Live Wire

Series produced by 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.

NOTE: This program is available to PRX affiliates. For more information please email memberships@prx.org.

Hosted by Luke Burbank (Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, CBS 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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Hosted by Luke Burbank (Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, CBS 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... Show full description


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634 Pieces

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Caption: Comedian Todd Barry, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Comedian TODD BARRY, Congressman EARL BLUMENAUER, music guest RAMONA FALLS.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, 90.5 WESA, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Filmmaker LYNN SHELTON, Essayist STACY BOLT and musical guests THAO and the GET DOWN STAY DOWN.

Bought by WCPN, KUOW, KUT, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Sep 20, 2013
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Filmmaker LYNN SHELTON, Essayist STACY BOLT and musical guests THAO and the GET DOWN STAY DOWN.

Bought by KVNF, Rhythm & News Service, KSRQ, Oregon Public Broadcasting, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Author and musician James McBride, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author JAMES McBRIDE, Editor of Found magazine DAVY ROTHBART and musical guests WILD ONES

Bought by KUOW, WCPN, KUT, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Sep 13, 2013
  • Length: 55:02
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Author and musician James McBride, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author JAMES McBRIDE, Editor of Found magazine DAVY ROTHBART and musical guests WILD ONES

Bought by KWMR, Rhythm & News Service, KSRQ, 90.5 WESA, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Director of C.O.G., Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Director of C.O.G., a film based on the David Sedaris memoir, KYLE PATRICK ALVAREZ Poet and author of the recent Fall Ill Medicine, CARRI SEITSING...

Bought by WCPN, KUT, KCPW Salt Lake City, and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 06, 2013
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Director of C.O.G., Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Director of C.O.G., a film based on the David Sedaris memoir, KYLE PATRICK ALVAREZ Poet and author of the recent Fall Ill Medicine, CARRI SEITSING...

Bought by KWMR, KSRQ, Rhythm & News Service, and Oregon Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Sep 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Host of This American Life, Ira Glass
Host and producer of This American Life IRA GLASS, RadioLab's JAD ABUMRAD and ROBERT KRULWICH, Prairie Home Companion's GARRISON KEILLOR and music ...

Bought by WCPN, KUT, KUOW, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Aug 30, 2013
  • Length: 54:55
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Host of This American Life, Ira Glass
Host and producer of This American Life IRA GLASS, RadioLab's JAD ABUMRAD and ROBERT KRULWICH, Prairie Home Companion's GARRISON KEILLOR and music ...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, KWMR, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, 90.5 WESA and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Animal behaviorist and autism expert Temple Grandin
Author SUSAN CAIN, Animal behaviorist and autism expert TEMPLE GRANDIN, Actor and storyteller STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY, Late author DAVID RAKOFF, and Imp...

Bought by KUT, KUOW, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Aug 23, 2013
  • Length: 54:49
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Animal behaviorist and autism expert Temple Grandin
Author SUSAN CAIN, Animal behaviorist and autism expert TEMPLE GRANDIN, Actor and storyteller STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY, Late author DAVID RAKOFF, and Imp...

Bought by KALW, Rhythm & News Service, KSRQ, 90.5 WESA, KWMR and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Singer/Songwriter Edna Vazquez, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author HOWARD BLOOM Comedian ALEX FALCONE Singer/Songwriter EDNA VAZQUEZ

Bought by KUT, KUOW, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 54:50
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Singer/Songwriter Edna Vazquez, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author HOWARD BLOOM Comedian ALEX FALCONE Singer/Songwriter EDNA VAZQUEZ

Bought by KSRQ, Rhythm & News Service, and KWMR


  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Improvisational Comedian Reggie Watts, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Note: we are re-airing one of our favorite shows from a previous era, in which Courtenay Hameister was host, in its entirety this week as we morph ...

Bought by KUT, KCPW Salt Lake City, and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 09, 2013
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Improvisational Comedian Reggie Watts, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Note: we are re-airing one of our favorite shows from a previous era, in which Courtenay Hameister was host, in its entirety this week as we morph ...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KWMR


  • Added: Aug 09, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
DAN SAVAGE writes the internationally syndicated sex advice column Savage Love. Stand-up comedian JEN KIRKMAN Musical Guests THE BUILDERS AND THE...

Bought by KUT, KUOW, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
DAN SAVAGE writes the internationally syndicated sex advice column Savage Love. Stand-up comedian JEN KIRKMAN Musical Guests THE BUILDERS AND THE...

Bought by KUT, Rhythm & News Service, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KSRQ, KWMR and more


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Actress and Comedian Kristen Schaal, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
KRISTEN SCHAAL & SCOTT JACOBSON - Comedian/voice actress and writer/producer for Bob's Burgers LISA HANAWALT - Well-published cartoonist Musical ...

Bought by KUT and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Jul 26, 2013
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Actress and Comedian Kristen Schaal, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
KRISTEN SCHAAL & SCOTT JACOBSON - Comedian/voice actress and writer/producer for Bob's Burgers LISA HANAWALT - Well-published cartoonist Musical ...

Bought by KWMR, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUOW, and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Jul 26, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Host of the WTF podcast, Marc Maron, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
MARC MARON - Stand-up comedian, host of the WTF podcast and star of Maron on IFC MONICA DRAKE - Author of the novels Clown Girl and The Stud Book...

Bought by KUT, KUOW, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Jul 19, 2013
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 3