Monsters are our subconscious perversions, our twisted fears realized, but what causes their creation, and how are they made? This hour, we look at fantastical creatures, terrifying beasts, and the scariest monsters of all: humans.

GUESTS:
Natalie Lawrence: Historian of science and the author of Enchanted Creatures: Our Monsters and Their Meanings
Surekha Davies: Historian of science, speaker, and monster consultant for radio, tv, and film. She writes a newsletter called “Strange and Wondrous: Notes from a Science Historian,” and is the author of books including Humans: A Monstrous History
Margery Cuyler: Author of 62 children’s books including Monster Mess, Bonaparte Falls Apart, Skeleton Hiccups, and the forthcoming Stompie the Zombie

Monsters are our subconscious perversions, our twisted fears realized, but what causes their creation, and how are they made? This hour, we look at fantastical creatures, terrifying beasts, and the scariest monsters of all: humans.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Natalie Lawrence:&nbsp;Historian of science and the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nataliejlawrence.com/books">Enchanted Creatures: Our Monsters and Their Meanings</a></li>
<li>Surekha Davies:&nbsp;Historian of science, speaker, and monster consultant for radio, tv, and film. She writes a newsletter called &ldquo;<a href="https://buttondown.com/surekhadavies?tag=websitehomepage">Strange and Wondrous: Notes from a Science Historian</a>,&rdquo; and is the author of books including&nbsp;<a href="https://www.surekhadavies.org/humans-a-monstrous-history">Humans: A Monstrous History</a></li>
<li>Margery Cuyler:&nbsp;Author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.margerycuyler.net/">62 children&rsquo;s books</a>&nbsp;including&nbsp;Monster Mess,&nbsp;Bonaparte Falls Apart,&nbsp;Skeleton Hiccups, and the forthcoming&nbsp;Stompie the Zombie</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.

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