First hour: Winners of Tuesday night's Democratic primary
Second hour: Summer Book Week - A conversation about poems and poetsTuesday night’s primary marked a new chapter in local politics. Rochester City Councilman Malik Evans won the Democratic primary, essentially making him Rochester’s next mayor. City Council and the County Legislature saw significant shakeups as well. This hour, we talk to some of Tuesday night’s winners. Our guests:
- Malik Evans, winner of the Rochester mayoral Democratic primary
- William Burgess, winner of the Democratic primary for Monroe County Legislature District 29
- Mitch Gruber, winner of the Democratic primary for Rochester City Council
- Miguel Melendez, winner of the Democratic primary for Rochester City Council
- Kim Smith, winner of the Democratic primary for Rochester City Council
- Stanley Martin, winner of the Democratic primary for Rochester City Council
- Camille Simmons, winner of the Democratic primary for Rochester City School Board
- James Patterson, winner of the Democratic primary for Rochester City School Board
Then in our second hour, Summer Book Week continues with a conversation with two poets with local connections. In the first part of the show, we talk with Rochester-based author Sarah Freligh about her new book, "We." Freligh is the author of “Sad Math,” winner of the 2014 Moon City Press Poetry Prize and the 2015 Whirling Prize from the University of Indianapolis. In the second half-hour, a conversation with Elana Bell, author of "Mother Country," published in 2020 by Rochester's BOA Editions. Mother Country examines the intricacies of mother–daughter relationships: what we inherit from our mothers, what we let go, what we hold, and what we pass on to our own children, both the visible and invisible. Bell is based in Brooklyn, but she spent several months living and writing in Rochester during the pandemic. Our guests:
- Sarah Freligh, author of "We" and "Sad Math"
- Elana Bell, author of "Mother Country"
The hour also includes a conversation with Rochester author Sonja Livingston about what's on her summer reading list.
