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Lots of singers are good at keeping time. This week I'm featuring about a dozen singers who were also great at doing time. They not only made recor...

Bought by WTJU and WMNR


  • Added: Oct 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Author T.C. Boyle, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Authors T.C. BOYLE, M.K. ASANTE, IAN DOESCHER, and music by TANYA DONELLY.

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


  • Added: Oct 11, 2013
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 5
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
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Discussion and rating of products from the Nashville Whiskey Festival 2013

  • Added: Sep 20, 2013
  • Length: 01:12:57
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
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Guess what I found in the Moscow airport? The official NSA iPod! So, before I’m renditioned, I’ll be playing some of the agency’s favorite son...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
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Yes, it’s a paternity test, but this one is especially fun because it doesn’t involve Charlie Sheen. I’ll play about a dozen jazz singers and ...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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An introduction to styles of Sour Beers

  • Added: Jul 25, 2013
  • Length: 35:49
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Reviews of 3 outstanding beers each of the hosts brings to talk about

  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 43:13
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3 beers that each of the hosts bring to chat about and rate

  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 34:18

  • Added: Jul 11, 2013
  • Length: 50:47
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
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Review of 3 beers from Blue Pants Brewery

  • Added: Jun 28, 2013
  • Length: 18:18

  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 30:55
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SUDS segment with a review of several craft beers and a lively discussion on the validity of the craft beer bubble.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2013
  • Length: 31:01
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On this episode of, The Live Feed - a comedian from Minneapolis talks with us about his experience pursuing comedy in Minnesota. A fairly new face ...

  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 17:15
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
Caption: Bobby Pickles (left); Leesa Dean (right), Credit: Adrien De Martini
Bobby speaks with, writer and animator, Leesa Dean about her three fully developed animated series – Chilltown, The Danger Squad and Lele’s Ratchet...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2013
  • Length: 55:22
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Weekly 4 minute binge of musical rarities, oddities and classics. This time we get real with songs about stuff that actually happened. With Deep Pu...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
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Weekly 4 minute binge of musical rarities, oddities and classics. This time we tattoo you with songs and stories of INK. Illustrated by Groucho Mar...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WTIP


  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Author of Quiet, Susan Cain, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author - SUSAN CAIN Cuban Pianist - ALFREDO RODRIQUEZ Comedian - IAN KARMEL

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


  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 6
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Weekly 4 minute spritz of musical rarities, oddities and classics. This time we go to the Oscars with Ginger Rogers, Frank Sinatra, Jiminy Cricket,...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Let's Get It On!
4 minute weekly binge of musical rarities, oddities and classics, this week diving deep into the velvety cushion of love songs. From "Voulez Vouz C...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:55