Coming up on Connections: Friday, December 23rd
First hour: Hanukkah Lights Second hour: Selected Shorts Holiday Gift Box
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of December 19th
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: What constitutes protected speech;...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, December 26th
First hour: A Season's Griot 2016 Second hour: Living on Earth: Hope for the Holidays 2016
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, December 27th
First hour: Teaching redlining in schools Second hour: Star Wars and the controversies over race and politics
View ArticleConnections: Teaching redlining in schools
When you were in school, did you learn about redlining? Did you learn about our American history of housing discrimination, and how deeply it hurt people and families of color? Many schools still don't...
View ArticleConnections: Star Wars and the controversies over race and politics
Another Star Wars film, another protest, another round of allegations from white supremacists that the film is anti-white. What's the evidence? Why, the film's heroes include an empowered white woman,...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, December 28th
First hour: Is La Marketa going to happen? Second hour: The year in solar
View ArticleConnections: the future of Rochester's La Marketa project
Is La Marketa going to happen? Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren recently announced the release of a request for proposals for the sale and development of land that would “transform a section of the 800...
View ArticleConnections: the future of solar energy
Elon Musk says Tesla’s new solar roof production will cost less to manufacture and install than basic shingles. The electricity is “just a bonus,” Musk adds. It’s edgy! It looks great! Is it the...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, December 29th
First hour: Discussing a judge's decision to unseal the records in the Bill Nojay case Second hour: Reviewing the best podcasts of 2016
View ArticleConnections: Unsealing records in the Nojay case
When Assemblyman Bill Nojay killed himself on the morning of September 9th, he was supposed to be in federal court for the unsealing of a criminal complaint against him. His death could have caused...
View ArticleConnections: Reviewing the best podcasts of 2016
What are the best new podcasts of 2016? That is, apart from Finding Tammy Jo and Weekend Connections, of course. Our guests are two of the most in-the-know people when it comes to podcasting. We play a...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, December 30th
First hour: What if...? Second hour: Capitol Steps: Politics Takes A Holiday
View ArticleConnections: What if...? Events that could have changed history
We take a look at history, or rather, how it could have been different. During this hour, we hear from people who study history in various forms; they will help us understand how one moment, mindset,...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, January 2nd
First hour: Marketplace Tech's Codebreaker Solstice Second hour: Innovation Hub: A Better Wiser You
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, January 3rd
First hour: The impact of a Trump administration on the United Nations Second hour: Should the New York Times have run that photo of the Turkish assassin who killed the Russian ambassador?
View ArticleConnections: The impact of a Trump administration on the United Nations
How will the Trump administration affect the United Nations? Our panel discusses Trump's posture toward the U.N. so far, along with his selection of ambassador. We examine how a changing relationship...
View ArticleConnections: When should the media publish graphic photos?
On Monday, December 19, a Turkish assassin shot and killed Russia's ambassador to Turkey. Associated Press photographer Burhan Ozbilici captured some remarkable images of the immediate aftermath,...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, January 4th
First hour: How transportation intersects with poverty Second hour: Why a court ruled that firing an employee for wearing dreadlocks is not racial discrimination
View ArticleConnections: How transportation intersects with poverty
How does transportation intersect with poverty? Peter Nabozny, with the Center for Governmental Research, published a series of articles to find the answer. He explored bus commutes, car ownership,...
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