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This hour we take your calls about anything you want to talk about.

This hour we take your calls about anything you want to talk about.

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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Jeffrey Lieber was one of the Emmy-nominated creators of the TV series Lost.

He has been a showrunner on series like NCIS: New Orleans and Charmed and the new reboot of Matlock starring Kathy Bates.

And his play Fever Dreams (of animals on the verge of extinction) is currently running at TheaterWorks Hartford.

This hour, screenwriter, television producer, and playwright Jeffrey Lieber joins us in studio.

GUEST:
Jeffrey Lieber: A screenwriter, showrunner, and playwright

Jeffrey Lieber was one of the Emmy-nominated creators of the TV series Lost.
He has been a showrunner on series like NCIS: New Orleans and Charmed and the new reboot of Matlock starring Kathy Bates.
And his play <a href="https://twhartford.org/portfolio-items/fever-dreams/">Fever Dreams (of animals on the verge of extinction)</a> is currently running at TheaterWorks Hartford.
This hour, screenwriter, television producer, and playwright Jeffrey Lieber joins us in studio.
GUEST:
<ul>
<li>Jeffrey Lieber: A screenwriter, showrunner, and playwright</li>
</ul>

Playwright Jeffrey Lieber on truth, lies, memory and ‘Fever Dreams’

This hour is all about notebooks. We'll talk about the history and evolution of notebooks, favorite examples, and celebrate the joy of writing things down. Plus, a look at the Notes App.

GUESTS: 
Roland Allen: Book publisher and author of The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper
Charley Locke: Journalist, and contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine, who recently wrote “Keep Your Notes App Under Lock and Key” for The Atlantic

This hour is all about notebooks. We'll talk about the history and evolution of notebooks, favorite examples, and celebrate the joy of writing things down. Plus, a look at the Notes App.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li>Roland Allen: Book publisher and author of <a href="https://roland-allen.com/">The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper</a></li>
<li>Charley Locke: Journalist, and contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine, who recently wrote “<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/09/notes-app-tours-personal-digital-history/679861/">Keep Your Notes App Under Lock and Key</a>” for The Atlantic</li>
</ul>

Today: Did episode on notebooks & diaries, bought kiwi fruit, had teeth cleaning

This hour, a look at words and usage and grammar and language and all that fun stuff.

Have you noticed how we Americans have become “so bloody keen on Britishisms?” Ben Yagoda joins us to talk about his new book, Gobsmacked! The British Invasion of American English.

Plus, there’s been an update to The Chicago Manual of Style, its first in seven years. We take a look at the CMOS, in particular, and bang on (there it is again!) about dreaded style guides, in general.

GUESTS:
Scott Huler: The author of seven non-fiction books; his most recent is A Delicious Country: Rediscovering the Carolinas along the Route of John Lawson’s 1700 Expedition
Ben Yagoda: The author, coauthor, or editor of 14 books and the host of the podcast The Lives They’re Living

This hour, a look at words and usage and grammar and language and all that fun stuff.
Have you noticed how we Americans have become “so bloody keen on Britishisms?” Ben Yagoda joins us to talk about his new book, <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691262291/gobsmacked">Gobsmacked! The British Invasion of American English</a>.
Plus, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/09/19/18th-new-chicago-manual-style/">there’s been an update to The Chicago Manual of Style</a>, its first in seven years. We take a look at the CMOS, in particular, and bang on (there it is again!) about dreaded style guides, in general.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Scott Huler: The author of seven non-fiction books; his most recent is A Delicious Country: Rediscovering the Carolinas along the Route of John Lawson’s 1700 Expedition</li>
<li>Ben Yagoda: The author, coauthor, or editor of 14 books and the host of the podcast The Lives They’re Living</li>
</ul>

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