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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

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49:00

"Citizen Observers" Share Their Voting Experiences

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/11/03

The Colin McEnroe Show has an Election Day tradition of celebrating voters by inviting "citizen observers" from around the state to share their experience with voting. An ongoing pandemic and tensions stemming from a deeply divided electorate make this a year like no other. People nationwide are working hard to make sure their vote is counted. They're voting early, they're waiting hours in line, and some are flying "home" to vote in-person to ensure their vote is counted. Election Day still has the

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49:00

The Election Is Finally Here. What Happens Now?

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/11/02

Most of us are approaching Election Day with a mix of excitement, hope, and fear, as we live with surging numbers of coronavirus cases, threats of civil unrest, and uncertainty over when the election will be decided -- and who will get to decide. We want to hear from you. Call us at 888-720-9677 or 888-720-WNPR to share your hopes and concerns about Election Day and for a post-election America. GUEST: Alan Greenblatt-Senior staff writercovering politics and policy issues forGoverningmagazine; his

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49:00

The Nose For Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/30

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan(on Amazon Prime) is a sequel to 2006'sBorat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. Sacha Baron Cohen returns as the titular character. And:The Trial of the Chicago 7(on Netflix) is Aaron Sorkin's film depiction of the 1969 trial of Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, Lee Weiner, and

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49:00

Is It Time To "Pack" The Supreme Court?

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/29

A lot of people are wondering if it's time to look at "court packing,"and othercourt reforms,to address judiciary dysfunction that we can see playing out during this election and in the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Look at what's happening with voting rights. The Supreme Court had been asked to intervene in several state decisions that would allow ballots postmarked by Election Day to be accepted in the first days after the election due to the high volume of mail-in ballots cast during

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53:54

Not Necessarily The Nose: The Year In Horror, 2020

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/28

It's our annual Halloween special! For this year, the script kind of wrote itself. We look at the way our current, actual horror is likely to affect our future fictional horror through the lens of the genre's past distinct historical eras. Plus: A new study that seems to say thathorror fans were better prepared for the pandemicthan the wimpy rest of us were. And: Every year on this show, for no particular reason, we look specifically at some classic horror movie that's celebrating its 40th

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50:00

In Pods We Trust: How The Pod Prevails In Consumer-...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/27

We wake up to coffee from a pod, listen to music through our EarPods from our iPods, drive our Smart cars and Fiats and other increasingly pod-shaped vehicles, wash our clothes usingTide pods, and while we wait for the clothes to dry, we listen to ourfavorite podcastthrough our AirPods from our HomePod. Sound about right? What is it about pods that we're so drawn to? And why do an increasing number of our products and services all feature the word "pod" in their name? Is it possible the pod's slick,

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49:00

America In The Middle Of An Election During A Surge...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/26

The Trump Administration continues todownplaythe pandemic, Vice-President Mike Pencecampaignseven as staff members in his inner circle test positive for SARS-CoV-2, and Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," that the Administration is no longer going to control the pandemic. Some Americans are beginning tofeara dark post-election America if the other side wins. Fear of the "other" candidate winning is felt by Biden and Trump supporters. Americans usually fear foreign

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49:59

The Nose Turns Like A Wheel Inside A Wheel

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/23

It has come to The Nose's attention thatyou can rent an entire movie theater out for just $99and have yourself a slightly less pandemic-panicky moviegoing experience. Which got us thinking about, just, going to the movies. Remember going to the movies? And then: "Which of the Hollywood Chrises is the worst Hollywood Chris?" is a question the internet has been grappling with recently. As with all things internet,there's now a bit of a controversy. And:David Byrne's American Utopiais Spike Lee's HBO

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50:00

How To Secede From Belgium Without Really Trying

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/22

Secession is in the air. Britain withdrew from the European Union, Scotland wants out of the U.K., Catalonia from Spain, and, wait for it, California from the U.S. Yes, the days of our country's states being united may soon come to an end. In fact, not only is California home to active secessionist and separatist movements, but so are Texas, Washington, Hawaii, Alaska, Vermont, and several other states. And with the degree to which our nation seems divided, one wonders if this isn't long

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48:59

You Can Keep Your Socks On

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/21

In the 1990's, theSouthport Sockmen, otherwise known as Steven Bain and Steven Gawthrop, paid drunk people in Liverpool bars and clubs to give them the socks they were wearing. The Sockmen took photos of each “donor,” before placing each sock and its matching donor photo in a plastic bag. The police found 4,000 pairs of socks piled 18 inches deep when they arrived to arrest the pair for "acts of gross indecency." The socks were also hanging from the furniture and lampshades - and some

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48:00

Awake In The Middle Of The Night

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/20

Our ancestors viewed sleep as a highly sensual and transcendent experience. Today, about a third of adults have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or feeling rested. We're becoming a nation of insomniacs. We live in what Rubin Naiman calls, a "wake-centric era,” where sleeping and dreaming are viewed as less important than being awake and on the go. It's hard to come down from the hyperaroused state we whip ourselves into by the end of a day. It's not surprising that we can't

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49:00

Trump's Ghostwriter; And, A Covid Surge

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/19

Donald Trump asked journalist Tony Schwartz to ghostwrite his memoir, "The Art of the Deal," because Trump liked the unflattering story Schwartz wrote forNew Yorkmagazine, about Trump's effort to evict rent-controlled tenants from his Manhattan apartment building. Schwartz agreed and has beenatoning for that decisionever since. Also this hour:The Covid Tracking Projectshows the US may be entering a third surge of coronavirus infections that is more widespread than the regional spikes we saw last

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The Nose Watches 'The West Wing'

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/16

Bill Burr hostedSaturday Night Livelast weekend, and his monologue -- which included bits about wearing masks, cancel culture, white women in the "woke" movement, Pride Month, and more -- hasdrawn some criticism. It has The Nose thinking about "How President Trump Ruined Political Comedy." And:The West Wingran for seven seasons and 156 episodes and ended more than 14 years ago.A new reunion specialdebuted yesterday, and it's got The Nose wondering how the classic show -- with its Capraesque,

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Right-Wing Extremism

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/15

The pandemic, coupled with Black Lives Matter protests, and incendiary rhetoric from President Trump, has riled up anti-government militias across the US, most evident in the recent foiled plot by militia groups in Michigan, to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Anti-government movements emerged in the 1990's, in response to the government's deadly siege atRuby Ridge,theWaco standoffwith the Branch Davidians, former President Bill Clinton's passage ofNAFTA,and two new gun control laws, one of

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42:25

The Nose Has A Fly In Its Hair

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/09

Undoubtedly, the thing that will most be remembered from Wednesday night's vice presidential debate is the fly that landed on Mike Pence's hair...and then stay there for more than two minutes. The Nose isn't sure what to make of that, exactly, butthings are definitelybeing made of it. And:Fargois an anthology that premiered on FX in 2014. It's inspired by the Coen brothers' 1996 film. The fourth season, which is airing now, stars Chris Rock, Jessie Buckley, and Jason Schwartzman, and it's set in

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41:00

The Myth Of Meritocracy

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/08

Thepopulist backlashthat led to the election of President Trump was decades in the making. Like other populist leaders around the world, Trump gave voice to the resentment directed toward “elites” who devalue the hard work and dignity of workers without college degrees. Ronald Reagan was the first president to tell every American they could "go just as far as their dreams and hard work will take them." He used those words to enact policies that led to economic inequality and a global

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42:00

We Like To Watch

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/07

For decades, we didn't take television seriously. We saw it as ephemeral, as "chewing gum for the eyes," as, literally, furniture. And then, around the turn of the century, things started to change. There wasThe Sopranos.The Wire. And, at the same time, shows likeBig BrotherandThe Amazing Race. For Emily Nussbaum, it wasBuffy the Vampire Slayerthat forever changed her take on television. This hour: A serious appraisal of television withThe New Yorker's television critic. GUEST: Emily Nussbaum-

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41:06

Republicans And COVID; The White House COVID Tracker

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/06

President Trump was quick to downplay the pandemic upon his return from Walter Reed in a tweeted video encouraging people not to let the virus dominate or scare them. He said they would beat the virus, just as he's convinced himself that he's got his licked. The president's attitude reflects a reality that denies the 209,000 (and counting) people who have already died from the virus and a stunning inability to admit weakness. Unfortunately, the nation has to pay for it. We still don't know when he

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42:00

The Serious, Subversive (And Sometimes Shocking)...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/05

It's been over 100 years since the first cartoons were drawn by hand. Since then, the form has delved into everything from sex and drugs to racial inequality and war crimes. Even the tamest, G-rated cartoons have often found ways of slipping in adult humor past the eyes of younger viewers. Cartoons have been the vehicle for government propaganda, social change, and political satire. Some have been boycotted and even banned for their content while others have been deemed masterpieces and praised by

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49:00

The Nose Needs Loyalty; It Expects Loyalty

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2020/10/02

The Nose had planned to discussThe Danish Girlstar Eddie Redmayne standing up for J.K. RowlingandRolling Stoneupdating their "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. But thensome news broke overnight. Perhaps fittingly, though, The Nose watched Showtime's new miniseries,The Comey Rule, this week. GUESTS: Lucy Gellman- Editor ofThe Arts Paperand host of WNHH radio'sKitchen Sync Mike Pesca- The host ofSlate's daily podcast,The Gist Join the conversation onFacebookandTwitter.Support the show:

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