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Take it from Luke and Elena: Live Wire Membership just feels so dang GOOD. ⚡️ Join NOW and snag a few extra perks to pair with the overall sensational feeling of supporting your very favorite independent radio show: https://www.livewireradio.org/membership

Writer Casey Parks unpacks attending an Easter church service after her mom found out she was gay on this week's brand new episode! ⚡️ Trust us, you're gonna wanna tune in to her full interview: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/534 🤩

Nothing SOUNDS quite as nice as Kaveh Akbar discussing the poetic sensibilities of bells! 🔔⭐️ Catch his full (and fantastic) interview on this week's episode: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/533

Find out what all the Mambo is about on this week's brand new episode of Best News! 💃 🎧️ Tune in now: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/bestnews31

We're fondly remembering the incredible Patrick Haggerty who was the frontman of Lavender Country, the first openly gay country band in America. His music, humor, and activism will be dearly missed by everyone. Here is Haggerty's wonderful protest song "Clara Fraser" which he performed on Live Wire a few years back.

Take a listen to sensational singer-songwriter Samantha Crain! She's our musical guest for our #PDXBookFest show THIS SATURDAY @albertarosepdx! Tickets are going fast, so snag yours below! 📚️🎶 🎟️ Tickets: https://www.livewireradio.org/events/20221105

Comedian Ginny Hogan reads from her brand new humor collection "I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans" on this week's wickedly good episode! 📚️💘 🎧️ Tune in to the full episode for even more laughter: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/532

We're less than TWO WEEKS AWAY from our #PDXBookFest show where we'll get to hear from these three incredible writers LIVE on the Alberta Rose stage! It's all happening on November 5th! 📚️🎤 Snag your tickets now: https://www.livewireradio.org/events/20221105 ⚡️

New York Times best-selling author Gary Shteyngart is just as funny as he is good at writing! 😂📚️ Catch his hilarious full interview on this week's episode—listen now: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/531 ⚡️

This week's Best News uncovers the fascinating duo of Durland and Darvin...and they're just the cherry on top of this amazing new episode! 👬🍒 🎧️ Tune in now to catch the full thing: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/bestnews29

Sona Movsesian schools us on how she became the best at being the worst assistant to Conan O'Brien! 😂 Catch her full interview on this week's brand new episode: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/530 ⚡️

Sometimes the very best news can be as simple as celebrating a really big bear! 🐻⭐️ 🎧️ Tune in now: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/bestnews28

The rumors are true! Maintenance Phase co-host and writer Aubrey Gordon is joining us LIVE THIS THURSDAY at the Alberta Rose Theatre! 🌹🤩 Trust us, you're gonna want to snag your ticket: https://www.livewireradio.org/events/20221013 ⚡️

Folk singer and songwriter extraordinaire Margo Cilker joins us THIS THURSDAY at the Alberta Rose Theatre for our second show of the season! 🎶🪕 ⚡️ Snag your tickets NOW to catch her and the rest of our stellar guest lineup: https://www.livewireradio.org/events/20221013

Sam Sanders, host of Vulture podcast "Into It," flips the script on how pop culture can give us tools to navigate the real world 🔎 🌎️ ⚡️ Catch his incredible full interview on this week's NEW episode: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/528

Elena swooping in from her "fancy diva dressing room" to remind you to snag your pants AND TICKETS to next week's Fancy Pants fundraising gala! 🤩 The fun starts at 6:30pm (😉) on October 4th! Join us: https://www.livewireradio.org/fancy-pants-gala

Luke here to remind you that Fancy Pants is exactly ONE WEEK AWAY at Portland Center Stage Armory! 🥂👖✨ 🎟️ Snag your tickets to a night of food (and drinks), fun, and fancy pants: https://www.livewireradio.org/fancy-pants-gala

Mötley Crüe co-founder and bassist Nikki Sixx makes his case for music that stings on this week's episode! 💥🎸 ⚡️ Catch his incredible full interview: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/527

All new Best (Dad) News is live! 🥳 Tune in for a deep-dive into Tony Passarello's Live Wire fandom, the first female Mariachi band in Denver, CO, and a bus rescue mission! 🚌 🎺 Listen now: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/bestnews25

What's even better than listening to Jimmie Herrod on #musicmonday?! Catching him LIVE and up close at our Fancy Pants gala in two weeks! 👖🎶 🎟️ Buy your tickets NOW for front-row seats to a night full of intimate performances and fancy surprises at Portland Center Stage Armory: https://www.livewireradio.org/fancy-pants-gala

If only we ALL could have such elegant takeaways from the movie "Fight Club" as writer Isaac Fitzgerald! 😅 Tune into the rest of his fantastic interview on this week's NEW episode! ⚡️ Listen now: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/526

Conan O'Brien's infamously funny assistant Sona Movsesian is joining us NEXT WEEK at the Alberta Rose Theater on Sept 22nd! 🤩 Catch her LIVE as she talks about her brand new book "The World's Worst Assistant" 📚️ 🎟️⚡️ Snag your season opener tickets: https://www.livewireradio.org/events/20220922

Can you believe that in less than TWO WEEKS you can listen to the groovy musical stylings of Brown Calculus LIVE and IN PERSON on our SEASON OPENER at the Alberta Rose Theater?! 🤩🎶 🎟️ Don't miss out! Snag your tickets NOW for September 22nd: https://www.livewireradio.org/events/20220922 ⚡️

It's not even FUNNY how excited we are to have stand-up comedian Marcella Arguello on our SEASON OPENER at the Alberta Rose Theatre in less than three weeks!!! 🤩🤯 Hurry! Snag a ticket to catch more of her phenomenal humor on Sept 22: https://www.livewireradio.org/events/20220922 🎟️⚡️

Emmy-award winning writer and producer Michael Schur discusses his new thought adventure: a fascinating book that attempts to find the middle ground of moral philosophy 🤓📚️ ⚡️ Tune in now to hear his full interview: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/500

Portland-based spiritual jazz duo Brown Calculus is not only our swoon-worthy #musicmonday feature, but they are also the musical guest for our season opener at the Alberta Rose Theatre on September 22nd! 🤩🎶 🎟️ Snag your tickets NOW for an unforgettable first live show of the season: https://www.livewireradio.org/events/20220922

Even after her HBO documentary on the musical enigma Kenny G, filmmaker Penny Lane is still trying to put together the sonic pieces of the puzzle that make up this smooth jazz saxophonist 🎷🎶 Tune into this week's episode to catch her fascinating full interview: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/491 🎬️

We can't get enough of Adia Victoria's chill-inducing vocals! Tune in to our latest episode to hear her perform another hit song off her album Southern Gothic 🎸🎶 ⚡️ Listen now: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/483

Portlander Jenny Nguyen is making the best kind of waves with the opening of her new sports bar The Sports Bra which is THE ONLY sports bar that exclusively streams women's sports 🏅🏃‍♀️🏐 🎧️ Tune in to our latest episode to hear Nguyen's full interview: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/521

In our latest episode, writer Jon Mooallem reads from his new collection of essays titled "Serious Face" that covers topics from century-old doppelgängers to modern dentistry 📚️🦷 Don't miss out on his stellar interview and tune in now: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/521 🎧️