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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Sep 18, 2017 • 49min
The Cost Of Health Care Is Killing Us
We spend over three trillion dollars on health care every year and we have worse outcomes than any other developed country - all of which spend on average about half of what America spends per person. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 15, 2017 • 50min
The Nose Has A Close Encounter With 'Close Encounters'
"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" was originally released on December 14, 1977. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards and has gone on to gross more than $300 million worldwide. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 14, 2017 • 48min
The Furries Among Us
Like just about anything else one delves into, the subculture known as furries is more nuanced, more varied and less sensational than mass media depictions of them.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 13, 2017 • 49min
The Mysterious (And Misunderstood?) Melania Trump
Melania Trump is in many ways a first: The first First Lady to have arrived as an immigrant, the first to have been born in a communist country, and the first to be the 3rd wife of a president. She is not the first, however, to show signs of reluctance towards embracing the role of FLOTUS.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2017 • 50min
The Amazons: Myth, Reality, And Modern Relevance
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the Amazons of ancient Greek mythology is that they were not entirely mythical. While many of the deeds and details ascribed to these women warriors were imagined, the Amazons themselves were inspired by a real-life horse-riding tribe of nomads called the Scythians.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 11, 2017 • 50min
The Scramble: Trumpocalypse, Amazon, Sloane Stephens
John Nichols, author of Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to The Most Dangerous People in America believes Donald Trump has put together the most dangerous cabinet in history. He says Trump has filled it with partisan ideologues or people with no government experience and/or unqualified to do the job of their department. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 8, 2017 • 50min
The Nose Went To 'Wind River'
Taylor Sheridan's "Wind River" has been called "a thrilling, violent finale to the 'Hell or High Water' and 'Sicario' trilogy" (Sheridan wrote the first two entries and writes and directs this newest one). "River," starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen, is a character-driven murder mystery, more literary drama than genre thriller. The Nose renders its critique.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 7, 2017 • 48min
One Leg At A Time: The History Of Women And Pants
According to mytho-historical accounts, the ancient Amazons wore pants while riding into battle. But the trend this tribe of warrior women set was short lived. For nearly two millennia after their demise, the notion of women wearing pants was steeped in controversy.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 6, 2017 • 50min
Why Do We Commemorate And Who Does It Serve?
The violence in Charlottesville last month over whether or not to remove a statue of Confederate soldier Robert E. Lee rekindled a heated debate that's more about national identity and race than about statues. But, it's easier to fight about statues than begin a long-overdue national discussion over how we remember our collective and complex national past - especially in the context of slavery.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 5, 2017 • 50min
The Scramble: Connecticut's Fiscal Crisis, North Korea, Walter Becker
Connecticut has become overconfident that money would always be found to pay the bills. For the first time, the state is realizing we can't pay the bills for pensions and retirement and infrastructure that we've put off for decades to spend on other things. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
