What does it mean to have 'good taste'? And what would it take to develop it? This hour, we talk about taste and discernment. Plus, a look at flavor and why some things taste good.

GUESTS:
Henry Oliver: Writes the literary Substack “The Common Reader,” and is the author of Second Act: What Late Bloomers Can Tell You About Reinventing Your Life. He is part of the Emerging Scholars Programme at the Mercatus Centre
Becca Rothfeld: The Nonfiction Book Critic at The Washington Post, an editor at The Point, and a contributing editor at The Boston Review. She is the author of All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess
Nik Sharma: A molecular biologist turned two-time James Beard finalist, best-selling cookbook author, photographer, columnist, and editor at America’s Test Kitchen. His cookbooks include The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained in More Than 100 Essential Recipes, among others

What does it mean to have 'good taste'? And what would it take to develop it? This hour, we talk about taste and discernment. Plus, a look at flavor and why some things taste good.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Henry Oliver:&nbsp;Writes the literary Substack &ldquo;<a href="https://www.commonreader.co.uk/">The Common Reader</a>,&rdquo; and is the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.henry-oliver.co.uk/">Second Act: What Late Bloomers Can Tell You About Reinventing Your Life</a>. He is part of the Emerging Scholars Programme at the Mercatus Centre</li>
<li>Becca Rothfeld:&nbsp;The Nonfiction Book Critic at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/becca-rothfeld/">The Washington Post</a>, an editor at&nbsp;The Point, and a contributing editor at&nbsp;The Boston Review. She is the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.beccarothfeld.com/book.html">All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess</a></li>
<li>Nik Sharma:&nbsp;A molecular biologist turned two-time James Beard finalist, best-selling cookbook author, photographer, columnist, and editor at&nbsp;America&rsquo;s Test Kitchen. His cookbooks include&nbsp;<a href="https://niksharmacooks.com/the-flavor-equation/">The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained in More Than 100 Essential Recipes</a>, among others</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.