{"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":"Evan Dawson (vvolk@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":"2026-09-22T04:21:41.243021+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335"},"episode":{"title":"What is patriotism in 2026?","slug":"what-is-patriotism-in-2026","published_at":"2026-07-15T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335/what-is-patriotism-in-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/connections-podcast-736335","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_11479_8beb13f5-c3eb-42bc-9e51-e936ed730670&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F11479%2Ffeed-rss.xml","audio_url":"https://dovetail.prxu.org/11479/8beb13f5-c3eb-42bc-9e51-e936ed730670/Connections-Wednesday-Hr1-7-15-26.mp3","summary":"What does American patriotism look like in 2026? According to a recent Gallup poll, patriotism hit a 25-year record low this year, with one-third of respondents saying they have extreme pride in their national identity. What does it mean to be a patriot? Are Americans are living up to the country's ideals 250 years since its founding? Our guests explore these questions and more. In studio: Mark Assini, retired, former Gates town supervisor, and former Monroe County legislator Eve Elzenga, Rochester resident, humanist, and life-long activist Adrian Hale, New York State Regent, civic leader, and U.S. Marine and combat veteran Nate Salzman, member of Brighton Town Council and Democratic nominee for Brighton town supervisor --- 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":"What does American patriotism look like in 2026? According to a recent Gallup poll, patriotism hit a 25-year record low this year, with one-third of respo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3077,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/connections-podcast-736335/episodes/what-is-patriotism-in-2026/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/what-is-patriotism-in-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}