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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Aug 20, 2017 • 50min
The Scramble: Cultural Leaders Are Retreating From Trump. Why Now?
Cultural leaders are beating a hasty retreat from President Trump. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 18, 2017 • 50min
The Nose Wonders If Smartphones Have Destroyed A Generation
Actually, it's The Atlantic that wonders "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?" And, of course, the answer is, in a word: No. But then, high school kids are less interested in driving than they used to be. Or something. So there's almost a mental health crisis. Or something. The Nose gets into it.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 17, 2017 • 50min
Solar Eclipse 2017: A 49-Minute Show About Two Minutes Of Darkness
Since the earliest humans gazed up at the sky, eclipses have been a common occurrence. But only in recent centuries have we come to understood the science behind them. Prior to that, eclipses were regarded as everything from Viking sky wolves to Korean fire-dogs, to African versions of a celestial reconciliation.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 16, 2017 • 49min
How Much Do You Know About Guam?
Guam came into America's consciousness this past week as the war of words between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened the island of Guam with nuclear annihilation. The rhetoric has since cooled but America is more aware of how little they really know about Guam or how much the legacy of war is part of their daily life. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 15, 2017 • 49min
Are You Cracking Under The Weight Of Your Political Stress?
The American Psychological Association says the 2016 presidential election was a major source of stress for a majority of Americans regardless of political affiliation. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 14, 2017 • 50min
The Scramble: Terror In Charlottesville
Hundreds of followers of the white nationalist movement came to Charlottesville over the weekend to protest the planned removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee. The City Council voted to remove it from a park whose name they changed from Lee Park to Emancipation Park.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 11, 2017 • 50min
The New Haven Nose Goes To 'Detroit'
Mark Boal is a journalist who has written for Rolling Stone and Playboy and who partnered with Serial on the podcast's second season. Kathryn Bigelow is the director behind movies like Point Blank and Strange Days. As writer and director, Boal and Bigelow have collaborated on three films.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 10, 2017 • 50min
The Decimation Of The Osage Nation
Native Americans have been getting forced off their land for a long time. Thomas Jefferson forced them from their ancestral home in 1804 after he signed the Louisiana Purchase and promised they shall know the United States as only "friends and benefactors." Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 9, 2017 • 50min
An Ode To Ink
From ancient scrolls to modern toner cartridges, ink (in one form or another) has been around for millennia. And while we may take it for granted now, it was for much of that time a precious and coveted substance.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 8, 2017 • 50min
The Electric Guitar Is Dead. Long Live The Electric Guitar.
Where have all the guitar heroes gone? Where has all the guitar music gone? Where have all the guitar sales gone?Are rumors of the electric guitar's death exaggerated or no?Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
