The Colin McEnroe Show
Episodes
The Legal Side Of Impeachment; And We Take Your Calls
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today, a two-part show. The first part is with an impeachment expert on the House inquiry into whether President Trump abused his power for personal g...
The New Haven Nose On Grumpy Marty Scorsese And 'Dolemite Is My Name'
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Scorsese is a grump. He doesn't like Marvel movies. He says they aren't "cinema." He says they aren't even narrative films, and "we shouldn't b...
The Normalization Of Hate
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Hate" is the imprecise word we use to describe a group of ideas that have moved out of the shadows of American public life and into its center ring. ...
The Shocking Truth Behind Tabloids Finally Revealed!!!
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From the penny press, to yellow journalism, to supermarket tabloids and beyond, sensationalized news has been around for centuries. But while this sty...
You're Such An Annoying Know-It-All!
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In January of 2018, a seemingly racist incident occurred on the National Mall. Photos and videos were posted to social media showing a group of MAGA h...
Turkey Invades Syria; Your Calls On The Unfolding Impeachment Inquiry
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump leaves chaos in his wake. There is chaos in Syria. Turkish artillery fire is targeting the Kurdish-led militia that has been alli...
The Nose On 'Joker' And 'Toy Story 4'
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joker is director Todd Phillips's modern take on movies like Taxi Driver and The King of Comedy. It stars Joaquin Phoenix in the title role in what ha...
Kristin And Mike Song Made 'Ethan's Law' Happen Against All Odds
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On January 31, 2018, Kristin and Mike Song's 15-year-old son Ethan Song, accidentally shot and killed himself at his friend's house. They were handlin...
Two Hours With Songwriter Jimmy Webb: Part Two
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Listen Wednesday at 1:00 pm. Jimmy Webb was possibly the most successful songwriter of the 1960's and 1970's. Classics like "Galveston," "Wichit...
We're Broadcasting In Four-Part Harmony
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We’re exploring the world of Barbershop Harmony; from its roots in the African American community to its influence in other genres, Barbershop i...
SCOTUS Begins A New Term; A Second Whistle-Blower Steps Forth
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court begins a new session Monday. It will be the first full term since the more conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh replaced the retirin...
The Nose On Netflix's 'Unbelievable' And More
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Netflix limited series Unbelievable stars Toni Collette, Merritt Wever, and Kaitlyn Dever. It tells the true story of a serial rapist and the inve...
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The (Sportsing) Year
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
October is upon us. Pumpkin spice everything is here. Leaf peeping is just around the corner. Your one slightly odd neighbor has put out his 37 hand-c...
Two Hours With Songwriter Jimmy Webb Part One
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Listen Tuesday at 1:00 pm. On September 5, our team traveled to Glen Cove, New York to interview legendary songwriter, Jimmy Webb. The inte...
It's All Fun And Board Games On This Show!
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today's show might get a bit dicey. In fact, it's almost certainly headed for Trouble. And all we can say is Sorry, that's Life! Okay,...
The Impeachment Inquiry Into President Trump
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A lot has happened since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi initiated an impeachment inquiry against President Trump last week after learning that Trump asked...
The New Haven Nose On 'Ad Astra' And 'Downton Abbey'
27 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Nose couldn't decide which of last weekend's two big new movies to go see, so it went to both. Downton Abbey, the feature film continuation of the...
Happy Little Trees: The Joy Of Bob Ross (And Thomas Kinkade)
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's been 25 years since Bob Ross's The Joy of Painting went off the air (and 24 years since Ross died). But there are 52 episodes of the show availab...
Surviving The Anthropocene May Mean Thinking Outside The Box
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An epoch of our own making is one way to describe it. And as the Anthropocene is set to be formally recognized as a chrono-stratigraphic unit in the n...
Women In America Are Dying From Childbirth. Are Midwives And Doulas The Answer?
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Women in America die more frequently from complications of childbirth than in any other industrialized nation in the world. In addition, women of colo...
Is The House Ready To Impeach?
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
House Democrats are moving closer to initiating impeachment proceedings against President Trump after he confirmed that he discussed 2020 presidential...
The Nose On The 533 New Words In The Dictionary And The Historic Bomb That Is 'The Goldfinch'
20 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Merriam-Webster has added 533 new words to its dictionary. Words like "deep state," "pickleball," "escape room," and "Bechdel test." My favorite is pr...
'Everything But Country': The Politics Of A Polarizing Genre
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Though country music is considered the most popular genre of music in America, its influence is profoundly regional. The style is known for appealing ...
Wednesday Is Soylent Day!
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What if you just don't really enjoy food very much? What if you're totally fine eating the same thing every single day? What if you think food is an i...
A Conversation With Ocean Vuong
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ocean Vuong emigrated to Hartford from Vietnam when he was two years old. His family brought with them the trauma of an American-led war that ravaged ...
Shark Fever: The Lore Of The Great White
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fear of sharks spiked last summer after a great white fatally bit a 26-year-old surfer off the coast of Cape Cod. The fever still runs high as reports...
Wild And Crazy Guys
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, John Belushi, John Candy, Rick Moranis. Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Beverly Hills Cop, Cad...
Dying For A Photo
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A photo of people inching their way up a snaking line to the peak of Mount Everest last month has drawn attention to a number of problems, one of whic...
You're Not Dying. But Panic Attacks Can Make You Think You Are.
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You're shopping for groceries. Out of the blue your heart starts to race, your knees feel week, you feel like you can't breathe, like you might be hav...
Are We Ready To Accept That UFOs Are Real?
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In early 2017, The New York Times uncovered a program at the Defense Department which investigated unidentified flying objects. Then, at the end ...
Alabama And Dorian: Never The Twain Shall Meet
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We want to hear your thoughts on what it's like to be "living in a Trump salad," on this all-call Monday. (Colin coined the term.) First, there's #sha...
Your Mind Makes It Real: 'The Matrix' 20 Years On
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's hard to believe, but The Matrix is 20 years old this year. And its influence is all over the culture with bullet time and red pills and the "woah...
From the Bad Ideas Dept.: Today's Show Is Not About Tapirs
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we've started our second decade on the air. Over the first ten years, we did some number north of 2,000 shows. And every one of those shows...
The Criminal (In)Justice System
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The American criminal justice system has become less 'just' over recent decades and prosecutors bear much of the responsibility. The tough-on-crime cu...
What's On Your Mind? Give Us A Call
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We've got no guests today. It's you and Colin and whatever is on your mind. There's a lot we could talk about. There's the 2020 election, why Presiden...
The Nose On 'Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones' And 'The Last Black Man In San Francisco'
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sticks & Stones is Dave Chappelle's fifth standup comedy special for Netflix in three years. All four previous specials won the Grammy for Best Co...
Coming Down Fast: The Manson Family Murders, 50 Years Later
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, there was a movie about Charles Manson. This year, there was another movie about Charles Manson. Charles Manson is a character in Quentin T...
An Hour With Pop Culture Icon Chuck Klosterman
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chuck Klosterman is a man for all seasons. He's a pop culture icon. He's a sports geek. He's interviewed Jimmy Page. He appears as himself in other pe...
Happy Birthday, Barbie! A Look Back At 60 Years Of Fun, Fashion, And Mixed Messages
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As Barbie Millicent Roberts -- yes, that's her name -- turns 60 we, as a plastic loving nation, celebrate! For six decades the impossibly proportioned...
Tell Colin What's On Your Mind
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You responded so enthusiastically to our all-call show last Monday, we decided to try it again this week. What's on your mind? The world is you oyster...
The Nose On Tay Tay, Pepe's, And 'Blinded By The Light'
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Nose has this odd habit of covering basically every new Taylor Swift single/video. And so there's a new Taylor Swift single/video. And so The Nose...
It's A Sportsing Show!
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If there's one thing we know about the public radio audience, it's that you love... sports. You crave sports coverage. You live for sportstalk radio. ...
George Takei Discusses His Graphic Memoir And How America Must Learn From Its Past
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with actor and human-rights activist George Takei, not about his role as Liutenant Sulu on the original Star Trek, but about a far more...
VHS Will Not Die
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tracking, rewinding, ejecting, collecting - VHS broke ground in home entertainment like never before. The culture of VHS and its enormous best friend,...
The Scramble Takes Your Calls
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We've got no guests today. So much of the burden of making today's show any good at all rests with, well: you. We can talk about pretty much whatever ...
The New Haven Nose On Our Unquenchable Cancel Culture And Amazon's 'The Boys'
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Everything's canceled, more or less. The movie The Hunt was canceled before anybody got to see it. People talked about canceling the mo...
'Tis The Season For Summer Shakespeare
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Shakespeare in the Park starts tonight in New Haven. Shakespeare & Company in the Berkshires has a new workshop production of Corio...
Liberalism Has Become A Dirty Word
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The 18th century Parisian cafe was an incubator for the liberal tradition as it was before liberalism became a politically-loaded and dirty word. The ...
Is Democracy Dying?
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Populism is on the rise from Europe to India to the United States. Americans elected Donald Trump on his promise to "Drain the swamp" of a political e...
The Mysterious Death Of Jeffrey Epstein; Trump's Horribly Wrong Photo; The Future Of Bantam Cinema
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The FBI, the Justice Department's inspector general and the New York City medical examiner will investigate how billionaire and convicted sex traffick...
The Nose On The Impossible Whopper, Nicolas Cage, 'Long Shot,' And 'The Great Hack'
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Two things arrived this week that the world probably didn't previously know it needed: The Impossible Whopper and "the definitive Nicolas Cage intervi...
America Loves Roadside Attractions. So We Talked To One.
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you ever drive across the country, you’ll notice there is a surprising amount of World’s Largest attractions. West Virginia has th...
Fear Of The 'Other' Through The Story Of The Roma
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Constantin Mutu was four-months-old when he was separated from his father, Vasily. The elder Mutu was arrested while seeking asylum at the southern bo...
Can A Con Artist Con You?
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Joseph Cyr, a surgeon with the Royal Canadian Navy, had to think quick when his ship came upon a rickety boat with mangled and bloody bodies at th...
'A Course In Miracles' And Marianne Williamson
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marianne Williamson was Googled more than any other candidate after last week's Democratic debate. Voters liked her call for "some deep truth-telling"...
The Nose On The Decline Of Yelling, Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon A Time In... Hollywood,' And More
02 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino's ninth movie as writer and director. It had the biggest opening of his career last weekend, and...
Oh, The Things You'll Hear! (On This Show About Dr. Seuss)
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On September 3rd of 2019, Random House will release what is likely the very last Dr. Seuss book there'll ever be: Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum. The work, ...
American Women Are Dying From Childbirth. Are Midwives And Doulas The Answer?
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Women in America die more frequently from complications of childbirth than in any other industrialized nation in the world. In addition, women of colo...
The Art Is The Idea: A Look At Sol LeWitt
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hartford native Sol LeWitt was one of the giants of conceptualist and minimalist art. As an artist, he abandoned the long histories of painting and dr...
Election Security; Is Mitch McConnell A Russian Asset; Bowling And 'The Big Lebowski'
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Election systems in all 50 states were targeted by Russia in 2016. Those were the conclusions of a bipartisan Senate Intelligence report released on T...
The Nose On The Future Of Big-Budget Blockbuster Movies And The Present Of Little Tiny Indie Movies
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Last weekend, Marvel unveiled its plans for Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (along with a few hints and winks and nods about Phase Five --...
Why We Reread Our Favorite Books: The Power Of A Transformative Novel
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Summer is the time we look forward to reading -- or rereading -- our favorite books. How do you choose from the stack of next-to-read book...
The Ultimate Glory Of Ultimate Frisbee
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's been called a "glorified game of toss" and "World of Warcraft for extroverts." But has Ultimate Frisbee quietly become a real sport? It is, appar...
What Will Robert Mueller Tell Congress?
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Special Counsel Robert Mueller made crystal clear that he would not comment on the long-awaited Mueller Report beyond the carefully chosen words we co...
The Nose On The New 007, Caspering, The Area 51 Raid, HBO's 'Years And Years,' And Maybe More
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There's kind of a lot going on this week: There's rumored to be a new 007. The Emmy nominations are out. There's a new dating trend called 'Caspe...
Our Show Today Is Really Five Short, Little Shows
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We live in an Everything Should Take Twenty Minutes world. Movies are too long. SundanceTV has a show that airs in ten-minute...
A Conversation With Ocean Vuong
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ocean Vuong emigrated to Hartford from Vietnam when he was two years old. His family brought with them the trauma of an American-led war that ravaged ...
A World In A Grain Of Sand
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sand is the most abundant material on Earth. And, other than water and air, sand is the natural resource we consume more than any other -- more, even,...
NYC Goes Dark, Baseball Ratings Sag, But Drama At The CT Lottery Corp. Carries On
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Staffing unrest at the Connecticut Lottery Corp. has been a longtanding source of intrigue. But an employee's whistleblower case before the state Comm...
The Nose On The Supposed Joys Of Summer, The Future Of Streaming TV, And 'Spider-Man: Far From Home'
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Spider-Man: Far From Home is the 23rd feature film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the final entry in its Infinity Saga. It is the 11th and final...
Wild and Crazy Guys
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, John Belushi, John Candy, Rick Moranis. Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Beverly Hill...
The Scottsboro Boys: Tackling Racial Injustice Through Minstrelsy
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Scottsboro Boys were arrested as freight train hoboes in Alabama in 1931 and quickly convicted by an all-white jury of raping two white women. Aft...
Beneath The Surface: A Deep Dive Into Connecticut Shipwrecks
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Searching for sunken treasure? The Long Island Sound is hardly the place to look. But what can be found in its murky waters are ample remains&nbs...
Earthquakes; Diminished U.S. Standing; Women's Soccer
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The two biggest earthquakes to hit California since 1994 rocked an area about 120 miles northeast of Los Angeles on Thursday and Friday. Seismologists...
The Nose On #NotMyAriel, Lil Nas X, 'Big Little Lies' Season Two, And 'The Big Little Podcast'
05 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
No one is surprised to hear that Disney is planning a live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. Some people were surprised, though, at the a...
Shark Fever: The Lore Of The Great White
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fear of sharks spiked last summer after a great white fatally bit a 26-year-old surfer off the coast of Cape Cod. The fever still runs high as reports...
Women Buried In The Footnotes Of Scientific Discovery
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Women scientists and inventors have been making ground-breaking discoveries since Agnodike pretended to be a man in order to become the firs...
Isn't There A Little Prepper In All Of Us?
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Reality TV shows like the Discovery Channel's Doomsday Bunkers and National Geographic Channel's Doomsday Preppers perpetuate a stereotype o...
Finding Humanity At The Sideshow
28 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The concept of the early 20th century sideshow evokes images of bearded ladies, sword swallowers and exotic "others" exhibited as "freaks" before audi...
The 2019 Song Of The Summer Is...
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's SUMMER! And every year around this time, we gather up a few music mavens who help us analyze and celebrate the kind of music that gets us dancing...
Dying For A Photo
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A photo of people inching their way up a snaking line to the peak of Mount Everest last month has drawn attention to a number of problems, one of whic...
Congratulations! You've Been Selected To Hear This Wonderful Show About Robocalls!!!
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
October of 2018 was an unremarkable month. That is, to everyone who wasn't working for Youmail. During that month, the California-based company w...
Who Is Andrew Yang; SCOTUS decision on Curtis Flowers; Defining A Concentration Camp
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give everyone a Universal Basic Income to offset the effects of automation. The plan ...
Who Is Andrew Yang; SCOTUS Decision On Curtis Flowers; Defining A Concentration Camp
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to give everyone a Universal Basic Income to offset the effects of automation. The plan ...
The New Haven Nose On Taylor Swift's New Vid, The Obamas' New Pods, And Jim Jarmusch's New Zom Com
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Nose doesn't much miss a chance to cover Taylor Swift. And it turns out, Taytay's got a new song and video... for Pr...
Of Coils And Coin Drops: Tales From The Vending Machine
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There's much more to vending machines than those tasty, preservative-laden treats temptingly lined up on display behind the glass casing. Today we tak...
Your Mind Makes It Real: 'The Matrix' 20 Years On
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's hard to believe, but The Matrix is 20 years old this year. And its influence is all over the culture with bullet time&nb...
Fallout From Jennifer Dulos Case: Domestic Violence; Race; Surveillance
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Connecticut remains riveted by the unfolding saga of Jennifer Dulos, the wealthy, white New Canaan woman last seen almost four weeks ago. It's a tragi...
Chipping Away At Democracy, One Broken Norm At A Time
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The president suggests he can take information from a foreign adversary without reporting it to the FBI. Kellyanne Conway can violate the Hatch Act wi...
The One About Joni Mitchell
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joni Mitchell is a singer-songwriter from Alberta, Canada. In 1968, her debut album, Song to a Seagull, was released and since then, Mitchell has beco...
Giving Up Child Custody For Mental Health Care
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There are a group of Connecticut parents who feel they must relinquish custody of their “high needs” children in order to get them i...
This Show Will Be The Cat's Pajamas
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is really going to be the cat’s pajamas. Or is it pyjamas? Do cats even wear pajamas? Why would they? Why do we? Should any of us w...
Every Family Has Secrets: Jessica Harper's 'Winnetka'
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Harper has starred in movies like Suspiria, Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise, Woody Allen's Stardust Memories, and Steven Spielberg's ...
Are You Ready To Marie Kondo Your House?
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are you one of the millions inspired by Marie Kondo and her KonMari Method to get rid of your clutter? Kondo's books, such as The Life-...
The Nose On 'Rocketman' And 'When They See Us'
07 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rocketman is the sort of movie where (tiny spoiler ahead here, I suppose) "Elton John," at one point, becomes an actual "rocket man"... and blasts off...
Are We Ready To Accept That UFOs Are Real?
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In early 2017, The New York Times uncovered a program at the Defense Department which investigated unidentified flying objects. Then, at the end ...
Wednesday Is Soylent Day
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What if you just don't really enjoy food very much? What if you're totally fine eating the same thing every single day? What if you think food is an i...
An Exit Interview, Of Sorts, With Darko Tresnjak
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darko Tresnjak has been artistic director at Hartford Stage Company since 2011. During his tenure here, he's won a Tony. He's had multiple productions...
Gerrymandering; Reading The Mueller Report; Are We Still Capable of Politically Honorable Deeds
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The question of whether to allow a contested question about citizenship on the 2020 census is before the Supreme Court. How they decide may be altered...
The Nose On 'Oh, The Places You'll Go,' All The HBO Shows, And Hulu's 'Catch-22'
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Graduation season is upon us. Your niece is finishing high school. Your neighbor's son is graduating from Tulane. Your boss just got her second Master...