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We are now looking at our own faces more than ever before, thanks to mirrors, selfies, Zoom, and social media. This hour, we explore how our relationship with our faces has changed. Plus, a look at the rise of facial recognition technology, from your phone to security cameras. And we talk with an artist about what it means to paint faces.

GUESTS:
Cal Revely-Calder: Writer and Literary Editor of The Telegraph
Kashmir Hill: Journalist at The New York Times and author of Your Face Belongs to Us
Jessica Helfand: Artist and writer. She is the author of Face: A Visual Odyssey

Music featured (in order):
Put On A Happy Face – Dick Van Dyke (Bye Bye Birdie OBC)
Look at That Face – Sammy Davis Jr.
My Smile Is Just a Frown (Turned Upside Down) – Carolyn Crawford
I’ve Just Seen A Face – The Beatles
Smiling Faces Sometimes – The Undisputed Truth
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Andrew Bird, Alan Hampton

We are now looking at our own faces more than ever before, thanks to mirrors, selfies, Zoom, and social media. This hour, we explore how our relationship with our faces has changed. Plus, a look at the rise of facial recognition technology, from your phone to security cameras. And we talk with an artist about what it means to paint faces.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Cal Revely-Calder:&nbsp;Writer and Literary Editor of&nbsp;The Telegraph</li>
<li>Kashmir Hill:&nbsp;Journalist at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/kashmir-hill">The New York Times</a>&nbsp;and author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kashmirhill.com/book">Your Face Belongs to Us</a></li>
<li>Jessica Helfand:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jessicahelfand.com/">Artist</a>&nbsp;and writer. She is the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jessicahelfand.com/video/face-trailer">Face: A Visual Odyssey</a></li>
</ul>
Music featured (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/wDNqWdwrr-c">Put On A Happy Face</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Dick Van Dyke (Bye Bye Birdie OBC)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1duVuv4DeRw">Look at That Face</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Sammy Davis Jr.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgnRVIr2MJg">My Smile Is Just a Frown (Turned Upside Down)</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Carolyn Crawford</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/m8LbJfC0SYM">I&rsquo;ve Just Seen A Face</a>&nbsp;&ndash; The Beatles</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo1DxtI73SE">Smiling Faces Sometimes</a>&nbsp;&ndash; The Undisputed Truth</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwXvzMfBN-Q">I&rsquo;ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Andrew Bird, Alan Hampton</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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