Our friend, the singer, songwriter, and performer Jill Sobule, died May 1 in a house fire in Woodbury, Minnesota, near Minneapolis. She was 66.

Jill appeared on our show at least seven times between 2012 and 2022, including the Season Two premiere of Pardon Me and the time she wrote an original song for our dumb towels episode. But it was her fourfull-show, in-studioappearances that really made her such an important force in the history of our show.

This hour, cobbled together from bits of those appearances, a best-of compilation of Jill Sobule on The Colin McEnroe Show. It’s our tribute to Jill and our insufficient thank you for the many hours that we got to spend with her on the radio.

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Jill Sobule: Singer/songwriter

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Our friend, the singer, songwriter, and performer Jill Sobule, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/arts/music/jill-sobule-dead.html" data-cms-ai="0">died May 1</a> in a house fire in Woodbury, Minnesota, near Minneapolis. She was 66.
Jill appeared on our show at least seven times between 2012 and 2022, including the <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/politics/2021-01-16/impeached-or-we-love-you-youre-very-special-go-home" data-cms-ai="0">Season Two premiere of&nbsp;Pardon Me</a> and the time she wrote an original song for <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/arts-and-culture/2021-04-29/from-the-bad-ideas-dept-its-a-show-about-towels" data-cms-ai="0">our dumb towels episode</a>. But it was her <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/arts-and-culture/2012-06-14/jill-sobule-live" data-cms-ai="0">four</a> <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/arts-and-culture/2018-05-16/an-hour-of-music-with-jill-sobule" data-cms-ai="0">full-show</a>, <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/arts-and-culture/2018-12-12/an-hour-with-singer-songwriter-jill-sobule" data-cms-ai="0">in-studio</a> <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2022-09-15/jill-sobule-sings-reflects-on-the-impact-of-music-and-celebrates-finding-lost-things" data-cms-ai="0">appearances</a> that really made her such an important force in the history of our show.
This hour, cobbled together from bits of those appearances, a best-of compilation of Jill Sobule on The Colin McEnroe Show. It&rsquo;s our tribute to Jill and our insufficient thank you for the many hours that we got to spend with her on the radio.
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<li>Jill Sobule: Singer/songwriter</li>
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