“The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately.” — Thomas Paine
The Colin McEnroe Show endeavors to prove Paine correct, every weekday. While the topics are unpredictable from one day to the next (previous show topics include whistling, placebos, politics, the nature of divinity, Barbra Streisand, bedbugs, human hydration, dinosaurs, unreliable narrators, ugliness, and raccoons), what is always assured is that a thoughtful, smart, and interesting exploration and conversation with amazing guests will take place about something.
Colin McEnroe is an author, playwright, professor, columnist, and blogger, who is allergic to penicillin and enjoys photographing his dog wearing hats and publishing those photos to the internet.
Contact The Colin McEnroe Show:
- Producer: Jonathan McNicol
- Senior Director: Catie Talarski
- Technical Producer: Cat Pastor
When we're on the air and taking calls, reach us at 888-720-9677.
You can find all of our Radio for the Deaf shows here.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, our pop culture roundtable, The Nose, tackles the week's newest nonsense news. -
On The Colin McEnroe Show: There’s a theory that ours isn’t the only universe. That there are, actually, infinitely many universes.That there are, then, infinitely many yous. So, this hour, in this universe, a show about all that. Or (at least) one version of a show about all that.
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On The Colin McEnroe Show: For many, meetings at work can feel like they get in the way of actual work. This hour, we'll talk about the history of meetings, why we meet, and how to meet better. Plus, how our meeting culture might change due to the pandemic.
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On The Colin McEnroe Show: How far would you go? How far would you go, for instance, to convince people to get vaccinated? Vaccination is, in a way, a test run. It’s a test run for some of the other big challenges we face. Like, for instance, climate change. How far would you go?
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This hour, on The Colin McEnroe Show: For decades, Christian evangelicals were the fastest-growing religious group in this country. Now, young evangelicals are abandoning the faith. And: A new competitive edge in pro sports — the COVID vaccines. And finally: our conversation with Wally Funk. Tomorrow, at age 82, she'll become the oldest person ever to fly to space.
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The Colin McEnroe Show's weekly pop culture roundtable, The Nose, tackles the week’s newest nonsense news. This hour, a look at Marvel’s Black Widow and Tim Robinson’s Netflix sketch comedy show, I Think You Should Leave.
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This hour on the Colin McEnroe Show: when we think of unicorns, many of us picture idyllic white horses with a single horn, surrounded by rainbows. But that's not how unicorns have always been depicted. This hour, we discuss the history of unicorns, and their enduring popularity.
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Plum Island sits less than 7 miles off the coast of Connecticut in Long Island Sound. It is completely owned by the federal government and controlled by the Department of Homeland Security. Since 1954, it has been the site of the soon-to-be-decommissioned Plum Island Animal Disease Center.
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On the one hand, it kind of feels like the pandemic is winding down, right? On the other hand, the daily caseload in the U.S. is 23,000, up 94% versus two weeks ago. At the same time, the Teletubbies are all vaccinated, so that’s a welcome relief.How are you handling this strange gray area in which we find ourselves?
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Most of the Western world is organized by alphabetical order, which is so much more than the 26 letters that make up the alphabet. Alphabetical order is…
