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Do you daydream? What do you daydream about? This hour is all about the art of daydreaming. We'll reflect on the value of daydreaming, and why it can be so difficult to talk about our daydreams. Plus, we’ll look at what daydreaming does to our brains, and we’ll learn about maladaptive daydreaming.

GUESTS: 
Leslie Jamison: Novelist, essayist and professor at Columbia University’s MFA Program
Jonathan Schooler: Distinguished Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Director of The Center for Mindfulness and Human Potential at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Jayne Rachel: An advocate for maladaptive daydreaming, who used to experience it

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Do you daydream? What do you daydream about? This hour is all about the art of daydreaming. We'll reflect on the value of daydreaming, and why it can be so difficult to talk about our daydreams. Plus, we’ll look at what daydreaming does to our brains, and we’ll learn about maladaptive daydreaming.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li>Leslie Jamison: Novelist, essayist and professor at Columbia University’s MFA Program</li>
<li>Jonathan Schooler: Distinguished Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Director of The Center for Mindfulness and Human Potential at the University of California, Santa Barbara</li>
<li>Jayne Rachel: An advocate for maladaptive daydreaming, who used to experience it</li>
</ul>
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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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Lost in my mind: What happens when we daydream

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 vertical hold, campus protests, the Catholic church, Bob’s Burgers, Luke Bronin, the fears of men … Anything. (Seemingly) everything.

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

 

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 vertical hold, campus protests, the Catholic church,&nbsp;Bob&rsquo;s Burgers, Luke Bronin, the fears of men &hellip; Anything. (Seemingly) everything.
These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.
&nbsp;

All calls: deChardin will take you on a hot air balloon ride you weren’t expecting to go on

Michael M. Grynbaum's book Empire of the Elite: Inside Condé Nast, the Media Dynasty That Reshaped America, traces the rise of Condé Nast's magazines. This hour Grynbaum joins us to explain how Condé Nast magazines and their editors achieved their status as cultural tastemakers, and where these magazines, and that industry, stand today. Plus, we hear from an editor at The Week about how that magazine is approaching this moment.

GUESTS: 


Michael M. Grynbaum: A media correspondent for The New York Timesand author of the new book Empire of the Elite: Inside Condé Nast, the Media Dynasty That Reshaped America


Mark Gimein: Former managing Editor at the print edition of The Week

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, Dylan Reyes, and Eugene Amatruda contributed to this show, which originally aired on August 15, 2025.

Michael M. Grynbaum's book Empire of the Elite: Inside Cond&eacute; Nast, the Media Dynasty That Reshaped America, traces the rise of Cond&eacute; Nast's magazines. This hour Grynbaum joins us to explain how Cond&eacute; Nast magazines and their editors achieved their status as cultural tastemakers, and where these magazines, and that industry, stand today. Plus, we hear from an editor at The Week about how that magazine is approaching this moment.
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>
Michael M. Grynbaum: A media correspondent for <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/michael-m-grynbaum">The New York Times</a> and author of the new book <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Empire-of-the-Elite/Michael-M-Grynbaum/9781668003916">Empire of the Elite: Inside Cond&eacute; Nast, the Media Dynasty That Reshaped America</a>
</li>
<li>
Mark Gimein: Former managing Editor at the print edition of <a href="https://theweek.com/">The Week</a> 
</li>
</ul>
The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-colin-mcenroe-show/id714179884">Apple Podcasts</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0AXtqrzWounIoJyIqz003p">Spotify</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9b6b3cee-f69b-4729-a78b-181f851d80e8/the-colin-mcenroe-show">Amazon Music</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/The-Colin-McEnroe-Show-p1208473/">TuneIn</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-colin-mcenroe-show-connecticut-public-lXR08dxQSM5/">Listen Notes</a>, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode!
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Colin McEnroe, Dylan Reyes, and Eugene Amatruda contributed to this show, which originally aired on August 15, 2025.

What the golden age of Condé Nast can tell us about the future of magazines

Lord of the Flies is a BBC and Netflix limited series and the first ever television adaptation of the 1954 novel by William Golding. It is written and created by Jack Thorne, who also wrote and co-created Adolescence, among a bunch of other stuff. The series features an ensemble cast of more than 30 boys, many of them making their professional acting debuts.

And: The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins is a sports mockumentary sitcom created by Robert Carlock and Sam Means. Carlock was a showrunner on 30 Rock and co-created Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with Tina Fey, who is an executive producer on Reggie Dinkins. The cast includes Tracy Morgan as the title character, Bobby Moynihan, Erika Alexander, Danielle Radcliffe, and more.

GUESTS:
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
Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University

Music featured (in order):
Peter Grimes, Act II: Interlude III (also known as Sunday Morning from “Four Sea Interludes”) – Benjamin Britten, as performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Leonard Bernstein
Hooray for Captain Spaulding – Groucho Marx (feat. The Ken Lane Singers)
You Gotta Be a Football Hero – Ben Bernie and His Roosevelt Orchestra
Jet Song – West Side Story Original Soundtrack Recording
See You On The Radio – Grayson Hugh

Lord of the Flies&nbsp;is a BBC and Netflix limited series and the first ever television adaptation of the 1954 novel by William Golding. It is written and created by Jack Thorne, who also wrote and co-created&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-28/the-nose-looks-at-adolescence-and-long-bright-river">Adolescence</a>, among a bunch of other stuff. The series features an ensemble cast of more than 30 boys, many of them making their professional acting debuts.
And:&nbsp;The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins&nbsp;is a sports mockumentary sitcom created by Robert Carlock and Sam Means. Carlock was a showrunner on&nbsp;30 Rock&nbsp;and co-created&nbsp;Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt&nbsp;with Tina Fey, who is an executive producer on&nbsp;Reggie Dinkins. The cast includes Tracy Morgan as the title character, Bobby Moynihan, Erika Alexander, Danielle Radcliffe, and more.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<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>
<li>Bill Yousman:&nbsp;Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University</li>
</ul>
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/jKSMr9V9cWk">Peter Grimes, Act II: Interlude III (also known as Sunday Morning from &ldquo;Four Sea Interludes&rdquo;)</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Benjamin Britten, as performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Leonard Bernstein</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0LTZfytTII">Hooray for Captain Spaulding</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Groucho Marx (feat. The Ken Lane Singers)</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/8EIRAZeunS8">You Gotta Be a Football Hero</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Ben Bernie and His Roosevelt Orchestra</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/uzuFqrCl_4M">Jet Song</a>&nbsp;&ndash; West Side Story Original Soundtrack Recording</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>

Lost in my mind: What happens when we daydream

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