This hour, the conversation winds around to the zipper merge, Don McLean’s “American Pie,” our 15th anniversary party, model trains (again), music streaming services, advice for caregivers in times of grief … Anything. (Seemingly) everything.

This hour, the conversation winds around to the zipper merge, Don McLean&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRpiBpDy7MQ">American Pie</a>,&rdquo; our 15th anniversary party, model trains (<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-02-25/we-take-your-calls">again</a>), music streaming services, advice for caregivers in times of grief &hellip; Anything. (Seemingly) everything.

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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All calls: The zipper merge, ‘American Pie,’ music streaming services, and more

Historian Timothy Snyder is the author of the books On Freedom and On Tyranny. He joins us this hour to talk about the latest in our country, and what we can learn from history.

GUEST: 
Timothy Snyder: Richard C. Levin Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He is the author of books including On Freedom, On Tyranny, Our Malady, and more 

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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

Historian Timothy Snyder is the author of the books&nbsp;On Freedom&nbsp;and&nbsp;On Tyranny. He joins us this hour to talk about the latest in our country, and what we can learn from history.
GUEST:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Timothy Snyder:&nbsp;Richard C. Levin Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He is the author of books including&nbsp;<a href="https://timothysnyder.org/on-freedom" data-cms-ai="0">On Freedom</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://timothysnyder.org/on-tyranny/" data-cms-ai="0">On Tyranny</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669175/our-malady-by-timothy-snyder/" data-cms-ai="0">Our Malady</a>, and more&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="https://facebook.com/ColinMcShow" data-cms-ai="0">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/colinmcshow" data-cms-ai="0">Twitter</a>.
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/newsletters" data-cms-ai="0">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" data-cms-ai="0">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0AXtqrzWounIoJyIqz003p" data-cms-ai="0">Spotify</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9b6b3cee-f69b-4729-a78b-181f851d80e8/the-colin-mcenroe-show" data-cms-ai="0">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/The-Colin-McEnroe-Show-p1208473/" data-cms-ai="0">TuneIn</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-colin-mcenroe-show-connecticut-public-lXR08dxQSM5/" data-cms-ai="0">Listen Notes</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.
Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

Historian Timothy Snyder helps us understand this current moment through the lessons of history

The microphone makes everything we do on the radio possible. This hour we celebrate the invention and look at the role of microphones in music. Plus hot mics, mic drops, and more.

GUESTS: 
Susan Rogers: Multi-platinum record producer, cognitive neuroscientist, professor at Berklee College of Music and co-author of the book This is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You
Azi Paybarah: Politics Reporter for The Washington Post
Forrest Wickman:Slate's culture editor

Colin McEnroe, Angelica Gajewski, and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

The microphone makes everything we do on the radio possible. This hour we celebrate the invention and look at the role of microphones in music. Plus hot mics, mic drops, and more.
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Susan Rogers: Multi-platinum record producer, cognitive neuroscientist, professor at Berklee College of Music and co-author of the book <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393541250">This is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You</a></li>
<li>Azi Paybarah: Politics Reporter for <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/azi-paybarah/">The Washington Post</a></li>
<li>Forrest Wickman: <a href="https://slate.com/author/forrest-wickman">Slate</a>'s culture editor</li>
</ul>
Colin McEnroe, Angelica Gajewski, and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

From hot mics to mic drops, a celebration of the microphone

This week, we’re celebrating the show’s 15th anniversary (which was last year, but never mind about that part).

Over those 15+ years, we’ve done something north of 3,000 shows. And every one of those shows was intended, more or less, to be about some … thing. Towels or Trump or toast or television or whatever.

This hour we do the opposite thing: a show not about a specific something — tapirs.

Note: This show features Chion Wolf’s performance of “Let’s Not Talk About Tapirs,” with lyrics by Colin McEnroe and music by Chion Wolf.

Also note: We’re idiots. Don’t let the fact that we’re idiots prevent you from finding tapirs as fascinating as we actually do. If you’re able, you might consider supporting the Tapir Specialist Group, which conserves “biological diversity by stimulating, developing, and executing practical programs to study, save, restore, and manage the four species of tapir and their remaining habitats in Central and South America and Southeast Asia.”

GUESTS:
Carmen Baskauf: Former producer for Where We Live on Connecticut Public
Kimberly Hyde: A keeper at the San Diego Zoo; she handles the zoo’s tapirs in its Elephant Odyssey habitat
Betsy Kaplan: Senior producer emeritus of The Colin McEnroe Show
Jonathan McNicol: The producer of this very episode of The Colin McEnroe Show
Carlos Mejia: Former digital producer at Connecticut Public
Mike Pesca: Hosts the independent daily podcast The Gist
Josh Nilaya: Former producer for The Colin McEnroe Show
Susan Piver: Meditation teacher, speaker, and long-time Buddhist practitioner
Patrick Skahill: Connecticut Public’s digital editor; producer emeritus of 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!

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

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Colin McEnroe contributed to this show, which originally aired September 5, 2019, in a different form.

This week, we&rsquo;re celebrating the show&rsquo;s 15th anniversary (which was last year, but never mind about that part).
Over those 15+ years, we&rsquo;ve done something north of 3,000 shows. And every one of those shows was intended, more or less, to be about some &hellip; thing. Towels or Trump or toast or television or whatever.
This hour we do the opposite thing: a show not about a specific something &mdash; tapirs.
Note: This show features Chion Wolf&rsquo;s performance of &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s Not Talk About Tapirs,&rdquo; with lyrics by Colin McEnroe and music by Chion Wolf.
Also note: We&rsquo;re idiots. Don&rsquo;t let the fact that we&rsquo;re idiots prevent you from finding tapirs as fascinating as we actually do. If you&rsquo;re able, <a href="https://tapirs.org/support-the-tsg/" data-cms-ai="0">you might consider supporting the Tapir Specialist Group</a>, which conserves &ldquo;biological diversity by stimulating, developing, and executing practical programs to study, save, restore, and manage the four species of tapir and their remaining habitats in Central and South America and Southeast Asia.&rdquo;
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Carmen Baskauf: Former producer for&nbsp;<a href="https://ctpublic.org/wherewelive" data-cms-ai="0">Where We Live</a>&nbsp;on Connecticut Public</li>
<li>Kimberly Hyde: A keeper at the San Diego Zoo; she handles the zoo&rsquo;s tapirs in its Elephant Odyssey habitat</li>
<li>Betsy Kaplan: Senior producer emeritus of The Colin McEnroe Show</li>
<li>Jonathan McNicol: The producer of this very episode of The Colin McEnroe Show</li>
<li>Carlos Mejia: Former digital producer at Connecticut Public</li>
<li>Mike Pesca: Hosts the independent daily podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mikepesca.com/thegist" data-cms-ai="0">The Gist</a></li>
<li>Josh Nilaya: Former producer for The Colin McEnroe Show</li>
<li>Susan Piver: Meditation teacher, speaker, and long-time Buddhist practitioner</li>
<li>Patrick Skahill: Connecticut Public&rsquo;s digital editor; producer emeritus of The Colin McEnroe Show</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" data-cms-ai="0">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0AXtqrzWounIoJyIqz003p" data-cms-ai="0">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9b6b3cee-f69b-4729-a78b-181f851d80e8/the-colin-mcenroe-show" data-cms-ai="0">Amazon Music</a>, <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/The-Colin-McEnroe-Show-p1208473/" data-cms-ai="0">TuneIn</a>, <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-colin-mcenroe-show-connecticut-public-lXR08dxQSM5/" data-cms-ai="0">Listen Notes</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/newsletters" data-cms-ai="0">Subscribe to The Noseletter</a>, an email compendium of merriment, secrets, and ancient wisdom brought to you by The Colin McEnroe Show.
Join the conversation on <a href="https://facebook.com/ColinMcShow" data-cms-ai="0">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/colinmcshow" data-cms-ai="0">Twitter</a>.
Colin McEnroe contributed to this show, which originally aired September 5, 2019, in a different form.

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