During the Inauguration in a few weeks, President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office. It's a practice that elected officials are taking part in across the country following the 2024 election. So what is the significance of this oath? This hour, we take a look at oaths, vows, and pledges. We'll discuss their history and their meaning, and explore the examples of marriage vows and the Pledge of Allegiance.

GUESTS: 
Joanne Pierce: Professor Emerita in the Department of Religious Studies at the College of The Holy Cross, who specializes in medieval Christianity, particularly liturgy and worship 
Cheryl Mendelson: Author of Vows: The Modern Genius of an Ancient Rite
Charles Dorn: Professor of Education at Bowdoin College, and co-author of Patriotic Education in a Global Age 

During the Inauguration in a few weeks, President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office. It's a practice that elected officials are taking part in across the country following the 2024 election. So what is the significance of this oath? This hour, we take a look at oaths, vows, and pledges. We'll discuss their history and their meaning, and explore the examples of marriage vows and the Pledge of Allegiance.
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Joanne Pierce: Professor Emerita in the Department of Religious Studies at the College of The Holy Cross, who specializes in medieval Christianity, particularly liturgy and worship&nbsp;</li>
<li>Cheryl Mendelson: Author of <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Vows/Cheryl-Mendelson/9781668021569">Vows: The Modern Genius of an Ancient Rite</a></li>
<li>Charles Dorn: Professor of Education at Bowdoin College, and co-author of <a href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo28179129.html">Patriotic Education in a Global Age</a>&nbsp;</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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The power of promises, from inaugural oaths to marriage vows

While some people decide to abstain from alcohol for Dry January, we take a look at alcohol, and our relationship with it.

Drinking alcohol has a number of negative impacts. But humans have been doing it for thousands of years and show no signs of stopping. This hour, a look at why we drink, why more people are moving towards sobriety through the “sober curious” movement, and the rise of nonalcoholic cocktails.

GUESTS:


Edward Slingerland - Author of Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization, and a professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia 


Hilary Sheinbaum - Journalist and author of The Dry Challenge: How to Lose the Booze for Dry January, Sober October, and Any Other Alcohol-Free Month


Elva Ramirez - Journalist, media consultant and author of Zero Proof Cocktails: 90 Non-Alcoholic Recipes for Mindful Drinking

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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired on October 18, 2021.

While some people decide to abstain from alcohol for Dry January, we take a look at alcohol, and our relationship with it.
Drinking alcohol has a number of negative impacts. But humans have been doing it for thousands of years and show no signs of stopping. This hour, a look at why we drink, why more people are moving towards sobriety through the &ldquo;sober curious&rdquo; movement, and the rise of nonalcoholic cocktails.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>
Edward Slingerland - Author of Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization, and a professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
Hilary Sheinbaum - Journalist and author of The Dry Challenge: How to Lose the Booze for Dry January, Sober October, and Any Other Alcohol-Free Month
</li>
<li>
Elva Ramirez - Journalist, media consultant and author of Zero Proof Cocktails: 90 Non-Alcoholic Recipes for Mindful Drinking
</li>
</ul>
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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired on October 18, 2021.

Alcohol is bad for us. So why have humans been drinking it for thousands of years?

When you think of the Vikings, you probably picture a bearded man wearing a horned hat, pillaging on a Viking ship. But that's far from the whole story. This hour is all about the everyday lives of the Vikings with historian Eleanor Barraclough, from their homes and hair to their myths and music.

GUEST: 


Eleanor Barraclough: Historian, writer, and broadcaster based at Bath Spa University. Her new book is Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of The Viking Age 

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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

When you think of the Vikings, you probably picture a bearded man wearing a horned hat, pillaging on a Viking ship. But that's far from the whole story. This hour is all about the everyday lives of the Vikings with historian Eleanor Barraclough, from their homes and hair to their myths and music.
GUEST:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>
Eleanor Barraclough: Historian, writer, and broadcaster based at Bath Spa University. Her new book is <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324089247">Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of The Viking Age&nbsp;</a>
</li>
</ul>
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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

The real lives of the Vikings

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