News and reviews from our reporters, including coverage of pop music, classical music, visual art, dance, movies, music, television and theater.
All Arts
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Horticulturist Renée Giroux talks about her approach to farming and the role small family farms play in offsetting climate change. And, author Susan Spungen gets you excited about spring cooking. Plus, Karyn Bigelow is building a community for Black beekeepers.
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Taylor Swift’s newest album, The Tortured Poets Department, comes out Friday. So this hour on The Colin McEnroe Show we are taking a look at the idea of the actual tortured poet.
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This hour, we separate the facts from fiction about 18th century pirates. Like: did they really bury treasure? And what codes did they live by?
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Food
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If you're a veggie gardener, you probably already grow broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and kale. Why not experiment with two other Brassicas: kohlrabi and rapini?
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Meet the co-owners of the coffee shop at the Hartford Public Library. Pair books with wine, and learn about the Durham Public Library's Cookbook Club and Teen Test Kitchen. Plus, surprising things cooks might find in the Library of Things.
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Growing peas is easy, if you follow a few simple guidelines.
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Science teacher Xander Lowry is our guide as we tap trees, gather sap, split wood and make syrup with local students. Plus, Jeremy Whipple, of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, talks about the prized syrup made at the Mashantucket Sugar Shack.
Performing Arts & Music
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We talk to chart-topping country songwriter Alice Randall about her career and the often-ignored tradition of Black country artists that Beyoncé is now a part of.
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Let’s learn some of the complex history behind the songs you've probably heard in pubs. Featuring Connecticut’s own The Jovial Crew!
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Bagley’s musicianship touched generations of singers and choral conductors.
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“Our Feet Began to Pray” by the Afro-Semitic Experience releases Jan. 19.
Visual Arts
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Three concurring exhibits celebrate the works of Leo Jensen (1926-2019), perhaps best known for creating bronze frog sculptures for Willimantic’s Thread City Crossing Bridge.
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Delano’s work focuses on Puerto Rico’s colonial past and complicated present.
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Ruff was an innovator as both a jazz musician and educator.
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A “Christmas Panto” featuring songs, slapstick comedy, and audience participation runs this weekend in Norwich.
Movies
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, The Nose looks at two movies starring Hong Chau, Kelly Reichardt’s ‘Showing Up’ and Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale.’
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, The Nose looks at the SAG-AFTRA strike, the new Emmy Award nominations, and James Gunn’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.’
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Has everything original been done in the arts? This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at that question, the idea of originality, and our tolerance for novelty.
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This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, The Nose looks at Marvel’s takeover of Hollywood, ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,’ and more.