The Colin McEnroe Show
Weekdays 1 PM, Saturdays 12 PM, available as a podcast
Public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric program.
Tackling subjects like Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor — you get the idea. Plus, on Fridays, we convene an informal roundtable about the week in culture.
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Featured Playlist
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The Colin McEnroe Show compiled a list of favorite episodes from 2023. Enjoy ten shows hand-picked by the team and crafted into one convenient playlist for your listening pleasure.
Latest Episodes
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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? -
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? -
This hour is a look back at September 11, 2001, and its long shadow. We talk about the generation that has lived in a post-9/11 world and the influence of 9/11 on popular culture. -
Plastic is everywhere in our world, and scientists are increasingly discovering the negative health and environmental impacts of the material. This hour, we take a look at our relationship to plastic. -
This hour, lessons on changing your mind and admitting mistakes: from newspaper corrections to public intellectual pivots. -
This hour, The Nose looks at the HBO docuseries ‘Chimp Crazy.’ Plus: the right way to load your dishwasher. And finally: the new phenomenon known as ‘fridgescaping.’ -
This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show is all about the grocery store. From Trader Joe's to Costco to the economy and politics, everybody talks about groceries. -
This hour is all about America’s 21st president, Chester A. Arthur, who took office after President James Garfield was assassinated. -
This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we took your calls about whatever you wanted to talk about. -
This hour, a 25th anniversary look at some of the movies and television of 1999, including ‘The Blair Witch Project,’ ‘The Matrix’ … and ‘SpongeBob SquarePants.’
