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Live Wire is a one-hour radio show recorded in front of a live audience at the Aladdin Theatre in Portland, Oregon and broadcast on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Live Wire features: music, scintillating conversations, sketch comedy and performances from the famous and fascinating to the ...
Live Wire is a one-hour radio show recorded in front of a live audience at the Aladdin Theatre in Portland, Oregon and broadcast on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Live Wire features: music, scintillating conversations, sketch comedy and performances from the famous and fascinating to the unknown and unabashed.
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Ep. 257: "Getting Even" with 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
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Ep. 256: "Taste" with Beth Federici & Kathleen Squires, Ben Jacobsen & Little Freddie King
In an episode all about culinary delights, filmmakers Beth Federici ...
In an episode all about culinary delights, filmmakers Beth Federici and Kathleen Squires talk about their James Beard documentary America's First Foodie, Luke tells salt harvester Ben Jacobsen that sorting salt sounds like one of the rings of hell (way to
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Ep. 255: "Trailblazers" with Melissa Etheridge, Dr. Brian Druker, Sara Benincasa, Ural Thomas & the Pain & Mark Mason
In an episode all about trailblazers, pop icon Melissa Etheridge ...
In an episode all about trailblazers, pop icon Melissa Etheridge corrects Luke's assertion that music is dead, Dr. Brian Druker updates us on the war on cancer (it's going better than the war on drugs!), Ural Thomas & the Pain heal all our musical woes, a
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Live Wire 254 Encore: Todd Glass, Daniel H. Wilson, EDJ
Stellar standup from comedian Todd Glass as well as a ...
Stellar standup from comedian Todd Glass as well as a discussion about "bustin' out of his shed" (coming out) in his book The Todd Glass Situation, author Daniel H. Wilson warns us that robots will see us naked in the future, and former Fruit Bats frontma
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Live Wire 253 Encore: David Kinney, Cameron Esposito, John Kim, Lemolo
Author David Kinney reveals the roots of Bob Dylan-inspired fanaticism ...
Author David Kinney reveals the roots of Bob Dylan-inspired fanaticism with his new book The Dylanologists, actor John Kim lets us in on secrets about his new TNT series The Librarians, comedian Cameron Esposito advises Luke to update his lesbian referenc
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Live Wire 252 Encore: Jason Padgett, Christine McKinley, Swan Sovereign
In perhaps our most science-y episode ever, math savant Jason ...
In perhaps our most science-y episode ever, math savant Jason Padgett explains relativity in about a minute and mechanical engineer/musician Christine McKinley tells us about her new book Physics for Rock Stars, then performs with Portland's no-boys-allow
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Live Wire 251 Encore: Nathan Fielder, Andy Haynes, Joel Warner, Peter McGraw, Holiday Friends
In an episode all about humor, writer/director Nathan Fielder dishes ...
In an episode all about humor, writer/director Nathan Fielder dishes about Dumb Starbucks, comedian Andy Haynes makes his divorce funny, Humor Code authors Joel Warner and Peter McGraw tells us the secret to funniness, and Holiday Friends prove that Astor
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Live Wire 250 Encore: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ken Jennings, Ages and Ages
Actress Wendi McLendon-Covey tells us about working on ABC's The ...
Actress Wendi McLendon-Covey tells us about working on ABC's The Goldbergs, we try to stump Jeopardy! winner Ken Jennings, and we hear music music from Portland choral pop band Ages and Ages.
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Live Wire 249 Encore: Barbara Ehrenreich, Jason Porter, The Minus 5
Author Barbara Ehrenreich tells us about her latest book, Living ...
Author Barbara Ehrenreich tells us about her latest book, Living with a Wild God, Jason Porter tells a story about writing his novel Why Are You So Sad?, and The Minus 5's Scott McCaughey lives up to his reputation of wearing shades on the radio.
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Live Wire 248 Encore: Wil Wheaton, Kevin Young, Black Prairie
Confessions from Star Trek: TNG and Geek King Wil Wheaton, ...
Confessions from Star Trek: TNG and Geek King Wil Wheaton, poet Kevin Young versifies all over us, and music from 3/5 of the Decemberists known as Black Prairie.
