Live Wire! Radio

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Live Wire artfully blends unpredictable conversation, live music, and original comedy from all types of cultural talent and creative minds, from emerging artists to established acts. Hosted by Luke Burbank (Wait Wait... Don't Tell MeCBS Sunday Morning), the show is taped in front of a live audience in Portland, Oregon and reaches over 300,000 listeners via 150 public radio stations across the country (including WAMU in DC, KUOW in Seattle, KJZZ in Phoenix, Minnesota Public Radio, and more).

Past guests include writers and authors such as George Saunders, Cheryl Strayed, Hanif Abdurraqib, Lindy West, Chuck Klosterman, Salman Rushdie, and Gary Shteyngart; performers and comedians John Hodgman, Paul F. Tompkins, Abbi Jacobson, Michael Ian Black, Jackie Kashian, Naomi Ekperigin, Ian Karmel, Phoebe Robinson, Andy Kindler, and Reggie Watts; and film directors Gus Van Sant, Todd Haynes, Lynn Shelton, and Chapman & Maclain Way (Wild Wild Country). Past musical guests include Helio Sequence, The Dandy Warhols, Meklit, Laura Gibson, Open Mike Eagle, Pink Martini, Jonathan Coulton, and Bilal, to name a few.

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Fundraising Materials for Live Wire

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Live Wire artfully blends unpredictable conversation, live music, and original comedy from all types of cultural talent and creative minds, from emerging artists to established acts. NOTE: This program is available to PRX affiliates. For more information please email memberships@prx.org.

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Fundraising spots that promote the importance of public radio!

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From the comfort of their own homes, this six-week series features Live Wire Radio host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello chatting with guest about their current projects, while also addressing how they are responding to and engaging with the current social climate.

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Specially-themed episodes


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This episode is a pledge edition of Live Wire that features writer and Washington Post reporter Casey Parks, plus music from singer-songwriter Thun...

Bought by WUTC, KUAC, KLCC, WVIA, KUT and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 48:45
  • Purchases: 11
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This episode features comedian Hari Kondabolu (Snack vs. Chef) and singer-songwriter Margo Cilker.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
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This episode features New Yorker writer Kathryn Schultz, football coach Keanon Lowe, and music from singer-songwriter John Craigie.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
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This episode features poet Saeed Jones, writer Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and indie-folk duo The Lowest Pair.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
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This "Black History Month" special episode features comedian and TV writer Sam Jay, publisher Jelani Memory, and music from Leyla McCalla and Black...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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This "Black History Month" special episode features comedian and TV writer Sam Jay, publisher Jelani Memory, and music from Leyla McCalla and Black...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode features chef and writer J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, comedian Sara Schaefer, and music from indie rock group Dehd.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode features legendary filmmaker John Waters, writer Sasha LaPointe, and music from Deep Sea Diver.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode features podcaster Aubrey Gordon, standup comedian Chris Meija, and music from Danielle Ponder.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode features celebrated chef and restaurateur Gregory Gourdet, plus music from singer-songwriter No-No Boy.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:01