The Colin McEnroe Show
Weekdays 1 PM, Saturdays 12 PM, available as a podcast
Public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric program.
Tackling subjects like Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor — you get the idea. Plus, on Fridays, we convene an informal roundtable about the week in culture.
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Featured Playlist
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The Colin McEnroe Show compiled a list of favorite episodes from 2023. Enjoy ten shows hand-picked by the team and crafted into one convenient playlist for your listening pleasure.
Latest Episodes
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This hour of The Colin McEnroe Show, we take your calls … about whatever you want to talk about.
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This hour, we look at the state and the art of political satire with comedian Samantha Bee and Sophia McClennen, a political scientist who studies satire.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show: humming in music, how bee breath can benefit your health, and a city in Ontario that experienced a mysterious humming sound.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show we look at the idea of the Western canon, and those books that are considered "classics." We'll talk about what's in the canon, what isn't and what should be, and how it evolves.
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This hour, we examine the historical precedent for President Biden's decision not to run for reelection. We also discuss Vice President Kamala Harris and hear about the role of the press in all of this.
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A shooting, a convention, a running mate, a president with COVID, an ominous election — and then Bob Newhart died, too. We felt an episode about how to find hope in dark times was needed.
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This hour, we look at our cultural fascination with dead bodies. What do we owe the dead? We talk to a death investigator, a poet/mortician, and a reporter.
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This hour, the aftermath of an attempted assassination on Donald Trump. We talk about conspiracy thinking, political violence and democracy, and the iconic photo of Trump with his fist raised.
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This hour, we revisit the myth of Prometheus and talk about why it resonates so much today. Plus, a look at the ‘Alien’ prequel ‘Prometheus.’