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    Connections
    Fallout from fatherless homes
    Evan Dawson
    During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 11/19/25, the implications of a high level of local homes without active fathers. Then, advocates push back on Gov. Hochul's shift away from clean energy.
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    Connections
    "Saving lives by saving trees"
    Evan Dawson
    In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 11/18/25, ahead of receiving the Conservation Warrior Award, Kinari Webb joins us to share her theory of "saving lives by saving trees."
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    Connections
    What if political parties can’t save us?
    Evan Dawson
    In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 11/18/25, political scientist Lauren Hall joins us to share her idea of a coalition against authoritarianism to help heal the political divide.
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    Connections
    What if political parties can’t save us?
    Evan Dawson
    During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 11/18/25, professor Lauren Hall explores her theory that civil society — not political parties — can unite Americans. Then, how saving lives can save trees.
  • Two men sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a man at left has a grey goatee and is wearing headphones around his neck, glasses, a black baseball cap and a black shirt; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing headphones, a puffy navy vest and white button-down shirt.
    Connections
    The Route's Dave Kane and Maureen Rich on speaking through songs
    Evan Dawson
    In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 11/17/25, we talk with the Route's recently retired Dave Kane and Maureen Rich about the changing ways we access and listen to music.
  • Three men wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a man at left has short brown hair, a grey beard and is wearing a blue button-down shirt; a bald man at center has a grey goatee and is wearing glasses, a black shirt and black blazer; a man at right has short dark hair and is wearing a puffy navy vest over a white button-down shirt.
    Connections
    Americans are losing their faith
    Evan Dawson
    In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 11/17/25, we sit down with local faith leaders to discuss why more Americans are turning away from religion.