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>

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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George Washington is having a moment

Marty Supreme is the first movie written and directed by Josh Safdie without his former filmmaking partner, his brother Benny Safdie. It is a sports comedy-drama-thriller about a professional ping pong player played by Timothée Chalamet, who just won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy.

And: Good Night, and Good Luck.: Live on Broadway is the recorded version of the live television broadcast of the stage version of the 2005 film mostly about the production of a live television show. Like the movie, it is written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, with Clooney this time starring as Edward R. Murrow. The play was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Actor in a Play for Clooney.

GUESTS:
Xandra Ellin: Produces The Global Story for the BBC
Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian, writer, and the host of the Fantasy Filmball podcast
Irene Papoulis: Taught writing for a long time at Trinity College

MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
I Have the Touch – Peter Gabriel
Change – Tears for Fears
When I Fall In Love - Georgia Heers
How High The Moon - Georgia Heers
See You On The Radio – Grayson Hugh

Marty Supreme&nbsp;is the first movie written and directed by Josh Safdie without his former filmmaking partner, his brother Benny Safdie. It is a sports comedy-drama-thriller about a professional ping pong player played by Timoth&eacute;e Chalamet, who just won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture &mdash; Musical or Comedy.
And:&nbsp;Good Night, and Good Luck.: Live on Broadway&nbsp;is the recorded version of the live television broadcast of the stage version of the 2005 film mostly about the production of a live television show. Like the movie, it is written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, with Clooney this time starring as Edward R. Murrow. The play was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Actor in a Play for Clooney.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Xandra Ellin:&nbsp;Produces&nbsp;The Global Story&nbsp;for the BBC</li>
<li>Shawn Murray:&nbsp;A stand-up comedian, writer, and the host of the&nbsp;Fantasy Filmball&nbsp;podcast</li>
<li>Irene Papoulis:&nbsp;Taught writing for a long time at Trinity College</li>
</ul>
MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/hqCwZ0rE8Yg">I Have the Touch</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Peter Gabriel</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/-kU-jz8rVzw">Change</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Tears for Fears</li>
<li>When I Fall In Love - Georgia Heers</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAn7cSvaifw">How High The Moon</a>&nbsp;- Georgia Heers</li>
<li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/swampman-1/ill-see-you-on-the-radio">See You On The Radio</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Grayson Hugh</li>
</ul>

The Nose looks at ‘Marty Supreme’ and ‘Good Night, and Good Luck.: Live on Broadway’

Are we as a population getting dumber? How would we know if we were? This hour: stupidity. We’ll look at the history and philosophy of stupidity, and explore how it shows up in our daily lives and politics.

GUESTS:
Lane Brown: Features writer for New York Magazine, who recently wrote "A Theory of Dumb"
Stuart Jeffries: Journalist and author. His new book is A Short History of Stupidity
Shannon Mancus: Teaching Professor and Associate Department Head in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Department at the Colorado School of Mines. You can follow Dr. Shan on Instagram and Substack at “Pop Smart Media”

MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
Able Sisters – Animal Crossing New Leaf OST
Manchild – Sabrina Carpenter
Dumb All Over – Frank Zappa
Get Stupid – Aston Merrygold
How Sweet to Be an Idiot – Neil Innes
Idiot Wind – Bob Dylan

Are we as a population getting dumber? How would we know if we were? This hour: stupidity. We&rsquo;ll look at the history and philosophy of stupidity, and explore how it shows up in our daily lives and politics.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Lane Brown:&nbsp;Features writer for&nbsp;<a href="https://nymag.com/author/lane-brown/">New York</a>&nbsp;Magazine, who recently wrote "<a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/american-adult-lower-iq-scores-cognitive-decline-technology-flynn-effect.html">A Theory of Dumb</a>"</li>
<li>Stuart Jeffries:&nbsp;Journalist and author. His new book is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=a-short-history-of-stupidity--9781509563494">A Short History of Stupidity</a></li>
<li>Shannon Mancus:&nbsp;Teaching Professor and Associate Department Head in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Department at the Colorado School of Mines. You can follow Dr. Shan on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/popsmartmedia/">Instagram</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://popsmartmedia.substack.com/">Substack</a>&nbsp;at &ldquo;Pop Smart Media&rdquo;</li>
</ul>
MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/ZJZX0AzS6WA">Able Sisters</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Animal Crossing New Leaf OST</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSugSGCC12I">Manchild</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Sabrina Carpenter</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8TKiRo-W4U">Dumb All Over</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Frank Zappa</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/uIJDD1Cldgc">Get Stupid</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Aston Merrygold</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weu6RozXb78">How Sweet to Be an Idiot</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Neil Innes</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex05XUddWMk">Idiot Wind</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Bob Dylan</li>
</ul>

A look at human stupidity, from Socrates to today

Touch, grip, read, dance, gesture — what can’t they do? Our fingers are so vital to our everyday life, sometimes it seems they have minds of their own.

This hour, a look at the hidden language of finger gestures, the future of Braille, and the joys and challenges of animating fingers for the movies.

GUESTS:
Kensy Cooperrider: Cognitive scientist, writer, and host of the Many Minds podcast
Jonathan McNicol: Producer of The Colin McEnroe Show
Sile O’Modhrain: Professor at the University of Michigan studying sound and touch and the ways in which they interact
Carlos Fernandez Puertolas: Animator with DreamWorks

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, Cat Pastor, and Lily Tyson contributed to this show, which originally aired May 31, 2022.

Touch, grip, read, dance, gesture &mdash; what can&rsquo;t they do? Our fingers are so vital to our everyday life, sometimes it seems they have minds of their own.
This hour, a look at the hidden language of finger gestures, the future of Braille, and the joys and challenges of animating fingers for the movies.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Kensy Cooperrider: Cognitive scientist, writer, and host of the&nbsp;<a href="https://manyminds.libsyn.com/">Many Minds</a>&nbsp;podcast</li>
<li>Jonathan McNicol: Producer of The Colin McEnroe Show</li>
<li>Sile O&rsquo;Modhrain: Professor at the University of Michigan studying sound and touch and the ways in which they interact</li>
<li>Carlos Fernandez Puertolas: Animator with DreamWorks</li>
</ul>
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Colin McEnroe, Cat Pastor, and Lily Tyson contributed to this show, which originally aired May 31, 2022.

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