Are you one of the millions inspired by Marie Kondo and her KonMari Method to get rid of your clutter? Kondo's books, such as The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, and Netflix series, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, have sparked an intense and prolonged fervor where other self-help gurus have failed. What is it about this phenom who advocates tidying as the path to the self-actualization? Is it her respect for our stuff as animated and alive? Is it because she doesn't shame us for our consumption, even as she encourages us to consider why we consume? Do our things 'spark joy' or hold us back?

Yet, she's not without her critics. The backlash has been fierce, and occasionally misconstrued  Kondo's words. What's so threatening about questioning what we value? 

Are you one of the millions inspired by&nbsp;<a href="https://konmari.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marie Kondo</a>&nbsp;and her KonMari Method to get rid of your clutter? Kondo's books, such as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering-Organizing/dp/1607747308/ref=asc_df_1607747308/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=312057361370&amp;hvpos=1o1&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=17481406310074885196&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9003232&amp;hvtargid=aud-836408683912:pla-406163962033&amp;psc=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up</a>,&nbsp;and Netflix series,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80209379" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tidying Up with Marie Kondo</a>,&nbsp;have sparked an intense and prolonged fervor where other self-help gurus have failed.&nbsp;
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Yet, she's not without her <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2019/01/marie-kondo-books-tidying-up-netflix-1202036091/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">critics.</a> The <a href="https://medium.com/@AestheticDistance/the-backlash-against-marie-kondo-is-so-stupid-and-racist-6def7fbd78b2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">backlash</a> has been <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2016/01/marie-kondos-life-changing-magic-and-death.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fierce</a>, and occasionally misconstrued&nbsp; Kondo's words. What's so threatening about questioning what we value?&nbsp;

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.

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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 new musicals, Connecticut trails, politics, June bugs, colonoscopies … 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):
[1.20pm] Journey Beat (from the game “Big Walk”) – aksfx
happiest day of my life – paris jackson
Peace to Make – Ruth B.
Just a Little Lovin’ – Laura Anglade
Liminal Space – Zach Gill
Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon) – Julia Jacklin
Every Step of the Way – Keb’ Mo

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 new musicals, Connecticut trails, politics, June bugs, colonoscopies &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/5X_pCC4Lk1M">[1.20pm] Journey Beat</a>&nbsp;(from the game &ldquo;<a href="https://bigwalk.game/">Big Walk</a>&rdquo;) &ndash; aksfx</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/_2mPS9WkGr8">happiest day of my life</a>&nbsp;&ndash; paris jackson</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhy92jbF_mw">Peace to Make</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Ruth B.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IROPY2x2uSA">Just a Little Lovin&rsquo;</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Laura Anglade</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1ubLE7cM1g">Liminal Space</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Zach Gill</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJKKDreIXfo">Get Away From Me (I Think I&rsquo;ll Love You Soon)</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Julia Jacklin</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn4AIrBqnxc">Every Step of the Way</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Keb&rsquo; Mo</li>
</ul>

All calls: When ETs reach Earth they'll find just 7 huge ticks

This week’s Nose — guest hosted by the writer and noted bat expert Lindsay Lee Wallace — looks at:

Coyote vs. Acme is the fifth original, theatrically released feature film in the Looney Tunes franchise. It is based on the classic New Yorker humor piece by Ian Frazier about Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme Corporation over the continuing catastrophic failure of their products. The movie’s road to the big screen was, let’s say, a bit rocky, but it got there, and it’s now the No. 2 movie in the country.

And: Widow’s Bay is a comedy-horror series on Apple TV about a quaint island town off the coast of New England that may or may not be cursed. (Spoiler: It’s cursed.) Widow’s Bay has 19 nominations in 16 categories at this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series.

And finally: The Pitt is an HBO Max medical drama. Each episode covers one hour, basically in a real time, of a shift in the emergency department at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. The Pitt currently has 25 nominations in 15 Emmy categories, including Outstanding Drama Series.

GUESTS:
Sam Hadelman: Director of public relations at Dark Matter Media
Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian, writer, and the host of the Fantasy Filmballpodcast
Irene Papoulis: Taught writing for a long time at Trinity College
Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University

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This week&rsquo;s Nose &mdash; guest hosted by the writer and noted bat expert Lindsay Lee Wallace &mdash; looks at:
Coyote vs. Acme is the fifth original, theatrically released feature film in the Looney Tunes franchise. It is based on the classic New Yorker humor piece by Ian Frazier about Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme Corporation over the continuing catastrophic failure of their products. The movie&rsquo;s road to the big screen was, let&rsquo;s say, a bit rocky, but it got there, and it&rsquo;s now the No. 2 movie in the country.
And: Widow&rsquo;s Bay is a comedy-horror series on Apple TV about a quaint island town off the coast of New England that may or may not be cursed. (Spoiler: It&rsquo;s cursed.) Widow&rsquo;s Bay has 19 nominations in 16 categories at this year&rsquo;s Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series.
And finally: The Pitt is an HBO Max medical drama. Each episode covers one hour, basically in a real time, of a shift in the emergency department at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. The Pitt currently has 25 nominations in 15 Emmy categories, including Outstanding Drama Series.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Sam Hadelman: Director of public relations at Dark Matter Media</li>
<li>Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian, writer, and the host of the Fantasy Filmballpodcast</li>
<li>Irene Papoulis: Taught writing for a long time at Trinity College</li>
<li>Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University</li>
</ul>
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Eugene Amatruda contributed to this show.

The Nose looks at ‘Coyote vs. Acme,’ ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘The Pitt’

On September 26, 2025, last year’s Best Picture Oscar winner, One Battle After Another, a loose adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland, hit wide release in theaters. And then 11 days later, on October 7, Pynchon published what might be his final novel, Shadow Ticket.

Not a bad year for an 89-year-old writer.

This hour, a look at the (maybe) reclusive Pynchon and the novels and stories he’s published, from Gravity’s Rainbow to Mason & Dixon and more.

Plus: a look at the two Paul Thomas Anderson movies that Pynchon’s work has inspired, Inherent Vice and One Battle After Another.

GUESTS:


David Cowart: Distinguished professor emeritus of English language and literature at the University of South Carolina and the author of a number of books, including Thomas Pynchon: The Art of Allusion and Thomas Pynchon and the Dark Passages of History


Ana Gavrilovska: A writer; you can find her work in Current Affairs, Uncut Magazine, Maggot Brain, and her Substack, Sick Sad Motherslug


Leonardo Goi: A journalist and film critic


Brian Slattery: A writer and musician

Music featured (in order):


Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture – W.A. Mozart as performed by Claudio Abbado and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe

The most referenced piece of music in Pynchon’s catalogue.


Gravity’s Angel – Laurie Anderson


The Royal Scam – Steely Dan

Mentioned in Bleeding Edge.


Run Straight Down – Warren Zevon

Zevon attributed this song to overdosing on Pynchon — the opening words are just carcinogenic chemicals.


Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) – Bonzo Dog Band

Pynchon put out his own playlist for Inherent Vice. This was on it.


The Revolution Will Not Be Televised – Gil Scott-Heron

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On September 26, 2025, last year&rsquo;s Best Picture Oscar winner, One Battle After Another, a loose adaptation of Thomas Pynchon&rsquo;s novel Vineland, hit wide release in theaters. And then 11 days later, on October 7, Pynchon published what might be his final novel, Shadow Ticket.
Not a bad year for an 89-year-old writer.
This hour, a look at the (maybe) reclusive Pynchon and the novels and stories he&rsquo;s published, from Gravity&rsquo;s Rainbow to Mason &amp; Dixon and more.
Plus: a look at the two Paul Thomas Anderson movies that Pynchon&rsquo;s work has inspired, Inherent Vice and One Battle After Another.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>
David Cowart: Distinguished professor emeritus of English language and literature at the University of South Carolina and the author of a number of books, including Thomas Pynchon: The Art of Allusion and Thomas Pynchon and the Dark Passages of History
</li>
<li>
Ana Gavrilovska: A writer; you can find her work in Current Affairs, Uncut Magazine, Maggot Brain, and her Substack, <a href="https://motherslug.substack.com">Sick Sad Motherslug</a>
</li>
<li>
Leonardo Goi: A journalist and film critic
</li>
<li>
Brian Slattery: A writer and musician
</li>
</ul>
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://youtu.be/9NSxOsb05LU">Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture</a> &ndash; W.A. Mozart as performed by Claudio Abbado and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe
The <a href="https://orbit.openlibhums.org/article/id/487/">most referenced</a> piece of music in Pynchon&rsquo;s catalogue.
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://youtu.be/59_42dpYCSY">Gravity&rsquo;s Angel</a> &ndash; Laurie Anderson
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IU1ZdDfXTY">The Royal Scam</a> &ndash; Steely Dan
Mentioned in Bleeding Edge.
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obp4vERunk0">Run Straight Down</a> &ndash; Warren Zevon
Zevon attributed this song to overdosing on Pynchon &mdash; the opening words are just carcinogenic chemicals.
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY-UQkI7V1s">Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)</a> &ndash; Bonzo Dog Band
Pynchon put out his own playlist for&nbsp;Inherent Vice. This was on it.
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZvWt29OG0s">The Revolution Will Not Be Televised</a> &ndash; Gil Scott-Heron
</li>
</ul>
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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show, which originally aired on April 15th, 2026.

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