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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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    Live Wire 244 Encore: Fred Armisen, Merrill Markoe, Sallie Ford

    Live Wire's 10th Anniversary show with Saturday Night Live and ...

    Live Wire's 10th Anniversary show with Saturday Night Live and Portlandia star Fred Armisen, Late Night with David Letterman co-creator Merrill Markoe, and music from Sallie Ford.

    Jul 26, 2014 Read more
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    Live Wire 243 Encore: Sherman Alexie, W. Kamau Bell, Run on Sentence

    Author Sherman Alexie debates comedian W. Kamau Bell about who ...

    Author Sherman Alexie debates comedian W. Kamau Bell about who had it worse, Vladimir Putin makes a surprise appearance, and Portland duo Run on Sentence break your heart just a little.

    Jul 19, 2014 Read more
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    Live Wire 242 Encore: Wesley Stace, Beth Harrington, Albatross

    Musician and author Wesley Stace lists his top names for ...

    Musician and author Wesley Stace lists his top names for rock bands aimed at kids from his new book Wonderkid, filmmaker Beth Harrington talks about her Johnny Cash documentary The Winding Stream, and music from Portland's Albatross.

    Jul 12, 2014 Read more
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    Live Wire 239 Encore: Pink Martini & The Von Trapps, Sherief Elkatsha, Kevin Carroll

    The great-great grandchildren of Captain and Maria Von Trapp of ...

    The great-great grandchildren of Captain and Maria Von Trapp of Sound of Music fame sing like angels and chat with Luke, along with Thomas Lauderdale, inspiring speaker Kevin Carroll and Cairo Drive director Shierief Elktasha.

    Jul 5, 2014 Read more
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    Live Wire 241 Encore: Willy Vlautin, Matt Fraction, Kristin Hersh

    Richmond Fontaine frontman Willy Vlautin reads from his new book ...

    Richmond Fontaine frontman Willy Vlautin reads from his new book The Free, comic book writer Matt Fraction tells a story about saving the un-saveable, music from Throwing Muses co-founder Kristin Hersh, and we leak the next line of Girl Scout cookies.

    Jun 28, 2014 Read more
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    Live Wire 240 Encore: Daniel Handler and Lisa Brown, Jay Flewelling, The Doubleclicks

    Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket) and Lisa Brown discuss collaborating ...

    Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket) and Lisa Brown discuss collaborating on The 29 Myths of the Swinster Pharmacy, comedian Jay Flewelling tells a story about pranks gone awry, and new music from nerd-folk goddesses The Doubleclicks' forthcoming album,

    Jun 21, 2014 Read more
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    Live Wire 254: 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

    Jun 14, 2014 Read more
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    Live Wire 253: 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

    Jun 7, 2014 Read more
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    Live Wire 252: 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-allo

    May 31, 2014 Read more
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    Live Wire 246 Encore: David Giuntoli, Vendela Vida, Cumulus

    Grimm star David Giuntoli outlines defenses for Portland's eclectic Wessen ...

    Grimm star David Giuntoli outlines defenses for Portland's eclectic Wessen community, Away We Go screenwriter Vendela Vida tells us all the ways people mispronounce her name, and Cumulus shows us what confessional art pop from Seattle sounds like.

    May 24, 2014 Read more
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