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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 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.

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On the night of December 4, we went to Watkinson School in Hartford, put 11 performers together on the stage there, and let them rock their way through 27 holiday- and holiday-adjacent classics.

We’re turning that two-hour performance into two radio shows over the two holiday weeks. Part onepremiered on Christmas Eve.

And this hour, live from the Foisie Family Amphitheater at Watkinson, it’s part two of our annual holiday spectacular!

GUESTS:
Jim Chapdelaine: Guitar and vocals, The Shinolas
Atla DeChamplain: Vocals, Atla & Matt
Matt DeChamplain: Piano, Atla & Matt
Lorne Entress: Drums and vocals, The Shinolas
Latanya Farrell: Vocals
Jim Henry: Guitar and vocals, The Shinolas
Paul Kochanski: Bass and vocals, The Shinolas
Steve Metcalf: Piano
Molly Sayles: Drums, Atla & Matt
Tyler Sherman: Bass, Atla & Matt

The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

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Colin McEnroe, Maegn Boone, Robyn Doyon-Aitken, Megan Fitzgerald, and Lily Tyson contributed to this show.

On the night of December 4, we went to Watkinson School in Hartford, put 11 performers together on the stage there, and let them rock their way through 27 holiday- and holiday-adjacent classics.
We&rsquo;re turning that two-hour performance into two radio shows over the two holiday weeks. <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-12-24/live-from-watkinson-its-part-1-of-our-2025-holiday-spectacular">Part one</a>premiered on Christmas Eve.
And this hour, live from the Foisie Family Amphitheater at Watkinson, it&rsquo;s part two of our annual holiday spectacular!
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Jim Chapdelaine: Guitar and vocals,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lorneentress.com/theshinolas.html">The Shinolas</a></li>
<li>Atla DeChamplain: Vocals,&nbsp;<a href="https://atlaandmatt.com/">Atla &amp; Matt</a></li>
<li>Matt DeChamplain: Piano, Atla &amp; Matt</li>
<li>Lorne Entress: Drums and vocals, The Shinolas</li>
<li><a href="https://latanyafarrell.com/">Latanya Farrell</a>: Vocals</li>
<li>Jim Henry: Guitar and vocals, The Shinolas</li>
<li>Paul Kochanski: Bass and vocals, The Shinolas</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/steve-metcalf">Steve Metcalf</a>: Piano</li>
<li>Molly Sayles: Drums, Atla &amp; Matt</li>
<li>Tyler Sherman: Bass, Atla &amp; Matt</li>
</ul>
The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-colin-mcenroe-show/id714179884">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0AXtqrzWounIoJyIqz003p">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9b6b3cee-f69b-4729-a78b-181f851d80e8/the-colin-mcenroe-show">Amazon Music</a>, <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/The-Colin-McEnroe-Show-p1208473/">TuneIn</a>, <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!
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Colin McEnroe, Maegn Boone, Robyn Doyon-Aitken, Megan Fitzgerald, and Lily Tyson contributed to this show.

Live from Watkinson, it’s part 2 of our 2025 holiday spectacular

On the night of December 4, we went to Watkinson School in Hartford, put 11 performers together on the stage there, and let them rock their way through 27 holiday- and holiday-adjacent classics.

Our plan is to turn that two-hour performance into two radio shows over the two holiday weeks.

This hour, live from the Foisie Family Amphitheater at Watkinson, it’s part one of our annual holiday spectacular!

GUESTS:
Jim Chapdelaine: Guitar and vocals, The Shinolas
Atla DeChamplain: Vocals, Atla & Matt
Matt DeChamplain: Piano, Atla & Matt
Lorne Entress: Drums and vocals, The Shinolas
Latanya Farrell: Vocals
Jim Henry: Guitar and vocals, The Shinolas
Paul Kochanski: Bass and vocals, The Shinolas
Steve Metcalf: Piano
Molly Sayles: Drums, Atla & Matt
Tyler Sherman: Bass, Atla & Matt
Cynthia Wolcott: Vocals

The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

Subscribe to The Noseletter, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show.

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

Colin McEnroe, Maegn Boone, Robyn Doyon-Aitken, Megan Fitzgerald, and Lily Tyson contributed to this show.

On the night of December 4, we went to Watkinson School in Hartford, put 11 performers together on the stage there, and let them rock their way through 27 holiday- and holiday-adjacent classics.
Our plan is to turn that two-hour performance into two radio shows over the two holiday weeks.
This hour, live from the Foisie Family Amphitheater at Watkinson, it&rsquo;s part one of our annual holiday spectacular!
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Jim Chapdelaine: Guitar and vocals,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lorneentress.com/theshinolas.html">The Shinolas</a></li>
<li>Atla DeChamplain: Vocals,&nbsp;<a href="https://atlaandmatt.com/">Atla &amp; Matt</a></li>
<li>Matt DeChamplain: Piano, Atla &amp; Matt</li>
<li>Lorne Entress: Drums and vocals, The Shinolas</li>
<li><a href="https://latanyafarrell.com/">Latanya Farrell</a>: Vocals</li>
<li>Jim Henry: Guitar and vocals, The Shinolas</li>
<li>Paul Kochanski: Bass and vocals, The Shinolas</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/steve-metcalf">Steve Metcalf</a>: Piano</li>
<li>Molly Sayles: Drums, Atla &amp; Matt</li>
<li>Tyler Sherman: Bass, Atla &amp; Matt</li>
<li>Cynthia Wolcott: Vocals</li>
</ul>
The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-colin-mcenroe-show/id714179884">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0AXtqrzWounIoJyIqz003p">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9b6b3cee-f69b-4729-a78b-181f851d80e8/the-colin-mcenroe-show">Amazon Music</a>, <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/The-Colin-McEnroe-Show-p1208473/">TuneIn</a>, <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!
<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.
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Colin McEnroe, Maegn Boone, Robyn Doyon-Aitken, Megan Fitzgerald, and Lily Tyson contributed to this show.

Live from Watkinson, it’s part 1 of our 2025 holiday spectacular

This hour is about self-checkout technology and its impacts. We'll debate its pros and cons, look at the history of self-service at grocery stores, and talk about the future of technology in stores.

Plus, we'll learn about the psychology of "weak ties," and the value of talking to strangers in places like the checkout aisle.

GUESTS: 


Christopher Andrews: Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology at Drew University, and author of The Overworked Consumer: Self-Checkouts, Supermarkets, and the Do-It-Yourself Economy


Stew Leonard Jr.: President and CEO of Stew Leonard’s, a regional supermarket chain headquartered in Connecticut


Gillian Sandstrom: Senior Lecturer in the Psychology of Kindness at the University of Sussex 

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

Subscribe to The Noseletter, 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 Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!

Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired on December 20, 2023.

This hour is about self-checkout technology and its impacts. We'll debate its pros and cons, look at the history of self-service at grocery stores, and talk about the future of technology in stores.
Plus, we'll learn about the psychology of "weak ties," and the value of talking to strangers in places like the checkout aisle.
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>
Christopher Andrews: Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology at Drew University, and author of The Overworked Consumer: Self-Checkouts, Supermarkets, and the Do-It-Yourself Economy
</li>
<li>
Stew Leonard Jr.: President and CEO of Stew Leonard&rsquo;s, a regional supermarket chain headquartered in Connecticut
</li>
<li>
Gillian Sandstrom: Senior Lecturer in the Psychology of Kindness at the University of Sussex&nbsp;
</li>
</ul>
Join the conversation on <a href="https://facebook.com/ColinMcShow">Facebook</a> and <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 and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired on December 20, 2023.

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