Chimp Crazy is a four-part HBO docuseries that “explores the captivating, often unfathomable, and secretive world of raising chimpanzees.” It is documentarian Eric Goode’s follow-up to the 2020 sensation Tiger King.

Plus: There is absolutely, definitely, 100% a right way to load your dishwasher. And you’re the only one in your house who knows what it is. Right? The Nose gets into it.

And finally, the new phenomenon known as fridgescaping. Which is a thing. Apparently.

GUESTS:
Betsy Kaplan: Senior producer emeritus of The Colin McEnroe Show
Jacques Lamarre: A playwright, and chief communications officer at Buzz Engine
Carolyn Paine: An actress, comedian, and dancer, and she is founder, director, and choreographer of CONNetic Dance

Chimp Crazy is a four-part HBO docuseries that “explores the captivating, often unfathomable, and secretive world of raising chimpanzees.” It is documentarian Eric Goode’s follow-up to the 2020 sensation <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/arts-and-culture/2020-03-27/the-nose-is-big-cat-people">Tiger King</a>.
Plus: There is absolutely, definitely, 100% <a href="https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/how-to-load-the-dishwasher-debate-households-b4225e3c">a right way to load your dishwasher</a>. And you’re the only one in your house who knows what it is. Right? The Nose gets into it.
And finally, the new phenomenon known as <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/01/us/fridgescaping-fridge-decorating-tiktok-cec/index.html">fridgescaping</a>. Which is a thing. Apparently.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Betsy Kaplan: Senior producer emeritus of The Colin McEnroe Show</li>
<li>Jacques Lamarre: A playwright, and chief communications officer at Buzz Engine</li>
<li>Carolyn Paine: An actress, comedian, and dancer, and she is founder, director, and choreographer of CONNetic Dance</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.

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The Nose looks at ‘Chimp Crazy’ and the right way to load your dishwasher

Nobody likes termites. They get into the wood in our homes and can lead to infuriating and expensive repairs. What’s to like?

It turns out, there’s a lot to like about termites. Scientists study how they build their mounds for clues to solving some of the world’s most pressing problems, like mitigating the effects of drought, building colonies on Mars, and creating biofuels.

Plus, their ability to adapt to the harshest conditions over millions of years says a lot about them. Almost 90% of the microbes found in their guts are unique to the termite. Those same gut microbes are what make them so productive and, on the flip side, so destructive.

Lastly, some believe termites work with joy and have a soul. You be the judge.

GUESTS:
Jennifer Dacey: An entomologist and a wildlife biologist and integrated pest management technician in the UConn Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
Lisa Margonelli: Author of Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology
Mick Pearce: An architect

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Colin McEnroe, Lydia Brown, and Jonathan McNicol contributed to this show, which originally aired August 29, 2018.

Nobody likes termites. They get into the wood in our homes and can lead to infuriating and expensive repairs. What&rsquo;s to like?
It turns out, there&rsquo;s a lot to like about termites. Scientists study how they build their mounds for clues to solving some of the world&rsquo;s most pressing problems, like mitigating the effects of drought, building colonies on Mars, and creating biofuels.
Plus, their ability to adapt to the harshest conditions over millions of years says a lot about them. Almost 90% of the microbes found in their guts are unique to the termite. Those same gut microbes are what make them so productive and, on the flip side, so destructive.
Lastly, some believe termites work with joy and have a soul. You be the judge.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Jennifer Dacey: An entomologist and a wildlife biologist and integrated pest management technician in the UConn Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture</li>
<li>Lisa Margonelli: Author of&nbsp;<a href="https://lisamargonelli.com/2018/06/24/underbug-the-book/">Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology</a></li>
<li>Mick Pearce: An architect</li>
</ul>
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Colin McEnroe, Lydia Brown, and Jonathan McNicol contributed to this show, which originally aired August 29, 2018.

The wonder of termites

On February 1, President Trump announced that The Kennedy Center would close for two years for “Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding” (capitalization sic). Washington Post art and architecture critic Philip Kennicott sees this as an existential threat to the Center.

And: New York Times fashion critic Vanessa Friedman thinks everyone has been misunderstanding the Melania documentary from the get go. It’s less an actual movie, she says, and more the launch of the Melania luxury brand.

And finally: Don Glickman was a design professor. He had retired in the late 1990s, and he died last year at 94. And then some people started getting postcards from him — charming, amusing, perfectly Glickmanian postcards.

GUESTS:
Vanessa Friedman: Fashion director and chief fashion critic of The New York Times
Philip Kennicott: Senior art and architecture critic at The Washington Post
Sydney Page: Staff reporter at The Washington Post, where she writes for The Optimist

MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
Take Care of This House – Cynthia Erivo, Leonard Bernstein
ALT Take Care of This House – Frederica von Stade, Leonard Bernstein
Regrets – Ben Folds Five
Two Hearts on a Post Card – Vance Dolan
I Really Like You – Carly Rae Jepsen
I Got My Brand on You – Muddy Waters, Otis Spann

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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

On February 1, President Trump announced that The Kennedy Center would close for two years for &ldquo;Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding&rdquo; (capitalization sic). Washington Post art and architecture critic Philip Kennicott <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2026/02/02/trump-kennedy-center-shutdown/">sees this as an existential threat to the Center</a>.
And: New York Times fashion critic Vanessa Friedman thinks everyone has been misunderstanding the Melania documentary from the get go. It&rsquo;s less an actual movie, she says, and more <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/style/melania-movie-brand.html">the launch of the Melania luxury brand</a>.
And finally: Don Glickman was a design professor. He had retired in the late 1990s, and he died last year at 94. And then some people started getting postcards from him &mdash; <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2026/02/07/postcard-death-teacher-glickman/">charming, amusing, perfectly Glickmanian postcards</a>.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Vanessa Friedman: Fashion director and chief fashion critic of The New York Times</li>
<li>Philip Kennicott: Senior art and architecture critic at The Washington Post</li>
<li>Sydney Page: Staff reporter at The Washington Post, where she writes for The Optimist</li>
</ul>
MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjZUGVi1Brw">Take Care of This House</a> &ndash; Cynthia Erivo, Leonard Bernstein</li>
<li>ALT <a href="https://youtu.be/Y-jfrpbQpgU?si=aCUZ0ipWY0xDz7KT&amp;t=946">Take Care of This House</a> &ndash; Frederica von Stade, Leonard Bernstein</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/Q8r87HsxULg">Regrets</a> &ndash; Ben Folds Five</li>
<li><a href="https://youtu.be/h1jadPdJM88">Two Hearts on a Post Card</a> &ndash; Vance Dolan</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV5lzRHrGeg">I Really Like You</a> &ndash; Carly Rae Jepsen</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEUrVqImq6k">I Got My Brand on You</a> &ndash; Muddy Waters, Otis Spann</li>
</ul>
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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

A look at the Kennedy Center, the Melania luxury brand, and more

Billboard

We’ve been doing these shows where we don’t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls, calls about anything, everything. These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.

This hour, the conversation winds around to the rule of law, the Epstein files, the economy, the Green Bay Packers, Gilmore Girls … Anything. (Seemingly) everything.

MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
CAFé CON RON – Bad Bunny, Los Pleneros de la Cresta
The Obvious Child (Nashville) – I’m With Her
No More Lies – Thundercat, Tame Impala
Somethin’ Stupid – Norah Jones, Josh Homme
Patchwork – Charlotte Day Wilson
Cherry Tree – Lera Lynn
Whiiiplash – Brik.Liam CUT FOR TIME
Out Here – Gareth Donkin

We&rsquo;ve been doing these shows where we don&rsquo;t book any guests, where we fill the hour with your calls, calls about anything, everything. These shows are fun for us, and they seem to be fun for you, too. So we did another one.
This hour, the conversation winds around to the rule of law, the Epstein files, the economy, the Green Bay Packers, Gilmore Girls &hellip; Anything. (Seemingly) everything.
MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk2GZWHV3o4">CAF&eacute; CON RON</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Bad Bunny, Los Pleneros de la Cresta</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8XFUoPQu6Y">The Obvious Child (Nashville)</a>&nbsp;&ndash; I&rsquo;m With Her</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoguePcf9P4">No More Lies</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Thundercat, Tame Impala</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-WIIOSXw18">Somethin&rsquo; Stupid</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Norah Jones, Josh Homme</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9X0_dZ4Jh8">Patchwork</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Charlotte Day Wilson</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=javjzk0i3Qk">Cherry Tree</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Lera Lynn</li>
<li><a href="https://tidal.com/album/486098438">Whiiiplash</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Brik.Liam&nbsp;CUT FOR TIME</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXMPCLquw3I">Out Here</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Gareth Donkin</li>
</ul>

The Nose looks at ‘Chimp Crazy’ and the right way to load your dishwasher

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