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This week’s Any Questions features guest solver John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants. Air window: 1/2 through 1/10

  • Added: Jan 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
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This week's Rock School is all about one album: "A Christmas Present for You" from Phil Spector. We'll play songs from the album, learn about the l...

Bought by WGZS


  • Added: Jan 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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When a band rejects a song by a songwriter, many times that same song gets pick up by another band and becomes a hit. Find out what groups these so...

Bought by WMTNradio, KPVL, and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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This will be Chad's last show with us. He got to pick the topic, and he got to be the star (as hard as it was for Dr. Joe). We'll be missing him as...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Thanksgiving pretty much sums this one up. Dr. Burns griping and complaining like and old man, Thanksgiving-based songs, and even more! This week's...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, KSTK, WVTF, and WSLR


  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Swedish singer, Jens Lekman, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
CHERYL STRAYED - Author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things JACK OHMAN - Editorial Cartoonist JENS LEKMAN - Swedish musician

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Nov 16, 2012
  • Length: 54:55
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Swedish singer, Jens Lekman, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
CHERYL STRAYED - Author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things JACK OHMAN - Editorial Cartoonist JENS LEKMAN - Swedish musician

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KWMR, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, 90.5 WESA and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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1978 is an important year for rock. Why? because this upcoming January, a lot of artists should be getting the rights to their own music following ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Peter Ames Carlin Author of Bruce; Biography of Bruce Springsteen, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author PETER AMES CARLIN, Filmmaker CHEL WHITE and musical guest EZZA ROSE

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Rhythm & News Service, KWMR, 90.5 WESA and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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A special "compelling combinations" Live Wire: Cartoonists Alison Bechdel and Lynda Barry Poet Laureate Paulann Peterson, Gong Show creator and aut...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 1
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A special "compelling combinations" Live Wire: Cartoonists Alison Bechdel and Lynda Barry Poet Laureate Paulann Peterson, Gong Show creator and aut...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, 90.5 WESA, Rhythm & News Service, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KWMR and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 6
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This Halloween, we'll be talking all about the greatest makeup and mask donning bands in history. What's so brilliant about makeup? Find out on thi...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
Caption: Prolific Novelist, Kurt Andersen, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
KURT ANDERSEN - Host, Author & Journalist MARIA SEMPLE - Author & television writer DAVID BAZAN - Singer/Songwriter

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Prolific Novelist, Kurt Andersen, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
KURT ANDERSEN - Host, Author & Journalist MARIA SEMPLE - Author & television writer DAVID BAZAN - Singer/Songwriter

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, KWMR, 90.5 WESA, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: American folk musician Willy Porter, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
DAN SMITH author of Monkey Mind; Comedian and author of Tasteful Nudes, DAVE HILL; Musical Guest, WILLY PORTER.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: American folk musician Willy Porter, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
DAN SMITH author of Monkey Mind; Comedian and author of Tasteful Nudes, DAVE HILL; Musical Guest, WILLY PORTER.

Bought by KWMR, Rhythm & News Service, Oregon Public Broadcasting, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, 90.5 WESA and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 6
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School is back in session, and we're not just talking about Rock School.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
Caption: Issa Rae, Creator of the web series "The Misadventures of an Awkward Black Girl", Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Writer and Director of ParaNorman CHRIS BUTLER. Writer and web series director ISSA RAE. Musical Guests FINN RIGGINS.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Oregon Public Broadcasting, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WCPN, and 90.5 WESA


  • Added: Oct 04, 2012
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 5
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Miranda Grosverner, "The Muse of the Stars," a woman who does not exist was written of, spoken of, and sung about by many famous people in many gen...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
Caption: Mike Birbiglia, Comedian and star of the new film Sleepwalk With Me , Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Comedian and Filmmaker MIKE BIRBIGLIA. Journalist and video game designer MATT HARDING. Musical guests HELIO SEQUENCE.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Hey Marseilles Indie Folk Band, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
ELIZABETH WEIL - Author of "No Cheating, No Dying: I had a Good Marriage and I Tried to Make it Better." IAN KARMEL - Stand-up comic, winner of t...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Aug 29, 2012
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Host Matt Fagerholm, Credit: Matt Fagerholm
Actor Conor McCahill joins host Matt Fagerholm to discuss his work in Nathan Adloff's acclaimed indie, "Nate & Margaret."

  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 28:39
Caption: Humorist & Author David Rakoff, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author, Commentator, Humorist David Rakoff, Author Jonathan Lethem, plus musical guest 21 year old sensation Sara Jackson-Holman

Bought by Rhythm & News Service and Oregon Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Humorist & Author David Rakoff, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Author, Commentator, Humorist David Rakoff, Author Jonathan Lethem plus musical guest 21 year old sensation Sara Jackson-Holman

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Sam and Alan begin to maybe, possibly, almost come to terms with the fact that the Orioles might prolong their unlikely run of competence all the w...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 34:21