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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

Alive and well in our imaginations: Dinosaurs in pop...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2025/07/11

We think of dinosaurs as figures from science, from history, from the fossil record. But if I say “Tyrannosaurus rex,” do you picture bones arranged in a museum — or do you picturethat one sceneinJurassic Park? The more you think about it, the more you realize that your whole real concept of dinosaurs comes from movies and TV and kids’ books and comic books. So this hour, with the latestJurassic Worldat No. 1 at the box office, a look at dinosaurs in our popular culture

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Alissa Wilkinson on Joan Didion, Hollywood, and...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2025/07/10

This hour, author and film critic Alissa Wilkinson joins us to talk about Joan Didion, Hollywood, and how we make sense of our politics. GUEST: Alissa Wilkinson:Movie critic atThe New York Times. Her latest book isWe Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Nothing lasts forever, except maybe Stoicism

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2025/07/09

Lately the ancient philosophy of Stoicism is having a bit of a resurgence. This hour we learn about the philosophy, why people are drawn to it, and how to live like a Stoic. Plus, we look at how Stoicism appears in music. GUESTS: Massimo Pigliucci:The K.D. IraniProfessor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. He is the author of books includingBeyond Stoicism: A Guide to the Good Life with Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans, and Other Ancient Philosophers,How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient

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An appreciation of squirrels

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2025/07/08

I’ve had some well-documented trouble with our neighborhood squirrels over the last few winters. It could be that most homeowners in the Northeast and beyond feel like they’ve had some sort of conflict with the local squirrels. But we maybe misunderstand squirrels. Their seemingly scattershot behaviors actually suggest a fascinating intelligence and intentionality. And while we see squirrels as a nemesis of birds and bird feeders, squirrels actually plant a lot of the trees birds live

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All calls: Bug poop and happy elks hold the world...

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2025/07/07

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 aggressive grills on cars, wrong-way drivers on Connecticut highways, the composer Lili Boulanger, voting rights for permanent residents, the herbicide diquat in Connecticut, volunteering … Anything. Seemingly everything. These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun

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The Nose looks at ‘Ironheart’ and The New York Times’...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2025/07/03

Ironheartis a new miniseries from Marvel Television. It is the 28th (not a typo) TV series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it concludes Phase Five of the MCU after six movies and eight series.Ironheartis set about six months after the events ofBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever, which came out in 2022, but which is set in the spring of 2025 — which sets this show in our future, around the fall of 2025. It is the first Marvel product that The Nose has covered sinceGuardians of the Galaxy Vol

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The story of book chapters, one page at a time

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2025/07/02

This hour we take a look at the history and evolution of chapters, and discuss how they impact our reading experiences. GUESTS: Nicholas Dames: Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, where he studies the history and theory of the novel. His new book is The Chapter: A Segmented History from Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century. He is also co-editor in chief of Public Books Rebecca Makkai: Author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award

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49:01

All calls: Are you car shopping in an animated movie?

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2025/07/01

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. These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one. This week's topics include Trump's Policy Bill, video game soundtracks, mortality, the WNBA, and whether new cars look angry. You can now watch our calls shows onConnecticut Public’s YouTube. Subscribe and get notified when we go

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49:00

Socrates' lessons on life, death, and conversation...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2025/06/30

This hour, philosopher Agnes Callard joins us to talk about her latest book, Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life. GUEST: Agnes Callard: Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Chicago and author of Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient

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‘A kind of musical Mark Twain’: A look at Randy Newman

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2025/06/27

Randy Newman has been nominated for 22 Academy Awards (he’s won twice), for 23 Grammy Awards (seven wins), and for three Primetime Emmy Awards (and he won all three). Bruce Springsteen has called him “our great master of American song and storytelling.” Jackson Browne says Randy Newman is “the foremost satirist of our times.” And the composer John Williams has called him “a kind of musical Will Rogers or Mark Twain.” Critic Robert Hilburn has published what

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The real lives of the Vikings

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2025/06/26

When you think of the Vikings, you probably picture a bearded man wearing a horned hat, pillaging on a Viking ship. But that's far from the whole story. This hour is all about the everyday lives of the Vikings with historian Eleanor Barraclough, from their homes and hair to their myths and music. GUEST: Eleanor Barraclough: Historian, writer, and broadcaster based at Bath Spa University; her new book is Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of The Viking Age The Colin McEnroe Show is available

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

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2025/06/25

This hour is all 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 Alicia Puglionesi:Writer,

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Who are epigraphs for?

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2025/06/24

This hour: the art of the epigraph. We 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 epigraphs mean for readers. Plus, a look at how some movies use epigraphs. GUESTS: David Edelstein: America’s Greatest Living Film Critic Tajja Isen: A contributing writer forThe Walrusand the author ofSome of My Best Friends Courtney Maum: The author of five books includingBefore and After the Book Dealand the

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48:57

Why don’t people say ‘you’re welcome’ anymore? Good...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2025/06/23

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 the U.S. bombing Iran andIran’s retaliation in Qatar, the Democratic primary in New York City, the possible decline of “you’re welcome,” a possible July 17 protest, the “great question” tic in interviews … Anything. (Seemingly) everything

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Live from Watkinson: The legacy of Brian Wilson

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2025/06/20

Brian Wilson was a singer, songwriter, record producer, and a founding member of The Beach Boys. He’s thought of as one of the great geniuses of pop music, and he’s been called the poet laureate of summer. Wilson died June 11 at 82. On February 1, 2017, we went to Watkinson School in Hartford and put on a show, on stage in front of a live audience, on Brian Wilson’s music and legacy. We’ve never reaired that show. This hour, to celebrate and remember Wilson and his work, a

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42:00

Exploring astrology: Do stars really impact us?

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2025/06/18

Humans have always been interested in the sky, and astrology has been used as a tool for people in power for a long time. During times of stress, interest in astrology increases. But why are we so interested in something that is not considered a science? This hour, a look at the history of astrology, its relationship with astronomy, and the reasons why people love it so much. GUESTS: Julie Beck: Senior editor at The Atlantic, where she wrote “The New Age of Astrology” Darin Hayton:

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42:00

You want me to eat what?! An examination of disgust

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2025/06/17

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 hour, a look at disgust — and, specifically, how our reflexive disgust response may get in the way of things we probably need to think about doing. During the next century, the human race probably needs to eat more insects. And we’ll almost definitely need to convert sewage water into drinking water. A lot of people are not going to want to do that

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The toll of perfectionism

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2025/06/16

Perfectionism is on the rise among young people. This hour, we look at the impact of perfectionism on mental health and how to deal with perfectionist tendencies. Plus: what the self-help industry can tell us about our interest in perfection. GUESTS: Thomas Curran: Assistant professor of psychological and behavioral science at the London School of Economics and Political Science and author of The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough Tamar Gendler: Professor of philosophy, psychology,

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The Nose says goodbye to Brian Wilson and looks at...

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2025/06/13

The pop music genius Brian Wilson, a founding member of The Beach Boys, died on June 11. The Nose says goodbye. And: Wes Anderson has written and directed 12 feature films. The Nose has covered at least four of them plus his set of Roald Dahl shorts. So this hour, a look at Wes Anderson’s latest, The Phoenician Scheme, in all its twee, symmetrical, pastel, typewriter- and hatbox*-filled glory. *I’d just like to point out that I wrote this sentence before I’d seen The Phoenician

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48:59

Song of the summer, 2025

The Colin McEnroe Show ·

2025/06/12

Listen live Thursday at 1 p.m. We’vedoneaversionofthisshoweverysingleyearsince2013. And we did itin 2011. We probably even did one in 2010. (We just can’t prove it.) So it’s a bit of a tradition. It’s a tradition that … makes some people angry, we realize. And that has a lot to do with how we define the term “song of the summer.” We usethe Amanda Dobbins definition: Let’s be clear about how this works: There is no such thing as a

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