Lily Tyson

Connecticut

Senior Producer at The Colin McEnroe Show

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All calls: Remembering Pope Francis, grammar complaints, face touching, and more

3 days 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.
All calls: Rhododendrons, the economy, pickleball, and more

2 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Robyn Doyon-Aitken |Lily Tyson

By Robyn Doyon-Aitken , Published April 7, 2025 at 11:20 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.
Historian Timothy Snyder helps us understand this current moment through the lessons of history

4 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson

Published March 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM EDT Historian Timothy Snyder is the author of the books On Freedom and On Tyranny. He joins us this hour to talk about the latest in our country, and what we can learn from history. GUEST: Timothy Snyder: Richard C. Levin Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna.
From hot mics to mic drops, a celebration of the microphone

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson

Published March 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM EDT The microphone makes everything we do on the radio possible. This hour we celebrate the invention and look at the role of microphones in music. Plus hot mics, mic drops, and more.
What the history of the McKinley era, tariffs, and the Gilded Age can teach us about the present

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson

President Donald Trump has found inspiration for tariffs and more in the 25th President of the United States: William McKinley. This hour, we look at the life and legacy of McKinley, and why Trump is drawn to him. Plus, we'll learn about the Gilded Age and its parallels to today. GUESTS: Kevin Kern: Associate Professor of History at The University of Akron. He is co-author of Ohio: A History of the Buckeye StateBeverly Gage: Professor of 20th-century U.S. history at Yale University.
All calls: Will we ever get back to The Shire? Is Colin OK? Is anyone? And more

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson

By Lily Tyson, Published March 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM EDT Alex Livesey / FIFA via Getty Images(Editors note: A digital filter has been applied to this image) A general view of the Shire is seen at the Hobbiton Movie Set where Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies were filmed, during the FIFA U-20 World Cup on June 19, 2015 in Matamata, New Zealand.
Necks: More than just something we have a pain in

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson

Published March 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM EDT How do you feel about your neck? Maybe you only think about it when you’re sore from sleeping wrong or from sitting at a desk all day. But for centuries, humans have worried about their necks, decorated them with jewelry and clothes and ties, and exploited their weaknesses with knives and garrotes and guillotines. This hour, a look at necks — human and animal. Plus, the history and symbolism of the classic turtleneck.
All calls: Dissent, Adam and Eve, therapy, and more

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson

By Lily Tyson, Published March 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM EDT Tom Brenner / The Washington Post / Getty ImagesRep. Al Green (D-Texas) yells toward President Donald Trump as he addresses a joint session of Congress in the Capitol building's House chamber in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025. This hour we took your calls about anything you wanted to talk about.
How WWE got a chokehold on U.S. politics

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson

Published March 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM EST Bill Pugliano / Getty ImagesWWE chairman Vince McMahon (center) has his head shaved by Donald Trump (L) and Bobby Lashley (R) while being held down by ''Stone Cold'' Steve Austin after losing a bet in the Battle of the Billionaires at the 2007 World Wrestling Entertainment's Wrestlemania at Ford Field on April 1, 2007 in Detroit, Michigan.
Turns out common sense isn't all that common

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Lily Tyson

Published March 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM EST President Donald Trump has been using the phrase “common sense” a lot. But it turns out that this is nothing new for politicians. This hour, we look at how common sense is used in politics. Plus, is there really such a thing as common sense? We'll dig into what it means, and if it's possible to teach it to artificial intelligence. GUESTS: Sophia Rosenfeld: Walter H.