The Colin McEnroe Show
Connecticut Public Radio
The Colin McEnroe Show is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called The Nose for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.
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Jan 16, 2019 • 50min
Noah Baerman And 'The Rock & The Redemption'
The Noah Baerman Resonance Ensemble's The Rock & the Redemption is a jazz concept album of sorts that recasts the Sisyphus myth around the heroism of perseverance and persistence.Keyboardist and composer Noah Baerman joins us for the hour.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 15, 2019 • 49min
After We Die, Our Dust Will Live Forever
Dust is a fascinating substance. Our bodies are always shedding dust from our skin, hair, and nails, leaving little bits of DNA wherever we roam. Dust floats unseen through the air around us. It's light. It's hard to see unless it lands on a contrasting surface or crosses the path of a ray of sunshine. It can travel far and wide. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 14, 2019 • 49min
Trump And Putin; Secret FBI Investigation; Government Shutdown; Your Calls
Another weekend came, and another crop of revelations regarding President Donald Trump came with it.First out was The New York Times' report that the FBI grew so worried the president might be acting in Russia's interests that it secretly launched a counterintelligence investigation. That happened after Trump's firing of former FBI Director James Comey in May 2017, according to The Times. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 11, 2019 • 51min
The New Haven Nose On Imagine Dragons As The Worst Band Ever And 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch'
On Monday, Imagine Dragons played the Halftime Show at the College Football National Championship Game. The reviews were... not great. In fact, the performance has raised the question: Is Imagine Dragons the worst band ever?And: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure-style, science fiction, psychological thriller film. It's streaming on Netflix, on some devices, as a standalone movie in the Black Mirror television series. The Nose has seen... a number of different versions of it.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 10, 2019 • 50min
To Hell With "Whom" (And More On The Inexorable Evolution Of Language)
Language is an untamable beast. You can decide that infinitives aren't to be split and that "whom" is the objective form of "who" and that "literally" literally means literally. But here's the thing: Language doesn't have to care one way or the other what nonsense you've decided.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 9, 2019 • 50min
Kafka. Need I Say More.
Most of us know what Kafkaesque means even if we've never read a word Kafka wrote. For example, it's Kafkaesque when your smart home turns on you. It's not Kafkaesque when you wait in line for two hours at DMV and they close the line when you get to the front. (Well, it's a little Kafkaesque.)Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 8, 2019 • 48min
Satanism: Religion, Philosophy, Lifestyle
Free will, individual responsibility, and the pursuit of happiness: Fundamental tenets of, wait for it... Satanism. While the word conjures up images of fire and brimstone, the truth is a bit more complicated. So why does a religion which celebrates so much what Americans profess to hold dear get such a bad rap?Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 7, 2019 • 49min
Representative Rashida Tlaib Wants To Fu...Er, Impeach President Trump
The reactions to Representative Rashida Tlaib's profanity and her calls for impeachment against the president have been mixed.While most Republicans are in sync in their outrage over her comments, Democrats are further apart. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 4, 2019 • 50min
The Nose On Louis C.K. (What Else Is New?) And Two Movies: 'Bird Box' And 'Vice'
Louis C.K. has done another thing. He did the thing a few weeks ago, it turns out. But this week the thing appeared on the internet, as things do. And so The Nose, as it does, must cover the thing.And we've gotten to that part of the year where all the awards-season movies all come out at once. (I guess it's called... "awards season"? Huh.) But then the rest of pop culture keeps keeping on at the same time. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 3, 2019 • 50min
With Few Regrets, Governor Malloy Is "Ready To Live A Different Life"
Connecticut's 88th governor, Dannel P. Malloy, loves to make decisions. "That's who I am and what I am," he proclaimed during a wide-ranging exit interview with Colin McEnroe.He also, undoubtedly, loves to get the last word, no matter if it's on state employee pension reforms, his handling of an unspeakable tragedy, severe weather events, or the results of the 2018 election.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
