From Saturday Night Live to the cover of The Atlantic, George Washington is having a bit of a moment. This hour is about our first president and his legacy. Plus, is he funny?

GUESTS: 
Joanne Freeman: The Class of 1954 Professor of History & American Studies at Yale University. Her most recent book is The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
Tom Nichols: Staff writer at The Atlantic and an author of the Atlantic daily newsletter. He is also a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, and a five-time undefeated Jeopardy champion
Sara Ruberg: A member of the 2024-25 class of Times Fellows at The New York Times

From Saturday Night Live to the cover of The Atlantic, George Washington is having a bit of a moment. This hour is about our first president and his legacy. Plus, is he funny?
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li>Joanne Freeman: The Class of 1954 Professor of History &amp; American Studies at Yale University. Her most recent book is The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War</li>
<li>Tom Nichols: Staff writer at The Atlantic and an author of the Atlantic daily newsletter. He is also a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, and a five-time undefeated Jeopardy champion</li>
<li>Sara Ruberg: A member of the 2024-25 class of Times Fellows at The New York Times </li>
</ul>

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George Washington is having a moment

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 corniness and sappiness with age, needless words like “personally,” Irishness, the dangers possibly coming to the free press and public media, the Green Bay Packers, bird friends … Anything. (Seemingly) everything.

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

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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

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 corniness and sappiness with age, needless words like &ldquo;personally,&rdquo; <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-12-13/a-look-at-the-current-irish-invasion-of-the-popular-culture" data-cms-ai="0">Irishness</a>, the dangers possibly coming to the free press and public media, the Green Bay Packers, bird friends &hellip; Anything. (Seemingly) everything.
These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.
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All calls: Corniness, sappiness, Irishness, words like ‘personally,’ the Packers, and more

Say Nothing. Small Things Like These. Kneecap. Bad Sisters. All of Us Strangers. The Banshees of Inisherin and An Cailín Ciúin a couple years ago. Normal People and Derry Girls a few years before that.

Paul Mescal and Colin Farrell and Saoirse Ronin and Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan and Hozier and Andrew Scott and Daryl McCormack and Kerry Condon.

The list goes on.

Something’s going on with the Irish and Ireland in our movies and TV and elsewhere.

This hour, a Nose-ish look at the current Irish moment in our popular culture.

GUESTS:
Will Hermes: Writes about music “and life’s other mysteries,” and he’s a longtime contributor to All Things Considered; he’s the author, most recently, of Lou Reed: The King of New York
Nate Jones: A senior writer for Vulture and New York magazine covering movies and pop culture
Róisín Lanigan: A contributing editor at The Fence Magazine and the author of the forthcoming novel I Want to Go Home But I’m Already There, and she writes the Substack Notions

The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, 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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Say Nothing. Small Things Like These. Kneecap. Bad Sisters. All of Us Strangers. <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2022-12-23/the-nose-looks-at-the-state-of-prestige-tv-and-movies-plus-the-banshees-of-inisherin" data-cms-ai="0">The Banshees of Inisherin</a> and An Cail&iacute;n Ci&uacute;in a couple years ago. Normal People and Derry Girls a few years before that.
Paul Mescal and Colin Farrell and <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/arts-and-culture/2020-01-03/the-nose-on-president-obamas-year-end-lists-and-greta-gerwigs-little-women" data-cms-ai="0">Saoirse Ronin</a> and <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-03-12/from-memento-to-oppenheimer-the-movies-mysteries-and-marvels-of-christopher-nolan" data-cms-ai="0">Cillian Murphy</a> and <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2024-01-19/the-nose-looks-at-saltburn-and-the-holdovers" data-cms-ai="0">Barry Keoghan</a> and Hozier and Andrew Scott and Daryl McCormack and Kerry Condon.
The list goes on.
Something&rsquo;s going on with the Irish and Ireland in our movies and TV and elsewhere.
This hour, a Nose-ish look at the current Irish moment in our popular culture.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Will Hermes: Writes about music &ldquo;and life&rsquo;s other mysteries,&rdquo; and he&rsquo;s a longtime contributor to All Things Considered; he&rsquo;s the author, most recently, of Lou Reed: The King of New York</li>
<li>Nate Jones: A senior writer for Vulture and New York magazine covering movies and pop culture</li>
<li>R&oacute;is&iacute;n Lanigan: A contributing editor at The Fence Magazine and the author of the forthcoming novel I Want to Go Home But I&rsquo;m Already There, and she writes the Substack&nbsp;<a href="https://roisinlanigan.substack.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Notions</a></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://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvYWMwYmU5NjktZDdkZi00NjBjLWE2NmMtYTZmOTAwZTFlYmQxLzcxZGM0YTBmLWU4Y2EtNDAyMS1hZWM5LWFhMDMwMDI2MDQyZC9iNjk1Y2I4Ny1mNmE5LTRjNzYtOGYxMS1hYTAzMDAyNjA0M2IvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M" data-cms-ai="0">Google Podcasts</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!
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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.
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A look at the current Irish invasion of the popular culture

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Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” the word of the year for 2024. The term beat out five other finalists: “demure,” “dynamic pricing,” “lore,” “romantasy,” and “slop.” This hour, a look at brain rot, from Thoreau’s Walden through to social media.

GUESTS: 
Casper Grathwohl: President of Oxford Languages at Oxford University Press
Katie Notopoulos: Senior correspondent at Business Insider who writes about technology, business, and culture
Laura Dassow Walls: Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Henry David Thoreau: A Life, among other books

Oxford University Press has named &ldquo;brain rot&rdquo; the word of the year for 2024. The term beat out five other finalists: &ldquo;demure,&rdquo; &ldquo;dynamic pricing,&rdquo; &ldquo;lore,&rdquo; &ldquo;romantasy,&rdquo; and &ldquo;slop.&rdquo; This hour, a look at brain rot, from Thoreau&rsquo;s Walden through to social media.
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Casper Grathwohl: President of Oxford Languages at Oxford University Press</li>
<li>Katie Notopoulos: Senior correspondent at Business Insider who writes about technology, business, and culture</li>
<li>Laura Dassow Walls: Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Henry David Thoreau: A Life, among other books</li>
</ul>

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