The Colin McEnroe Show

Colin spent the last few weeks speaking with each of the Bridgeport mayoral candidates likely to qualify for the September 16 primary. First, Joe Ganim. Last week, Mary Jane Foster. Today, we talk to incumbent Bill Finch.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earlier this summer, we spent a full hour listening to candidates for "song of the summer." Now that summer is winding down, we’re still trying to figure out the winner. Was there a song you just couldn’t get enough of recently? We talk to someone who says for the first time in a long time, there was no "Call Me Maybe," "Blurred Lines," or "California Gurls" (for better or worse).Also, one popular retailer for music (and everything else) is under harsh criticism. The New York Times reported on the working conditions at "The Everything Store."In the final segment, we address tall person guilt. Should they feel obligated to stand in back?Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week's Republican debate created chaos on the internets:  Trump insulted Fox's Megyn Kelly, which naturally led to ladies live tweeting their periods at the wanna-be President. And a new slang was born: "Cuckservative."  Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lefties have been scorned as evil, and celebrated as superior. But, like so many things in life, being a southpaw is not so easily defined. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, our show about poo.First, the 'no-poo' movement. Before the last century, people washed their hair a lot less often than we do today. A little Castille soap, an egg yoke for extra shine, and one hundred strokes with a boar bristle brush would do the trick. It wasn't until John Breck introduced his golden shampoo that everyone wanted to have the long lustrous locks of a Breck Girl. Today, 'no-poo' converts are going back to the basics and they say they're hair has never looked so good.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Candidate Mary-Jane Foster is hoping to qualify for the Bridgeport mayoral primary on September 16. She thinks she's got a pretty good chance.Foster is in a tight race with both incumbent Bill Finch and challenger Joe Ganim, the popular former mayor who spent seven years in prison for crimes he committed while in office.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Athletes have always used their elevated platform to advance products and ideas. After a game winning play, it's almost expected to hear the star thank either God, the Lord, and/or Jesus. But you won't hear that from Houston Texan running back Arian Foster. He just came out as an atheist playing football for a NFL team in the bible belt. How will that play out?Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So we know that everyone in the world is covering the end of Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show today. We know that you’ve probably already listened to an hour or two of radio about Jon Stewart on this very station today.But the thing is, we’re gonna miss Jon Stewart too.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's summer and 90 degrees -- so why am I freezing at the office?A recent New York Times article on air conditioning has sparked a debate on whether air conditioning is a necessity or an indulgence. Some say air conditioning has been a part of our lives for less than a century, yet we increasingly rely on it as soon as the weather makes us feel the slightest bit uncomfortable. We're not only losing our ability to adapt, the resulting green-house gas emissions are contributing to climate change. And public buildings are way colder than they need to be for comfort.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who doesn't love puppets?From the Muppets to Edgar Bergen to the Thunderbirds, they defined our childhoods. Today they're taking over the theater with "Hand to God," "Avenue Q" and "The Lion King." Many people don't know it, but Connecticut has long been a center of puppetry in the United States.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.