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, we look at the idea of the Western canon and those books that are considered “classics.” We talk about what’s in the canon, what isn’t and what should be, and how it evolves. -
This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at refrigeration and how it’s shaped what we eat and how we live with Nicola Twilley, author of Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves. -
This hour, 61 years after the JFK assassination, a look at the shadow it still casts over our news and politics, our movies and music, our media and culture. -
This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at the myth of Sisyphus, and how we invoke it today. -
This hour, a look at the strange and essential concept of the number zero. Plus: the trend toward zero-sugar sodas. And: 0 (and 00) as a uniform number in sports. -
This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at the 4B movement, and other similar movements throughout history. -
This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show we take your calls about anything you want to talk about. -
This hour, our conversation with the star of ‘An American Werewolf in London’ and ‘After Hours,’ the director of ‘Practical Magic’ and ‘Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold’: Griffin Dunne. -
This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, podcast host and producer Brian Reed joins us to talk about journalism. -
Franz Kafka died 100 years ago, but his work is still very much alive today in literature classes and, surprisingly, on social media. This hour, we look at Kafka’s life and legacy.
