Sticks & Stones is Dave Chappelle's fifth standup comedy special for Netflix in three years. All four previous specials won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album, and one of them won the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special. The critical response to this latest special, though, has been a bit more muted.

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (out this week on DVD/Blu-ray/iTunes/Amazon/etc.) tells the semi-autobiographical story of Jimmie Fails, a man just trying to get his grandfather's house back. It's Joe Talbot's directorial debut, and it's been called the best film of the first half of 2019.

Also this hour: an AccuFrankie dispatch live from Nedstock.

<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81140577" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81140577">Sticks &amp; Stones</a> is Dave Chappelle's fifth standup comedy special for Netflix in three years. All four previous specials won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album, and one of them won the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special. The critical response to this latest special, though, has been <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dave_chappelle_sticks_and_stones" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dave_chappelle_sticks_and_stones">a bit more muted</a>.
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (out this week on DVD/Blu-ray/iTunes/Amazon/etc.) tells the semi-autobiographical story of Jimmie Fails, a man just trying to get his grandfather's house back. It's Joe Talbot's directorial debut, and it's <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/last-black-man-in-san-francisco-interview-843656/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/last-black-man-in-san-francisco-interview-843656/">been called</a> the best film of the first half of 2019.
Also this hour: an <a href="https://www.wnpr.org/people/frankie-graziano" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.wnpr.org/people/frankie-graziano">AccuFrankie</a> dispatch live from <a href="https://www.wnpr.org/post/nedstock-2019-governor-invites-connecticut-residents-our-woodstock-concert" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.wnpr.org/post/nedstock-2019-governor-invites-connecticut-residents-our-woodstock-concert">Nedstock</a>.

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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