First hour: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Assemblymember Sarah Clark
Second hour: Robin Wall Kimmerer on her book, "Braiding Sweetgrass"Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is our guest for the first part of the hour. She joins us to discuss a number of issues on her radar, including paid leave, the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act, and legislation related to burn pits. We also talk with her about the pandemic, the federal infrastructure bill, and the abortion debate. Assemblymember Sarah Clark joins us for the second part of the hour. Clark previously worked with Gillibrand. We discuss a number of state level issues with her, and she’ll answer your questions about a range of subjects. Our guests:
- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
- Assemblymember Sarah Clark (D), District 136
Then in our second hour, we’re joined by botanist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer. Her new book, “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants,” has been selected as the 2021 Rochester Reads book. Kimmerer will be in town later this month for book readings and discussions, but first, she joins us on Connections to talk about her work, how objective science can be enriched by the knowledge of indigenous people, and what we can learn from plants and animals – which Kimmerer says are humans’ oldest teachers. Our guest:
- Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants”
