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The Nose Ran Off The Tracks

Connecticut Public Radio | By Colin McEnroe,
Betsy Kaplan
Published July 18, 2014 at 12:29 PM EDT
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We've never done this before but last night the three Nose panelists and I gathered at my house so we could all watch Snowpiercer, a sci-fi summer action movie with a brain. Snowpiercer is a meditation on leadership, climate change and socioeconomic inequality and it manages to tackle all of those topics without skimping on the bloody axe fights. It's based on a French graphic novel and it stars the actor who played Captain America in two movies and we're going to spend a lot of time today in that universe.

What with the death of Archie and the news that the new movie Captain America will have a black actor and the new Thor will be a woman. Also, on our topic list will be the viral audio of a guy trying to cancel his cable subscription against spirited resistance from a comcast rep on the other end. 

GUESTS:

  • Irene Papoulis is Principal Lecturer in the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric  at Trinity College
  • Jim Chapdelaine is a producer, four-time Emmy winning composer, recording engineer and musician 
  • Taneisha Duggan is the Director of Audience Engagement at HartBeat Ensemble

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Colin McEnroe
Colin McEnroe is a radio host, newspaper columnist, magazine writer, author, playwright, lecturer, moderator, college instructor and occasional singer. Colin can be reached at colin@ctpublic.org.
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Betsy Kaplan
Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.
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