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


  • Added: Jul 19, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Author Annalee Newitz and host Luke Burbank, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
KEN DAVENPORT, DOUG KATSAROS, AMANDA YESNOWITZ - Writer, composer & lyricist of musical adaptation of Somewhere in Time Writer, journalist and aut...

Bought by KUT and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Author Annalee Newitz and host Luke Burbank, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
KEN DAVENPORT, DOUG KATSAROS, AMANDA YESNOWITZ - Writer, composer & lyricist of musical adaptation of Somewhere in Time Writer, journalist and aut...

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


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: NYTimes Best Selling Author Augusten Burroughs, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author of the NYT best seller "Running with Scissors", AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS The Oregonians musical editor, RYAN WHITE Musical Guests, RADIATION CITY

Bought by KUT, KUOW, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Jul 05, 2013
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: NYTimes Best Selling Author Augusten Burroughs, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author of the NYT best seller "Running with Scissors", AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS The Oregonians musical editor, RYAN WHITE Musical Guests, RADIATION CITY

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


  • Added: Jul 05, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Black Prairie, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author, humorist and youngest SNL writer, SIMON RICH Author of The Orchardist, AMANDA COPLIN Portland string ensemble, BLACK PRAIRIE

Bought by KUT and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 28, 2013
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Black Prairie, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author, humorist and youngest SNL writer, SIMON RICH Author of The Orchardist, AMANDA COPLIN Portland string ensemble, BLACK PRAIRIE

Bought by KALW, KSRQ, KWMR, and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Jun 28, 2013
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: NBA star Brian Grant, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
NBA Star BRIAN GRANT Writer & Artist NICOLE GEORGES Musical Guests THE DANDY WARHOLS Special Guest Host LUKE BURBANK

Bought by KUT, KCPW Salt Lake City, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: NBA star Brian Grant, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
NBA Star BRIAN GRANT Writer & Artist NICOLE GEORGES Musical Guests THE DANDY WARHOLS

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


  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
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 and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 2
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 KUOW, Rhythm & News Service, KWMR, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
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


  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 1
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 KSRQ, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, Rhythm & News Service, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
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 and KUOW


  • Added: May 31, 2013
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 2
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 KSRQ, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KWMR, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Rhythm & News Service and more


  • Added: May 31, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Film, Television & Voice Actor James Urbaniak, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Film and voice actor JAMES URBANIAK Musician, writer and podcaster JOHN RODERICK Songwriter and singer ROSE COUSINS

Bought by KUT and KUOW


  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Film, Television & Voice Actor James Urbaniak, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Film and voice actor JAMES URBANIAK Musician, writer and podcaster JOHN RODERICK Songwriter and singer ROSE COUSINS

Bought by KSRQ, KWMR, and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Author Annalee Newitz and host Luke Burbank, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
KEN DAVENPORT, DOUG KATSAROS, AMANDA YESNOWITZ - Writer, composer & lyricist of musical adaptation of Somewhere in Time Writer, journalist and aut...

Bought by KUT and KUOW


  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Author Annalee Newitz and host Luke Burbank, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
KEN DAVENPORT, DOUG KATSAROS, AMANDA YESNOWITZ - Writer, composer & lyricist of musical adaptation of Somewhere in Time Writer, journalist and aut...

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


  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: NYTimes Best Selling Author Augusten Burroughs, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author of the NYT best seller "Running with Scissors", AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS The Oregonians musical editor, RYAN WHITE Musical Guests, RADIATION CITY

Bought by WBEZ, KUT, and KUOW


  • Added: May 10, 2013
  • Length: 55:02
  • Purchases: 3