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1 week ago | 
ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson
Published May 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT What counts as a robot? This hour, a look at what robots are and the latest in robot technology. Plus, how robots were used and thought about in medieval times and Ancient Greece and the role of robots in science fiction.
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1 week ago | 
ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson
Published May 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT Over 500 years ago, Sir Thomas More wrote about utopia. Since then, countless communities around the world have worked to create their own versions of a perfect world. This hour, we look at examples of utopian communities from around the world.
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2 weeks ago | 
ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson
What is the status of expertise in our world? This hour we look at the so called "death of expertise." We talk about the role of experts throughout society. Plus, we learn how to master a skill, and the joy of trying. GUESTS: Tom Nichols: Staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters.
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3 weeks ago | 
ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson
Published May 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT Wikipedia has lately been under attack, accused of bias and spreading propaganda. And for years students have been told not to trust the source. But are any of those claims fair? This hour, we take a look at the free online encyclopedia, how it functions, and its role in the modern world. We'll ask: can we trust the information we find there? And we'll celebrate the joys of falling down a Wikipedia rabbit hole.
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1 month ago | 
ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson
Published May 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM EDT Victor Boyko / Getty Images EuropeVanessa Friedman attends the "Le Grand Diner du Louvre" Cocktail at Musee du Louvre on March 04, 2025 in Paris, France.
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1 month ago | 
ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson
Published May 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT Shakespeare’s tragedy about two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, has appealed to audiences for centuries. It’s been adapted countless times for stage and screen. And it’s in Hartford for the next few weeks. From the set of Romeo and Juliet at Hartford Stage, and in front of a live audience, we talk with experts exploring the play and its legacy.
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1 month ago | 
ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson
Published April 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM EDT Should people use the Oxford comma? Is there a correct number of exclamation points per email? If someone ends a casual text with a period, does that mean they’re mad at you? This hour: punctuation and how we use it. We talk about the history of punctuation marks, timeless punctuation debates, and how writing for texts and emails has changed the way we use punctuation.
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1 month ago | 
ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson
Published April 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM EDT This hour, we look at the political erasure of history, and its impacts. Plus, we talk about why artists destroy their own work or the works of others. And, the history and evolution of erasers. GUESTS: Jason Stanley: Professor of Philosophy at Yale University.
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1 month ago | 
ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson
Published April 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT Since we just spent a number of years thinking about viruses, here’s a question: Should we be pretty worried about funguses, too? This hour, a look at the real-life fungal infection of ants that inspired the video game and HBO series The Last of Us, which is now back for its second season. Plus, we talk with a local mushroom farmer and an author who writes fungal fiction and looks at the role of fungi in our world.
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1 month ago | 
ctpublic.org | Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Lily Tyson
By Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Published April 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM EDT This hour we took your calls about anything you wanted to talk about. You can now watch our calls shows on Connecticut Public’s YouTube. Subscribe and get notified when we go live. Or join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts.
