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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we discuss the myth and the metaphor of Pandora's Box. Plus, a look at human curiosity.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we look at how political campaigns use music, from the history of political jingles, to how Harris and Trump are using music in this 2024 election.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we talk about where this election is taking place in the media environment. How are Americans getting their election news? We look at how misinformation spreads, the role of social media and the state of political podcasts.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we look at the legends of King Arthur, their evolution, and why they endure.

Franz Kafka died 100 years ago last month, but his work is still very much alive today in literature classes and, surprisingly, on social media. This hour, we look at Kafka’s life and legacy.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show is all about running mates. We’ll talk about whether or not a presidential candidate’s running mate matters, and their role on the campaign trail.

From book bans to comics and the strange origins of fairy tales, this hour we look at children’s literature and who decides what’s appropriate for children to read.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show is all about America’s 21st president, Chester A. Arthur, who took office after President James Garfield was assassinated.

Everything's felt like, and been called, a "crisis" lately. This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we talk about the overuse of the term "crisis," and crisis fatigue.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show is all about barcodes, from their history and impact to the rise of QR codes and digital menus and tickets.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show is all about philanthropy, from its evolution through history, to potential reforms for its future.

This hour, we come to the end of our week of special coverage with a show about how we imagine extraterrestrial life.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we talk with Adam Frank and Neil deGrasse Tyson about the possibility of life outside of Earth, and the latest efforts to search for it.

Join us on this episode of The Colin McEnroe Show as we discuss the psychology and impacts of hate-watching.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we look at the state and the art of political satire with comedian Samantha Bee and Sophia McClennen, a political scientist who studies satire.

When’s the last time you read a short story? This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show we talk about why adults don’t seem to read many short stories once they’re done with school. And we make the case for why we should.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has remained immensely popular worldwide for over eight decades. This hour, we delve into its history and contemporary applications and explore its scientific validity.

J. Edgar Hoover made the Federal Bureau of Investigation into the organization it is today. This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, Beverly Gage joins us to talk about Hoover’s life and legacy.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show we learn about the science of invisibility. Plus we discuss invisibility in pop culture and science fiction and debate questions we all have about what would happen if someone could turn invisible.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at those books that we find unreadable, whether they’re too long, too difficult, too confusing, or too dated. What makes a book unreadable?