Live Wire Radio
Summary: Live Wire is radio variety for the attention span challenged. It's music from up-and-coming bands, original comedy, performance and scintillating interviews with writers, filmmakers, comedians and people who think cool thoughts. Hosted by Luke Burbank (Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Too Beautiful to Live), the show is taped in front of a live audience in Portland, Oregon and is aired on public radio stations around the country.
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Podcasts:
Luke gets "Crash Test" comics Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel to open up about asking for George Clooney's phone number and things they couldn't say on the Paramount set, standup comic Emily Heller plays hits from the radio station in her head, while singer/songwriter Matt Morris does the same.
Ep. 297: "Without a Net" with David Wain, Alex Honnold and Tacocat
Wet Hot American Summer writer/director David Wain talks Cleveland radio and gets tested on his Paul Rudd knowledge, freeclimber Alex Honnold champions vagabond living and taking a baby up El Capitan, and Seattle's punk-infused Tacocat rocks the hell out.
Ep. 296: "Changing Lanes" with Jesse Eisenberg, Sloane Crosley and Laura Gibson
Actor and author Jesse Eisenberg talks insufferable sisters and playing Horse with Carmelo Anthony, memoirist Sloane Crosley compares her latest book to The Goonies and indie sweetheart Laura Gibson changes genres. Three times.
Ep. 295: "Timing is Everything" with Heidi Julavits, John Irving, Diana Nyad and Israel Nebeker
Luke talks fact and fiction with Folded Clock author Heidi Julavits, John Irving talks sex and faith and record-breaker Diana Nyad tells harrowing tales of jellyfish attacks in a special Wordstock show with brand new music from Blind Pilot's Israel Nebeker.
Ep. 294: "Diving In" with Aasif Mandvi, Wallace J. Nichols and Joseph
Daily Show correspondent and writer Aasif Mandvi tells Luke harrowing tales of fleeing British boarding school for Tampa, Blue Mind author Wallace J. Nichols explains why we're (almost) all drawn to water, and Joseph fills the hall with beautiful three-part harmonies.
Ep. 293: "The Long Haul" with Rinker Buck, Bri Pruett and Christopher Paul Stelling
Writer Rinker Buck traveled the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon with no access to wifi and lived to tell Luke about it, comic Bri Pruett discusses men and fish and OKCupid and singer/songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling mesmerizes the audience with his fingerpicking skills.
Ep. 292: "For the Record" with Cheryl Strayed, Anis Mojgani, Jenn Nelson and LOLO
In a show where Luke and the guests go on the record (for real—we had a court reporter onstage) Wild author Cheryl Strayed drops some of her favorite quotes, poet Anis Mojgani talks fast enough to fit four poems into one, Luke talks lawsuits with "Happy Birthday" documentarian Jenn Nelson, and LOLO sings her heart out.
Ep. 291: "Back to Basics" with Ruth Reichl, Jackie Kashian and Van Dyke Parks
Luke goes back to basics as storied food writer Ruth Reichl compare's our green room snacks to Fresh Air's, comic Jackie Kashian extolls the virtues of the 70's, and the legendary Van Dyke Parks reveals his crush for Astrud Gilberto.
