The Colin McEnroe Show
Weekdays 1 PM, Saturdays 12 PM, available as a podcast
Public radio鈥檚 most eclectic, eccentric program.
Tackling subjects like Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam鈥檚 razor 鈥� 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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We asked Colin and the show鈥檚 producers for their must-listen Colin McEnroe Show recommendations. These are just a few of the episodes they feel capture the show鈥檚 essence.
Latest Episodes
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This hour, a look back at September 11, 2001, and its long shadow, still darkening our days a bit now. -
This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we trace the history of sugar and discuss how the sugar industry may be driving a global addiction to the sweet substance. -
The U.S. Postal Service was one of our earliest experiments in democracy. The vast transportation networks that led to more than 30,000 post offices remain at the heart of many communities and still reach into the most remote parts of our country. This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at the past and the future of the post office. -
This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, the conversation winds around to Robert Frost, bucket lists, the Supreme Court, spotted lantern flies, New England autonomy, and dating. -
This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we look at the ideas of media theorists Marshall McLuhan and Neil Postman, and discuss why they still resonate so much today. -
This hour, we learn about the life and poetry of Robert Frost and discover how he鈥檚 helped to inspire other poets. -
This hour, we look at the place our sun holds kind of literally at the center of all of human history and ask what the future holds for our nearest star. -
This hour, we take your calls 鈥� about whatever you want to talk about. -
This hour, a look at the (maybe) ongoing American crisis around men and boys and masculinity through the lens of 鈥� Michael Douglas movies. -
This year, there was no official song of the summer. What gives? Colin sits down with fellow music lover technical producer Dylan Reyes to talk about what they鈥檙e listening to and what they think the SOS should have been.
