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This hour, we remember Dolly Parton. The music superstar, actress, businesswoman, and philanthropist died Tuesday. Parton was beloved by many — perhaps almost universally so. How was she able to transcend the division and polarization of today's society? We discuss her life and legacy, and the lessons we can learn. Our guests: Hannah Davis, Dolly Parton fan and founding director of Flower City Folk Hannah Maier, music director of The Route and lead singer and guitarist of the country band, Candy Matt Present, M.D., founder emeritus of the Rochester chapter of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and assistant professor of pediatrics at UR Medicine ---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.

The Break Room (FRIDAY 8/28/26) 8am Hour 1) This story comes down to who is more in the wrong - the amusement park OR the man with no sandals? 2) According to Tommy Mule, working from home makes you a certified SLACK ASS! 3) Don't be the grown ass man waiting for the team bus

The Break Room (FRIDAY 8/28/26) 9am Hour 1) As a parent, how do you motivate your kid to get excited about the new school year? 2) September NASCAR

The Break Room (FRIDAY 8/28/26) 6am Hour 1) Now that the Bills have wrapped up preseason, what are the expectations moving forward? 2) If you're going to call the cops, make sure you didn't also commit a crime 3) Whiskey weed

The Break Room (FRIDAY 8/28/26) 7am Hour 1) How are these students supposed to learn if your answer is always "no"? 2) Mini vans make sense 3) A very unique car goes up for auction

The Break Room (THURSDAY 8/27/26) 8am Hour 1) Two thirds of the Break Room believes this would be more of a vacation than a punishment 2) You're not resorting to this for the taste 3) Cute animal, dumb name.

The Break Room (THURSDAY 8/27/26) 9am Hour 1) When it comes to basic guest etiquette there may be rules you don't realize you're breaking 2) The Pro Bowl is now a thing of the past

The Break Room (THURSDAY 8/27/26) 7am Hour 1) It's not going to happen EVERY time and maybe that's okay 2) Tommy's plan to make Breezy feel bad backfires 3) Chicken & chocolate

The Break Room (THURSDAY 8/27/26) 6am Hour 1) If you want to give your family the new stadium experience, this might be the last affordable opportunity to do so 2) This sign has been spelled wrong.... For at least 11 years 3) Your kid might be a star!

We're back for another Tournament T-Time as Tori and Phyllis take on Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club for an RDGA two-person best ball event. Before the round, Tori gets candid about watching her handicap climb from a +1 to a 7.0 and how her relationship with golf has changed. Instead of constantly chasing improvement and lower scores, she's learning to put less pressure on herself, enjoy competing, and remember that a handicap doesn't define who you are as a golfer.Then it's time to tee it up! Tori and Phyllis navigate fast greens, beautiful views, and plenty of ham-and-egging as they put together another strong team performance. They break down what worked, what needs improvement, and why playing to your own strengths matters. The duo finishes 3-under gross and 6-under net, taking the win in both divisions and capping off an incredible Rochester tournament run.In this episode:Another RDGA two-person best ball tournamentTori's changing relationship with her handicap and competitive golfLearning to enjoy golf without always chasing improvementWhy a rising handicap can mess with your confidencePhyllis's approach to her short game and why her sand wedge has become her go-to clubThe importance of knowing your own game and playing to your strengthsTheir final gross and net results at Sodus BayWrapping up an incredible Rochester tournament runTori and Phyllis put together another strong round, but was it enough to finish their Rochester tournament run with another win? You'll have to listen to find out where they landed on the leaderboard and whether they could make it four for four!Make sure you download your copy of Short Game 100!Short Game 100 – Free Digital Practice GuideFollow Uswww.toritotlis.com.Instagram: @tori_totlis.TikTok: @tori_totlis.Facebook: @TeamTotlis

Mike Lomas and Glenn Wiggle open with a look at market stability and the quiet that has followed cuts to organizations they argue were funding street unrest, including commentary on fraud charges tied to Black Lives Matter leadership. The conversation turns to research integrity, with Glenn walking through recent guilty pleas from a vaccine researcher and a former senior advisor to Dr. Fauci, and the hosts arguing that funding structures create incentives to shape findings in both public health and climate science. They discuss the New York Times finally acknowledging the lab leak theory, and press the case for accountability over pandemic school closures and business shutdowns. From there, the hosts critique what they describe as misplaced public sympathy for criminal defendants, citing a viral video and a Texas sentencing case. The back half centers on trade, with clips from Prime Minister Mark Carney's White House meeting prompting a debate over reciprocal tariffs, the shift from NAFTA to USMCA, and the decline of private sector unions. Mike shares a client story about a Lockport manufacturer that grew from ten employees to a hundred after General Motors moved sourcing stateside. The episode closes with Trump's remarks on South Korean defense payments, Treasury action against Iranian money laundering, concerns about federal spending and the national debt, and a lighter Rochester-area story about a children's lemonade stand run by local teachers.00:00:00 Quiet Markets and the Money Behind the Riots00:02:50 Research Fraud and Conflicts of Interest in Science00:04:48 Fauci, COVID Accountability, and Guilty Pleas00:07:53 Lab Leak Origins and the New York Times Op-Ed00:10:33 Misplaced Sympathy, Social Media, and Soft Sentencing00:19:44 Canada Tariffs and the Carney White House Meeting00:23:34 From NAFTA to USMCA and the Decline of Private Unions00:29:04 How Tariffs Grew a Lockport Manufacturer00:33:41 South Korea Defense Payments and Iranian Money Laundering00:42:07 A Rochester Lemonade Stand and a Misspelled Sign

The Break Room (WEDNESDAY 8/26/26) 6am Hour 1) Tommy's mornings have been completely thrown off due to his new parking spot 2) Teacher booze 3) You CAN live without cable

The Break Room (WEDNESDAY 8/26/26) 9am Hour 1) This is one piece of technology Boomers should've mastered by now 2) The cheapest way to get there

The Break Room (WEDNESDAY 8/26/26) 8am Hour 1) When it comes to neighborhood disputes, this man says the police should never be involved 2) Get out of my car 3) A Christmas gift for Bills fans

The Break Room (WEDNESDAY 8/26/26) 7am Hour 1) This wasn't the time or place to have this argument BUT this woman might have a point 2) Saint Dolly 3) The Buffalo Sabres has carried over into the new season

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Mark and Shane interview comedian Brad Williams, Chili might be moving up in the world, and there's a new top school in town.

Stop letting broken workplace rules hijack your day. In this episode of I Dare You, I'm joined by award-winning psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Ron Friedman to tear down the myths keeping you and your team stuck in survival mode. Backed by the largest study of high-performing teams ever conducted in his new bestselling book, Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams, Dr. Friedman breaks down the exact, research-backed moves you need right now to take back control of your time, build fierce peer accountability, and unlock your real potential. In this episode, we get into: The Anatomy of a Superteam The Toxic Meeting Trap (and Attention Residue) The Uncomfortable Question Every Real Leader Asks Why 97% of Traditional Feedback Fails The Secret Cognitive Power of Movement Ron's Simple, High-Impact I Dare You Experiment Challenge About Dr. Ron Friedman:Ron Friedman, PhD, is an award-winning psychologist, founder of Superteams, Inc., and bestselling author of The Best Place to Work, Decoding Greatness, and Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams. An expert on human motivation and peak performance, Dr. Friedman has served on the faculties of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He contributes regularly to Harvard Business Review—where his article “How to Build a Superteam That Keeps Getting Better” was a recent cover story—and his work has also been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, Fast Company, and The Wall Street Journal.

The Break Room (TUESDAY 8/25/26) 9am Hour 1) If you're spending an afternoon at this woman's house, you better pack your own lunch! 2) Punishing an NFL owner

The Break Room (TUESDAY 8/25/26) 8am Hour 1) Just because your kid's school isn't on the list doesn't necessarily mean they're at a disadvantage 2) How does anyone cheer for this team right now? 3) Breakfast before 7am

The Break Room (TUESDAY 8/25/26) 7am Hour 1) Duffy didn't think this day would ever come but, now that it has, he & his wife have a decision to make 2) Your seasonal Buffalo Bills budget 3) Unplug that charger before bed!

The Break Room (TUESDAY 8/25/26) 6am Hour 1) Tommy is having some equipment problems and he says Amazon is to blame 2) That "free" $30 could get you arrested 3) If you get kids interested in this career early enough, it could help solve a major problem

Listen to the highlights from Omaha's 9-0 loss to the Rochester Red Wings at Werner Park on August 23, 2026.

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Gene discusses the tragic death of Ed Oliver's son and what everything surrounding it reveals about the NFL. Plus, producer Tim Schneider has reached a breaking point with the Browns because of Deshaun Watson.

Gene discusses the tragic death of Ed Oliver's son and highlights the unfortunate way in which it became public. Plus, Gene and producer Tim Schneider are unimpressed with Deshaun Watson and his attitude.

Gene shares his thoughts on the death of Ed Oliver's son and what the manner in which it became public reveals about the NFL. Plus, Gene and producer Tim Schneider have had enough of Deshaun Watson, and 49ers' owner Jed York is in hot water.

Gene shares his perspective on the tragic death of Ed Oliver's son and the way in which it became public. Plus, Gene and producer Tim Schneider don't hold back in their criticism of Deshaun Watson, and Dan Fetes from 13WHAM joins the show to discuss the Bills' upcoming roster decisions.

Gene rattles through his storylines to watch from the Bills' second preseason game against the Browns and is pleased with how Buffalo performed. Plus, he's looking forward to watching Jessica Pegula in the US Open.

Gene reacts to 49ers' owner Jed York being arrested in a prostitution sting in Ohio, and the many other ridiculous stories the NFL has to offer.

Dan Fetes from 13WHAM joins the show to discuss the Ed Oliver tragedy and roster decisions the Bills will have to make before Sunday's cutdown deadline. Are they set at backup quarterback, who will fill the depth slots in the secondary and who will be victimized by the defensive line roster crunch?

Gene shares his thoughts on the tragic death of Ed Oliver's son and how the story came out. Plus, producer Tim Schneider has had it with Deshaun Watson, and Dan Fetes from 13WHAM breaks down the Bills' upcoming roster cutdown decisions.

On the show: - -Are you a New Yorker for life? -Is there a logical reason why her boyfriend is on Bumble??? -Add Fairport to the list of school districts changing the start time -Jerk or Justified? Husband loses it over too many packages delivered to the house -Does anyone REALLY want to watch their own birth?! -Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! a real Rochester mystery

When Dr. Laura Petrescu opened Athena Direct Primary Care & Lifestyle Medicine, she was the only Direct Primary Care physician in the Rochester, NY metropolitan area. Health system leadership thought she was out of her mind. Colleagues told her nobody would pay a membership on top of insurance. The advice everywhere was the same: New York is too restrictive, and DPC will not work here.Today there are seven or eight DPC practices in the Rochester area, and Dr. Petrescu has founded the New York State Direct Care Physicians Alliance with board members from Buffalo, Syracuse, Hudson Valley, and New York City.In this episode of My DPC Story, she and Dr. Maryal Concepcion get specific about the mechanics most physicians never hear.In this episode:Why she filed as a 501(c)(6) business league instead of a 501(c)(3), and why the charitable designation would have blocked advocacy entirelyWhat the state and IRS filings actually cost, and where the paperwork gets returnedHow reading her contract first led to her health system releasing her from a 10-mile non-compete radiusHow to build a board representing rural, metropolitan, and downstate practicesWhy eight busy physician owners vote on motions by email instead of scheduling Zoom callsWhat New York's lab restrictions mean in practice, and why they are the alliance's top legislative priorityHow California organized, from monthly meetings that fizzled to a state summit with 80 physiciansAbout the guest: Dr. Laura Petrescu is triple board certified in internal medicine, lifestyle medicine, and menopause medicine, with 25 years in practice. Originally trained as a surgeon in Romania, she is founding president of the New York State Direct Care Physicians Alliance.Links:New York State Direct Care Physicians Alliance: nysdirectcare.com California DPC: calidpc.com Legal question for My DPC Story State by State with Dr. Phil Eskew? Leave a voicemail at mydpcstory.com/contact Organizing in your state? Leave a voicemail there too so we can highlight your group Free startup checklist, The Physician Owner's Planner, The Toolkit Magazine, and every episode: mydpcstory.com Follow @mydpcstoryUpcoming: Illinois DPC Summit, October 2 to 3, NIU Naperville. California DPC Summit, June 2027, registration open. caradirectcare.com/summitExplore Hint's Marketplace today, an app-like experience connecting all your tools into Hint! CHIEF COMPLAINT COFFEE & TEA. Celebrating when nothing comes between you and your patient. NO PRIOR AUTHS. Literally, that's one of the coffees you'll find at CHIEF COMPLAINT COFFEE & TEA.Support the showGET your FREE MONTHLY BUSINESS TOOL DOWNLOADBecome A My DPC Story PATREON MEMBER! SPONSOR THE PODMy DPC Story VOICEMAIL! DPC SWAG!FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube

Carrie is a creative serial entrepreneur with a backstory that involves Orlando (working with Disney Cruise Lines, Hard Rock Cafe, Universal Studios, and the U.S Military), Los Angeles, and returning home to Rochester to start a family and found her business (Vertical Insite).Carrie also had a moment in her life where she hit a humbling low brought on by a life threatening medical diagnosis. She used that opportunity to learn more about herself and ask herself some tough questions through Human Design Readings and "The Gene Keys".Finally, Pauly will be vulnerable and answer some tough questions about himself.Mentioned in this episode:Connections PodcastConnections with Evan Dawson - Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or at https://www.wxxinews.org/show/connectionsConnectionsIt's A LotCheck out It's A Lot on Lunchador! https://feeds.captivate.fm/itsalot/ Joe Bean RoastersVisit joebeanroasters.com to get fresh roasted specialty coffee either by the bag or with a Perpetual Joy subscription!

Listen to the highlights from Omaha's 7-2 loss to the Rochester Red Wings at Werner Park on August 22, 2026.

Listen to the highlights from Omaha's 4-3 victory over the Rochester Red Wings at Werner Park on August 21, 2026.

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Listen to the highlights from Omaha's 13-3 loss to the Rochester Red Wings at Werner Park on August 20, 2026.

The Break Room (FRIDAY 8/21/26) 8am Hour 1) Just because the invitation says "no gifts please" doesn't mean you can show up empty handed 2) What's two beers? 3) Blueberry beware

The Break Room (FRIDAY 8/21/26) 7am Hour 1) This mentality is why Bills fans can't have nice things 2) Is the investment worth the outcome for this outdoor hobby? 3) Tiki Dads

The Break Room (FRIDAY 8/21/26) 6am Hour 1) Tommy felt bad for accidently spilling Kimmy's coffee, but not bad enough to offer her his extra one 2) Department store sleepover 3) Robbed by a coworker

Listen to the highlights from Omaha's 7-2 loss to the Rochester Red Wings at Werner Park on August 19, 2026.

Google is trying to smooth over some ruffled feathers in two small Minnesota towns where the tech giant hopes to build a couple of massive data centers.Wednesday evening, Google hosted what it called a community celebration in Pine Island, about 20 minutes northwest of Rochester, with free food, live music and family activities.That same night in Hermantown, outside of Duluth, the company held an open house to answer questions from area residents about the hyperscale data center it wants to build there.MPR News Rochester-based reporter Molly Castle Work and our Duluth-based reporter Dan Kraker gave us a look inside the events.

In this B-side episode of Set Lusting Bruce, host Jesse Jackson talks with Joey Register, who records as itsrihhomie, about his path from growing up in Rochester, New York to making melodic rap as an emotional outlet and running his own studio to help others create. Joey describes his freestyle, bar-by-bar recording process, early influences from friends and artists like Juice WRLD and Lil Wayne, and how his album Population Mars pulled together songs written from ages 18 to 25 across sessions in places like Boston, Tampa, and Chicago. He discusses the challenges independent artists face in smaller markets, how streaming and short-form content shape careers, and his plans to release more music, collaborate locally in San Francisco, and experiment across genres. The episode closes with Joey's take on whether Mary gets in the car in “Thunder Road,” plus where to find his music and social accounts. New Album - https://music.apple.com/us/album/rih-university/6798003629 https://open.spotify.com/album/6vYZs5I63juyntRHf8oCjI?si=TRsU_9SlTSW4exS-eWl-Zg&utm_source=copy-link - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsrihhomie/ - Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/za/album/population-mars/1834633510 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/50p0UKuBYmUhp9cZ7A5JDM?si=BXKtxVW4TLmTDUib7TlaRQ 00:00 B-Side Detour Intro 01:03 Meet Joey Register 02:35 Finding Rap and Freestyle Flow 11:11 Studio Life and Community 13:10 Defining the Sound 14:42 Indie Artist in Streaming Era 17:57 Next Moves and New Genres 20:34 Surprises and Creator Culture 23:17 Where to Find the Music 24:09 Spirituality and Mindset 28:41 Thunder Road Mary Question 31:29 Socials and Farewell 32:17 Podcast Outro and Support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The system that produces the world's most important discoveries runs on metrics that nobody agrees on, odds that would stop most people, and mentorship that sometimes looks like cruelty in blue ink. Subscribe if you want science with evidence, not speculation. Lipomi is Professor and Chair of Chemical and Sustainability Engineering at the University of Rochester and the author of Science Nonfiction: Behind the Scenes in University Research. His lab works on organic electronics, materials science, recyclable polymers, and the science of human touch. He trained under George Whitesides at Harvard, one of the most cited chemists who has never won the Nobel Prize. The conversation covers the H-index, what elite mentorship actually looks like when your advisor writes “This is illiterate” in blue ink on your outline, and what the future of academic research versus industry careers looks like in an era of AI, demographic headwinds, and graduate school debt that can't be discharged in bankruptcy. We also get into homochirality, OLED displays, and why Lipomi thinks the nanotechnology revolution already happened, we just didn't call it that. What you'll hear: -Whether the academic system is designed to produce scientists or to filter them out -What is Baumol's cost disease and why it explains rising tuition costs -Why the nanotechnology revolution already happened and nobody called it that -How nanotechnology is used in cancer drug delivery today versus what science fiction promised -What it actually takes to build a PhD career at the intersection of chemistry, mechanics, and neuroscience -Whether engineering students should be reading Plato — and what countries that skip it are getting right “Find a skill at the intersection of three or more interests that no one else is working on.” — Darren Lipomi CHAPTERS 00:00 He says don't go to college. He runs the department. 01:10 The H-index: imperfect, irreplaceable 02:04 1 in 20 PhDs gets the job 05:42 The meteorite and the origin of life 08:34 Did life's asymmetry come from space? 12:00 Who is an organic materials chemist at 3am? 13:52 The collaboration that started at a coffee shop 15:22 The nanobot revolution already happened 18:24 Nanotechnology inside your body right now 19:08 The $70 billion invention Kodak gave away 22:12 Kodak, Xerox, Bausch + Lomb: what Rochester built 26:06 Working under Whitesides at Harvard 28:54 What he wrote on the outline in blue ink 30:38 Who you work with matters more than what you work on 31:56 Department chair: hostage negotiator, not boss 34:36 Why the department changed its name after 110 years 36:00 The headwinds have never been stronger 38:44 Should engineers read Plato? 39:38 The debt you can't discharge in bankruptcy 40:06 Do you buy Baumol's cost disease? 43:14 Why he had to write the book 48:16 The Fisher-Price camcorder experiment 51:06 Teaching in one sentence. Research in one. 53:42 Losing Darren to Rochester: the Fernando Tatis analogy Get the transcript, fascinating bonus content, and my Monday M.A.G.I.C. Message: https://briankeating.com/yt Have a .edu email and live in the USA? You automatically win a meteorite: https://BrianKeating.com/edu Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 Support Into the Impossible on Patreon, get my weekly M.A.G.I.C. Message, unfiltered bonus content, and live monthly Office Hours with me: https://www.patreon.com/drbriankeating Join this channel for perks, monthly Office Hours, and your name in the Member Roster at the end of every episode: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmXH_moPhfkqCk6S3b9RWuw/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices