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The Colin McEnroe Show

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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 ro ...
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Michael Kingswood is a retired submarine officer and a lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy. He writes novels and shorter stories across the entire spectrum of speculative fiction. Here, he will share audio renditions of his work in serialized form, muse on the business of writing, share things and people he thinks are cool, and occasionally rant about things that annoy him. So sit back and relax as he tells you a story.
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Lords: JohnB Kory Topics: I have become a vinyl record enjoyer Teaching myself C++, or "I learned C++ when I should've learned C, AMA" Forgetting things as a way of getting other things done I Sat Belonely by John Lennon https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/i-sat-belonely-poem-by-john-lennon/ The vestigial organs of video games Microto…
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This hour, we took your calls. Topics this hour included election certification, car registration, celebrity endorsements, news radio, technology, travelling to Italy, sandwiches, and more. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, …
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Lords: Wacy https://www.youtube.com/@WacyandChris Chris https://twitter.com/mrchrislhall Topics: Difficulties with long term traveling Norway Why don't they have novelty whipped cream The Dirt Man Song, by Carter Vail https://genius.com/Carter-vail-dirt-man-lyrics Microtopics: Specialty pour over filter coffee. A very deep rabbit hole of discovery …
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The Doobie Brothers. Christopher Cross. Steely Dan. Kenny Loggins. Toto. Michael McDonald. Ambrosia. Supertramp. (The Eagles? Uh, Michael Jackson?) Something was happening in the music world out there on the West Coast in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Something with electric pianos and slower tempos and jazz and R&B influences and hi-fi, almost c…
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This hour, we look at how political campaigns use music, from the history of political jingles, to how Harris and Trump are using music in this 2024 election. GUESTS: Dana Gorzelany-Mostak: Associate Professor of Music at Georgia College. She is the founder of Trax on the Trail, a website and research project that tracks and catalogs the soundscape…
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Barcodes are everywhere, and they helped to shape the world we live in. This hour, a look at the history and impact of barcodes. Plus, the rise of QR code menus and tickets and what we might gain and lose as we move away from physical objects to digital ones. GUESTS: Jordan Frith: Pearce Professor of Professional Communications at Clemson Universit…
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Going into November, we’ll be doing some shows where we talk with one guest, for the hour, who knows a lot about the election. This hour, The New York Times’ Carlos Lozada joins us to discuss what we can learn about politics by reading. We’ll discuss Lozada’s unique lens as a reader and the state of the 2024 election. GUEST: Carlos Lozada: Opinion …
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We’ve been doing these shows where we don’t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls. And your calls have been interesting and surprising and amusing. This hour, the conversation winds around to J.R.R. Tolkien, the new Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars single and bridges in pop songs, a new approach to the Israel-Hamas war, Yale and New Haven pub…
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Fiji Pro Preview: Can Vortex and Eeeeeeewing hold their nerves and places in the top 5? Will Medina make a late charge and storm the WSL finals? Are wildcards Sierra Kerr and Erin Brooks going to shatter Pickles dreams? Will Goat rain little Goat pebbles all over the rest of the field? Smiv and Deadly discuss... See omnystudio.com/listener for priv…
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This hour, a look at some of the ways culture and politics seem to be overlapping at the moment. First, we wonder who might play all these new candidates on the upcoming season of Saturday Night Live. And then, we try to understand all the focus — from both sides — on Kamala Harris’ laugh. And finally, just why in the world is Donald Trump so obses…
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Going into the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, many are comparing this year to 1968. After all, there are a number of similarities: both were Olympic years that featured student protest movements, an incumbent president deciding not to run for re-election, a Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and even a new Planet of the Ape…
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Billabong Presents… Smiv and Deadly back on regular transmission and taking on the surfing world’s biggest stories including… the breastmilk doping scandal rocking our silver medalist, the French nuclear cloud killing Tahitians, the Mid North Coast Megladon epidemic, and will Queen Riss receive a 21 Clam salute at the next Swellian live show? No pi…
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Adam Wren recently reported for Politico that Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance, is a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy epic, The Lord of the Rings. This hour we talk to Wren about Vance's interest in the work, and the politics of the series. Plus, we'll discuss Tolkien's fantasy world building, and look back on the books, their film adaptations, and …
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This hour is all about printers. We talk about printer problems and why, despite our struggles, we can’t seem to quit our printers. Plus: a rage room owner on the appeal of smashing printers. GUESTS: Cory Doctorow: Science fiction author, activist with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and journalist Cody Nicholas: Co-owner of the Lose It Rage Ro…
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We’ve been doing these shows where we don’t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls. And your calls have been interesting and surprising and amusing. This hour, the conversation winds around to the sandwichiness (or not) of hot dogs and the cube rule of food, crazy interest rates on credit cards, loud music in movies, Olympic basket…
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Lords: Erica Casey Topics: Isn't it great to have a coelom? Solving problems by waiting for another bigger problem to occur and override the previous problem Mammals learning to eat cephalopods https://crookedtimber.org/2024/03/16/occasional-paper-when-armor-met-lips/ A Narrow Fellow in the Grass, by Emily Dickinson https://www.poetryoutloud.org/po…
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Alan Van Gysen is a leading surf photographer and cinematographer from Cape Town, South Africa. His new project, Now Now Media, tells the stories of some of surfing's best and least known surfing locations; from Puerto Escondido to Mozambique. Follow AVG on Instagram here. Subscribe to ad-free PATREON here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i…
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America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is a seven-part Netflix docuseries. It is directed and executive produced by Greg Whiteley. It follows the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ 2023–2024 season. And: Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes is a documentary from HBO Documentary Films. It is directed by Nanette Burstein and produced by J. J. Abram…
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Going into November, we’ll be doing some shows where we talk with one guest, for the hour, who knows a lot about the election. This hour, The New York Times’ Astead Herndon joins us to talk about the run-up to 2024. We’ll talk about his unique approach to political reporting, and the state of the race. GUEST: Astead Herndon: National politics repor…
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Patagonia and Roaring Journals Presents... a brand new series dedicated to surfing and surfers leading to the charge towards positive change, environmental optimism through action, and eternal froth in the face of endless doom! It's Notes From the End of the World and it's here to get you psyched on chippin' in! Yeeeeew! UTFS! Rossy at Shippies, Ra…
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From pen names to online aliases, pseudonyms are all around us. This hour, we’re talking about what compels people to adopt an alternate identity when they write. Do pseudonyms liberate us? Do they make us treat each other better? Or do they stop credit from going where it’s due? GUESTS: Carmela Ciuraru: Author of “Nom de Plume: A (Secret) History …
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It’s kind of weird how much the word “weird” has been coming up all of a sudden in the election, isn’t it? This hour, a look at weirdness and the Democrats’ new wall-to-wall, paint-Trump-and-Vance-as-weird strategy. Plus, the history of the word “weird,” what it’s like being weird, and a few minutes on quantum weirdness. GUESTS: Olga Khazan: A staf…
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Up - the financial Revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... Fuck it was slow but sheeez it made for some riveting corn tightening action as our very own Vortex Shaman Jack Robbo took on Finals Day at sleepy with odd-cone End of the Road. In the end the Irukandjis bring home a well earned Silver medal for Straya while Marksie Brah clai…
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This hour we took your calls about anything you wanted to talk about. This hour, the conversation winds around to the election, debates, vice presidential picks, the Olympics opening ceremony, Kevin Spacey, a book recommendation, and more. The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Note…
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Lords: Jenni Tyriq Topics: That mayochup and kranch Barry Topping Magic Shell Hot Sauce by Just James https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/hot_sauce_889972 Video games where you put toppings on things The temptation of bad ice cream toppings Microtopics: The game where you go into your uncle's nipple and find a tiny heart. Isles of Sea and Sky. A block …
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There’s something kind of special about the experience of a really great, really bad movie. Think Red Dawn or Under Siege. Snakes on a Plane or Batman & Robin. Independence Day is nearly perfect and so rewatchable — and also terrible. This hour, a Nose-ish look at the joy of bad movies. GUESTS: Theresa Cramer: A freelance writer and editor and the …
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Up - the financial Revolution that's got young Aussie's backs presents... Coolangatta great and 2012 World Champ, Joel 'Leslie Snorkoss' Parkinson joins us on the line to discuss the grindy but all important round three/quarterfinal action, including the controversy surrounding Australian ISA judge, Ben Lowe. Get on the Up Swellians!!! Download the…
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This hour, we talk about where this election is taking place in this media environment. We'll discuss how Americans are getting their election news, investigate how misinformation spreads, take stock of the role of social media in this, and look at the state of political podcasts. GUESTS: Dannagal Young: Director of the Center for Political Communi…
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Have you ever heard someone say that East Coasters are kind but not nice, and West Coasters are nice but not kind? This hour, a look at what “niceness” is, why it’s so important to us, and how it can sometimes mask not-so-nice things. GUESTS: Carrie Tirado Bramen: Professor at the University at Buffalo and the author of American Niceness: A Cultura…
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