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Jelani Memory, author of "A Kids Book About Racism," teases apart the initial inspiration behind writing and publishing books that empower kids! 🧠📚️
Catch the rest of his fantastic interview on this week's episode: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/538
🎤 Comedian Jamie Loftus unpacks her podcast "Aack Cast"
✍️ Writer and publisher Jelani Memory discusses his book series for parents and kids tackling heavy topics
🎶 Soul-funk artist Tolliver performs his single "Say What!"
Tune in to this stellar episode: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/538
ONE WEEK UNTIL OUR SEASON FINALE AT REVOLUTION HALL!
Tickets are FLYING for our final show of the year! Snag yours below and kick off your holiday season with what Live Wire does best — record radio LIVE! ⚡️
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Live Wire's stacked season finale is NEXT WEEK! Tag a friend below or reshare this post to be entered to win 2 front row seats* to the show! 😎
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Catch John Darnielle, novelist and frontman of The Mountain Goats, as he discusses true crime obsession before being blown away by rapper and podcaster Dessa on this week's episode of Live Wire! ⚡️🎶
🎧️ Listen now: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/537
A terrific to our SOLD OUT SHOW in Seattle two weeks ago! It was so much fun that we simply can't keep it a secret any longer...we're coming back to Seattle on March 9th! 🥳
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Author George Saunders explains how confusion is key to creative discovery on this week's brand new episode! ✍️📚️
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Head into your weekend with #1 New York Times best-selling author George Saunders and an unbelievable musical performance by the award-winning Samantha Crain on this week's BRAND NEW episode! 📚️🎸🎶
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To all the new and returning Members of our League of Extraordinary Listeners, it's time for us to say THANK YOU for supporting Live Wire during our Fall Member Drive — and beyond!
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Catch Silvia Vasquez-Lavado on this week's episode of Live Wire as she chats about the awe-inspiring nature of what mountaineering means to her! 🏔️⭐️
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⚡AUDIENCE QUESTION #2 FOR THE WEEK:
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Another episode from us to you! ⭐️
🧗♀️ Mountaineer Silvia Vasquez-Lavado discusses how she became the first openly gay woman to climb “The Seven Summits”
🎤 Comedian Curtis Cook explains why you shouldn't wear a suit to Red Lobster
🎸 Patterson Hood, frontman of Drive-By Truckers, performs "Shake and Pine" from their album Welcome 2 Club XIII
Listen now: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/535
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There's no better way to get into the turkey spirit then tuning in to this week's brand new episode of Best News! 🦃
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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 🤩
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ALL NEW AND JUST FOR YOU. ⚡️
Washington Post reporter Casey Parks unpacks her stellar new book "Diary of a Misfit," and singer-songwriter Thunderstorm Artis explains how his music went from The Voice to Grey's Anatomy before an unforgettable performance! 📚️🎶
🎧️ Tune in now: https://www.livewireradio.org/episodes/534
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JUST ANNOUNCED: Live Wire Radio returns to the Hult Center on February 17 at 8 pm for a special live recording of its wildly popular public radio show! The full guest lineup will be announced soon. Learn more at hultcenter.org/live-wire
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We all deserve some Best News this week! Catch Luke and Elena as they discuss dazzling and debunked details, Dolly Parton, and so much more! ⚡️🍗
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It’s YOUR turn to take the Live Wire wheel for our Fall Member Drive! 🚘️⚡️
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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
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Enjoy your weekend with an episode of Live Wire!
✍️ Poet Kaveh Akbar explains how learning Farsi as his first language shaped his poetics
📚️ Writer Danielle Henderson (Feminist Ryan Gosling) unpacks her memoir The Ugly Cry
🎸 Indie rock band Deep Sea Diver performs "Impossible Weight," the title track off their newest album!
Tune in now: 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
Hey, Cool Bosses! Looking to treat your team to a fun outing this holiday season?! 😎🎉
Well, look no further than Live Wire's season finale at Revolution Hall on Dec 15th! Grab a pre-show drink or appetizer at Show Bar, or meet in the bar for a cocktail afterwards. Live Wire offers discounts for groups of 10 or more!
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Hey, Cool Bosses! Looking to treat your team to a fun outing this holiday season?! 😎🎉
Well, look no further than Live Wire's season finale at Revolution Hall on Dec 15th! Grab a pre-show drink or appetizer at Show Bar, or meet in the bar for a cocktail afterwards. Live Wire offers discounts for groups of 10 or more!
⚡️ Inquiries? Email [email protected] for the details!
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.
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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 🎧️
