Coming up on Connections: Thursday, February 2nd
First hour: Debating the use of anonymous sources Second hour: The Reshaping Rochester Series looks to Detroit for inspiration
View ArticleConnections: Debating the use of anonymous sources
How much should journalists rely on anonymous sources? Every organization treats this issue with its own standards. There is not a single rule or guideline. Some newsrooms are weighing whether to scrap...
View ArticleConnections: The Reshaping Rochester Series looks to Detroit for inspiration
The Reshaping Rochester Series looks to an unlikely source for inspiration: Detroit. Maurice Cox, a respected veteran in community design and the former mayor of Charlottesville, VA, will share his...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, February 3rd
First hour: Appreciating Frederick Douglass Second hour: How to tell when someone has plagiarized
View ArticleConnections: Appreciating Frederick Douglass
It seems President Trump does not know much, if anything, about Frederick Douglass. We have some questions. First of all, African Americans have suffered erasure and exclusion in many ways; does the...
View ArticleConnections: How to tell when someone has plagiarized
Can we talk about plagiarism for a moment? It cost Monica Crowley her job in the Trump administration, and this week, Slate online published a piece detailing the many ways the Trump administration has...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of January 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 March for Life in Washington,...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, February 7th
First hour: I Am Not Your Negro Second hour: The end of the circus and the future of animals in captivity
View ArticleConnections: I Am Not Your Negro
The Little Theatre is getting ready to show a powerful film called I Am Not Your Negro . Here's how the filmmakers describe it: "In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing...
View ArticleConnections: The end of the circus and the future of animals in captivity
The circus is shutting down for good in May. Ticket sales have been declining, especially since the circus buckled to public pressure to remove elephants from the show. We have a conversation about...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, February 7th
First hour: Rochester mayoral candidate Rachel Barnhart Second hour: Is altruism even possible?
View ArticleConnections: Rochester mayoral candidate Rachel Barnhart
Former journalist Rachel Barnhart has joined the Rochester mayoral race. We sit down with Barnhart to discuss her plans for Rochester, which include a 50-percent property tax cut. She says she's...
View ArticleConnections: Is altruism even possible?
Here's a strange and fascinating question: is altruism even possible? In other words, is it possible to ever do something solely for the benefit of others, or is there always some consideration that...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, February 8th
First hour: Examining how trauma care is helping victims of gun violence Second hour: Schools consider later start times
View ArticleConnections: Examining how trauma care is helping victims of gun violence
Trauma care has improved tremendously , which means we're seeing fewer deaths from gunshot wounds. The roots of progress trace back to Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004, and are now seen on the streets of...
View ArticleConnections: Schools consider later start times
Is it time to move back school start times? Science and research makes a pretty good argument that the answer is yes; kids have a harder time focusing in the early hours, and need more sleep. The...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, February 9th
First hour: Near-Earth Objects and the future of NASA under the Trump administration Second hour: Urban rebirth in upstate cities
View ArticleConnections: Near-Earth Objects and the future of NASA under the Trump...
Early Monday morning, in the pre-dawn hours, a fiery meteor was seen streaking across the sky in the Midwest. No one was hurt and it was largely harmless, but it was so large that it could be seen as...
View ArticleConnections: Urban rebirth in upstate cities
We talk about urban rebirth in upstate cities. Arian Horbovetz is a photographer and writer who has been traveling across the state to highlight the positive aspects of cities that may get a bad rap....
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, February 10th
First hour: Previewing the RPO's new season Second hour: The future of the Seneca white deer
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