The Colin McEnroe Show
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The Poet Laureate of Rock ’n’ Roll: A look at Bob Dylan
50 mins; January 17, 2025
The story of book chapters, one page at a time
49 mins; January 16, 2025
Why we’re still mesmerized by the myth of Rasputin
49 mins; January 15, 2025
Are we thinking about travel the wrong way?
48 mins; January 14, 2025
All calls: How our music tastes change, movie credits, red and blue states, and more
49 mins; January 13, 2025
The King: Before there was Lebron, there was Elvis
49 mins; January 10, 2025
The power of promises, from inaugural oaths to marriage vows
49 mins; January 09, 2025
Alcohol is bad for us. So why have humans been drinking it for thousands of years?
49 mins; January 08, 2025
The real lives of the Vikings
48 mins; January 07, 2025
All calls: Robot throuples, The Golden Globes, AI and music, and more
48 mins; January 06, 2025
A look at the bullying impact of the canon and the zeitgeist
49 mins; January 03, 2025
All Calls: Stealing punchlines, judging Colin, chaos Muppets part 2, and more
49 mins; January 02, 2025
Live from Watkinson, it’s part 2 of our 2024 holiday spectacular
50 mins; December 30, 2024
From the cereal aisle to the ballot box, how groceries shape our lives
48 mins; December 30, 2024
Our favorite jazz of 2024
74 hours 6 mins; December 27, 2024
Our relationship with rest is changing, and it’s about time
48 mins; December 26, 2024
All calls: Bathroom signage, Chaos Muppets, secrets, and more
49 mins; December 23, 2024
Live from Watkinson, it’s part 1 of our 2024 holiday spectacular
51 mins; December 21, 2024
The joy of Christmas movies, from the classics to the NFL and ‘Hot Frosty’
49 mins; December 20, 2024
The legends of King Arthur and why they still matter today
49 mins; December 19, 2024
Our hour with the late Hal Holbrook
50 mins; December 18, 2024
Who are epigraphs for?
48 mins; December 17, 2024
All calls: Corniness, sappiness, Irishness, words like ‘personally,’ the Packers, and more
49 mins; December 16, 2024
A look at the current Irish invasion of the popular culture
43 mins; December 13, 2024
A look at ‘brain rot,' from TikTok to Thoreau
42 mins; December 12, 2024
The Bard’s the thing: A show about Shakespeare
40 mins; December 11, 2024
From can openers to ricers, a look at what’s in our kitchens
42 mins; December 10, 2024
All calls: Colin's favorite song, reading, The Whalers, and more
42 mins; December 09, 2024
The Nose looks at ‘Lioness’ and ‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’
49 mins; December 06, 2024
We're reading fewer books. That's not good
48 mins; December 05, 2024
From a jar to a box — How we misunderstand Pandora and her legacy
46 mins; December 04, 2024
The music, medicine, and mystery of humming
50 mins; December 03, 2024
All calls: ‘Say Nothing,’ ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ the windshield phenomenon, and more
49 mins; December 02, 2024
What makes a book a classic? A read of the Western canon and how it’s changing
50 mins; November 26, 2024
Want to really know someone? Look in their fridge
49 mins; November 25, 2024
‘Though the heavens fall’: The JFK assassination in our media and culture
50 mins; November 22, 2024
We're still pushing the boulder on the meaning of Sisyphus
49 mins; November 21, 2024
The weird and fundamental idea that is zero
49 mins; November 20, 2024
Why some women ‘boycott’ men, from Ancient Greece to the 4B Movement
49 mins; November 19, 2024
All calls under the influence (of Novocain): Jethro Tull, making love courteously, Yeats, and more
48 mins; November 18, 2024
An hour with Griffin Dunne
50 mins; November 15, 2024
Brian Reed wants you to “Question Everything” about journalism
49 mins; November 14, 2024
Kafka and his legacy, 100 years after his death
50 mins; November 13, 2024
All calls: tables, Keri Russell, the election, and more
49 mins; November 12, 2024
How algorithms shape our world, for better and for worse
49 mins; November 08, 2024
Roommates wanted: How the people you live with impact your life
49 mins; November 07, 2024
OK. Well. The election is over
49 mins; November 06, 2024
‘Citizen Observers’ share their voting stories from around the state
49 mins; November 05, 2024
All calls: A cargo transportation idea, early voting, football superstition, and more
49 mins; November 04, 2024
The Nose helps you get through this last weekend before Election Day
49 mins; November 01, 2024
Does democracy have a design problem?
49 mins; October 31, 2024
From jingles to Beyoncé: How music shapes political campaigns
50 mins; October 30, 2024
From jelly beans to Diet Mountain Dew, how politicians eat and why it matters
48 mins; October 29, 2024
All calls: Election stress, comedy vs. journalism, Declan the Dog 
 and stuff like that
48 mins; October 28, 2024
‘Hey, boppers, keep your radio tuned tight’: A look at ‘The Warriors’
49 mins; October 25, 2024
The year in horror, 2024
49 mins; October 24, 2024
Some people are considering whether it’s time to leave the United States
49 mins; October 23, 2024
Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat on global authoritarianism and the future of democracy
48 mins; October 22, 2024
All calls: Retirement, early voting, dragonflies, and more
49 mins; October 21, 2024
‘Live from New York!’: A look at ‘Saturday Night’ and ‘SNL’
49 mins; October 18, 2024
George Washington is having a moment
49 mins; October 17, 2024
Is print dead or is it making a comeback?
49 mins; October 16, 2024
Christian nationalism, religiosity, and the 2024 election with Brad Onishi
49 mins; October 15, 2024
All calls: Columbus Day, textures, textiles, Tolkien, and more
49 mins; October 14, 2024
Playwright Jeffrey Lieber on truth, lies, memory and ‘Fever Dreams’
43 mins; October 11, 2024
Today: Did episode on notebooks & diaries, bought kiwi fruit, had teeth cleaning
42 mins; October 10, 2024
All calls: How to find an artsy community, towns governed by oral tradition, toothpaste, and more
42 mins; October 09, 2024
Words, words, words: A look at style guides and Britishisms in American English
43 mins; October 08, 2024
An hour with Rupert Holmes
42 mins; October 07, 2024
Monologuist Josh Kornbluth wonders if our society is suffering from political dementia
43 mins; October 04, 2024
From boredom to handwriting: Christine Rosen on the embodied experiences we lose to technology
41 mins; October 03, 2024
The political importance of Gen Z with journalist Rachel Janfaza
44 mins; October 02, 2024
Author A.J. Jacobs says he “will never take elastic or democracy for granted again”
50 mins; October 01, 2024
All calls: Fat Bear Week, sports, call-in shows, Mars, and more
49 mins; September 30, 2024
An hour with Percival Everett
50 mins; September 27, 2024
The role of journalism in the 2024 election with writer Mark Jacob
49 mins; September 26, 2024
The art and politics of political speechmaking
50 mins; September 25, 2024
Let us pray — A salute to our favorite mantis
50 mins; September 24, 2024
All calls: Colin says you don't want to meet him, hummus, robins, and more
49 mins; September 23, 2024
A look at the bullying impact of the canon and the zeitgeist
50 mins; September 20, 2024
I'm having writer's block writing this headline about writer's block
50 mins; September 19, 2024
A conversation with Don Winslow about love, money, murder, and why free food tastes better
48 mins; September 18, 2024
Are we thinking about travel the wrong way?
49 mins; September 17, 2024
All calls: Shrews, praying mantises, the power of Taylor Swift, and more
49 mins; September 16, 2024
‘Riding the line between art and pulp’: A look at cult classic cinema
50 mins; September 13, 2024
Inside the confusing, time-sucking, unequal world of taxes
49 mins; September 12, 2024
‘Never be the same’: 23 years in the shadow of 9/11
49 mins; September 11, 2024
A look at our ‘toxic love story’ with plastic
49 mins; September 10, 2024
How to be wrong
49 mins; September 09, 2024
The Nose looks at ‘Chimp Crazy’ and the right way to load your dishwasher
49 mins; September 06, 2024
From the cereal aisle to the ballot box, how groceries shape our lives
49 mins; September 05, 2024
A look at one of our most forgotten presidents: Chester A. Arthur
50 mins; September 04, 2024
All calls: Bird identification, The World's Fair, third places, and more
48 mins; September 03, 2024
25 years later, a look at the movies and TV of 1999
49 mins; August 30, 2024
From a jar to a box — How we misunderstand Pandora and her legacy
49 mins; August 29, 2024
We’re having crisis fatigue
50 mins; August 28, 2024
It’s a vibe! A look at what makes a vibe a vibe
49 mins; August 27, 2024
All calls: Celebrity endorsements, car registration, a sandwich, and more
49 mins; August 26, 2024
‘If the wind is right’: A deep dive into the smooth sounds of yacht rock
50 mins; August 23, 2024
From jingles to Beyoncé: How music shapes political campaigns
48 mins; August 22, 2024