Connections: Celebrating 50 Years Of The Monkees
2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the band, The Monkees. We're joined by John Covach, director of the Institute for Popular Music at the University of Rochester, who discusses the band's history, its...
View ArticleConnections: WXXI Celebrates 50 Years
Fifty years ago, WXXI-TV was launched with its first broadcast, Julia Child's The French Chef. WXXI’s “Founding Father,” Harold Hacker, introduced the program after telling viewers they were about to...
View ArticleConnections: Vinyl's Comeback Is For Real
Two years ago, vinyl looked like it might be having a short-lived comeback. A hipster blip, if you will. But now it looks like a full-fledged trend: vinyl sales are at their highest level since 1988....
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Wednesday, September 7th
First hour: Child care subsidies...as a business investment Second hour: Unshackle Upstate's 2016 legislative scorecard; then, NFIB's 2016 legislative scorecard
View ArticleConnections: Child Care Subsidies As A Business Investment
Over the past 15 years, the number of Monroe County children benefiting from child care subsidies has fallen substantially. Today, we take a look at what that means from a business standpoint. It might...
View ArticleConnections: Unshackle Upstate and NFIB's 2016 Legislative Scorecards
We open with Greg Biryla, executive director of Unshackle Upstate. The pro-business group is out with their legislative report card. How did Albany do, in the eyes of this organization that works to...
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Thursday, September 8th
First hour: Safe spaces and trigger warnings on college campuses Second hour: The film, Confronting the Wall
View ArticleConnections: Safe Spaces And Trigger Warnings On College Campuses
In its welcome letter to incoming freshmen, the University of Chicago told students it does not support trigger warnings or safe spaces. We discuss the debate over balancing academic freedom and...
View ArticleConnections: The Film, Confronting The Wall
A new documentary called Confronting the Wall follows street artists from Rochester and around the world as they explore how art can send uplifting messages to struggling neighborhoods. David Marshall,...
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Friday, September 9th
First hour: Caring for children with FASD Second hour: The cost of college
View ArticleConnections: Caring For Children With FASD
Chances are, you've heard more about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome than you have about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The latter is a broader category, and the issue is thought to be a spectrum. But parents...
View ArticleConnections: The Cost Of College
When Nazareth College President Daan Braveman said on a recent show that the cost of college is not rising as much as people think, many listeners called or wrote to the program, asking for...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of September 5th
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 cost of higher education;The...
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Monday, September 12th
First hour: Author Todd Moss and his new book, Ghosts of Havana Second hour: What's next for the Republican primary in the 133rd State Assembly District?
View ArticleConnections: Author Todd Moss And His New Book, Ghosts Of Havana
Best-selling author Todd Moss joins us to talk about his new book, Ghosts of Havana. It's the third book in his Judd Ryker thriller series. Moss is a Pittsford Mendon graduate who worked for the U.S....
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, September 20th
First hour: Actor Richard Dreyfuss Second hour: Understanding the drought in our region
View ArticleConnections: Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Recovery
Actor Richard Dreyfuss joins us; he's the keynote speaker at the upcoming East House Hope and Recovery Luncheon. Dreyfuss talks about his work on the issue. We then discuss how housing is critical to...
View ArticleConnections: The Drought
Harvest is coming, but Western New York remains deeply impacted by a season of severe drought. Can you see it? Probably not; in New York State, drought doesn't look like it does in California. But...
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Wednesday, September 21st
First hour: Is American satire dead? Second hour: Is American financial literacy dead?
View ArticleConnections: Is American Satire Dead?
Is American satire dead? Author Malcolm Gladwell says it is. Think Tina Fey was great as Sarah Palin? Gladwell calls it "toothless." Jimmy Fallon as Donald Trump? Pathetic, made even worse by Trump's...
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