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Connections

Lessons from life on the road

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published March 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM EDT
Two people wearing headphones sit at a table in a radio talk studio: a woman at left has a blue headscarf and is wearing a green jacket, green shirt, blue jeans and grey boots; a man at right has very short dark hair and is wearing glasses, a light blue quilted sweatshirt, blue jeans and brown boots.
1 of 12  — Christina Le Beau with host Evan Dawson on "Connections"
Christina Le Beau with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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A smiling woman with long brown hair stands outside among trees and flowers with mountains in the background.
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Alison Konecki
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A car towing an Airstream trailer sits on snow.
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White Sands National Park
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Three people sit on the top of a mountain. There is a wide expanse of snowy mountains behind them.
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Christina Le Beau and family at the Harding Icefield Trail in Alaska
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A man is making lace using many bobbins.
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Traditional bobbin lace making at Belgium's Kantcentrum (Lace Center)
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The sun sets in a sky full of clouds near a French castle.
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Sunset at France's Château de Beynac
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Four sheep graze on grass.
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Grazing sheep along England's Cotswold Way walking path
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A massive stone building with many columns and a scaffolding on the front.
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The Parthenon in Athens
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A person wearing goggles and a wetsuit floats in clear water.
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Snorkeling the Silfra fissure in Iceland
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A man wearing a green apron stands in the middle of a workshop filled with masks.
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Casanova Mask Artisan Workshop in Venice
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A line of people hike along the top of a mountain.
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Hiking the summit of Mt. Etna in Sicily
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A large face is built into the wall at the top of a set of stairs.
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Exploring the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain
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WXXI News

What can national and international travel teach us — and how can it change us?

We talk to two women with Rochester roots about what they've learned from their lives on the road.

Our guests:

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Evan Dawson
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.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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