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The Nose: Hillary vs. Terry and Opera vs. Robots

It has been a strange week for mixing gay right, media, and politics. Texas Governor Rick Perrysurprised a San Francisco audience when he said, "I may have the genetic coding that I'm inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that, and I look at homosexual issues the same way."Anderson Cooper had an edgy conversation with a Texas -- what is it about Texas? -- state rep who supports the so-called "conversion therapy."

But it was the seven-minute duel between NPR's Terry Gross and Hillary Clinton about the latter's long, slow evolution on gay marriage that really grabbed our attention. We say more about that this hour, along with a plan being hatched, right under our noses, to stage Wagner's Ring Cycle here in Connecticut with a digital orchestra has ignited a national, and maybe international outcry.

What do you think? Comment below, emailColin@wnpr.org, or tweet @wnprcolin.

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  • Patty McQueen is an experienced communications strategist and media spokesperson at Patty McQueen Communication Strategies
  • Jim Chapdelaine is a musician, producer, composer, and recording engineer
  • James Hanley is the co-founder of Cinestudio at Trinity College

Colin McEnroe is a radio host, newspaper columnist, magazine writer, author, playwright, lecturer, moderator, college instructor and occasional singer. Colin can be reached at colin@ctpublic.org.
Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on Connecticut Public.
Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.

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