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 4, 2015 • 49min
Does Your Dog Really Know How You Feel?
Our show is all about "man's best friend." Dogs are, generally, cute and cuddly and many of us adore them. But what's the science behind our puppy love? We talk with researchers and reporters who study whether or not our dogs are as intuitive as we sometimes think they are or whether they are just "dumb as a dog."Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 3, 2015 • 49min
The Scramble: Can We Say %&!* On-Air?
Internally, NPR has debated when and where it is appropriate to swear. If the President of the United States says the N-word, should it be bleeped on the radio? Can a public radio host swear on a podcast? There are lots of questions about offensive language in 2015, with so many different mediums and changing social norms.We also discuss news that Vice President Joe Biden might be looking for a promotion to the Oval Office.Finally, is Yelp in a "death spiral"?Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 31, 2015 • 49min
The Nose: The Revenge of Cecil and Amy
This past week, a Minnesota dentist and father of two shocked us out of our complacency. Desensitized by the weekly shootings this summer of African Americans by white policemen, moviegoers in theaters and African American churchgoers by a young white racist, his ambush of Cecil the lion was a visceral blow to our collective gut. Yes, we're still horrified by the way human beings treat each other. Our outrage over Cecil doesn't change that horror, but animals are somehow out-of-bounds of our cruelty to one another. In some ways, they're like civilians in a war - innocent victims in a world outnumbered by humans with the power to destroy all that is natural in this world.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 30, 2015 • 50min
Is Bridgeport Ready for Joe Ganim's Return?
No one can argue the charisma of former Bridgeport mayor Joe Ganim. He served five terms as a beloved leader in a city long plagued by crime, poverty, and corruption, much of the corruption under the Ganim administration.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 29, 2015 • 50min
Martin Short Is On, I Must Say!
Two funny men. Two funny books. I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend follows the life of Martin Short, a funny man who spent his childhood staging elaborate one-man variety shows in his attic bedroom before bringing us enduring and endearing characters like Ed Grimley, Irving Cohen and Jimmy Glick. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 28, 2015 • 49min
Marriage in Our Modern World
Across the United States, partners still hold the institution of marriage dear. Yet as time moves on, there are significant changes in the way Americans approach marriage. Many years ago, the idea of marrying for love was ludicrous. Now, the love match is the heart of a modern marriage.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 27, 2015 • 50min
The Scramble Kisses Its Chickens*
The CDC recently announced that kissing or cuddling your chickens is a health hazard. Because… Well, because people kiss or cuddle their chickens, apparently. Some people probably kiss and cuddle their chickens. But you shouldn’t kiss or cuddle your chickens. Because your chickens are basically just waddling featherballs of salmonella, it turns out. So, ya know. Don’t kiss or cuddle your chickens.But before we get to that, two other stories:Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 24, 2015 • 49min
The Nose Refuses To Talk About Sharknado
This hour, the Nose will definitely NOT talk about Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!But they will cover Gawker's horrible week. After lots of backlash, the online site retracted a story in which they outed a married executive who solicited a male prostitute. They've now made the pledge to be "20% nicer." Or maybe just 10%.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 23, 2015 • 50min
A Woman and Her Store: Remembering Beatrice Fox Auerbach and G. Fox and Co.
This hour, a panel of experts and historians gives us an in-depth look at the life and legacy of Beatrice Fox Auerbach, owner and CEO of Connecticut's most beloved department store, G. Fox and Co. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 22, 2015 • 50min
The Flap Over Flags
Flags have been in the news a lot lately. South Carolina removed the Confederate flag from its Statehouse this month and one Missouri county threatened to lower the flags at their courthouse for one full year to mourn the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
