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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Dec 14, 2018 • 50min
Not Necessarily The Nose: 'Hamilton' Is Here
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton: An American Musical is, simply, a phenomenon.The Broadway production was nominated for a record 16 Tony Awards, and it won 11. The Original Broadway Cast Recording is certified five-times Platinum and won the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album, and The Hamilton Mixtape debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 13, 2018 • 45min
Understanding Hierarchies in Nature and Society
Social structures, in almost all cases, are defined by some form of hierarchy. Whether in academics, sports, religion, business, or politics, there's usually someone at the top and others whose goal it is to get there. But while it's easy to think that we've designed our world to be this way, the truth may be that we had no choice.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 12, 2018 • 50min
An Hour With Singer-Songwriter Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule is back in town! She joins us after her first of three consecutive evening performances at the Mark Twain House.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 11, 2018 • 45min
Twice-as-Nice Advice About Vice
Three guests, Peter Sagal of WWDTM, Maria Konnikova of The New Yorker, and Robert Evans of Cracked, take you on a tour of vice. They talk everything from casual sex to marijuana to greed and ostentation to coffee to beer to pornography. Peter and Colin also discuss what the next declared vice will be. Possibly sitting.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 10, 2018 • 49min
Robert Mueller Inches Closer To The President
What did he know and when did he know it?Prosecutors from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team and the Southern District of New York on Friday afternoon came closer to answering these questions as they relate to President Trump and his campaign's interference in the 2016 election.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 7, 2018 • 50min
Not Necessarily The Nose: 'Doctor Who' And Producers' Endorsements
The first episode of Doctor Who aired on November 23, 1963. Since then, there have been 37 seasons and 849 episodes of the show. The current Doctor, the thirteenth, is portrayed by Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to take the role on.Is a show with this much history impenetrable, at this point, for new viewers? Is Doctor Who nerd culture for nerds who think nerd culture isn't nerdy enough? Are Jodie Whittaker's Doctor and her diverse group of companions a fresh, compelling way into the series for new audiences?Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 6, 2018 • 51min
From The Bad Ideas Dept.: It's A Show About Towels!
Seriously: a show about towels.There's the history of towels, towels in Christianity, Terrible Towels, Towel Day.Oh, and there are actual towels too.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 5, 2018 • 49min
It's Time To Show Your Toothbrush Some Love
Our relationship with our toothbrush is complicated. Most of us don't brush our teeth well enough. We don't brush long enough, or we brush too hard, or we keep our toothbrushes so long that tests would show it to be about as clean as our toilets.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 4, 2018 • 49min
Smiling Will Get You Everywhere
On the series "NewsRadio," the character played by Phil Hartman once said, "Experience once taught me that behind every toothy grin lies a second row of teeth."Smiling is a universal way to show happiness. But not all smiles are happy. In reality, we smile less for happiness than for social reasons that have nothing to do with happiness. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 3, 2018 • 50min
President Trump, Male Insecurity, And His New Status As "Individual 1"
New York University researchers say they've found a link between appeal for President Trump and a certain, specific segment of the male population: those with "fragile masculinity."Their research is based on Google searches for "erectile dysfunction," "hair loss," "Viagra," and some other words we may refrain from mentioning.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
