The Colin McEnroe Show

Bill Murray has been involved with some of our favorite movies of all time: Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Moonrise Kingdom, and so many more. He doesn't like managers or agents and rumor has it, once agreed to play Garfield because he thought it was a Coen Brothers film. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A transcript of this show is available here. It's hard to think about language as being endangered or replaceable. But as our culture and means of communication evolve, certain languages find their utility in decline. Braille and sign language are in just such a predicament. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an era awash in the rollout of brand new gadgets, gizmos, fashions, and fads, it's easy to think of obsolescence as part of the natural order -- remember popped lapels, pay phones and laserdisc players? But the idea that an object should quickly fall from favor, lose functionality, and find itself in a landfill somewhere is quite new -- and it didn't come about by accident. Support the show: ht...

We're losing about 22,000 square miles of Arctic ice every week, the Great Barrier Reef - which dates back to the start of civilization - is rapidly dying, fires from heat and dryness are burning in Canada and California, and recent floods in Baton Rouge, Louisiana killed thirteen people and damaged the homes of 40,000 and counting. And let's not forget that our last three summers have been the ho...

After a four-year gestation period, and more than a year's worth of delays, Frank Ocean's second studio album dropped last weekend. There are two different versions of the album: a physical version that was only available in pop-up shops in four cities last Saturday and the currently iTunes-exclusive digital version. The album is called Blonde , but the cover says "Blond." And there's a separate,...

For most of time, microbes ruled the planet alone. Microbes have been around for billions of years - long before people ever began to inhabit the earth.  Am I giving you a good picture of how small humans are in this grander view of life?  Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Iannazzo was a baseball star at Norwalk High School, pitching them to an FCIAC title in 2007. At the University of Pittsburgh, he was an All-Conference pitcher. Out of college, Iannazzo signed with the Chicago Cubs and played two seasons near the bottom of their organization. Now he pitches for the Bridgeport Bluefish in the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball . Support the s...

Donald Trump canceled his big speech on immigration scheduled for Thursday . It could have something to do with the comments he made to his new Hispanic advisory council suggesting he'd like to find a more "humane" approach to dealing with the undocumented immigrants he has - up to now - wanted to deport. Up to now, his supporters have been loyal despite policy pronouncements contrary to their vie...

There's lots to talk about in the news right now -- including the presidential election that just keeps giving. Giving stress, giving insults, giving the non-stop news cycle a lot to talk about.  Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedy Central's "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" came to its hasty conclusion last night , still more than two months before the election. Gawker will shut down next week. And as of next Tuesday, NPR's website will no longer have comments sections . Brian Williams, on the other hand, is getting a new show on MSNBC . And Jonah Lehrer's got a new book out . Support the show: http://www.wnpr.or...

Clive James considered Dick Cavett one of the great intellectuals who shaped the 20th century. He did it primarily as the host of The Dick Cavett Show , combining playfulness and serious discussion for ninety-minutes each night with a roster of cultural icons that spanned the worlds of art, culture, literature, music, and politics. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See om...

Petula Clark has been singing since 1942, when as a nine-year-old child, she answered a request from a BBC producer to sing to a British theater audience unnerved by an air raid that delayed the BBC broadcast they came to hear. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the men of Apollo 11 returned home to ticker tape parades, the women who made their journey possible worked quietly behind the scenes. Since its founding in 1958, NASA has been heavily reliant on the skills of such women, many of whom have gone unrecognized for their bravery and hard work. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ten-part Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer" covers the 2007 conviction in Manitowoc County, Wisc., of Steven Avery for the murder of Teresa Halbach. A secondary story in the film is the interrogation, confession, and later conviction of Avery's nephew, Brendan Dassey, as an accessory to the crime. In a turn of events that forces to mind Adnan Syed and "Serial," a federal judge on Friday o...

Start with four parts "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial." That's your base. Then you'll need two parts "The Goonies," two parts "Poltergeist," and two parts "Alien." Mix in one part each of "It," "Stand by Me," "Firestarter," "Explorers," "Carrie," and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Add a Winona Ryder-shaped dollop of "Beetlejuice," and top off with a dash of the covers of classic '70s and '80s...

What can you say about the sun? It sits not only at the center of our solar system but has, over time, been at the center of religions, scriptures, songs, art and countless other aspects of our culture. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What makes a great audiobook? What makes a great audiobook narrator? (And, for that matter, what makes a not-so-great audiobook and audiobook narrator?) Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You might think all is going well at the Olympics if you enjoyed the glossy opening ceremony  or heard the inspirational stories of athletes , many of whom have made it to the games against all odds. We should be inspired by these athletes. And, we do want to believe in the Olympics. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drew Magary is an interesting guy. You might have one impression if you know him from his irreverent and wildly popular commentary in Deadspin , where he defends things like cargo pants and writes columns called " Why Your Team Sucks " and "Why Your Children's Television Program Sucks." Or, if you follow him in GQ, where he recently shared his  wry observations on the Republican National Conv...

Colin's out today. He got vocal nodes while moonlighting as Mariah Carey’s backup singer, and he's seeing his otolaryngologist. Or he sprained an ankle during a performance with The Rockettes, and now he's in traction. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During Connecticut's 2014 gubernatorial election,  Republican candidate Tom Foley chose a failing paper mill in Sprague as the "stage" upon which he'd blame the Malloy administration's economic policies on the mill's demise.  Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Brazil's political unrest to its water pollution to the viral pandemic plaguing its streets, this year's Olympics in Rio De Janeiro are off to a rough start -- and they haven't even begun yet! Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally, we planned on doing a show about Joss Whedon -- without Joss Whedon. We invited a scholar of his work to talk about his television and film resume, and a close friend, professor and mentor to speak on his directorial style. However, Joss was interested enough in what we're planning to join the show! So now, it's a show about Joss Whedon -- with Joss Whedon.  Support the show: http...

As we were preparing for our show on underdogs a few months ago, I kept saying that we shouldn't overlook the fact that, often, to be an underdog in the first place, you have to be really bad at the thing you're an underdog about. The more we talked about it, the more I found myself making the case that losers and losing are fascinating. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio....

HBO's new limited series "The Night Of" is, we're pretty sure, the first psoriasis noir masterpiece. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.