{"podcast":{"title":"Connections Podcast","slug":"connections-podcast-736335","podcast_index_feed_id":736335,"rss_url":"https://publicfeeds.net/f/11479/feed-rss.xml","website_url":"https://www.wxxinews.org","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/11479/images/ed645589-1b7e-41ff-97e9-72e5ad996f84/CONNECTIONS_1400x1400.jpeg","author":"WXXI News (connections@wxxi.org)","episode_count":50,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T06:20:51.912094+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335"},"episode":{"title":"Candidates in the Democratic primary for New York Senate District 54","slug":"candidates-in-the-democratic-primary-for-new-york-senate-district-54","published_at":"2026-06-11T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/candidates-in-the-democratic-primary-for-new-york-senate-district-54","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_11479_072c0666-a84c-4fe4-aac8-0f0c9cd4b9d5&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F11479%2Ffeed-rss.xml","audio_url":"https://dovetail.prxu.org/11479/072c0666-a84c-4fe4-aac8-0f0c9cd4b9d5/Connections-Thursday-Hr1-6.11.26.mp3","summary":"The June primary is just over two weeks away. Democrats in the 54th Senate District will see two names on the ballot when they head to the polls: Scott Comegys and Michael Mills. The candidates are vying for the opportunity to unseat Republican Senator Pam Helming in the general election. This hour, guest host Julie Philipp sits down with the candidates to discuss their backgrounds, platforms, and priorities for the district, which covers part of Monroe and all of Livingston, Ontario, and Wayne Counties. In studio: Scott Comegys, candidate in the Democratic primary for New York Senate District 54 Michael Mills, candidate in the Democratic primary for New York Senate District 54 --- Connections is supported by listeners like you. Head to our donation page to become a WXXI member today, support the show, and help us close the gap created by the rescission of federal funding. --- Connections airs every weekday from noon-2 p.m. Join the conversation with questions or comments by phone at 1-844-295-TALK (8255) or 585-263-9994, email , Facebook or Twitter . Connections is also livestreamed on the WXXI News YouTube channel each day. You can watch live or access previous episodes here . --- Do you have a story that needs to be shared? Pitch your story to Connections .","meta_description":"The June primary is just over two weeks away. Democrats in the 54th Senate District will see two names on the ballot when they head to the polls: Scott Co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3038,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/connections-podcast-736335/episodes/candidates-in-the-democratic-primary-for-new-york-senate-district-54/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/candidates-in-the-democratic-primary-for-new-york-senate-district-54.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}