# Connections Podcast

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Official site: https://www.wxxinews.org
Author: WXXI News (connections@wxxi.org)
Episodes: 50

## Resource

Evan Dawson talks about what matters to you on Connections. Do you have a story that needs to be shared? Pitch your story to Connections. For transcripts, please email our Move to Include team with a link to the episode.

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## Episodes
- [Candidates in the Democratic primary for New York Senate District 54](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/candidates-in-the-democratic-primary-for-new-york-senate-district-54) — 2026-06-11T17:00:00+00:00
- [Forever Wild: How to manage record crowds in the Adirondacks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/forever-wild-how-to-manage-record-crowds-in-the-adirondacks) — 2026-06-10T17:00:00+00:00
- [Leigh Ann Henion on her book, 'Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/leigh-ann-henion-on-her-book-night-magic-adventures-among-glowworms-moon-gardens-and-other-marvels-of-the-dark) — 2026-06-09T17:00:00+00:00
- [The publishing puzzle: Local authors on how to reach readers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/the-publishing-puzzle-local-authors-on-how-to-reach-readers) — 2026-06-08T17:00:00+00:00
- [State of Monroe County; NYS legislative session wraps; America's 250th](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/state-of-monroe-county-nys-legislative-session-wraps-america-s-250th) — 2026-06-05T18:00:00+00:00
- [Keeping fights out of Ontario Beach Park](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/keeping-fights-out-of-ontario-beach-park) — 2026-06-05T17:00:00+00:00
- ['Connections on the Road:' Youth mental health](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/connections-on-the-road-youth-mental-health) — 2026-06-04T17:00:00+00:00
- [From the classroom to the arena: Rochester students take on robotics challenges](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/from-the-classroom-to-the-arena-rochester-students-take-on-robotics-challenges) — 2026-06-03T18:00:00+00:00
- [Raj Goyle, candidate for New York State comptroller](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/raj-goyle-candidate-for-new-york-state-comptroller) — 2026-06-03T17:00:00+00:00
- [Sharing life lessons across generations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/sharing-life-lessons-across-generations) — 2026-06-01T18:00:00+00:00
- [Why is gun violence declining?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/why-is-gun-violence-declining) — 2026-06-01T17:00:00+00:00
- [Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/celebrating-aapi-heritage-month) — 2026-05-29T17:00:00+00:00
- [The growth of women in farming](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/the-growth-of-women-in-farming) — 2026-05-28T17:00:00+00:00
- [As Rochester struggles to address homelessness, the shelter system steps up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/as-rochester-struggles-to-address-homelessness-the-shelter-system-steps-up) — 2026-05-26T17:00:00+00:00
- [Summer movie preview](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/summer-movie-preview) — 2026-05-22T18:00:00+00:00
- [Music as medicine: How the arts can heal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/music-as-medicine-how-the-arts-can-heal) — 2026-05-22T17:00:00+00:00
- [Rochester Cocktail Revival returns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/rochester-cocktail-revival-returns) — 2026-05-21T18:00:00+00:00
- [Local Islamic leaders on the deadly San Diego mosque shooting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/local-islamic-leaders-on-the-deadly-san-diego-mosque-shooting) — 2026-05-21T17:00:00+00:00
- [Ukrainian artists create beauty amid tragedy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/ukrainian-artists-create-beauty-amid-tragedy) — 2026-05-20T18:00:00+00:00
- [A contentious debate about two old school buildings, part 2](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/a-contentious-debate-about-two-old-school-buildings-part-2) — 2026-05-20T17:00:00+00:00
- [Local students team up with NASA astronauts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/local-students-team-up-with-nasa-astronauts) — 2026-05-19T18:00:00+00:00
- [New Yorker cover artist Harry Bliss on his memoir, 'You Can Never Die'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/new-yorker-cover-artist-harry-bliss-on-his-memoir-you-can-never-die) — 2026-05-19T17:00:00+00:00
- [AI in the arts: Does technology strengthen or silence the creative process?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/ai-in-the-arts-does-technology-strengthen-or-silence-the-creative-process) — 2026-05-18T18:00:00+00:00
- [What is a "K-shaped economy" and how does it affect you?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/what-is-a-k-shaped-economy-and-how-does-it-affect-you) — 2026-05-18T17:00:00+00:00
- [Fight over Irondequoit Mall space; school budget votes; celebrating the Rochester Subway](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/fight-over-irondequoit-mall-space-school-budget-votes-celebrating-the-rochester-subway) — 2026-05-15T18:00:00+00:00
- ['15 minutes saved my life.' How changes in stroke care are transforming lives](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/15-minutes-saved-my-life-how-changes-in-stroke-care-are-transforming-lives) — 2026-05-15T17:00:00+00:00
- [Challenging the legitimacy of standardized testing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/challenging-the-legitimacy-of-standardized-testing) — 2026-05-14T17:00:00+00:00
- ['I don't call it out because I still need you to be my doctor.' Local woman explains ableism in healthcare](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/i-don-t-call-it-out-because-i-still-need-you-to-be-my-doctor-local-woman-explains-ableism-in-healthcare) — 2026-05-13T18:00:00+00:00
- [What could a possible American invasion mean for Cuba?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/what-could-a-possible-american-invasion-mean-for-cuba) — 2026-05-13T17:00:00+00:00
- [New program encourages forgoing phones to help forge friendships](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/new-program-encourages-forgoing-phones-to-help-forge-friendships) — 2026-05-12T18:00:00+00:00
- [The risks of overstretching the American military](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/the-risks-of-overstretching-the-american-military) — 2026-05-12T17:00:00+00:00
- [Let’s talk about (not having) sex](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/let-s-talk-about-not-having-sex) — 2026-05-11T18:00:00+00:00
- [The journalist who saw the AI threat coming](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/the-journalist-who-saw-the-ai-threat-coming) — 2026-05-11T17:00:00+00:00
- [NYS budget holdup; possible Peace Village foreclosure; Rochester Bike Week](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/nys-budget-holdup-possible-peace-village-foreclosure-rochester-bike-week) — 2026-05-08T18:00:00+00:00
- [Vision Zero plan explores automated traffic enforcement](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/vision-zero-plan-explores-automated-traffic-enforcement) — 2026-05-08T17:00:00+00:00
- [Rochester ranks high for allergies. What should we know about triggers and treatment?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/rochester-ranks-high-for-allergies-what-should-we-know-about-triggers-and-treatment) — 2026-05-07T18:00:00+00:00
- [RCSD superintendent and board leaders address key issues for schools](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/rcsd-superintendent-and-board-leaders-address-key-issues-for-schools) — 2026-05-07T17:00:00+00:00
- [CITY Magazine brings you 'every festival under the sun...in Rochester'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/city-magazine-brings-you-every-festival-under-the-sun-in-rochester) — 2026-05-06T18:00:00+00:00
- [A contentious debate about two old school buildings](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/a-contentious-debate-about-two-old-school-buildings) — 2026-05-06T17:00:00+00:00
- ['Listen to Your Mother' returns with stories of love, loss, and lessons](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/listen-to-your-mother-returns-with-stories-of-love-loss-and-lessons) — 2026-05-04T18:00:00+00:00
- [The king comes to the United States](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/the-king-comes-to-the-united-states) — 2026-05-04T17:00:00+00:00
- [Preparing for a 'heavy' tick season; treating 'chemo brain;' Garth Fagan Dance celebrates 55 years](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/preparing-for-a-heavy-tick-season-treating-chemo-brain-garth-fagan-dance-celebrates-55-years) — 2026-05-01T18:00:00+00:00
- [250 years later, is judicial independence crumbling?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/250-years-later-is-judicial-independence-crumbling) — 2026-05-01T17:00:00+00:00

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