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Coming up on Connections: Thursday, August 18, 2022

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First hour: What's next for Liz Cheney?

Second hour: How to have conversations about going vegan

Just hours after she lost her Republican primary in Wyoming, Congresswoman Liz Cheney was being discussed as a possible 2024 Presidential candidate. But could she really build a coalition of moderate Republicans and Democrats? We discuss both the viability of a Cheney candidacy and what it means that so many voters are talking about her right now. Our guests:

  • Paul Hypolite, political strategist, CEO, and founder of Leading with Our Values
  • Leonard Micks, writer for the political website, balloon-juice.com

Then in our second hour, if you aren't vegan, what would it take to convince you to make the change? Our guests are local vegans who discuss why they decided to stop consuming animal products. They also share how they have conversations with people about making that switch. Our guests:

  • Joseph Allman, president of Animal Rights Rochester, and assistant manager of the Red Fern
  • Andrew Dunning, animal rights activist
  • Lisa Medina, local vegan, AFAA certified group fitness instructor, and development coordinator at WXXI
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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.