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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...

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  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 48:45
  • Purchases: 11
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We continue Black History Month with the Past American Voice of Al Young, the two-time American Book Award winner, who passed away in 2021 at age 8...

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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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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We speak with Chetna Maroo about her debut novel, Western Lane. It’s a beautifully written coming of age story about a young girl and her British I...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2023
  • Length: 58:53
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This week on NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR... Anthony Grooms is a two-time winner of the Lillian Smith Book Prize, given to writers who tackle issues of ...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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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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NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR features a program of readings and conversation at Commerce Bank's The Box Gallery. Poets Wyatt Townley, H.C. Palmer, Brian ...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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Patti Frye Meredith is a Southern fiction, Galax, VA born and raised novelist, currently residing in Chapel Hill, NC. She discusses her latest nove...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Author David Mura talks about his new book "The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself"

  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 17:13
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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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The late novelist, retired Princeton professor, and mountain climber, Russell Banks is the author of the 2021 novel, FOREGONE. In this classic 201...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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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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Author of the NEA Big Read title Nothing to See Here Kevin Wilson discusses the serious issues at the heart of this outrageous (and outrageously fu...

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2023
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 7
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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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Pulitzer Prize winners Tony Kushner, Jane Smiley, Richard Russo, as well as Sherman Alexie, Naomi Shihab Nye, and the late August Wilson share some...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Author Sheri Brenden talks about her new book “Break Point”

  • Added: Jan 12, 2023
  • Length: 13:30
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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
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This episode features actor and comedian Molly Shannon and music by South African rocker Tuelo.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode features comedian Paul F. Tompkins, podcast host Sarah Marshall, and music from jazz vocalist Jimmie Herrod.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode features podcaster and writer Nora McInerny, music industry entrepreneur Nabil Ayers, and singer-songwriter Madison Cunningham.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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This special Holiday Edition of Live Wire features comedian Paul F. Tompkins, podcaster Sarah Marshall of You're Wrong About, and music from jazz v...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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This episode features comedian and podcaster Jamie Loftus, writer and publisher Jelani Memory, and music from Tolliver.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2022
  • Length: 59:01