what did -- and what did not -- make the cut in the 2014 state budget. From pre-k to children's programs...
View ArticleConnections: Child Sexual Abuse
A recent article tells the story of former New York Yankee Chad Curtis. Curtis is in prison, convicted on multiple felony counts of child sex abuse. Curtis, who caught the final out of the 1999 World...
View ArticleConnections: Climate Change &"Climate Smart Communities"
The Sierra Club hosted an event focusing on climate change. What can we do to curb the warming trends? A recent UN study finds that we'd have to cut emissions between 41% and 72% by 2050 to have a...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, April 21st
12 noon: Schools for South Sudan documentary12:30: The future of late-night comedy1pm: Root shock in Rochester
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, April 22nd
12 noon: Donald Trump is not buying the Buffalo Bills. Right?1pm: A cocktail revival in Rochester
View ArticleConnections: South Sudan Documentary; Late-Night TV Battles
We preview our colleague's documentary, Schools for South Sudan. Helene Biandudi-Hofer joins us with a special guest, Sebastian Maroundit, to explain the journey from Rochester to Sudan, and how our...
View ArticleConnections: The Link Between Environment & Mental Health
We examine "root shock." The Rochester Regional Community Design Center hosts another event in their Reshaping Rochester series, and this time the guest is Mindy Thompson Fullilove. She explains how...
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