The Colin McEnroe Show

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.

Listen to the last episode:

Marty Supreme is the first movie written and directed by Josh Safdie without his former filmmaking partner, his brother Benny Safdie. It is a sports comedy-drama-thriller about a professional ping pong player played by Timothée Chalamet, who just won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy.

And: Good Night, and Good Luck.: Live on Broadway is the recorded version of the live television broadcast of the stage version of the 2005 film mostly about the production of a live television show. Like the movie, it is written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, with Clooney this time starring as Edward R. Murrow. The play was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Actor in a Play for Clooney.

GUESTS:

  • Xandra Ellin: Produces The Global Story for the BBC
  • Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian, writer, and the host of the Fantasy Filmball podcast
  • Irene Papoulis: Taught writing for a long time at Trinity College

MUSIC FEATURED (in order):

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Previous episodes

  • 4754 - The Nose looks at ‘Marty Supreme’ and ‘Good Night, and Good Luck.: Live on Broadway’ 
    Fri, 16 Jan 2026
  • 4753 - A look at human stupidity, from Socrates to today 
    Thu, 15 Jan 2026
  • 4752 - Two thumbs up: A show all about fingers 
    Wed, 14 Jan 2026
  • 4751 - All calls: Boomy babers are the ones who worry about the mail 
    Tue, 13 Jan 2026
  • 4750 - The value of expertise in a world where everybody knows everything 
    Mon, 12 Jan 2026
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