The Colin McEnroe Show

It should be no surprise that video games have the potential to become addictive. But a spate of recent events has shown they can also be deadly: From young players dying of mid-game heart attacks to parents so immersed in their virtual environment that they forget to feed their children.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost nine months after the 2016 election, there still isn’t one generally agreed-upon theory of what happened.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Big Sick, written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani (who you know from "Silicon Valley"), tells the "awkward true story" of their courtship and stars Nanjiani as a version of himself. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the movie proves "the standard romcom formula still has some fresh angles left to explore." The Nose weighs in.And then: What's with all the hating on Ed Sheeran? No, like: Really. The Nose doesn't get it.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hobby Lobby recently paid a $3 million fee for illegally buying smuggled ancient Iraqi artifacts.This hour: What is the relationship between collecting antiquities and the looting of them in countries that are experiencing violent conflicts and societal breakdown? Do Western museums and collections have a role to play in saving at-risk antiquities?Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump is the most ridiculed president in the history of late night comedy.That's not hyperbole, and it's not just common sense either. There's actual data (PDF link) to back it up.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The word bastard hasn't always been meant to offend. Used simply as an indication of illegitimate birth at first, the label bastard didn't bring with it shame or stigmatization until long after it first appeared in the Middle Ages.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump Jr. thinks it's no big deal that he met with an emissary of the Russian government because the meeting didn't provide him with useful material.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spider-Man: Homecoming is the sixth American Spider-Man feature film, and it's the 16th title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But it's the first movie that's both a Spider-Man feature and part of the MCU all at once. Is that a milestone worth noting? I'm not sure. I barely even understood what all that meant. The Nose weighs in.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President Trump is in France today, and he plans to hold a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris during the noon eastern hour.NPR will provide live special coverage of the press conference, which is expected to include questions about Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election and the ongoing investigation of Russian contacts with Trump campaign and administration officials.For whatever part of the 1:00 pm hour doesn't include a Trump/Macron press conference, we'll try to parse said press conference amid the rest of the news of the day.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Race is a myth; racism is not. I'm stealing this line from Gene Seymour, one of our guests on our show today. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.