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Live Wire is a one-hour radio show recorded in front of a live audience at the Aladdin Theatre in Portland, Oregon and broadcast on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Live Wire features: music, scintillating conversations, sketch comedy and performances from the famous and fascinating to the ...
Live Wire is a one-hour radio show recorded in front of a live audience at the Aladdin Theatre in Portland, Oregon and broadcast on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Live Wire features: music, scintillating conversations, sketch comedy and performances from the famous and fascinating to the unknown and unabashed.
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Ep. 266: "My Big Break" with Cheryl Strayed, Justin Simien & Magic Mouth
In a show about big breaks, Wild author Cheryl Strayed ...
In a show about big breaks, Wild author Cheryl Strayed talks about watching Reese Witherspoon walk 1000 miles in her shoes, Dear White People writer/director Justin Simien asks Luke why afros are "black holes for white people's fingers," and Magic Mouth s
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Live Wire 255 Encore: Melissa Etheridge, Dr. Brian Druker, Sara Benincasa, Ural Thomas & the Pain, Mark Mason
In an episode all about trailblazers, pop icon Melissa Etheridge ...
In an episode all about trailblazers, pop icon Melissa Etheridge corrects Luke's assertion that music is dead, Dr. Brian Druker updates us on the war on cancer (it's going better than the war on drugs!), Ural Thomas & the Pain heal all our musical woes, a
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Ep. 265: "Underdogs" with Hari Kondabolu, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz & Deep Sea Diver
This hour, we champion the underdog as writer Cristin O'Keefe ...
This hour, we champion the underdog as writer Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz brings us the story of Dr. Thomas Mutter, the father of modern medicine and "the P.T. Barnum of the operating room," comic Hari Kondabolu explains why he likes NPR hate mail best ("the
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Ep. 264: "Art and Science of Being a Lady" with Megan Amram, Joanna Lynne Ponce & Alialujah Choir
In a show all about the art and science of ...
In a show all about the art and science of being a lady, Luke plays "Marry, Boff, Klll: Scientist Edition" with Science: For Her! writer Megan Amram and talks to trans activist Joanna Lynne Ponce about seeing both sides of the gender equation, all while t
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Ep. 263: "Power of Two" with Joshua Wolf Shenk, Anis Mojgani & Fernando
In a show that explores the Power of Two, author ...
In a show that explores the Power of Two, author Joshua Wolf-Shenk talks about the magic that happens when competition meets collaboration, two-time US Poetry Slam champ Anis Mojgani declares his love for walruses and various other tusked animals, and Fer
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Ep. 262: "Devil is in the Details" with Dan Pashman, Dee Williams & Tomo Nakayama
In a show where the devil is in the details, ...
In a show where the devil is in the details, Luke talks to Tiny House pioneer Dee Williams about what you let go of when you move into an 84 square-foot house, The Sporkful's Dan Pashman answers all of life's questions through a complex allegory about sna
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Ep. 261: "Get Smart" with Dan Savage, Shane Torres & Modern Kin
In this episode, taped at PSU's Lincoln Hall, we get ...
In this episode, taped at PSU's Lincoln Hall, we get smart as Dan Savage answers questions from kids for the first time (and mentions furries in the process), comic Shane Torres teaches us the perfect way to quit a job, and Modern Kin shows us how to rock
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Ep. 260: "Such Great Heights" with Robin Lopez, Derrick Brown & Hook & Anchor
In a show that takes us to Such Great Heights, ...
In a show that takes us to Such Great Heights, poet Derrick Brown becomes Nick Cave after drinking his coffee, Portland Trailblazer Robin Lopez passes a ""Nerdsketball"" quiz with flying colors, and Hook and Anchor send the strains of strings and beautif
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Ep. 259: "The Hard Way" with Steve Almond, Georgina Hayns & Horse Feathers
This week, we talk about doing things the hard way ...
This week, we talk about doing things the hard way as Against Football author Steve Almond reads his hate mail, LAIKA Studios' Georgina Hayns talks BoxTrolls and the patience of stop-motion puppeteers and Horse Feathers gets all rock-y with their new soun
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Ep. 258: "Known Unknowns" with Nicholas Kristof, Mike Pesca & Bill Frisell
In an episode all about the unknown, The Gist's Mike ...
In an episode all about the unknown, The Gist's Mike Pesca tells Luke how to take the perfect nap, we go to great lengths to discover what scares "The Indiana Jones of Journalism" Nicholas Kristof (spoiled milk is on the list) and jazz great Bill Frisell
