News and reviews from our reporters, including coverage of pop music, classical music, visual art, dance, movies, music, television and theater.
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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 explore Connecticut music. We talk to a violinist who grew up in Connecticut, a DJ supporting other women in the industry and the team behind an upcoming documentary on New Haven music venue Toad's Place.
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Much like cilantro, people either love okra or hate it. Harvest the pods when they're less than 4 inches long for the best flavor and texture. Young okra pods are more tender and have less of a “slimy” mouthfeel. Eat them in soups, stews, fried or sautéed. Okra is in the hibiscus family, so the flowers are edible and delicious stuffed or used as a garnish.
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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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For decades, most Black and Indigenous maritime histories were missing at Mystic Seaport, the country’s largest maritime museum. “Entwined” aims to change that – by presenting those histories through Native American and Black perspectives.
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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 on Disrupted, we look at representation in beauty pageants, from Miss Connecticut to the first-ever Miss AI Beauty Pageant.
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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.’