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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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50:00

Live from Watkinson, it’s part 2 of our 2024 holiday...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/30

We’ve put on a holiday special every year for the last decade. But this year, for the first time, we did it in front of a (pretty large!) audience. On the night of December 18, Colin got 10 performers together onstage, and they rocked their way through an 18-song setlist of holiday and holiday-adjacent classics. There were nine different vocalists, three different pianists. Some of these folks had never met in person before soundcheck, but somehow it really worked! This hour, live from the

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48:25

From the cereal aisle to the ballot box, how...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/30

Grocery prices were a regular talking point in this past election cycle. This hour is all about the grocery store. We talk about how items get on the shelves, the unique business model of Trader Joe's, and the factors that impact grocery prices. Plus, a look at the appeal of Costco. GUESTS: Benjamin Lorr: Author of The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket; his first book was Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive

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74:06

Our favorite jazz of 2024

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/27

As we have every year for at least the last 11 years, to round out the year, we round up the best jazz of the year. GUESTS: Jen Allen: A pianist, composer, arranger, and educator; her most recent album is Sifting Grace Noah Baerman: A pianist, composer, and educator; his newest album, from the Noah Baerman Trio, isLive at the Side Door Gene Seymour: A film, television, and music critic The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes,

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48:57

Our relationship with rest is changing, and it’s...

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2024/12/26

In the midst of this holiday week, we talk about the importance of rest, and how to rest well. Plus, we'll talk about the role of rest in religion, and look at the history of "the rest cure" in medicine. GUESTS: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang:Author ofRest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less, andShorter: Work Better, Smarter, and Less—Here's Howamong other books Kristen Lucken:Program chair of religious studies, and lecturer in religion, sociology, and global studies at Brandeis University

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49:00

All calls: Bathroom signage, Chaos Muppets, secrets,...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/23

This hour we took your calls about anything you wanted to talk about.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:48

Live from Watkinson, it’s part 1 of our 2024 holiday...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/21

We’ve put on a holiday special every year for the last decade. But this year, for the first time, we did it in front of a (pretty large!) audience. On the night of December 18, Colin got 10 performers together onstage, and they rocked their way through an 18-song setlist of holiday and holiday-adjacent classics. There were nine different vocalists, three different pianists. Some of these folks had never met in person before soundcheck, but somehow it really worked! This hour, live from the

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49:00

The joy of Christmas movies, from the classics to the...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/20

‘Tis the season for holiday movies. This hour, we look at this year's offerings from Netflix and Hallmark, discuss what makes a good holiday movie, and get some ideas for what to watch this holiday season. GUESTS: Laura Bradley: Entertainment and features reporter Amanda Hess: Critic at large for The New York Times Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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49:00

The legends of King Arthur and why they still matter...

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2024/12/19

This hour, we take a look at the legends of King Arthur. We discuss their evolution and why they endure. Plus, we talk with author Lev Grossman about his new retelling of the King Arthur legend, The Bright Sword. And, a conversation with an archeologist about excavating the history of Arthurian legends. GUESTS: Lev Grossman: Bestselling author of The Magicians Trilogy. His new book is The Bright Sword Leah Tether: Professor of Medieval Literature and Publishing at Bristol University, and Vice

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50:00

Our hour with the late Hal Holbrook

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/18

Samuel and Olivia Clemens and their children moved into the house they’d had built at Nook Farm in Hartford — the house that we now call the Mark Twain House — in 1874, 150 years ago this year. To celebrate that anniversary, this hour we present a new version of our 2015 interview with the late Hal Holbrook. Holbrook was probably best known for his one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight!, which he performed for 63 years — longer than Samuel Clemens used the Mark Twain moniker

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48:59

Who are epigraphs for?

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/17

This hour we look at the art of the epigraph. We'll talk with writers about how they pick the quotes that open their books, what epigraphs can do well, how the business of epigraphs works, and what they mean for readers. Plus, a look at how some movies use epigraphs. GUESTS: Tajja Isen: Writer, editor, and voice actor. She is a contributing writer for The Walrus and author of Some of My Best Friends Courtney Maum: Writing coach, teacher, and the author of five books including Before and After the

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49:00

All calls: Corniness, sappiness, Irishness, words...

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2024/12/16

We’ve been doing these shows where we don’t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls. And your calls have been interesting and surprising and amusing. This hour, the conversation winds around to corniness and sappiness with age, needless words like “personally,” Irishness, the dangers possibly coming to the free press and public media, the Green Bay Packers, bird friends … Anything. (Seemingly) everything. These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be

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43:35

A look at the current Irish invasion of the popular...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/13

Say Nothing. Small Things Like These. Kneecap. Bad Sisters. All of Us Strangers. The Banshees of Inisherin and An Cailín Ciúin a couple years ago. Normal People and Derry Girls a few years before that. Paul Mescal and Colin Farrell and Saoirse Ronin and Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan and Hozier and Andrew Scott and Daryl McCormack and Kerry Condon. The list goes on. Something’s going on with the Irish and Ireland in our movies and TV and elsewhere. This hour, a Nose-ish look at

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42:00

A look at ‘brain rot,' from TikTok to Thoreau

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2024/12/12

Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” the word of the year for 2024. The term beat out five other finalists: “demure,” “dynamic pricing,” “lore,” “romantasy,” and “slop.” This hour, a look at brain rot, from Thoreau’s Walden through to social media. GUESTS: Casper Grathwohl: President of Oxford Languages at Oxford University Press Katie Notopoulos: Senior correspondent at Business Insider who writes about

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40:59

The Bard’s the thing: A show about Shakespeare

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/11

Shakespeare, it turns out, is not immune to the culture wars, the book banning, the cancel culture (despite his being dead for more than four centuries). So, fine. Cancel Shakespeare, then, one argument goes. Because here’s the thing: Shakespeare’s plays and poems ARE dirty and smutty and gory — and that’s a big part of what makes them so great. And: Earlier this year, the romantic comedy Anyone But You became the highest-grossing live-action Shakespeare adaptation ever made. So we look at

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42:00

From can openers to ricers, a look at what’s in our...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/10

What’s in your kitchen? With a plethora of kitchen tools available to us today, the contents of our kitchen drawers varies. But a recent survey has shed light on some trends in kitchen tool ownership. This hour, a look at that data and the history and evolution of kitchen tools and gadgets. Plus, examples of creative kitchen tools throughout history. GUESTS: Megan Elias: Historian and director of the Food Studies Program and associate professor at Boston University David Montgomery: Senior

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42:13

All calls: Colin's favorite song, reading, The...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/09

This hour we took your calls about anything you wanted to talk about. Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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49:00

The Nose looks at ‘Lioness’ and ‘The Remarkable Life...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/06

Lioness is the seventh of eight TV series created by Taylor Sheridan. It’s a spy thriller starring Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly, and Laysla De Olivera. Its second season concludes December 8. And: The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is a Norwegian documentary that tells the story of a terminally ill disabled young man and the surprising life he led in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft. Ibelin won two World Cinema Documentary awards at this

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48:56

We're reading fewer books. That's not good

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/05

This hour, we're going to take stock of what it's like to read as an adult, and discuss why some Americans, including college students, are reading fewer books. We'll talk about how technology has impacted how we read. And we'll celebrate the practice of reading. GUESTS: Rose Horowitch: Assistant editor at The Atlantic Maryanne Wolf: Permanent member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and the Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice at the University of

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46:06

From a jar to a box — How we misunderstand Pandora...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/04

Trump’s trial. AI. Online learning. Everything’s a “Pandora's Box." This hour, we discuss the myth and the metaphor of Pandora's Box. Plus, a look at human curiosity. GUESTS: Natalie Haynes: Author of six books, including the nonfiction work Pandora’s Jar, and the novels A Thousand Ships and Stone Blind Maria Tatar: Professor of folklore and mythology at Harvard University. Her latest book is The Heroine with 1001 Faces Federico Rossano: Associate Professor of Cognitive Science at the

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50:00

The music, medicine, and mystery of humming

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2024/12/03

From Thurston Harris and Crash Test Dummies to that noise your refrigerator makes, humming sounds are all around us (especially if you’ve been to Windsor, Ontario). This hour, musical humming, mysterious humming, and how humming could be good for your health. GUESTS: Colin Novak: Associate professor at the University of Windsor Susan Rogers: Multi-platinum record producer, cognitive neuroscientist, professor at Berklee College of Music and co-author of This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music

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