Connections: RPD Body Worn Camera Project
Rochester police are getting ready to use body cameras. How will they work?The cameras will be operational in July, and we talk to Chief Michael Ciminelli and Captain Kevin Costello about how the BWC...
View ArticleConnections: Monroe County Clerk Adam Bello On Zombie Properties
New Monroe County Clerk Adam Bello has made the fight against zombie properties a priority.Bello recently convened a vacant and abandoned property task force to address the issue, which is a problem in...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, June 1st
First hour: Can the Libertarian Party fill the void?Second hour: A proposal for more diverse local schools
View ArticleConnections: Can The Libertarian Party Fill The Void?
If the high negative ratings for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are going to propel a third-party candidate, Libertarian Gary Johnson is best-positioned to take advantage. He's a former popular...
View ArticleConnections: A Proposal For More Diverse Local Schools
An organization of local parents and educators has released a new survey of 600 Monroe County parents (300 in the city; 300 in the suburbs), finding that parents badly want more diversity in schools....
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Thursday, June 2nd
First hour: What Rochester can learn from Cleveland about employee-owned businessesSecond hour: Closing the gap in quality health care for the LGBTQ community
View ArticleConnections: Reshaping Rochester - Employee-Owned Businesses
What can Rochester learn from the growth of neighborhoods in Cleveland, Ohio? Quite a bit, according to Ted Howard, the president of The Democracy Collaborative. His group helped develop a plan...
View ArticleConnections: Closing The Gap In Quality Health Care For The LGBTQ Community
People in the LGBTQ community have historically suffered from discrepancies in the quality of medical care, but that is changing. Heterosexual adults are more likely to have health insurance; LGB...
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Friday, June 3rd
First hour: The strangest star in the galaxySecond hour: The implications of President Obama's visit to Hiroshima
View ArticleConnections: The Strangest Star in the Galaxy
What's going on with the strangest star in the galaxy? Aliens! Okay, probably not, but let's be serious for a moment: if an alien Dyson Swarm exists, this is probably what it looks like to our...
View ArticleConnections: The Implications Of President Obama's Visit To Hiroshima
President Obama recently visited Hiroshima, calling for more cultural understanding and a moral revolution to manage human weaponry. His critics called it an unnecessary apology, even though the...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week Of May 30th
Weekend Connections is a collection of some of the most noteworthy moments from the week on Connections with Evan Dawson. This episode includes conversations about:The Rochester Police Department's...
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Monday, June 6th
First hour: What is "The New American City?"Second hour: Monthly Science Roundtable - The science of drought
View ArticleConnections: What is "The New American City?"
The UN says that by the year 2050, 85% of the population will live in cities. We truly are a post-agrarian world, but what does that mean for future generations?Rochester is hosting a CityAge...
View ArticleConnections: Monthly Science Roundtable - The Science Of Drought
Donald Trump recently said that he doesn't think there is a real drought in California. That came as a surprise to scientists, who have been tracking the water crisis out west for a while now.Our...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, June 7th
First hour: Civil rights icon Sylvia MendezSecond hour: Who supports a casino in Rochester?
View ArticleConnections: Civil Rights Icon Sylvia Mendez
In 1943, students of Mexican descent were required to enroll in separate schools from white children. In 1944, when Sylvia Mendez was in third grade, she and her brothers were denied access to 17th...
View ArticleConnections: How The Stanford Rape Case Impacts Rape Culture
A rape case in California has sparked outrage across the country.20-year-old Brock Turner, a former student athlete at Stanford University, was found guilty in March of sexually assaulting an...
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Wednesday, June 8th
First hour: Don Alhart reflects on 50 years in broadcastingSecond hour: Closing the summer learning gap
View ArticleConnections: Don Alhart Reflects On 50 Years In Broadcasting
We talk to the man who is celebrating 50 years at work this week: 13WHAM news anchor Don Alhart has served the Rochester community for half a century. We discuss his career, his favorite stories from...
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