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Ep. 270: "The Grown Up Table" with Kelly Williams Brown, Ahamefule Oluo & Lost Lander

This show we're at The Grownup Table as Adulting author ...

This show we're at The Grownup Table as Adulting author Kelly Williams Brown tells us how call in sick effectively and writer/musician Ahamefule Oluo recounts a tale of becoming an adult while playing trumpet in a dead man's band in Norway, all to the str

Ep. 269: "Committed" with Maz Jobrani, Sarah Koenig, Lindy West & Edna Vazquez

Ep. 268: "Love Wire" with Valentine's Day Special - Derrick Brown, Cheryl Strayed, Steve Almond, Laura Gibson & Dolorean

It's a Valentine's Day in-studio special with our friends from ...

It's a Valentine's Day in-studio special with our friends from the Dear Sugar podcast! Poet Derrick Brown delivers an unconventional ode to love, Wild author Cheryl Strayed dispenses wisdom on how to survive one's 20s with a heart intact, author and rabbl

Live Wire 265 Encore: Hari Kondabolu, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz, Deep Sea Diver

This hour, we champion the underdog as writer Cristin O'Keefe ...

This hour, we champion the underdog as writer Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz brings us the story of Dr. Thomas Mutter, the father of modern medicine and "the P.T. Barnum of the operating room," comic Hari Kondabolu explains why he likes NPR hate mail best ("the

Live Wire 264 Encore: Megan Amram, Joanna Lynne Ponce, Alialujah Choir

In a show all about the art and science of ...

In a show all about the art and science of being a lady, Luke plays "Marry, Boff, Klll: Scientist Edition" with Science: For Her! writer Megan Amram and talks to trans activist Joanna Lynne Ponce about seeing both sides of the gender equation, all while t

Live Wire 262 Encore: Dan Pashman, Dee Williams, Tomo Nakayama

In a show where the devil is in the details, ...

In a show where the devil is in the details, Luke talks to Tiny House pioneer Dee Williams about what you let go of when you move into an 84 square-foot house, The Sporkful's Dan Pashman answers all of life's questions through a complex allegory about sna

Live Wire 259 Encore: Steve Almond, Georgina Hayns, Horse Feathers

This week, we talk about doing things the hard way ...

This week, we talk about doing things the hard way as Against Football author Steve Almond reads his hate mail, LAIKA Studios' Georgina Hayns talks BoxTrolls and the patience of stop-motion puppeteers and Horse Feathers gets all rock-y with their new soun

Live Wire 257 Encore: Peter Sagal, Chelsea Cain, Eef Barzelay

We reveal whether Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal ...

We reveal whether Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal actually refers to his own head as "The Pleasure Dome," thriller author Chelsea Cain teaches us how to win a knife fight, and Clem Snide's Eef Barzelay breaks our freaking hearts with his cover

Live Wire 258 Encore: Nicholas Kristof, Mike Pesca, Bill Frisell

In an episode all about the unknown, The Gist's Mike ...

In an episode all about the unknown, The Gist's Mike Pesca tells Luke how to take the perfect nap, we go to great lengths to discover what scares "The Indiana Jones of Journalism" Nicholas Kristof (spoiled milk is on the list) and jazz great Bill Frisell

Ep. 267: "It's Funny Because It's True" with Kurt Braunohler, Mike Sacks & Liz Vice

It's Funny Because It's True: In a show slathered in ...

It's Funny Because It's True: In a show slathered in humor and truthiness, comic Kurt Braunohler reveals the lies the Hot Air Balloon Consortium has been telling us, Poking a Dead Frog author Mike Sacks and Conan writer Todd Levin talk shop, and we're all