The Colin McEnroe Show
Episodes
A Conversation with Eric Deggans on Race & Media
18 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
You can read a lot into media depictions of minorities.Richard Pryor was hilarious at it. One time he said he had just seen a movie called "Loga...
Joe Manganiello Stars In 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
17 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
It just goes on and on. We're in New Haven today where the Yale Rep is getting ready to mount a production of "A Streetcar Named Desire," but there's ...
Who's Afraid of Gilbert and Sullivan?
16 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
"This is worse than that time we did that Gilbert and Sullivan parody.” That was a Tina Fey line from 30 Rock, and it was a devastating punch at a s...
The Nose Goes Shirtless
13 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This week's New York City primaries featured a an intern-groper, a Scrabble harasser, a hooker user and, of course, a Weiner tweeter. And guess what? ...
Tipping the Scales Away From Tipping
12 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
You may eat out a lot, but do you really have tipping figured out?Or do you stress about whether you left the right amount?Would you be happier with a...
For Roommates, Unexpected Challenges, and Joys
11 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
A roommate will either get on your last nerve or change your life for the better. In my freshman year, I was assigned to live with two foot...
Breasts In The Sports World
10 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
You could argue that two trends are in a state of modern collision. Women are hitting puberty earlier than they used to, and their breasts are arrivin...
How Asexuals View The World
09 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, asexuals seem like brothers and sisters from a distant solar system. Western societies are gradual...
The Nose Outlines Its Outrage With Chappelle, Line Cutters, And Always Following The Rules
06 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Come on, you must be outraged about something! These are the headlines: "Rich Manhattan moms hire handicapped tour guides so kids can cut lines a...
The Compelling Life Of Michael Bolton
04 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Bolton has reinvented himself many times. A few years ago, he cut off his trademark hair. He put out an album of opera arias and another...
Searching For J.D. Salinger In A New Biography
03 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
If you seek parallels between J.D. Salinger and Thomas Pynchon they're easy to find. Both were literary geniuses. Both were publicity-shunning re...
In A World Of Voice Overs... "In A World" Is The Tip Of The Iceberg
29 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Thirteen years ago, I wrote an amusing but fairly ignorant op-ed piece for The New York Times triggered by watching a planetarium movie narrated by To...
Maybe Disco Doesn't Suck ...
28 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Through the lens of time, the anti-disco backlash looks a little ugly. What was disco, really? It started as an underground dance movement propelled b...
Prenatal Massage, Hypnobirthing, And Other Ways To Manage Having A Baby
30 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Home birthing? Doulas? Midwives? Hypnobirthing? Prenatal massage? Today, we’re talking about alternative birthing.Fifty years ago, it was pretty sim...
The Life & Times Of Broadcast Legend Ivor Hugh
25 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Let me tell you, in the bluntest possible manner, why we're doing a show with Ivor Hugh today.Last year, I had the idea of doing a show that would hav...
Summer Songs 2013 With Wally, Joan, And Eric!
24 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
You know who needs this show today?Me.I'm having a musically starved summer, at least in terms of modern recorded music. I've made it out to some live...
A Conversation With Peter Tork
25 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
John Lennon said they were the greatest comedy team since the Marx Brothers.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener fo...
The Comeback Of Pipe Smoking
12 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
If you're not a hobbit or a college professor, smoking a pipe is a differentiator. It's a signal to the world that your tastes run in a sli...
Punch Brothers Break Through
04 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Today, hear a live, in-studio performance by and conversation with the Punch Brothers, before their performance at Jorgensen Theater at UConn, Storrs....
Live From A Forest: Discussing Hiking, Archaeology, Invasives & Connecticut's Trails
09 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
There are more than 800 miles of Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails in Connecticut. Today we're doing our show from one of them. Support the show: http://...
Attack Of The Invasive Species
18 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The problem with invasive species is, of course, that they compete for resources with local species, and sometime they're a lot better at it. and some...
Jill Sobule Live!
14 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
[Featured on the Audio to the left: A one-hour conversation and performance with and by Sobule in which she sings "Jetpack" and "Heroes" and some rari...
Exploring Prom Night In America
10 May 2012
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 Life Of Languages
12 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of made-up languages with big fans. You may have heard of Na'vi from the movie Avatar, or Elvish from Lord of the Rings. Among fans, m...
A History of Connecticut's Death Penalty
31 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Thirty-four states use the death penalty. Sixteen do not. Connecticut does, but most of its neighboring states -- New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey,...