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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show is all about writer's block. What is it, where does it come from, and how can you get past it? Plus, a look at the muses, goddesses, and saints we call on when we have it.
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In this hour of 'Disrupted,' Elizabeth Ito, creator of 'City of Ghosts,' discusses using people's real voices in her work, and Bethonie Butler talks about her book 'Black TV.'
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show we talk with bestselling author Don Winslow about his new novel, "City in Ruins."
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a philosopher makes the case against travel. Plus, we talk about how tourism is impacting destinations, like Bologna, Italy, and ways to travel more responsibly.
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Fewer than 10% of licensed pilots are women. That’s according to the Women in Aviation Advisory Board. Connecticut resident and pilot Saba Shahid joins Where We Live to talk about her journey of flight.
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This hour, we took listeners' calls … about whatever you wanted to talk about. Inevitably, Taylor Swift came up.
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National Hobbit Day is nigh! To honor J.R.R. Tolkien's fantastical works, we sit down with two science-fiction and fantasy illustrators with ties to Connecticut, including David Wenzel, who created an acclaimed graphic novel adaptation of The Hobbit.
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Like so many theaters in the country around the United States, the Westport Country Playhouse suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic when it had to shut its doors.
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This hour, a look at cult classic cinema and everything surrounding it: Where did the term come from? How has it evolved? What would count as a cult classic today?
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How did taxes, this quintessentially frustrating thing, come to be so frustrating? Must it be so? And what happens when people decide not to pay them?
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Connecticut is home to many famous actors — including four-legged ones. They have names like Sandy from the show "Annie" and Bruiser from the musical "Legally Blonde." Most are rescues from animal shelters. Their trainer is Bill Berloni, who's helped them become showbiz stars.
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New Haven’s official historian, Michael Morand, doesn’t sugarcoat the past. This week on Disrupted, we explore the histories of New Haven and Yale, including their roles in slavery.