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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Nov 23, 2016 • 50min
The Nose Starts to Come to Terms with a President Donald Trump
For the last 18 months, we've kind of all seen Donald Trump's possible presidency as, well, implausible. As funny on its face. But guess what. It's a real thing that's going to actually happen.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 22, 2016 • 49min
Visceral Voting: The Psychology Behind Picking a Politician
Why do we vote the way we do? The easy answer, of course, is that we pick the politician whose values, beliefs and opinions most closely resemble our own. But while that does play a part, there are other, less obvious influences as well.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 21, 2016 • 50min
The Scramble Has Some Questions About Our New Trumpian Reality
Colin is back, and we've got some questions, and we're guessing you do too.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 18, 2016 • 49min
The Final Frontier or the Glass Ceiling: The Legacy of Women in NASA
As the men of Apollo 11 returned home to ticker tape parades, the women who made their journey possible worked quietly behind the scenes. Since its founding in 1958, NASA has been heavily reliant on the skills of such women, many of whom have gone unrecognized for their bravery and hard work.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 17, 2016 • 50min
Westerns: American Mythology or Cultural History?
There are few genres of entertainment more American than the Western. But for a genre so steeped in the iconography of our past, its accuracy in portraying historical event leaves much to be desired. Many argue that the Western is more myth than reality, and that this myth is akin to revisionist history.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 16, 2016 • 49min
An Ode to the Sun (Listen, Don't Stare!)
What can you say about the sun? It sits not only at the center of our solar system but has, over time, been at the center of religions, scriptures, songs, art and countless other aspects of our culture.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 15, 2016 • 49min
The Art of the Audiobook
What makes a great audiobook? What makes a great audiobook narrator? (And, for that matter, what makes a not-so-great audiobook and audiobook narrator?)Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 14, 2016 • 50min
The Scramble: The Media and the Election, Chappelle Returns to TV, and R.I.P. Leon Russell
You may have heard there was an election last week. You may have heard that the outcome... surprised some people. You may have heard that the press made some mistakes, here and there, in its coverage.This hour, we look at this election season's media winners and losers.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 11, 2016 • 49min
You Want Me to Eat What?! An Examination of Disgust
Okay, this show comes with a trigger warning.We talk about things people eat, and some of those things are not for the squeamish. This is a conversation about disgust, and specifically, how our reflexive response of disgust may get in the way of things we probably need to think about doing.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 10, 2016 • 49min
An Evening With Patti Smith
Patti Smith wasn't seeking fame when she landed in Manhattan in 1969. She was a fan of the greats of the day - like Dylan, Mapplethorpe, Pollock, Ginsberg - who she followed and emulated, hoping to find her own creative space next to those she most admired. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
