Connections: Monthly Science Roundtable Looks At Human Evolution
Our Monthly Science Roundtable asks the question, What does it mean to be human? We're not simply talking about the science of evolution -- although we'll talk about that! -- we're asking about...
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Tuesday, December 6th
First hour: Democrats from the Monroe County Legislature discuss county business Second hour: Local "protectors" discuss the protests at Standing Rock
View ArticleConnections: Democrats From The Monroe County Legislature Discuss County...
Last week we sat down with Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo; now we sit down with two of the leading Democrats from the Monroe County Legislature. Cindy Kaleh and Jim Sheppard discuss a range of...
View ArticleConnections: Local "Protectors" Discuss Protests At Standing Rock
A number of people from the Rochester area have traveled to Standing Rock to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. On Sunday, the Army Corps of Engineers said it will not approve an easement that would...
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Wednesday, December 7th
First hour: Trump surrogates invoke Japanese internment as legal precedent Second hour: Small business challenges with Eat Me Ice Cream
View ArticleConnections: Trump Surrogates Invoke Japanese Internment As Legal Precedent
Donald Trump's surrogates have cited Japanese internment camps as legal precedent for a potential Muslim registry. To say the least, this is a controversial defense of a so-called "Muslim ban," and it...
View ArticleConnections: Small Business Challenges With Eat Me Ice Cream
Why would coconut milk need to be pasteurized? Strange question, but for a local small business owner, it could mean a lot of money. Eat Me Ice Cream is five years old, and has experienced tremendous...
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Thursday, December 8th
First hour: A criminal justice professor's personal story of gun violence Second hour: Mayor Lovely Warren discusses the decision to stop using red light cameras
View ArticleConnections: A Criminal Justice Professor's Personal Story Of Gun Violence
We hear the remarkable story of Irshad Altheimer , a criminal justice professor at RIT. Altheimer can never forget the impact of gun violence in his own life: in 1997, a gang member opened fire on the...
View ArticleConnections: Mayor Lovely Warren Discusses Her RecommendationTo Stop Using...
Mayor Lovely Warren has recommended the City of Rochester end its red light camera program. City Council will vote on the issue later this month. The recommendation has led to some cheers, while...
View ArticleComing Up On Connections: Friday, December 9th
First and second hours: A special live event at The Little Theatre, capping our Degrees of Diversity series
View ArticleConnections Live At The Little: Degrees of Diversity, Part 1
It's a special broadcast live from the Little Theatre. We're capping our week-long series exploring the lack of diversity on local teaching staffs. Our guests are a combination of teachers,...
View ArticleConnections Live At The Little: Degrees of Diversity, Part 2
It's a special broadcast live from the Little Theatre. We're capping our week-long series exploring the lack of diversity on local teaching staffs. Our guests are a combination of teachers,...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of December 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: A local criminal justice professor's...
View ArticleConnections: Local activists get ready for the presidential inauguration
Several busloads of Rochesterians are planning to go to Washington D.C. next month after the inauguration of Donald Trump. They’ll join the national Women’s March demonstration on January 21 st . We...
View ArticleConnections: Is there something wrong with the lyrics in a classic Christmas...
In this hour, we look at several ways we might be doing Christmas wrong -- but we might not! We start with Lydia Liza, a music artist who just released a new version of Baby It's Cold Outside. This...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, December 13th
First hour: Debate heats up over liquid propane gas storage project near Seneca Lake Second hour: Which American faces inspire you most?
View ArticleConnections: Latest on the LPG facility near Seneca Lake
The Cuomo administration has not yet made a decision on whether to allow a proposed expansion of a liquid propane gas facility near Seneca Lake. The out-of-state energy company involved has tried to...
View ArticleConnections: Todd Stahl and his American Voices project
Local artist Todd Stahl had no idea that when he set out on a new project in 2015, it would feel so poignant when it finally debuted shortly after the presidential election. Stahl wanted to capture...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, December 14th
First hour: Colgate President Dr. Marvin McMickle on America during the Trump administration Second hour: La Cumbre's mission to bring more Latino voices to the Rochester conversation, and their...
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