
The Colin McEnroe Show
Connecticut Public Radio
The Colin McEnroe Show is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called The Nose for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.
Radio: WNPR (Connecticut Public Radio)
Categories: Society & Culture
Listen to the last episode:
On the morning of May 24, 2019, Jennifer Dulos dropped her kids off at New Canaan Country School. And then minutes later, she vanished.
Her presumed murder quickly became a national story.
This hour, Wall Street Journal columnist Rich Cohen joins us to talk about his new book, Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story.
Plus: a look at our ongoing obsession with these true crime stories.
GUESTS:
- Rich Cohen: Writer at large at Air Mail and a columnist at The Wall Street Journal; his new book is Murder in the Dollhouse
- Bethany Usher: A journalist and academic and the author of Journalism and Crime
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Previous episodes
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4630 - ‘Murder in the Dollhouse’: Jennifer Dulos and our fascination with true crime Thu, 17 Jul 2025
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4629 - The secret language of animals and how we're learning to understand it Thu, 17 Jul 2025
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4628 - Eventually the world will end. Why can't we stop imagining it? Tue, 15 Jul 2025
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4627 - All calls: The first rule about invisible rabbits is you do not talk about invisible rabbits Mon, 14 Jul 2025
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4626 - Alive and well in our imaginations: Dinosaurs in pop culture Fri, 11 Jul 2025
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4625 - Alissa Wilkinson on Joan Didion, Hollywood, and American mythmaking Thu, 10 Jul 2025
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4624 - Nothing lasts forever, except maybe Stoicism Wed, 09 Jul 2025
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4623 - An appreciation of squirrels Tue, 08 Jul 2025
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4622 - All calls: Bug poop and happy elks hold the world together Mon, 07 Jul 2025
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4621 - The Nose looks at ‘Ironheart’ and The New York Times’ best 100 movies of the century list Thu, 03 Jul 2025
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4620 - The story of book chapters, one page at a time Wed, 02 Jul 2025
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4619 - All calls: Are you car shopping in an animated movie? Tue, 01 Jul 2025
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4618 - Socrates' lessons on life, death, and conversation with Agnes Callard Mon, 30 Jun 2025
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4617 - ‘A kind of musical Mark Twain’: A look at Randy Newman Fri, 27 Jun 2025
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4616 - The real lives of the Vikings Thu, 26 Jun 2025
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4615 - Our relationship with rest is changing, and it’s about time Wed, 25 Jun 2025
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4614 - Who are epigraphs for? Tue, 24 Jun 2025
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4613 - All calls: Why don’t people say ‘you’re welcome’ anymore? Good question Mon, 23 Jun 2025
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4612 - Live from Watkinson: The legacy of Brian Wilson Fri, 20 Jun 2025
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4611 - Exploring astrology: Do stars really impact us? Wed, 18 Jun 2025
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4610 - You want me to eat what?! An examination of disgust Tue, 17 Jun 2025
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4609 - The toll of perfectionism Mon, 16 Jun 2025
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4608 - The Nose says goodbye to Brian Wilson and looks at ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Fri, 13 Jun 2025
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4607 - Song of the summer, 2025 Thu, 12 Jun 2025
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4606 - The animating power of rivers with writer Robert Macfarlane Wed, 11 Jun 2025
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4605 - We're reading fewer books. That's not good Tue, 10 Jun 2025
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4604 - All calls: Sometimes the goo gets out Mon, 09 Jun 2025
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4603 - The Nose looks at ‘Dept. Q’ and ‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Fri, 06 Jun 2025
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4602 - This show isn’t waterproof, but your raincoat might be: The history of waterproofing our tech and everyday products Thu, 05 Jun 2025
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4601 - From totes to Birkins, handbags hold the keys to the world (along with your wallet and phone) Wed, 04 Jun 2025
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4600 - Two thumbs up: A show all about fingers Tue, 03 Jun 2025
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4599 - All calls: This is your host on ketamine Mon, 02 Jun 2025
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4598 - An hour with Griffin Dunne Fri, 30 May 2025
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4597 - The humble fly Thu, 29 May 2025
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4596 - How robots, and our attitudes toward them, have evolved Wed, 28 May 2025
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4595 - Building utopia Tue, 27 May 2025
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4594 - We can never escape The Rock: A look at Alcatraz Fri, 23 May 2025
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4593 - The value of expertise in a world where everybody knows everything Thu, 22 May 2025
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4592 - All calls: Just because you’re exhausted doesn’t mean you have to turn into a Ringwraith Wed, 21 May 2025
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4591 - From zeppelins to dirigibles to the Goodyear Blimp, airships capture our imagination Tue, 20 May 2025
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4590 - Why ticks are on the rise and how humans are fighting back Mon, 19 May 2025
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4589 - Is this just the worst era of American pop culture … ever? Fri, 16 May 2025
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4588 - A salute to accordions Thu, 15 May 2025
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4587 - What Wikipedia can teach us about truth, information, and random trivia Wed, 14 May 2025
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4586 - All calls: Which is worse, translating Cicero or laughing to death? Mon, 12 May 2025
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4585 - Our tribute to Jill Sobule Fri, 09 May 2025
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4584 - Fashion Critic Vanessa Friedman discusses Trump's (second) first hundred days in fashion, clothes and politics, and more Thu, 08 May 2025
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4583 - Are you still the you that you used to be? And other questions of self-continuity Wed, 07 May 2025
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4582 - O Romeo (and Juliet): The lasting appeal of Shakespeare’s tragedy Tue, 06 May 2025
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4581 - All calls: Are we living in a simulation? Are you thinking of leaving the U.S.? Book bans, gaslighting, the economy, and more Mon, 05 May 2025