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What makes something tacky? This hour is a celebration of all things "tacky" with Rax King, author of the new book, "Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer." Plus, we look at why reality tv is sometimes tacky, and discuss the tackiest home décor.

GUESTS:
Rax King - Author of “Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer,” and co-host of the podcast “Low Culture Boil.” 
Brian Moylan - A writer, reality tv show recapper, and author of “The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives.”
Peter York - A journalist and author of “Dictator Style: Lifestyles of the World’s Most Colorful Despots,” among other books. 

What makes something tacky? This hour is a celebration of all things "tacky" with Rax King, author of the new book, "Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer." Plus, we look at why reality tv is sometimes tacky, and discuss the tackiest home d&eacute;cor.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Rax King&nbsp;- Author of &ldquo;Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer,&rdquo; and co-host of the podcast &ldquo;Low Culture Boil.&rdquo;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Brian Moylan&nbsp;- A writer, reality tv show recapper, and author of &ldquo;The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives.&rdquo;</li>
<li>Peter York&nbsp;- A journalist and author of &ldquo;Dictator Style: Lifestyles of the World&rsquo;s Most Colorful Despots,&rdquo; among other books.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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.

<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/about">The Colin McEnroe Show</a> 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 <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/tags/the-nose">The Nose</a> for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

The Colin McEnroe Show

A celebration of all things tacky and why "tackiness is joyfulness"

This hour we talk with experts in ballot design about how to put together a ballot that's accessible to everyone, and all of the things to keep in mind, from font size to the length of candidate's names. Plus, a look at the evolution of ballots throughout history.

GUESTS: 


Whitney Quesenbery: Chief program officer of the Center for Civic Design


Alicia Cheng: Head of Design at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and author of This is What Democracy Looked Like: A Visual History of the Printed Ballot

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

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Colin McEnroe, Frankie Devevo, and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show, which originally aired on October 31, 2024.

Our programming is made possible thanks to listeners like you. Please consider supporting this show and Connecticut Public with a donation today by visiting ctpublic.org/donate.

This hour we talk with experts in ballot design about how to put together a ballot that's accessible to everyone, and all of the things to keep in mind, from font size to the length of candidate's names. Plus, a look at the evolution of ballots throughout history.
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>
Whitney Quesenbery: Chief program officer of the <a href="https://civicdesign.org/">Center for Civic Design</a>
</li>
<li>
Alicia Cheng: Head of Design at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and author of <a href="https://papress.com/products/this-is-what-democracy-looked-like-a-visual-history-of-the-printed-ballot">This is What Democracy Looked Like: A Visual History of the Printed Ballot</a>
</li>
</ul>
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="https://facebook.com/ColinMcShow">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/colinmcshow">Twitter</a>.
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/newsletters">Subscribe to The Noseletter</a>, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show.
The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-colin-mcenroe-show/id714179884">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0AXtqrzWounIoJyIqz003p">Spotify</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9b6b3cee-f69b-4729-a78b-181f851d80e8/the-colin-mcenroe-show">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/The-Colin-McEnroe-Show-p1208473/">TuneIn</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-colin-mcenroe-show-connecticut-public-lXR08dxQSM5/">Listen Notes</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.
Colin McEnroe, Frankie Devevo, and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show, which originally aired on October 31, 2024.
Our programming is made possible thanks to listeners like you. Please consider supporting this show and Connecticut Public with a donation today by visiting&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/donate">ctpublic.org/donate</a>.

Does democracy have a design problem?

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 lanternflies, international travel, election monitoring, Brazil, rude tourists, healthcare costs … Anything. (Seemingly) everything.

These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.

Music featured (in order):
Choro – Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete
DJs com Lula (Lula Lá no Funk (O Pai Tá On) / Sem Medo de Ser Feliz) – DJ Mam, Lucio K, DJ Fábio ACM, Felipe Cordeiro, Waldo Squash, Vinimax, et al.
Being Honest (Acoustic) – Jamestown Revival
Confused – Ensemble MidtVest, Teitur Lassen
Casual Crime – Lyn Lapid
Go-To Girl – Vanisha Gould
As Time Goes By – Bruce Cockburn

We&rsquo;ve been doing these shows where we don&rsquo;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 lanternflies, international travel, election monitoring, Brazil, rude tourists, healthcare costs &hellip; Anything. (Seemingly) everything.
These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/shne9lJvynA">Choro</a> &ndash; Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/mM3PYcWFYEw">DJs com Lula (Lula L&aacute; no Funk (O Pai T&aacute; On) / Sem Medo de Ser Feliz)</a> &ndash; DJ Mam, Lucio K, DJ F&aacute;bio ACM, Felipe Cordeiro, Waldo Squash, Vinimax, et al.</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/cX1w31dx874">Being Honest (Acoustic)</a> &ndash; Jamestown Revival</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/leojQXuIF6w">Confused</a> &ndash; Ensemble MidtVest, Teitur Lassen</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/pzfyERYCij0">Casual Crime</a> &ndash; Lyn Lapid</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/gwU0iHjwpAY">Go-To Girl</a> &ndash; Vanisha Gould</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/S-Az2oSncRA">As Time Goes By</a> &ndash; Bruce Cockburn</li>
</ul>

All Calls: I wish Byron Eddie-cucha-catcha-cama-tosta-nana-tosta-noka-samma-camma-wacky-brown was my uncle

Note: This episode contains spoilers for You Can See Everything.

You Can See Everything is a three-hour experimental documentary (quasi-documentary?) directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. It is Fielder’s feature directing debut and the second feature directed by Oppenheim that premiered the weekend of September 5, 2026 (the first was Primetime).

It ostensibly follows Elizabeth Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, in the last days before Holmes reported to federal prison in May, 2023, to serve her 135-month sentence for her convictions on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

It opened in limited theatrical release last weekend and grossed $15.6 million. It is the second-best opening weekend for a documentary in history (after Fahrenheit 9/11 in 2004).

You Can See Everything expands to a wide theatrical release in the U.S. today.

GUESTS:
David Edelstein: America’s Greatest Living Film Critic
Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian and writer, and he claims to be the rightful heir to the Murray’s Hair Pomade fortune
Lindsay Lee Wallace: A writer and a noted chiropterology journalist, among other things
Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University

Note:&nbsp;This episode contains spoilers for You Can See Everything.
You Can See Everything is a three-hour experimental documentary (quasi-documentary?) directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. It is Fielder&rsquo;s feature directing debut and the second feature directed by Oppenheim that premiered the weekend of September 5, 2026 (the first was Primetime).
It ostensibly follows Elizabeth Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, in the last days before Holmes reported to federal prison in May, 2023, to serve her 135-month sentence for her convictions on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
It opened in limited theatrical release last weekend and grossed $15.6 million. It is the second-best opening weekend for a documentary in history (after Fahrenheit 9/11 in 2004).
You Can See Everything expands to a wide theatrical release in the U.S. today.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>David Edelstein: America&rsquo;s Greatest Living Film Critic</li>
<li>Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian and writer, and he claims to be the rightful heir to the Murray&rsquo;s Hair Pomade fortune</li>
<li>Lindsay Lee Wallace: A writer and a noted chiropterology journalist, among other things</li>
<li>Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University</li>
</ul>

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