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Caption: Storm Large, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire Radio
Actor STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY, writer OPHIRA EISENBERG, and music from STORM LARGE and RODNEY HICKS.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, 90.5 WESA, and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: This American Life's 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 KHNS, KISU, WRIR, KUT, KUOW and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2013
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Comedian April Richardson, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire Radio
NPR Correspondent DAVID FOLKENFLIK, Comedian APRIL RICHARDSON, and music by SHELBY EARL.

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


  • Added: Dec 06, 2013
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 4
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A post-holiday special with a mix of new and old material from the likes of author SIMON SINGH, professional cuddler SAMANTHA HESS, AUGUSTEN BURROU...

Bought by KUT, Spokane Public Radio, KUOW, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Simon Singh
A post-holiday special with a mix of new and old material from the likes of author SIMON SINGH, professional cuddler SAMANTHA HESS, AUGUSTEN BURROU...

Bought by WCPN, 90.5 WESA, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Portugal. The Man's John Baldwin Gourleyn, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Television writer STEVE YOUNG, writer SARAH MIRK, and music from PORTUGAL. THE MAN.

Bought by KUT, KUOW, KCPW Salt Lake City, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 22, 2013
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Portugal. The Man's John Baldwin Gourley, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Television writer STEVE YOUNG, writer SARAH MIRK, and music from PORTUGAL. THE MAN.

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


  • Added: Nov 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Author M.K. Asante , Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Authors T.C. BOYLE, M.K. ASANTE, IAN DOESCHER, and music by TANYA DONELLY.

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


  • Added: Oct 11, 2013
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 7
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
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A special "compelling combinations" Live Wire: Cartoonists Alison Bechdel and Lynda Barry Poet Laureate Paulann Peterson, Gong Show creator and aut...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Hey Marseilles Indie Folk Band, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
ELIZABETH WEIL - Author of "No Cheating, No Dying: I had a Good Marriage and I Tried to Make it Better." IAN KARMEL - Stand-up comic, winner of t...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Aug 29, 2012
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Acclaimed Author Patrick deWitt, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Acclaimed author and screen writer, PATRICK DEWITT. Songwriter and musician, MICHAEL HURLEY. Portland Essayist, MARTHA GROVER.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jun 28, 2012
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jeanne Marie Beaumont
Poet Jeanne Marie Beaumont's books include CURIOUS CONDUCT and PLACEBO EFFECTS, and her collection, BURNING OF THE THREE FIRES. She assembles ever...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis & Illustrator Mike Oeming, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Comic book writer and former artist for Marvel comics, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS. International Cheesemonger winner, STEVE JONES. Portland based alter...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Mar 01, 2012
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Famed Author Chuck Palahniuk, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Famed Novelist Chuck Palahniuk, Author Lidia Yuknavitch, Indie rock band Blouse.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Singer/Writer Christine McKinley, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Science Author, Michael Nielsen. Writer and Musician, Christine McKinley. Musical Guests, Crooked Fingers.

Bought by KUOW, Rhythm & News Service, and WNJR


  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Famed Author Chuck Palahniuk, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Famed Novelist Chuck Palahniuk, Author Lidia Yuknavitch, Indie rock band Blouse.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WNJR, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 06, 2011
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 3
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How many Victorian books would you have to read to know the Victorians? What if you could read all 1.7 million?

  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 28:57
Caption: Ryan Witt
What if you were a superhero that had a completely undesirable power? Today on Art Beat we visit with a Winona local who is creating a character th...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 32:24
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In Boston's densest neighborhood, the Chinatown Storefront Library converted a vacant commercial space into a thriving community center. And then i...

Bought by XRAY.fm and YouthCast


  • Added: Feb 17, 2010
  • Length: 13:44
  • Purchases: 2
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A novelist, poet, and furniture maker, Jim Nisbet lives in San Francisco.

  • Added: Sep 10, 2009
  • Length: 31:07

  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:30

  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:58
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Travel. Adventure. Romance. Inexplicable narratives from the man in the window seat.

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1