The Colin McEnroe Show
Episodes
Is The White Nationalist Movement Falling Apart Or Getting Leaner And Meaner?
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us hoped the white nationalist movement that instigated last year's "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, would suffer a fatal blow. The...
The Nose On The Academy Award For Best Popular Picture And 'Eighth Grade'
10 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week announced changes to the annual Oscar awards, including a new category recognizing "outstand...
A World In A Grain Of Sand
09 Aug 2018
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,...
What We Get Wrong About Disability
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When was the last time you saw someone with a disability? Do you have a loved one who is part of the community? Did you see a character on TV, or did ...
An Hour With Martin Amis
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Times of London has said that Martin Amis "is as talented a journalist as he is a novelist." His latest collection of essays and reportage covers ...
Is President Trump Inciting Violence Against The Media?
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post, in The Fact Checker database they've kept since the 2016 election, notes an increase in the number of false or misleading cl...
This Nose Will Self-Destruct In Five Seconds
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Colin's quite fond of this little piece of trivia: Tom Cruise was five years older during the production of Mission: Impossible -- Fallout than Wilfo...
Healing From Cancer
02 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Colin was diagnosed with melanoma several weeks ago. He had a few scary weeks between diagnosis and removal of the cancer. He's told he's clean but, w...
Kneeling As An Act Of Protest
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kneeling has historically been an act of supplication. An act of reverence, of modesty. An act of submission, even.But then Colin Kaepernick started k...
The Rise And Fall Of The Hat
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Take a look at at any early 20th century photograph and you'll see them: Hats! From Beavers and Bowlers to bonnets and baseball caps, for hundreds of ...
Is President Trump Gaslighting Us?
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
George Packer wrote in The New Yorker this weekend that the only obstacle left to prevent President Trump's full consolidation of power is public opin...
The New Haven Nose On Ariana Grande's 'God Is A Woman' And HBO's 'Sharp Objects'
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ariana Grande already had a top 10 hit from her forthcoming album, Sweetener. As of this week, she's got songs at numbers six and eleven on the Billbo...
'Everything But Country': The Politics Of A Polarizing Genre
26 Jul 2018
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 ...
Are We Ready For The Next Plague?
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The flu virus "Clade X" is spreading rapidly around the world through respiratory droplets. It was first detected in Germany and Venezuela...
Dancin' in the Moonlight: Connecticut Dance Halls
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This hour, we talk about two Connecticut dance halls, each springing from the vision of two very different men who took their respective dance halls d...
Revolt Is In The Air On The Political Left And Against Twitter
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a 28-year-old Democratic socialist from New York who beat the fourth-ranked Democrat in the U.S. House in an upset primary...
The Nose On 'Hannah Gadsby: Nanette' And 'Three Identical Strangers'
20 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Gadsby is an Australian comedian and writer. Her new Netflix special is Nanette. There are certain ways it's a different sort of comedy special...
Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived?
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
During his remarkable career with the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams earned many nicknames: The Kid, The Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame... but the on...
Profiling Criminal Profilers
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Harris's Hannibal Lecter series. "Criminal Minds" on CBS. In the past year, there've been "Mindhunter" on Netflix and "Manhunt: Unabomber" on D...
Are You Smarter Than an Octopus?
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The octopus has always been the stuff of spine-tingling legend, like that of the Kraken, the many-armed sea monster believed to drag ships to the bott...
The Sinking Helsinki Presser And Our Sinking Feelings
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We had planned ("planned") to do a show today about how we're getting too familiar with our sinking feelings.And then that Trump-Putin press conferenc...
The Nose On The Art And Industry Of Protest And HBO's 'Succession'
13 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Logan Roy is the head of a major media conglomerate, much like Rupert Murdoch. Also like Murdoch, he's not sure if he wants any of his kids to take ov...
Human Hubris And Its Cosmic Consequences
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Humans are great at making a mess of things. So far, however, that mess has been confined to Earth. But as we develop into a spacefaring species, our ...
Cowabunga! An Hour With Mike Reiss
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When The Simpsons started thirty years ago, no one thought it would last more than six weeks.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudi...
A Legally-Obligated Look At Bees
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Federal regulatory requirements mandate* that all public media outlets occasionally devote significant airtime to the health and welfare of bees.Suppo...
The Paradox of "America First"
09 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We enjoyed speaking with all of the people who called our show last Monday. We want to keep the conversation going. We want you to keep calling so tha...
The Nose Kind Of HAD To Go See 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?,' Right?
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
They made a documentary about Mr. Rogers. Does The Nose really have a choice but to go see it? No. It does not. But then, it's "a vital doc," "a tearj...
Shall We Dance?
05 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we dance? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Dancing has served a multitude of functions for various cultures throughout hist...
Is Democracy Dying?
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Populism is on the rise from Europe to India to the United States.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
The Agony And The Ecstasy Of Life In A Small Town
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump wants to "Make America Great Again," by turning back the clock to a time he believes was safer, purer, and removed from the dangers of...
What Is Happening To The America Of Our Ideals
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
America has never been able to fully measure up to the ideals we embody. Yet, we could reasonably believe that we at least aspired to those ideals of ...
The Nose On The Oral History Of The Bobbitts, ESPN's Body Issue, And Naomi Alderman's 'The Power'
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Believe it or not, Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt (and their kitchen knife) entered the public consciousness 25 years ago last week.And this week, form...
Is There A Better Way To Vote In Connecticut's Primary?
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Connecticut will hold primaries on August 14 to determine which candidates get on the ballot in this November's midterm elections. Since Connecticut r...
The 2018 Song Of The Summer Is...
27 Jun 2018
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...
It's Just Another Dam Show!
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 1955, Connecticut experienced catastrophic flooding that killed more than eighty people. Two back-to-back hurricanes - Connie and Diane - dro...
The Tale Of The (Little) Red Hen: Do We Reap What We Sow?
25 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we have no guests. Just a conversation between you and Colin about Stephanie Wilkinson's request that Sarah Huckabee Sanders leave the Red Hen...
The Nose On Melania's Jacket, 'Incredibles 2,' And Anthony Lane's Lascivious 'Incredibles 2' Review
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There are three movies that deserve the credit (blame?) for the superhero/comic book movie renaissance/boom(/apocalypse?) that we've been living throu...
Two Of The Greats: Robin Williams And George Carlin
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his Academy Award-winning performance in Good Will Hunting, Rob...
Breaking Up (With Your Phone) Is Hard To Do
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly ninety-percent of Americans own a smartphone.On average, we spend more than four hours a day on our phones, which adds up to about 56 full days...
Referees: The Risks, Rewards, And Evolution Of Sports Officiating
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the first Olympic games in 776 B.C. to the 2018 World Cup currently underway, referees have always played an integral part in competitive sports....
Is It Time For A Radical Change In How The Media Reports On Trump?
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Despite First Amendment protections separating the press from unchecked presidential power, President Trump is pushing limits beyond any president bef...
The Nocean's 8, Starring Rebecca, Elizabeth, Vivian, Kate, and Wu, with Irene, and Colin
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ocean's 8 is about as 2010s a movie as there's ever been. It's a reboot sequel of a series that started with a remake. The fun part, though, is that t...
A Big, Dumb Paean To Big, Dumb Action Movies
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Fast and Furious franchise includes eight feature films and two short films, and it looks like it's about to include a series of spinoff film...
No Use Crying Over Spilled Milk...Right? A Look At Regret
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We all regret and we should not regret that we regret. I regret buying that pair of pink sneakers that I'll never wear. I can't take the sneake...
Mark My Words: Larry Wilmore
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You probably know Larry Wilmore as the host of the Black on the Air podcast or of Comedy Central's The Nightly Show. Or maybe you know him as The Dail...
Is President Trump Replicating His Loneliness In Our Foreign Policy?
11 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's lonely at the top.President Trump has a lot of acquaintances but not many close friends, according to those who know him best. Support the s...
The Nose On Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, Clemency Counselor Kim Kardashian, And 'In The Dark'
08 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kim Kardashian rose to fame as a friend of Paris Hilton. She has a sex tape. She's been the subject of any number of reality TV shows. Kardashian is, ...
What If Tug-Of-War Were Still An Olympic Sport? And Other Crazy Crucial Questions With Mike Pesca
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Pesca is one of our very favorite guests -- on any number of topics. And he's got a new book out: Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in S...
A Non-Threatening Conversation About Jazz
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Who's afraid of the Bix bad Beiderbecke?Hartford has an amazing jazz history, and Colin has a lot of jazz musician friends. This hour, a little onstag...
The Shocking Truth Behind Tabloids Finally Revealed!!!
05 Jun 2018
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...
How Many People Really Died After Hurricane Maria?
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There has been a lot of confusion about how many people died in Puerto Rico as the result of Hurricane Maria and its aftermath. Several publications r...
The Nose On Roseanne Barr, Samantha Bee, And 'Solo'
01 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Solo is the tenth feature-length, live-action Star Wars film. It is the fifth Star Wars prequel. It is the second Star Wars anthology film (following ...
Colin's Constipation Contemplation And Cogitation
31 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We've been trying to push this show out for quite a while now. It's been a bit of a strain, and we got kind of backed up.But, this hour, we let loose ...
The Secret Lives Of Numbers
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Numbers are so fundamental to our understanding of the world around us that we maybe tend to think of them as an intrinsic part of the world around us...
America Through The Looking Glass
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I have traveled to three foreign countries since President Trump was elected. While I have always been proud to be American, even as I criticize much ...
Radiation: Maybe Not As Bad As You Think
28 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Radiation is everywhere. It's emitted by our sun, by cat litter, by bananas and occasionally by nuclear bombs. It's even emitted by you, and by me, an...
The Amazons: Myth, Reality, And Modern Relevance
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the Amazons of ancient Greek mythology is that they were not entirely mythical. While many of the deeds and de...
The Evolution Of Our Relationship To Machines
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Siri, Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant, etc. These are just the beginning of what experts believe will be a future filled with verbally interactive, d...
An Up-Close Look Behind the Glass of… Dioramas
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When I hear the word "diorama," the first thing I think of is Mr. Mack’s fifth grade class and painting hills and grass and clouds and a fence into ...
The Flap Over Flags
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Flags have been in the news a lot lately. South Carolina removed the Confederate flag from its Statehouse and one Missouri county threatened to l...
Exploring Prom Night In America
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's just a dance, right?Actually, maybe that's the last thing the prom is. Maybe the photo is even more important, because it freezes you. It's your ...
The Nose On Laurel Vs. Yanny, 'Cobra Kai,' And Some Big Wedding This Weekend Or Something
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You remember the dress, right? In case you don't: Three years ago, a poorly-lit photograph of a dress pretty much tore the internet to pieces. Some pe...
An Hour With Sarah Kendzior
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Kendzior predicted that the conditions she witnessed in 2013 from her home in America's overlooked heartland would lead to the rise of a ca...
An Hour Of Music With Jill Sobule
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Singer/songwriter Jill Sobule is back in our Hartford studios to sing and play and talk and who knows what else!Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/...
What's Gravity Got To Do With It?
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If there's one thing that unites us all (literally, ALL of us) it's gravity. Gravity attracts every bit of matter in the universe to every other bit o...
How Will You Choose Your Candidates In 2018?
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Connecticut's political parties are in the midst of choosing who they will endorse in this November's elections. How much do you trust that they've en...
The New Haven Nose On "This Is America," R. Kelly and Spotify, and Monica and Town & Country
11 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Glover can do anything. He's an actor and a comedian, he's a singer and a songwriter, he's a rapper and a DJ. Mainstream audiences know him fro...
Anybody Got A Match?
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Bacall probably does have the most famous line about smoking in all of cinema. But there are other good ones too. "What are you gonna do? Charg...
Sloane Crosley and Andy Borowitz Are Really Funny. They Join Us.
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy forces us to confront uncomfortable realities that we prefer to ignore. It also makes us laugh. Laughter is a powerful force. It can release ch...
The Rise Of Esports: From Internet Cafes To College Campuses And Beyond
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From its humble, South Korean origins in the early 2000s to its current place as an international, cultural phenomenon, esports is certainly on the ri...
What Are We Not Talking About When We Talk About Trump?
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a big world and we're focused on one small speck in it named Donald Trump. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio....
Prog Rock: The Show That Never Ends
04 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The bands Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Rush, Asia, and Styx have sold, literally, hundreds of millions of albums....
Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat...
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When Alexis de Tocqueville toured America in the early 1830's to gather observations that he would later put on the pages of Democracy in America...
Should We Bring Back Asylums?
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Old asylums give us the creeps. The reality of asylums may pale in comparison to the horrors we conjure in our minds. Yet, they were awful. They were ...
Swamps: The Past, Present, And (Endangered?) Future Of America's Wetlands
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As President Trump talks about draining the swamp in Washington D.C., we turn our attention to actual swamps. Associated with death and decay, while a...
The Scramble: Michelle Wolf; WHCD; Father Pat
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A man kills women because he can't have them. An elected politician reacts harshly to speech he doesn't like. Supporters and critics of Wolf's monolog...
The Nose Is Dragon Energy
27 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Nose tackles Kanye's bromance with President Trump. And we've got an update on monkey selfies!Plus: Courtney Balaker's Little Pink House, ...
"Mark My Words" With Matt Taibbi
26 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Taibbi is an American journalist, author, and iconoclast. He is a contributor to Rolling Stone and the author of nine books, the most recent of w...
Meet Your Gubernatorial Candidates! (the ones you don't know)
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Each election year, we invite candidates running for public office who are on the 'fringe' of voter consciousness to join our show. We like to talk to...
Is Beauty In The Eye Of The Beholder?
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I find great joy in walking in the dead of winter along the river trail near my house. Everything leaves my mind as I watch the Canadian geese take fl...
The Scramble Takes Your Calls
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We didn't book any guests today. We decided to take your calls for the entire hour so you could share what's on your mind.A lot happened this weekend...
The Nose Can't Hear You Over All The Noise In This Restaurant
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The original Lost in Space, an Irwin Allen series that aired on CBS for three seasons in the 1960s, was a marginal ratings success with seemingly outs...
What Does It Mean To Be 'Too Old' or 'Too Young'?
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden is seriously thinking about running for president in 2020. He's got a wealth of political experience and institutional knowledge. He's vibra...
Trump, Evangelicals, And The 2018 Midterms
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With controversies swirling around President Trump and the midterm elections approaching, many are asking, how will Evangelicals vote? Some believe va...
Our Theme Today Is Theme Songs
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
So, when Prince died (which was two years ago), we announced that we were finally going to retire our theme song (which is a Prince song). And then we...
The Scramble: Are We Nearing The End Of The Trump Presidency?
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Does the investigation of Trump lawyer Michael Cohen signal the beginning of the end for the Trump presidency? Support the show: http://www....
The Nose Started Facebook In Its Dorm Room
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Wes Anderson is a... particular sort of filmmaker. With his typewriters and his pipe smoking. With his monochrome sets and props and costumes. With hi...
Fake News Feels Good (And Other Reasons Why Truth Is In Trouble)
12 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What is real is no longer a question for philosophers alone. In today's world, it's a question we all contend with on a daily basis. Online, on televi...
Should Parents Need A License To Have Kids?
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Having babies is something we're supposed to do - even though few of us know anything about parenting until we're deep in the game. Support the s...
The $12 Potato Chip -- And Other Horrors
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 2016, a Swedish brewery offered for sale artisanally-prepared potato chips. $59 for five chips in what looks like a jeweler's box. They sold out. C...
The Scramble: No (Legitimate) News Is Good News For Trump; Facebook Goes To Washington
09 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Conservative media giant Sinclair Broadcast Group will reach 72 percent of American homes with televisions if they're allowed to acquire Tribune Media...
The Nose Hates Doing The Dishes Too
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ernest Cline's novel Ready Player One is a futuristic nostalgia bomb that lovingly apes Spielbergian 1970s and '80s pop culture. Steven Spielberg's fi...
Blind Injustice: A Look At Wrongful Convictions In America
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For an American Sign Language-interpreted version click here.Since 1989, more than 2,000 people have been identified as victims of wrongful convi...
Redheads: From Stereotypes To Superpowers
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
They smell better, they're better at sensing temperature changes and they can handle more pain. These are just a few of the actual differences between...
Remembering H.M.: The Man Who Couldn't Remember
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
H.M. is one of the most important and studied human research subjects of all time. He revolutionized what we know about memory today because of the am...
The Scramble: Elizabeth Esty Says She Failed To Protect Her Staff
02 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
U.S. Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty apologized Thursday for failing to dismiss Tony Baker, her former Chief of Staff, after learn...
For The Nose, It's Always "Freaky Friday"
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Armando Iannucci is the creator of Veep and The Thick of It and the writer and director of In the Loop. Those, you'll note, are all contemporary polit...
The Power Of Christ Compels You (To Listen To This Show About Exorcism!)
29 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As secular attitudes increase around the world and beliefs in the supernatural decline, how is it that the demand for exorcisms has never been higher...
Dying In Prison
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Compassionate release" of our sickest and oldest prisoners is a way to reduce the federal prison population. It's also meant to save on the high cost...
Sucking Up
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
At President Trump's first full cabinet meeting in June 2017, we watched with some amusement while each member expressed over-the-top gratitude for th...