E.W. Conundrum's Troubadours and Raconteurs Podcast: Recent Episodes
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A Taste - "A Great Thing About America Is That We Could Offend People..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 325 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 325 features an insightful conversation with Writer, Social Critic and Baseball Enthusiast - Bruno Milo.
Bruno and I discuss Freedom of Speech, Benefit of the Doubt, Pent Up Rage, Trump or Biden Who Is Stupid?, Baseball as an Analogy to Life in the U.S.A....
Episode 325 also includes an EW Essay titled "Peace Piece." We share an excerpt of Jacques Barzun's piece titled "On Baseball" as read by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese. We have an EW poem called "Speech."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Billie Holiday, Bill Evans, the Greatful Dead, Bob Marley, Neko Case, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "Creativity Is Humankind's Greatest Resource..." We have for your listening pleasure "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 324 features a conversation of great scale with Artist, Creativity Advocate, Community Builder & Change Agent- Dawn Breeze.
Dawn and I discuss Her Journey, Being Exposed Again to the Sky, Hudson, Place Corps, Leadership, Ethically Engaging Your Work in the World, Creativity, Courage, MLK, the Transition from Capitalism, What We Value, Finding a Tribe, Spiritual Learning as Capital...
Episode 324 also includes an EW Essay titled "Beautiful." We share Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "Underware" as read by Tom O'Bedlam. We have an EW poem called "Promise."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire, the Nude Party, the Black Keys, Sharon Van Etten, Bob Dylan, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Photograph by Zak Zavada.
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A Taste - "...just killing sea lions dead with guns. These are smart, intelligent, playful animals.... " We have for your listening pleasure Episode 323 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 323 features an environmentally minded conversation with Regular Contributor, Environmental Law Attorney from Friends of Animals - Michael Harris.
Michael and I discuss Personhood, Happiness for Animals, Whaling, Sea Lions, Species Diversity, Salmon in the Columbia River, Fish Ladders, Dams for Energy, Wild Horses, the Cattle Industry, Oil & Gas, Ethics & Economics...
Episode 323 also includes an EW Essay titled "Squatting." We share an excerpt from Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Notes from the Underground." We have an EW poem called "Wild Horses."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Rodrigo y Gabriela, the Beastie Boys, Dr. John, Leon Redbone, John Lennon, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "Our Religion is Economics, and There Is a Soullessness to That For Sure. " We have for your listening pleasure Episode 322 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 322 features a dynamic conversation with Restaurateur, Community Lover, Activist, Impresario Co-Owner & Operator of Pangea in Manhattan's East Village- Stephen Shanaghan.
Stephen and I discuss Traveling Europe, the East Village, Opening a Restaurant in the Village, Bohemian Culture, the Importance of Community, NYU's Affect on the Village, Jane Jacobs, the Greatest Artists Are in New York City, PRIDE Week, the Stonewall Inn, Cabaret, Keepin' the Faith...
Episode 322 also includes an EW Essay titled "Home." We share a recording of Tennessee Williams reading a piece by Hart Crane titled "Eternity." We have an EW poem called "Artists."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Lou Reed, Oasis, Marianne Faithful, Judy Garland, Cole Porter, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "I Believe in Democracy but... I Think Our Government Is Wholly Illegitimate. " We have for your listening pleasure Episode 321 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 321 features a vivacious conversation with our Resident Historian- Serf William.
The Serf and I discuss Searching for Meaning, Order in Chaos, Privilege, Concentrated Wealth, Meritocracy, Tribalism, Cultural Differences in America, Our Rigged System, How Trump Was Right About Capitalism, Fascist Dogs, How Wealth Inspires Nastiness, Responsibility of Citizens, Sacred Cows, Making Hard Decisions...
Episode 321 also includes an EW Essay titled "Memorial." We share an excerpt from Jack Kerouac's "On The Road." We have an EW poem called "Impeccable."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Who, Courtney Barnett, Sonic Youth, Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "I've Been Very Fortunate in My Life, I've Met a Lot of Brilliant People..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 320 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 320 features a grand conversation with Artist, Activist, Puppet Maker - John Bromberg.
John and I discuss Ozone Park, Zip Guns, Gangs, Wanting to Be a Beatnik, Playing Chess with Marcel Duchamp in Washington Square Park, Pratt, Minimalist Painting, Too Young for Success, Nervous Breakdown, Bellevue, Peter Schumann, Scott and Helen Nearing, Back to the Land, Wallace Black Elk, Ritual of Performance, Pictures Moved by Strings, Social Justice, Changing the World...
Episode 320 also includes an EW Essay titled "Graduation." We debut a Radio Play written by Dr. Michael Pavese as performed by Marnie Azzarelli. We have an EW poem called "Power."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Violent Femmes, Tracy Chapman, Bernstein, Sondheim, Kostal, Amy Winehouse, G. Love & Special Sauce, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "Stupid Animals? Stupid People..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 319 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 319 features a wonderful conversation with our Resident Philosopher, Farmer and Winemaker - Almighty Todd.
The Almighty and I discuss Mudslides. Roadside Litter, Rivers Polluted into the Ocean, Cherry Blossoms. Fossil Fuels, Wu Wei, Confucius, Taoism, Forest Bathing, Passing Time, Barbecue Season. ...
Episode 319 also includes an EW Essay titled "Young." We share Roald Dahl's "Television" as read by Dr. Michael Pavese. We have an EW poem called "Victim."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, David Byrne, the Suffers, Leo Kottke, David Bowie, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "It Is An Idea About the Dark Parts of Humans' Interaction with the World..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 318 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 318 features a wonderful conversation with Artist and Activist Trudy Gerlach.
Trudy and I discuss Drawing, Painting, Loving Books, Her Mother, the Natural Environment, Bogs, Moss, the Anthracite Mines, Tunnels, White Supremacy, Environmental Refugees, Old Habits, Climate Change...
Episode 318 also includes an EW Essay titled "Fun." We share Groucho Marx reading T.S. Eliot's "Gus, the Theater Cat." We have an EW poem called "Political Potluck."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Ry Cooder, Joey Ramone, the Staple Singers, Mdou Moctar, Morphine, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "We Borrow this World from Our Children..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 317 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 317 features an insightful conversation with Professor of North American Indigenous Peoples Studies - Frank Little Bear.
Professor Little Bear and I discuss the Passing of His Father and How it Has Him Reflecting on the Meaning of Life, Springtime, Holding Onto Things, Being an Elder, the Northern Cree, Turtle Island, Christianity, Physical & Spiritual Worlds, How Humans Are Meant to Be Imperfect & Are Meant to Carry Burdens, Notre Dame & the Rain Forest, Pipelines, How Water is Life, Surrendering Your Ego...
Episode 317 includes an EW Essay titled "Love." We share Four Poems Regarding Butterflies written by John Bunyan, Katherine Mansfield, D.H. Lawrence and Allison Cassidy read by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese. We have an EW poem called "Boneheadedly."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Hayes Carll, Foxwarren, Swingrowers, the Stone Temple Pilots, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "Sometimes the Thing You Need to Do is Absolutely Nothing..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 316 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 316 features an earnest conversation with Nyc Playwright, Recipient of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama- Martyna Majok.
Martyna Majok and I discuss Winning the Pulitzer, the Measurment of Value, Translation & Production of Her Work Across the World, Purpose in One's Work and How that Changes, Her New Musical About Chernobyl, Starting a New Life, Theatrical Bakeoffs, Saying Yes & Saying No, What Matters, the Safety & Security Money Can Buy You, The Mean Time...
Episode 316 also includes an EW Essay titled "Air." We share the Debut of a Radio Play written by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "Lecture Number 14." We have an EW poem called "Whitehead."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Linda Lawson, Death Cab for Cutie, Beck, Talking Towns, Arrested Development, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "Prevention of People Connecting to One Another, Emigrating and Seeking a Better Life..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 315 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 315 features a beautiful conversation with Regular Contributor, Artist, Writer, Musician & Performer - LittleStarRun.
LittleStarRun and I discuss a Musical She Is Working On, False Identities, Accountability Partners, Dystopia, Unity, Record Stores, Psychedelics, International Marijuana Day, Cannabis As a Medicinal Alternative, Synchronicity, Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Spirituality, Guiding Objects, Butterflies...
Episode 315 also includes an EW Essay titled "Run." We share an essay titled "It's a Flat Earth" by Gary Richardson. We have an EW poem called "Peruse."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Prince, Zero 7, Raphael Saadiq, Hot 8 Brass Band, Mink DeVille, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Photo by
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A Taste - "The Listening Imagination Does Not Discriminate, It Is Blind..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 314 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 314 features a dynamic conversation with Poet, Essayist, Editor and Professor Philip Brady.
Philip and I discuss Apprehending Poetry, Muse, Listening, Melody, the Clancy Brothers, Queens, Prayers to the Earth, Derrida, W.H. Auden, the Power of Zero, Authenticity, the Youngstown Prison Program, Art & Tyranny...
Episode 314 also includes an EW Essay titled "Alliteration." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares an excerpt from a piece by Hanif Kureishi titled "Anarchy and the Imagination." We have an EW poem called "Confide."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Aaron Neville, Jackson Brown, Billy Wylder, Hank Williams, Leon Bridges, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "You're Not Aloud to Have a Direct Connection to the Divine..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 313 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 313 features a vivacious conversation with Regular Contributor - Writer, Activist, Baker & Candlestick Maker: Kitty Belle Burbank.
Kitty Belle and I discuss How to Change Your Mind, Michael Pollan, Psychedelics, Marijuana, Magic Mushrooms, the Anti-Marijuana Political Campaign, the Best Spiritual Experiences, the Failure of Religion, Risk vs. Medicine, What is True, Feeling Empowered, a Direct Connection to the Divine, the Sickness of Society, Mindy Kaling, Immigrants, Misogyny... Episode 313 also includes an EW Essay titled "Incredible." We share an article published in the New Yorker magazine by Henry Alford titled "Good Morning, Moon." We have an EW poem called "Train."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Kamasi Washington, Rage Against the Machine, Margo Price, New York Jazz Lounge, R.E.M., Louis Jordan, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "Language Always Fails Us One Way or Another..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 312 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 312 features a very insightful conversation with Playwright and Performer - Eliza Bent.
Eliza and I discuss Her Journey from a Philosophy Degree at Boston College to Writing and Staging Plays in NYC, Living in Rome, the Parallel Lives We Live, Regret, Limits & Wonderful Challenges with Language, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Religious Identity, Toilet Fires, Emotional Pain & Digestion, Looking For Your People...
Episode 312 also includes an EW Essay titled "Killer Mike." We share the debut of a Radio Play performed by April Holgate and written by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "This is the Story of My Song."We have an EW poem called "Embroidered."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Mink Deville, Morphine, Luther Dickinson & Sisters of the Strawberry Moon, Ani DiFranco, War, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "Boy, I thought things were bad in the 90s when I ran away to France." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 311 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 311 features a fun conversation with Artist, Global Hobo and our Resident Cultural Critic- JQ.
JQ and I discuss Life in the South of France, Measures of Austerity, John C. Calhoun's Norway Rats, Behavioral Sink, the Beautiful Ones, the Creative Class, Worldwide Urbanization, Europe from Space, Happy Endings, God, Faith, Childish Optimism, the Hard Problem of Consciousness, Happy Endings, the Soul, Knowing When Justice Has Occurred, Success...
Episode 311 also includes an EW Essay titled "Cocoon." We share a piece by Franz Kafka titled "The Wall" and an excerpt from an essay titled "Boundary Conditions" by Francisco Cantu'. We have an Ew poem called "Success."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Lily Allen & Mick Jones, Nirvana, Fran Ray & JQ, Mickey Leigh, Susto, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "... I am a Sixty Year Old White Man with Bad Teeth..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 310 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 310 features a grand conversation with Critically Acclaimed Writer & Thinker - Seamus McGraw.
Seamus and I discuss the Dismantling of U.S. Institutions, Republicans, Democrats, Climate Change, Guns, the Needs of the Individual Balanced Against the Needs of the Community, Texas, ...
Episode 310 also includes an EW Essay titled "Late Winter Sunshine." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares five poems by the great Charles Bukowski. We have an Ew poem called "Arc."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Rodrigo Amarante, Lanu, the Doors, AC/DC, the Pretenders, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "This War on the Educated has Led to Terrible Decisions..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 309 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 309 features a vivacious conversation with regular contributor, our Resident Historian - Serf William.
The Serf and I discuss Lucretius, Paganism, Infomercials, Infotainment, Johnny Carson, What News Is, Jon Stewart, Questioning Everything, Racism, the Difference Between Elitism & Intellectualism...
Episode 309 also includes an EW Essay titled "Already There." We share an excerpt from David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest." We have a poem called "Ohm."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Childish Gambino, Bradley Cooper, Willie Nelson, Anoushka Shankar, Vampire Weekend, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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A Taste - " I Never Had Any Harrowing, Devil Wears Prada Experiences..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 308 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 308 features a great conversation with NYC Artist, Illustrator & Designer Justin Teodoro.
Justin and I discuss His Journey from Creative Kid in Canada to the Parsons School of Design, Working With Some of The Biggest Talents in the Fashion World, Being an Illustrator for The Public Theater, Glenn Close, NYC Lifestyle, Intellectual & Spiritual Sustenance Via Art, Egos, Collaboration, Art Fostering Social Change, Pop Artist Keith Haring, Justin's Illustration of The Statue of Liberty Holding the Hand of a Little Girl that Went Viral, Some Words of Encouragement for Artists Making Their Way...
Episode 308 also includes an EW Essay titled "Closeted Fashionista." We share an Original Radio Play written especially for this episode by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese. It is titled "Whacked."We have a poem called "Young."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Courtney Barnett, Cat Clyde, Japanese Breakfast, Rhett Miller, Washed Out, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Featured Artwork (created on 2/23/2019)by Justin Teodoro is titled "Untitled Graphic Doodle."
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A Taste - "The Argument for Protecting Pollinators is So Much Stronger. It's Protecting Ourselves, Our Future, and Our Kids' Future..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 307 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 307 features an ecologically astute perspective shared by Regular Contributor Environmental Law Attorney Michael Harris. Michael is the Director of the Wildlife Law Program for Friends of Animals.
He and I discuss - Monarch Butterflies, Their Declining Population, Indicators of the Health of Our Natural Environment, Habitats, Milkweed. Rachel Carson, Corporate Political Influence, Accepting Science, the Spiritual Place of Butterflies, the Endangered Species Act, Whaling, Moby Dick, Cultural History, Status Symbol Eating, Black Market Whale, a Rare Goat in Afghanistan...
Episode 307 also includes an EW Essay titled "Oklahoma." We share an essay by the great John Gould titled "Going to Haul." We have a poem called "Projecting."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, David Bowie, Citizen Cope, Marvin Gaye, Lobstah Box, the Magnetic Fields, Allison Moore, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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A Taste - "You Have to See People as People, as a Function of Their Family and the Movement of Their Lives." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 306 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 306 features a warm, insightful conversation with Educator and Author Virginia Rowe.
Virginia and I discuss - Teaching, Her New Novel "Abuelita Rosalita," Max & Hilda, the Inspiration for Her Book, Communicating without Words, Family & Friends, Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Building Community, U.S. Attitudes on Immigration, What Our Country Stands For, Compassion, Having An Open Heart...
Episode 306 also includes an EW Essay titled "Expressions." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares several Poems about Love written by Ben Jonson and W.H. Auden. We have a poem called "Projecting."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Leon Bridges, Bombino, El Chicano, Stacey Kent, Laura Gibson, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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A taste - "We Are a Country Founded on Genocide & Built on Slavery." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 305 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 305 features a delightful conversation with Composer, Singer, and Activist - Nellie McKay.
Nellie and I discuss Bob Dorough, Walt Whitman, Kindred Spirits, Being Over-educated, Being Taught to Stop Thinking for Ourselves, Jazz, David Byrne on His Bike, What It Means to Make It, Genocide, Slavery, Her New Album Sister Orchid, Her Invitation to Perform at the Kennedy Center, Interpreting Songs from the Great American Songbook, Our Messiah Complex, the Effectiveness of Our Political System, Localizing, Climate Change & Animal Agriculture...
Episode 305 also includes an EW Essay titled "Luz." We share an excerpt from American poet Walt Whitman's brilliant piece "Song of Myself." We have a poem called "Hills of Chinchilla."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Allen Toussaint, Fatboy Slim, David Byrne, Nellie McKay, Thelonious Monk, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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"What Is Lost In A Culture That Oppresses Women?" We have for your listening pleasure Episode 304 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 304 features an insightful conversation with Activist, Playwright, Director, and Producer - Melissa Moschitto.
Melissa and I discuss Her Story, Upstate Manhattan, Going to a Stage Production For Birthdays, Oppression, Her Show Artemisia's Intent, a Woman's Experience Now As Compared to a Woman's Experience 600 years Ago, Taylor Swift, Male Gatekeepers, How Theater Affects Social Change, Climate Change, Uplifting Unheard Voices...
Episode 304 also includes an EW Essay titled "Revolution." We share another great essay written by our Associate Producer & Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese from his Uncle Cesare series titled "My Father's Mustache."We have a poem called "Uncle, Tailor."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Buddy Holly, Andre's Osborne, Aimee Mann, Woody Herman & His Herd, Karadros, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Artwork by Artemisia Gentileschi.
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"Trump Has Border Security Personality Disorder..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 303 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 303 features a fun filled conversation with Regular Contributor, our Resident Politico, Democratic Committee Member, and Chair of Pennsylvania's Progressive Caucus - Dwayne Heisler.
Dwyane and I discuss the Capital City of Harrisburg, Two Inaugurations. Legalizing Marijuana, the Rural Bill of Rights, Our Disease in Democracy, Channeling Discontent, the Others, Indivisible, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King...
Episode 303 also includes an EW Essay titled "Champagne, ." We share a humorous essay titled "Carterism" written by Teddy Wayne for the New Yorker magazine. We revel in the words and soul of the supreme Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We have a poem called "C'est La Vie."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Ant-Flag, Vampire Weekend, Brett Newski, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Amanda Shires, the Velvet Underground, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Artwork by Philadelphia Artist Watson Mere.
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"That is the Best Definition of Theater I've ever heard..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 302 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 302 features a grand conversation with Renowned Nyc Actor, Playwright, Director and Sage - Austin Pendleton. Mr. Pendleton is presently starring in "Choir Boy" at the Manhattan Theater Club. Austin and I discuss Being a Director, Being an Actor, Leaving Your Ego at the Door, Parallel Universes, Choir Boy, Pulling Them Into the Story, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, the Best Definition of Theater, David Mamet's Phone Calls, Art As It Relates to Human Understanding & Justice, the Angriest Play Ever Written, Ordinary Conversations, the Future of Theater...
Episode 302 also includes an EW Essay titled "Pendleton." We share another wonderfully crafted and beautifully read essay by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "The Yellow Dress." We have a poem called "Mamet."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Cure, the Cast of Choir Boy, Teddi King, Tom Waits, Al Jarreau, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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"We Are But Mere Mortals..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 301 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 301 features a somewhat philosophical conversation with regular contributor Almighty Todd. The Almighty is our Resident Philosopher, a Farmer and Winemaker living in Stockbridge, Vermont. Todd and I discuss Holiday Lights, Bodhisattvas, Keeping Yourself Together, Living an Examined Life, Clock Keeps on Ticking, Change, Jesuits, Indigenous Peoples, These Strange Days, Truth & Reconciliation, Fried Smelts with a Glass of Rose'...
Episode 301 also includes an EW Essay titled "Up Vine." We share a piece by Riane Konc written for the New Yorker Magazine titled "Bad News, Good News." We have a poem called "Pretend."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Steely Dan, Middle Kids, Ryan Adam's, Frank Black, Antonio Vivaldi, Frederico Agostino, the Pretenders, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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"Feminism is a Support Group for White Women..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 300 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 300 features a compelling conversation with regular contributor Nash Rose. Ms. Rose is a Comedic Writer & Comedian living in New York City.
Nash and I discuss Feminism, Impeachment, Millennial Mentality, Veganism, Black Lives, Comedy, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Dave Chappelle, Political Correctness, Social Media, the New Year..
Episode 300 also includes an EW Essay titled "Twenty Nineteen." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares 3 pieces by A. A. Milne. We have a poem called "Sphinx."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, First Aid Kit, Tama Impala, Gabby Moreno & Van Dyke Parks, The Gypsy Hombres, Broadstrokes, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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"There Is No Self, There Is Only Self..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 299 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 299 features an insightful conversation with regular contributor Kitty Belle Burbank. Ms. Burbank is a Writer, Activist, Baker & Candlestick Maker. Kitty Belle and I discuss Family, Home, Identity, Being Independent, Being Alone, Parenting, Self, Change, Confidence, Derrida, Nietzsche, Cellular Memory, Power, Self-Oppression... and she shares an original poem titled "All You Want."
This episode also includes an EW Essay titled "Breathe." We share several excerpts from Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hhan's book titled"How to Sit." We have a poem called "Crazy."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Beatles, Courtney Barnett, Mark Erelli, John Coltrane, Tyler Childers, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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"Meryl Streep is the most confident person I have ever met..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 298 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 298 features a great conversation with NYC Actress and Writer Prudence Wright Holmes. Prudence and I discuss Moving to NYC to Be An Actress, Working with Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, and the Coen Brothers. We also discuss a bit about Harper Lee, Truman Capote, Roger Ailes, Being Sexually Harassed While Dressed as Santa...
Episode 298 also includes an EW Essay titled "Root." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares a piece titled " I am Waiting,"written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. We have a poem called "Happiness."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Four Freshmen, Phoebe Bridgers, TLC, Lyle Lovett & Katt Edmondson, Vince Guaraldi, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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"Power attracts the worse in us and the worst among us..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 297 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure"
Episode 297 features a radical conversation with Writer, Musician, Cultural Critic, and Our Resident Global Hobo JQ. We have a conversation as he sits in his humble abode in the South of France
JQ and I discuss the NFL as a Living Metaphor for America, George H. W. Bush, Rewriting History, Hunter S. Thompson, Lord of the Rings, Power, Hopes & Predictions for the New Year...
Episode 297 also includes an EW Essay titled "Surprise." We share a piece titled "The Bush League,"written by Hunter S. Thompson. We have a poem called "Shameless."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Velvet Underground, Susana Baca, JQ, Slothrust, Wilco, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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"It's like the Reagan years have festered into a boil..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 296 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 296 features a great conversation with Writer, Actor, Theater Director, and Activist John Pivovarnick.
John and I discuss How He Developed a Love for Theater and Literature, Kurt Vonnegut, His Recently Published Novel "Tales From The Back of The Bus," Being Stoned via Hash Brownies on a Bus in Los Angeles, Parallels Between Reagan & Trump, Being Gay in the 1980s, Having His Congress People on Speed Dial...
Episode 296 also includes an EW Essay titled "Sore Throat." We share another wonderfully written and beautifully read essay by our Associate Producer & Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese, titled "Bowling Night." We have a poem called "Grail."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Brett Newski, Courtney Barnett, 10cc, Mipso, Lou Rawls, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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Hey babe your hair's all right, hey babe let's go out tonight... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 295 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 295 features a raucous conversation with regular contributor, our Resident Historian - Serf William. The serf and I discuss Capitalism, Xenophobia, Our Founding Fathers, Myths of the American Revolution, Being Indoctrinated with the Notion of American Exceptionalism, White Nationalists & Progressives, Blinded by Racism to Vote Against One's Own Self Interests, the Declaration of Independence, Hope's & Wishes...
This episode also includes an EW Essay titled "Brother Brian." We share an excerpt from Howard Zinn's great work of history "A People's History of the U.S." We have a poem called "Overstuffed."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Beastie Boys, David Bowie, Kirsty MaCool, Willie Nelson & Toots Hibbert, Death Cab for Cutie, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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Simple Truths When Storytelling Resonate... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 294 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 294 features a compelling conversation with Author, Columnist, Singer, Teacher, Critic & Opera Lover Conrad L. Osborne.
Conrad talks with us as he sits in his Upper West Side Studio in Manhattan. We Discuss His Recently Published, Highly Acclaimed Book Titled "Opera as Opera, The State of the Art," the Artistic Predicament of Opera, the Lack of Verve in Contemporary Compositions, Parallels with the Challenges Jazz Faces Attracting New Artists & Fans, Postmodernist Philosophers' Distaste for Meta-narratives, Storytelling, the Future of Opera, Art & Humanity...
This episode includes an EW Essay titled "French Toast." We share another finely crafted, beautifully read essay from our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "Coaltown Cinema." We have a poem called "A Note."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Rhett Miller, Amelita Galli - Curci, Enrico Caruso, Maria Callas, Grandaddy, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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"Living Your Life With Dignity..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 291 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This week we have an earnest and important conversation with Regular Contributor Dwayne Heisler.
Dwayne is a Political Activist, the Chair of the Pennsylvania State Progressive Caucus, and a Union Organizer. He has with him a colleague in Union work & Voter Canvassing Tonya Morrow of the S.E.I.U. We three discuss Pennsylvania As A Swing State, the Democratic Party, the Importance of Unions in the U.S., Why People Vote Against Their Own Self Interest, the American Dream, How Our Democracy Is Under Attack, Everyone Being Able to Live Life With Dignity...
Episode 291 includes an EW Essay titled "What Is Real." We share an essay by Ann Beattie published in the New Yorker magazine titled "How to Think Through Finding a Lost Shoe." We have a poem called "Catalytic."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Jason Isbell, Courtney Barnett, Suzanne Vega, the Beatles, Bedouine, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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"Slouching Toward Facisim..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 290 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 290 features a grand conversation with Poet, Novelist, Biographer, Screenwriter,and Critic the great Jay Parini. Mr. Parini's acclaimed novel The Last Station – was made into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer. Jay talks with us from his office at Middlebury College in Vermont. We discuss Me Too, Monster Artists, Seperating an Artist's Work from Their Personal Life, Meeting Gore Vidal, His Upcoming Film Starring Kevin Spacey as Gore Vidal, Can't Trust Republicans with the Economy, Slouching Toward Facism, Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Books as a Ladder to Heaven, Grandma Could've Beat Trump... This Episode also includes an EW Essay titled "Luxury." We have another wonderful essay from our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese ( aka Uncle Cesare) Titled "Rotogravure."We have a poem called "Gazoontight." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Clash, Amos Lee, Garland Jeffreys, Bob Dorough, Terry Morel, Jack Sheldon, Santana, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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"I Was Reading Turkish Poetry in the Garden..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 289 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 289 features a fascinating conversation with regular contributor Poet Vagabond JQ. JQ talks with us from his place in Southern France. We discuss a Slug Phase, Elites Acting Like Spoiled Children, Being Cyborgs, the Millenial Woop, Human Behavior Becoming an Anachronism, Lollipops, Music, Poetry... This episode also includes an EW Essay titled "Seamless Supermen." We have an article from the New Yorker Magazine written by Michael Shulman Titled "Bee Cops." We have a poem called "Cyborg." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Cars, Haley Heynderix, JQ, Hurray for Riff Raff, Soul Coughing, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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I've Been Up All Night Leaning on the Windowsill..." We have archived for your listening pleasure Episode 288 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 288 features a very insightful & intelligent conversation with Vermont Gubernatorial Nominee for the Democratic Party Christine Hallquist. Ms. Hallquist is the first Transgender Nominee for a Governor's seat in U. S. History. We discuss Rural Poverty, Being Transgender and Running for Governor, How Transitioning Has Made Her a Better Leader, Fear & Leadership, Dog Whistle Politics, This Rigged System, the Koch Brothers and Other Oligarchical Despots, Climate Change, Economic Growth Via Renewable Energy, Labels, Hate & Hope on the Campaign Trail, Good People... This episode also includes an EW Essay titled "A Bit Late." We have another wonderfully crafted essay from our Associate Producer and Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) Titled "The World Is Yours Boys." We have a poem called "Ensemble." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, David Bowie, Fantastic Negrito, Bob Dylan, the Cure, Birdy Bardot, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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"Feminists Don't Have a Sense of Humor..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 287 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 287 features a poignant conversation with regular contributor Artist, Songwriter, Musician LittleStarRun. We discuss Men Harming Women to Fit in With Other Men, Selective Misogyny, Me Too, Self Deception, Being Locked in a NYC Cab, Staying Good Inside... This episode also includes an EW Essay titled "Say Something." We share an excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.We have a poem called "Slide Trombone." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Horse Feathers, Khruangbig, cellardoor/ LittleStarRun, Nellie McKay, Jimi Hendrix, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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"Where You Can Penetrate Every Place You Go..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 286 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This go round we have a set of two friends to converse with, writers Traci Medford Rosow and Kevin Coughlin. Together they wrote the best selling book "Unblinded: One Mans Courageous Journey through Darkness to Sight." It chronicles Kevin's remarkable story of darkness and reemergence into physical and metaphorical light. Traci, Kevin and I discuss How They Met in Their Manhattan Neighborhood Soon After Kevin Regained His Sight, The 16 Plus Years of Personal Struggle Dealing with The Stresses that Came with Becoming Blind, Alcoholism, Bitterness, Reawakening, Meditation. a Medical Miracle, Friendship, Hope ... This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Judging." We share another poignant essay by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "Our Town." We have a poem called "The Lamp Factory." Our music is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Beatles, Amy Helm, Jill Souble, Steve Forbert, the Suffers, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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"I Got This Feeling that Today is The Day..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 285 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure."
Episode 285 takes us on a walk to have a great conversation with regular contributor Writer, Community Activist, Baker & Candlestick-maker Kitty Belle Burbank.
Kitty Belle and I discuss the Power of First Hand Experiences, an Art Exhibit in Pittsburgh at the Carnegie Museum of Art featuring Joan Mitchell, the Effect of Two Heroin Addicts Sleeping & Waking on A Picnic Table at Nay Aug Park, the Virgin Mary, Fear Projection, Traveling to the Pacific Ocean, Reconnecting with One's Self...
Episode 285 also includes an EW Essay titled "Soliloquy." We share an essay by the great Joan Didion titled "Guaymas, Sonora." We have a poem called "Marquez."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, America, Devotchka, Ani DiFranco, el Buscupies, the Greatful Dead, Dr. Dog, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Painting by Joan Mitchell.
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"Call The Karma Police..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 284 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure.
Episode 284 features a grand conversation with acclaimed singer, actor, writer, Buddhist, Eric Swanson.
Eric and I discuss His Journey, the Guidance of His Mother, Good Teachers, the Link Between Language and Acting, What Really Moves People, Gay Homophobia, Violence Influenced by the Bible, Buddhism, Studying with the Great Lamas...
Episode 284 also includes an EW Essay titled "Love Is the Drug." We share the first Uncle Cesare essay of the 2018-2019 season written by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "Why Dimmy Why?" We have a poem called "Buddhist Logic."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Radio Head, Del Shannon, Super Organism, Glenn Miller, the Heartless Bastards, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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"Ain't to Proud to Beg Sweet Darlin'..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 283 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." We are back from our August break to kick off the 2018-2019 season. We start things off with one of our Regular Contributors, Environmental Law Attorney Michael R. Harris. Michael is the Director of the Wildlife Law Program for Friends of Animals. Michael and I discuss The Trump Administration's Effect on Environmental Policy in the U.S., Hunting for Animal Trophies in Africa, Endangered Species, Secretary Zinke, Zambia, Prarie Dogs in Utah, Mustangs in Nevada, Religion's Role in Our Viewpoint, Empathy, Continuing to Fight... Episode 283 includes an EW Essay titled "For Someone." In honor of the Village Voice we share an excerpt of Jack Kerouac's masterwork "On the Road." We have a poem called "Bouncing Ball." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, John Vickery, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Dave Von Ronk, Marvin Hamlish, Neil Simon, Robert Klein, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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Walkin in the Wild West End... We have for your listening pleasure 282 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This episode features a great conversation with Film and Theater Producer Brian Long. Brian and I discuss How He Fell in Love with Theater While Managing Bands in NYC, the Differences Between Musicians & Actors, Getting in Touch With the Essence of the Art, Working with Jesse Eisenberg, Vanessa Redgrave & Karen Allen, Connecting with the Piece and Bringing Out Truth... Episode 282 also includes an EW Essay titled "Life I Am Living." We feature the third (and final) installment of our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese's Summer Fantasia series of essays regarding Mike Pence. This one is titled "Mike Pence Joins the Navy." We have a poem called "With You." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Delfeayo Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Elbow, Dire Straits, Patti Lupone, Queen, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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You Get What You Give... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 281 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This episode we share an Historic perspective with our Resident Historian Serf William. The Serf and I delve into Presidential Approaches Through Several Generations, Democrats vs. Republicans, Sun City, Nelson Mandela, Truth & Reconciliation, A Societal Prognosis for the U.S. ... Episode 281 also includes an EW Essay titled "You & Me." We share an excerpt from Nelson Mandela's unpublished sequel to his autobiography titled "Conversations with Myself" We have a poem called "Pagans." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the New Radicals, Father John Misty, Morrissey, George Harrison, Kat Edmondson, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
Summertime and The Living is Easy... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 280 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This episode we share a very mindful conversation with Brenda Fernandes. Brenda is an Artist, Composer, Musician & Chanter extraordinaire. We discuss Present Moment Awareness, David Bowie, the Lotus in the Pond, Resilience & Peace, Creativity, the Past, Timelessness, How Art Brings Humans Together, Dis-ease, Meditation, How the World is Insane, Mantras... Episode 280 includes an EW Essay titled "Reenactment." We share Part 2 of our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese's Summer Fantasia Series, titled "Mike Pence Meets the Wolfman." We have a poem called "Screen Door." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, John Hammond, Tracy Chapman, Brenda Fernandes, David Bowie, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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Wake Up to Find Out That You Are The Eyes of The World... We have for your listening pleasure "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This episode features a wine imbued conversation with regular contributor, our resident philosopher Almighty Todd. The Almighty and I discuss Lake Champlain, Scott Pruitt, Independence, Interdependence, Hubris, Humility, the Humble Brag, Forest Bathing, Nirvana, the Matrix... Episode 279 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Half Pepperoni the Other Half Mushroom." We share an excerpt from Alexis De Tocqueville's classic work "Democracy in America"focusing on tyranny. We have a poem called "Sweet Tiger Eyes." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Nellie McKay, King Tuff, the Church, Pearl Jam, the Grateful Dead, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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There is no place like home... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 278 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 278 features a poignant, truly courageous conversation with Congolese patriot Bienvenue. Bienvenue is a young man who recently emigrated to the United States from the Democratic Republic of Congo. We discuss Growing Up in the Congo, Tribalism, Bad Government, Love of Country, Rebels, Notions of Home, Lost Children, International Exploitation, Emigrating to the United States... Episode 278 also includes an EW Essay titled "To Be A Buddha." We share installment one of Dr. Michael Pavese's Summertime Fantasia Series, titled "Mike Pence Goes West." We have a poem called "Maryland Journalists." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Franklin Boukaka, Bing Crosby & the Andrew Sisters, Clifton Chenier, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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The Summer Wind Came Blowing In From Across The Bay... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 277 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This installment features an insightful, passionate conversation with regular contributor Dwayne Heisler. Dwayne is a community activist, artist and the new chair of the Pennsylvania State Progressive Caucus. Dwayne and I discuss Supreme Court Wedding Cakes, Gerrymandering, Religious Freedom, Discrimination, Artistic Expression, Immigration, What Kind of America We Are, Family, Democratic Progressives, New Americans, How the Blue Wave Certainly Is Not a Weather Event... Episode 277 includes an EW Essay titled "Deeply Romantic." We unleash the return of our Resident Hypothetical Scholar Dr. De Niente with an analysis of Immigration Values. We have a poem called "Summertime." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Marlena Shaw, the Preservation Jazz Hall Band, Filthy Friends, the Joyful Noise Choir, Frank Sinatra, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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Took a look around to see which way the wind blows... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 276 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." We share a wonderful narrative with the Founder, Artistic Director & Executive Producer of the Scranton Shakespeare Festival Michael Flynn. Mr. Flynn is also one of the premier Assistant Directors on Broadway today. Michael and I discuss How He Got into Theater, Working with Broadway Director Jack O'Brien & Actor Nathan Lane, Starting the Scranton Shakespeare Festival, the Timelessness & Wonderful Language of Shakespeare, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Footloose, Politics in Art ... Episode 276 also includes an EW Essay titled "Righteous & Bold." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese has written another wonderful essay titled "Gypsy." We have a poem called " She." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Doors, Beck, How to Succeed Orchestra, Guns & Roses, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Stacy Francis, Rosalind Brown, Kathy Deitrch, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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And I won't forget to put Roses on your grave... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 275 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." We feature a frenetically poignant conversation with our resident Vagabond Internationale JQ Public. JQ and I delve into the Rat Race, Running Away to France, Aneurysms, Andy Warhol, the Beauty of Mass Production, the Underground... Episode 275 includes an EW Essay titled "Graciously." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads a piece by Arthur Rimbaud titled "The Drunken Boat." We have a poem called " Who Could Tell, Anthony Bourdain." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Marvin Gaye, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, JQ Public, Roxy Music, the Rolling Stones, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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That's Alright Mama... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 274 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 274 features a great conversation with novelist Susan Campbell Bartoletti. Susan and I discuss the Books She Read as a Young Person and How They Shaped Her Worldview, Watching Protests, the Importance of Understanding History, Jumping from a Secure & Rewarding Teaching Position into Being a Full Time Writer... Episode 274 also includes an EW Essay titled "Wonderful." EW reads an excerpt from "The Outsiders" by S.E Hinton. We have a poem called " Remedy." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Arrested Development, R.E.M, Elvis Presley, Thievery Corporation, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. This episode's visual image is a piece by Walter J. Pugliese. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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Boogie on Reggae Woman... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 273 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This week we feature a fabulous conversation with regular contributor, Brooklyn Based Comedic Writer and Comedian Nash Rose. Nash and I discuss Political Correctness and Its Impact on Comedy(and on society at large), Satire, How Perhaps There Are Too Many Socio- Political Movements, How the Internet Creates Perspective Bubbles, Kathy Griffin, Blue Humor, Kayne West ... We share an EW Essay titled "Jane, Nubian Princess." EW reads the story "A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo" by Jill Twiss. We have a poem called " And You." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Stevie Wonder, Lauyrn Hill, the Hold Steady, the Velvet Underground, Ruth Etting, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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Everyday, Everday, Everyday I write the book... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 272 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." We share as part of episode 272 a great conversation with Writer Richard Klin. Richard and I discuss How South Jersey Has Disappeared, His Recently Published Novel "Petroleum Transfer Engineer", the Intersection of Art & Politics, Pablo Neruda, Noam Chomsky, Reviewers, Becoming a Writer, How One Really Must Sit Down & Write... Episode 272 includes an EW Essay titled "Hullabaloo." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) shares another poignant essay titled "Glad Rags." We have a poem called " Gladys." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Beastie Boys, Madeleine Peyroux, Elvis Costello, Jerry Vale, Frank Sinatra & the McGuire Sisters, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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Are You Crazy, Are You High or Just An Ordinary Guy??? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 271 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This episode features a beautiful conversation with regular contributor, Artist, Activist, Baker & Candlestick-maker Kitty Belle. Kitty Belle and I discuss the Superhero Mohammed Sayed a.k.a. Wheelchair Man, Childish Gambino's This is America, the Broken U.S. Two Party Democracy, and Making the Changes You Can... Episode 271 also includes an EW Essay titled "In." We share an article from BBC News titled "Wheelchair Man, Being Your Own Superhero" by Mohammed Sayed. We debut a poem called "Fragile." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Steely Dan, Nina Simone, Childish Gambino, the Who, Bob Willis & His Texas Playboys, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...
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Hello friends... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 270 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 270 features a wonderful conversation with Composer & Librettist Richard Wargo. We discuss How He Became Interested in Music, A 50 Dollar Piano, Grandmother's Records, His Process When Writing an Opera, Hearing a Composition in His Head then as it is being Performed by an Orchestra, the Beauty & Human Value of Experiencing Artistic Expression... This episode also includes an EW Essay titled "Listen." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares another finely crafted essay titled "Screamers & Smurls." We debut a poem called "Fable." Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Elvis Presley, the Band, Jeffrey Picon, Alicia Berneche, Thelonius Monk, Neil Young, Vintage Bluegrass Hoedown, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors.
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May Flowers... We have for your listening pleasure "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 269 features a great conversation with regular contributor, Environmental Law Attorney Michael Harris. Michael is the Director of the Wildlife Law Program for Friends of Animals. We discuss Wild Bison in Yellowstone, Conservation Ethics, Hunting Revenues to Fund National Parks, A False Sense of Wildness in the Western Lands of the U.S. The Poor Philosophy & Design of Our National Monument System, Habitat, The Selfies of a Macaque Monkey Named Naruto... Episode 269 includes an EW Essay titled "Naruto." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares Two Indian Morality Tales: One on Compassion, The other on an Elephant as a Companion. We have a poem called "Knuckle." Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Bob Dorough, Spoon, Damien Allocate, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Share this episode with whomever you choose.
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Spring has sprung... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 268 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 268 features an engaging conversation with acclaimed actor, playwright and lyricist David Cale. David and I discuss his Journey from England to the West Village and Ultimately to Broadway. We also talk about Making Ends Meet as an Artist. David shares some of his Thoughts Regarding the Writing and Production of Harry Clarke - his Critically Acclaimed one man Show presently running at the Minetta Lane Theater in NYC featuring Tony Award winning Actor Billy Crudup. We delve into several other areas of discourse as well - A Comparison of Stage Acting and Acting for Film, Writing Songs for Elvis Costello & Debbie Harry to sing, Art's Importance to Humanity... Episode 268 includes an EW Essay titled "Still." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares another finely crafted & beautifully read essay titled "Kiss Today Goodbye." We have a poem called "Hooray." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Frank Sinatra, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Elvis Costello, Chorus Line Revival 2006 Cast, Nellie McKay, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...
We have for your listening pleasure Episode 267 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This week we feature a conversation with our Resident Historian Serf William, and as fate would have it another of our regular contributors - the Global Hobo - happened to be visiting with the Serf. We discuss Marxists, Fake News & Fake Narratives, Trump's Condemnation of Capitalism, American Nonsense, Where Middle-Age Leads, Enjoying a Spring Day Walking & Drinking with a Friend... This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Beautiful Flowers." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares the work of early twentieth century U. S. writer Edgar Lee Masters. We have a poem titled "Thick Headed." Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Marlocks, Beck, Jimmy Cliff & the Greatful Dead, Wanda Jackson, Dispatch, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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Friends & Neighbors, we have for your listening pleasure Episode 266 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 266 features a wonderful conversation with Social Justice Activist Casey R. Pegg. Casey and I discuss Intentional Communities in the UK. Social Justice, Questioning Authority, Being Gender Non Binary... Episode 266 includes an EW Essay titled "Be You." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares another poignant essay written for this week's episode titled "A Sentimental Education." We have a poem called "A Bit Long." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Vampire Weekend, Sarah Jaffee, Benjamin Booker, the B-52s, Fontella Bass, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...
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Friends and Neighbors we have for your listening pleasure Episode 265 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 265 features a great conversation with our Resident Philosopher, Farmer & Winemaker Almighty Todd. The Almighty and I discuss How What a Person Physically, Visually & Intellectually Consumes Affects Their Consciousness, Evolution & Devolution, Cheesteaks & A Good Book... Episode 265 also includes an EW Essay titled "Tell Dad." EW reads (while adding a few choice lines) the Dr. Suess classic '"Hop On Pop." We have a poem called "April Kiss." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Rolling Stones, Nick Drake, Wilco, Beck, Lucy Dacus, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Share this episode with whomever you choose.
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Troubadours & Raconteurs, We have archived for your listening pleasure Episode 264. We share a great conversation with Poet, Essayist & Digital Artist Will Dowd. Will and I discuss How He Came Into Writing, His Acclaimed Book of Essays titled "Areas of Fog," The Southie Parking Wars, The Weather, Emerson, Thoreau, Twain, Feeling Like a Weirdo, Writing so that One Might Be a Protagonist in Their Day to Day Existence... Episode 264 includes an EW Essay titled "Enough." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares another original essay titled "Household Saints." We have a poem called "Bathtub." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Bill Withers, Stevie Ray Vaughan, 10,000 Maniacs, Jenny Lewis, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Share this episode with whomever you choose. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...
Troubadours & Raconteurs, it is harder without love, isn't it? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 263 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" It features the debut of our newest regular contributor - Community Activist, Social Justice Leader, Politician & Artist Dwayne Heisler. Dwayne and I discuss Social and Legal Justice for fellow Citizens in LGBTQ communities, Bathrooms, Wedding Cakes, Trump in His Own Words, Predators, Love, Ignorance, Acceptance, Empathy, Legislative Efforts, Polls, Leadership, Gerrymandering, ... Episode 263 also includes an EW Essay titled "Over Priced Scones." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares several Quotations from Chairman Mao. We have a poem called "Gong." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Blondie, Muse, Sufjan Stevens, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Randy Nueman, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
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Troubadours & Raconteurs, Do You Believe in Magic? We have just archived for your listening pleasure Episode 262 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 262 features World Renowned Magicians, Escape Artists and Houdini Museum Curators Dorothy Dietrich & Dick Brookz. Dorothy, Dick and I discuss How They Came Into Magic, Running Away from Home, Growing Up with Magic in NYC, the Wonder, Vaudville, Teaching Muhammad Ali Magic, Brooke Shields, Tony Curtis, David Blaine, Dick Clark, Bobby Darin, Hocus Pocus, Levitation, Straight Jackets, Catching a Bullet in Your Mouth, Living on Frozen Waffles, Houdini as an Inspiration, Female Magicians, Magic as an Art Form... Episode 262's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Hocus Pocus." Our Associate Producer & Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) shares another wonderfully written and beautifully read piece titled "The Molly Maguires." We have a poem called "Buttress." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Ramones, ELO, Dinah Washington, Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys, Aaron Neville, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Share this episode with whomever you choose. Become a friend via facebook - Freespeakandsome Withewconundrum. Follow us on Twitter @FreespeakWit. Email us ewconundrum@radiofreebrooklyn.org
Troubadours & Raconteurs, What Would Jung Think? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 261 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Small Batch Radio crafted In the weathered Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 261 features a grand conversation with a regular contributor to our program - J.Q. Public (aka Global Hobo.) The Hobo and I discuss His Friends in the Pyrenees, Zen Satori Bliss, Carl Jung, Personality Types, Jordan Peterson, Trans Rights Vs. Free Speech, Leftism, the Alt Right, Being Open, Nature Vs. Nurture, Curing the Republicans, Self-Understanding, Good Ideas & Bad Ones.. . This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Adieu." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares some Carl Jung on the Collective Unconscious. We have a poem called "Trust." Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Olu Dora, James Maddock, J. Q. Public, Nena Anderson, LCD Soundsystem, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Share this episode with whomever you choose. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...
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Troubadours & Raconteurs, Do You Believe in the Invisible Hand and the Sandman? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 260 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Small Batch Radio crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This week we have a conversation with Chicago based Community Building Activist Brad McConnell. Brad and I discuss His Work for Mayor Rahm Emanuel as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer at the City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development, the History & Importance of Microlending, Business Driven Community Activism, Trust Circles, Meaningful Work. This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Morrison." Our Associate Producer & Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) shares another wonderfully written and beautifully read piece titled "The Notebooks of Brady O'Leary." We have a poem called "Freakin' Mall." Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Courtney Barnett, the Doors, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, Nat King Cole, Vassar Clements, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Share this episode with whomever you choose. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...
Troubadours & Raconteurs, Do You Know Any Good Men? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 259 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Small Batch Radio crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 259 features a conversation with regular contributor - Writer, Community Activist, Baker & Candlestick Maker Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty Belle and I delve into Our Little Drama, What Friendship Looks Like, Fear, Being Brave, How People Who Pass Are Still With Us, Carrying the Banner, Don, How Expectations are Crazy, Being Overbooked... This episode's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Good Man." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael shares several pieces written by Edgar Lee Masters from his Spoon River Anthology. We have poem called "Mystery." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Tyler Childers, Jimmy Cliff, Kelli O'Hara, Jake Lucas, the Ted Sperling Orchestra, Langhorne Slim, Jim James, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its finest.Tell your Friends and Neighbors...
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Troubadours & Raconteurs, Do You Enjoy Working with Your Hands? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 258 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Small Batch Radio crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 258 features a conversation with Painter, and Charge Artist for the Public Theater in NYC Hugh Morris. Hugh and I discuss Making Scenery for the Public Theater, Shakespeare in the (Central) Park, I Ask Him to Drop Some Names (and boy does he - Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, Ann Hathaway, Philip Seymour Hoffman). We talk about His Green Room Series of Paintings, and Working With His Hands to Be Happy... Episode 258's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Luxurious." Our Associate Producer and Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese shares another wonderfully written and beautifully read essay titled "The Plate."We have poem called "Perhaps." The Artwork for this episode has been graciously shared by Hugh Morris. It is called "Avatar." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Kevin Marby, Marilyn Manson, Smashing Pumpkins, Ezra Furman, Beth Orton, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Share this episode with whomever you choose. Tell your Friends and Neighbors... Become a friend via facebook - Freespeakandsome Withewconundrum. Follow us on Twitter @FreespeakWit. Email us ewconundrum@radiofreebrooklyn.org
Troubadours & Raconteurs, Elephants & Bison oh my... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 257 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" - Small Batch Radio crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 257 features a conversation with Regular Contributor, Environmental Law Attorney Michael Harris. Michael and I discuss Animal Rights, Autonomy, African Elephants, Mass Extinction, the Department of the Interior' s kinky Zinke & his Freakin Flag, Bison in Yellowstone & Fearful Cattle Ranchers ... Episode 257's sixty minutes includes an E.W. Essay titled "Melody." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares a passage from Bangladeshi writer Rabindranath Tagore's "The Gardner" and a poem titled "Recovery." We have poem called "This Day." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Talking Heads, Eric Satie, Ronan O'Hara, James Maddock, William Tyler, Janko Nilovic, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Share this episode with whomever you choose.
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Troubadours & Raconteurs, How is the Winter treating you? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 256 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Small Batch Radio Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 256 features a conversation with Regular contributor, Musical & Theatrical Artist LittleStarRun. LittleStarRun and I discuss Life with Meisha... an Athenian Cat - Their Relationship and Their Exploits, Life Lessons, Playing Guitar to Meisha, Why Transport the Cat Across the Globe?, Didn't Miss My Ex Much, but Really Missed Meisha ... Episode 256 has as part of its sixty minutes an EW Essay titled "Morning Constitutional." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares another finely written, wonderfully read original essay titled "This Foolish Heart." We have a poem called "Feral." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Hugh Masekela, the Fall, Shuggie Otis, Tony Bennett, Stray Cats, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Share this episode with whomever you choose. Episode 256 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Tell your Friends & Neighbors...
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Troubadours & Raconteurs, I have a question: Do you come from immigrants? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 255 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 255 features a conversation with acclaimed NYC playwright Martyna Majok. Martyna's play "The Cost of Living" is listed by the New York Times as one of 2017's top ten. She has a new one titled "Queens" presently in production to be staged at the Lincoln Center in late February. Martyna and I discuss "Queens" a bit, Immigration, Stories, Showing Humanity, Understanding People Different than You, Living in a Bubble, Division, Scapegoating, Sexual Harassment, Separating the Artist's Personal Life from Their Art, Compassion, Accountability... This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Cranberry." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares another poignant essay "The Bananas' Song." We have a poem called "Sway." Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Son Little, the Cranberries, Tori Amos, Harry Belefonte, the Magnetic Fields, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Share this episode with whomever you choose. Episode 255 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Heard all over the world. Tell your Friends and Neighbors... Become a friend via facebook - Freespeakandsome Withewconundrum. Follow us on Twitter @FreespeakWit. Email us ewconundrum@radiofreebrooklyn.org
Troubadours & Raconteurs, twenty-five for forty-five? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 254 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Heard All Over The World. Episode 254 features a conversation with Gavin Esham - theatrical writer, performer, director, and half of the stage team known as Gavin & Chris. Gavin and I discuss How He Ended Up in Theater, How He Got Together with Chris Sloan to Start Crafting Shows, We discuss their Upcoming March Production titled "Chris & Gavin's Broadway Campaign Spectacular, LGBTQ Rights, Live and Let Live, Hooker Songs, Thinking & Acting Locally... Episode 254's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Pop Cult." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares an excerpt from Tennessee Williams' masterpiece "A Street Car Named Desire." We have a poem called "Untold." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, A Tribe Called Quest, the Cast of Toronto's 1993 Showboat Revival, Liza Minelli, Alex North, Jack Black and the Polka King Band, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, Happy Winter Wonderland to you... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 253 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This episode features a conversation with our resident Historian, Educator and Occasional Marxist, Serf William. The Serf and I discuss the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire, the U.S. Republic into the? Examining Your Belief System, True Democracy, Populist Leaders Bringing Down Institutions, Heroes, Cheering for the FBI, Battle Between Individual Freedoms and Security, Fragility of Democracy, Flaws in Our Institutions, His Conservative Minded Students, Supporting Art, Engagement as Happy Warriors... Episode 253's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Warmer." We share an excerpt from Jack Kerouac's masterpiece "On The Road."We have a poem called "Thumb." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, David Bowie, Buddy Holly, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Share this episode with whomever you choose. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, it's early 2018, I guess we will see what this year might gleen; regardless we have for your listening pleasure Episode 252 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This episode features a conversation with our resident philosopher, Vermont farmer and winemaker Almighty Todd. The Almighty and I reflect on Significant Events, People and Trends of 2017, Social Disruption, Mueller Time, Our Better Angels, We Look Ahead to 2018... Episode 252's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Champion."
Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads an excerpt from Charles Lamb's essay "New Year's Eve." We have a poem called "Fear." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Talking Heads, the Cure, Daniel Romano, the Greatful Dead, Hole, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Share this episode with whomever you choose. Tell your Friends and Neighbors... Become a friend via facebook - Freespeakandsome Withewconundrum. Follow us on Twitter @FreespeakWit. Email us ewconundrum@radiofreebrooklyn.org
Troubadours and Raconteurs, it's the first week of 2017, and we have for your listening pleasure Episode 251 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" on Radio Free Brooklyn (www.radiofreebrooklyn.org) Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World.
Episode 251 features a conversation with Maureen Maher-Gray founder of the Northeast Pennsylvania Youth Shelter.
Maureen and I discuss a bit about her background, Why she started the Youth Shelter, the Young People it Serves, the LGBTQ community, Not Being Invisible, Talking Rather than Watching TV, Safe Places, Being Who They Might, the Value of the Arts...
This sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Freak."
Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) shares A new piece he wrote titled "A Christmas Memory."
We have a poem called "Sentimental Journey."
Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Joni Mitchell, Jim James, the Violent Femmes, John & Yoko, Grimes & Jay Worthy, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, are you into the holiday vibe? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 250 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is regular contributor Nash Rose with her segment Nash in New York. She is a comedic writer, comedian and woman about town in NYC.
Nash and I delve into these areas - Christmas in NYC, Tourists, Trump, Women, Reflecting on 2017, Hopes for 2018, Doing Standup, White Black People, Language, Obama, Naughty and Nice List ...
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Harvey."
We share an essay by the great American humorist James Thurber titled "The Case Against Women."
We have a poem called "Love."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Kinks, Weezer, Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whitimg, Calypso Rose, Billie Holiday, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, it's almost Christmas - have you followed the lines to the cash register yet? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 249 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This episode's featured guest is critically acclaimed performing artist, playwright, and monologist Martin Dockery.
Martin and I talk about - Storytelling, HIs Story, How His Themes Are Human Eternal Questions/Challenges, His Methods, How We Are All Storytellers, Human Impermanence, Martin's Dog and Some Woman's Dog, Connecting, Making a Difference, The Point...
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Fabric."
Our Associate Producer and Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) shares an essay he crafted for this episode titled "A Working Actor."
We have a poem called "Red Hot."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Phoebe Bridgers, AC/DC, the Eels, Girl Anachronism, the Band, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, how about those U.S. Senate Republicans? A serious set of cowardly, duplicitous traitors to our better angels. You don't consider them the best thinkers and objective minded public servants we can muster, do you? Had to get that off my chest.. Nonetheless, we have for your listening pleasure Episode 248 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World.
This week we debut and add a new segment to our repertoire. It is called Global Hobo with J.Q. Public. We talk with J.Q. as he sits in his humble abode in the South of France. J.Q. is a writer, musician, artist and vagabond...
J.Q. and I discuss a The Meaning of Hobo, His Journey from the U.S. to Southern France, Being an Ex-patriot or Not, the Relationship Between Being Terrified and Courageous, Time Versus Money, Ambition, Monetizing Art, Jordan Peterson, Unrewarded Talent, Living Hand to Mouth, Having a Calling, Richard the Lion Hearted...
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "December"
Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads an excerpt from Franz Kafka's short story "Josephine the Singer."
We have a poem called "France."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Wreckless Eric, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Grimes, J. Q. Public, Joni Mitchell, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, hope you had a thoughtful week. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 247 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is regular contributor writer, community activist, baker, candlestick maker Kitty Belle Burbank with her segment "Kitty Belle Do Tell."
Kitty and I discuss a Buddhist Parable about Having Problems, How No One Deserves Anything, Injustice, Sadness, Compassion, Our Angriest and Preposterous President, Zen Sickness, Behaving Rightly, A Girl Who Built a Door, and Fairy Doors In Trees at a County Park.
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "True Love"
Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads an excerpt from essayist Seymore Krim's work piece titled "For My Brothers & Sisters in the Failure Business."
We have a poem called "Chestnut."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Kinks, the Specials, Margo Price, John Coates, Paul Thorn, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, Are You Thankful? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 246 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure". Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is National Magazine Award winning writer John Marchese.
Jonn and I discuss How He Went from Musician to Writer, His Process, Being a Creative Journalist, His Two Critically Acclaimed Non-Fiction Books - "Renovations" and "The Violin." We delve into A Father and Son Reconnecting and The Ways of a Violin.
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Louie and Al"
We share another wonderfully crafted and beautifully read essay by our Associate Producer and Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) titled "The Globe."
We have a poem called "Chestnut."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Eileen Jewel, Joshua Bell & Vivaldi, Billie Holiday, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, Are You Are A Marxist? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 245 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure". Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is our regular contributor and resident historian Serf William.
The Serf and I discuss Hannibal, the Punic Wars, Ancient Rome, How Marx is His Hero, Class Warfare, Guns, the NRA, Republican Cowards & Traitors, the Solar System, God & Free Will, Heaven & Hell, a Hunting Story that Questions the Serf's Manhood...
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Break on Through."
We share an excerpt from writer/activist Charlotte Lewis' essay titled "Checking Out of Life, Checking Myself In."
We have a poem called "Virtue."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Yo La Tengo, Michael Franti & Spearhead, James Maddock, Neko Case, Doris Day, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, Not In My Backyard? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 244 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Crafted In Northeastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is community activist and one of the leaders of the grass roots group Friends of Lackawanna, Patrick Clark.
Patrick and I discuss a Landfill in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Its Economic Effects, Its Effects On The Surrounding Community, How Big Should A Landfill Be Allowed to Grow ?, How Many Years Should It Be Allowed to Take In Trash?, the Physical and Psychological Health and Welfare of The Citizens Living in its Proximity, Who In a Community Has the Right To Question the Operation and Existence of a Landfill?, Grass Roots Power Versus Corporate Power, Personal and Organizational Challenges When Running a Grass Roots Effort, the Government As A Factor, the Court Room Arguments, How Grass Roots Action is Uniquely American, and Patrick Shares Some Insight for Those Poised to Get Involved in Some Community Activism.
This week's sixty minutes includes an E.W. Essay titled "Town Dump"
We share another wonderfully written essay by Uncle Cesare (aka Dr, Michael Pavese) titled "Chicken Legs."
We have a poem called "Stinks."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, LL Cool J, John Hartford, David Rawlings, Nicole Atkins, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, do you like wine, politics, Halloween, and donkeys as the autumn leaves color the sidewalks crisp with color? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 243 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is Almighty Todd our resident philosopher and wine aficionado.
The Almighty and I discuss, as he sits on the back porch of his farmhouse in Stockbridge Vermont, a Load of Lumber, Wine Season, Deirdre Heekin, Push Downs, With Wine the Truth, the Soulessness Republicans, Moving Down into the Darkness, How We Raise Boys in the U.S., How Aloofness Leads to the Inability to Recognize Humanity, Autumn, Halloween, and His Donkeys.
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Lemonade Stand."
We share a Trump I.Q Test prepared for the New Yorker Magazine by Broti Gupta and Rebecca Caplan.
We have a poem called "Halloweenie."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Aimee Mann, the Pretenders, Billy Bragg, Fats Domino, Sarah Jarosz, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, have you ever accosted a Northern Spotted Owl? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 242 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is Michael Harris, Legal Director of the Wildlife Law Program at Friends of Animals in Denver, Colorado.
Attorney Harris and I discuss the Barred Owl Vs. the Northern Spotted Owl in the Pacific NorthWest, the History of Both Species of Owl, and Michael's Recent Argument in Front of the 9th Circuit Federal Appeals Court in Portland Oregon to Save the Barred Owl from Being Shotgunned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. We also discuss Species Migration as a New Ecological Reality, Human Involvement in Species on Species Conflict, Climate Change, Old Growth Forests, the Migratory BIrd Treaty, the Endangered Species Act...
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Gin."
We share another poignant essay written and read by our Associate Producer and Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese titled "The Copy Boy."
We have a poem called "Pussies."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Stevie Wonder, the Tragically Hip, One Eskimo, Patti Smith, Tom Petty, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, I love Middle Eastern food, do you? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 241 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure"Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest coming off a stellar performance in Manhattan is regular contributor singer, songwriter and good friend Rachel Lucille Woodworth.
We discuss the Creative Process, Inspiration, Morning Music, Music as a Means of Time Travel, Displacement. Greek Day to Day Culture as Compared to that of the United States, Finding Melody, Negativity, What They Want You to Think, Who They Are, Connectedness, Mob Mentality, and Seeing the Big Picture among other things.
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Cowardice."
We share an excerpt from a short story by Franz Kafka titled "Description of a Struggle."
We have a poem called "Twisted Figs."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Ralph Stanley, Arlo Mckinley & the Lonesome Sound, LittleStarRun, Jade Jackson, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, Do you know the whole story of Christopher Columbus? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 240 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is the incomparable, acclaimed singer, songwriter, actress and community activist Nellie McKay.
The New Yorker magazine has described Ms. McKay as “funny and touching, ceaselessly clever and scarily talented.” They also referred to her stage performance as "Brilliantly Subversive."
Nellie has indulged an extended run in the award-winning off-Broadway hit "Old Hats" and has written three acclaimed musical biographies: "I Want to Live!, the story of Barbara Graham," - the third woman executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin; "Silent Spring: It’s Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature" - an exploration of environmental pioneer Rachel Carson; and her latest, "A GIRL NAMED BILL – The Life and Times of Billy Tipton," - named one of the Best Concerts of 2014 by The New York Times.
She has released five full-length albums: "Get Away From Me," "Pretty Little Head", "Obligatory Villagers", her most recent "My Weekly Reader," and "Normal as Blueberry Pie" - a tribute to Doris Day that the New York Times called “among the killer overhauls of American standards”.
Nellie has won a Theatre World Award for her portrayal of Polly Peachum in the Broadway production of "The Threepenny Opera" and has performed onscreen in the films "PS I Love You" and "Downtown Express."
She has also written the original music for the Rob Reiner film "Rumor Has It" and has contributed to the Emmy award winning documentary, "Gasland."
Nellie's music has been heard on the TV shows Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Weeds, Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS and Nurse Jackie; and she has appeared on numerous TV shows including The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
She has worked with David Byrne, Bob Dorough, Hilary Swank, Laurie Anderson, Cyndi Lauper, Geoff Emerick, Alanis Morisette, and BareNaked Ladies to name but a few...
Nellie's writing has appeared in The Onion, Interview magazine and The New York Times Book Review.
Nellie and I discuss Totalitarianism, the War State, Profit, Education, the Ideal Role of Artists in Society, Music, Who Owns the Media, Corporate Farms, Climate Change, Thoreau, Censorship, Our Two Party System, Trump, Obama, How Our Voices Are Beaten Out of Us at A Young Age, Organizing at a Local Level, and the Importance of Clean Socks.
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Courage."
We share another wonderful essay written and read by our associate producer and resident essayis Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare.)
We have a poem called "Creature."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Jimi Hendrix, Nellie McKay, Cannonball Adderley, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, Happy October to you. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 239 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is long time contributor, artist, community activist, playwright Kitty Bell Burbank. Kitty Belle and I discuss Societal Shifts, Vietnam, Loss of Innocence, Freedom, Blind Patriotism, Black Lives Matter, Flaws of U.S. Media, "Fake" News, People Who Aren't As Important, Savage, Environmental Refugees, Her New Dystopian Play, How Art Helps with Anxiety...
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Nirvana."
We share an excerpt from Thomas Pynchon's masterpiece novel "Gravity's Rainbow."
We have a poem called "Fringe."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Del Vikings. Built to Spill, Beth Orton, the Band, Charles Bradley, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, Happy Autumn to you. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 238 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is Chair and Co-Founder of Fair Districts Pa. Carol Kuniholm. Carol is also Vice President of Government and Social Policy on the state board of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania. Carol and I discuss the History of Gerrymandering, Its Definition, How it Is Perpetrated, Whether the Republicans or Democrats are the Bigger Abusers, The Bills to Stop Gerrymanderiing in Pennsylvania's Congress that she had a Hand in Crafting, How Gerrymandering Contradicts and Stymies the Intent of Democracy, and the Prospects for Our Future...
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Expectation."
We have another piece titled "Flickers" beautifully crafted and wonderfully read by our Associate Producer and Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese (a.k.a. Uncle Cesare.)
We have a poem called "Bar Room."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, LCD Soundsystem, Randy Newman, Garland Jeffreys, Erland Oye, Elise LeGrow, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, I hope all is well. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 237 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is long time contributor, and our resident historian Serf Wiliam. We discuss the Foundation Myths of the U.S. Slavery & Economics, Confederate Statutes, the Flaws of our Founding Fathers, Factory Work, War, Capitalism, Ronald Reagan, Millenials, Fighting the Good Fight & Staying Positive.
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Neighborhood."
We have a poem called "Harry Dean."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Harry Dean Stanton, the English Beat, Yo Le Tango, Hop Along, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, We are BACK from our traditional August break to start a new season of quality radio programs. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 236 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is acclaimed essayist Timothy Kreider. Tim writes for the New York Times, The New Yorker, al Jazeera, The Week, the Men's Journal. He is thought of as one of this country's great essayists, compared to David Sedaris and David Foster Wallace. Tim is also an acclaimed cartoonist, best known for his work titled "The Pain... When Will It End?" Simon & Shuster published his first book of essays several years back titled "We Learn Nothing." The reviews were pretty wonderful. Tim just handed Simon & Shuster his second book of essays, a day before our conversation for this episode, due to be released on Valentine's Day. It is titled " I Wrote This Book Because I Love You" and has as its focus the romantic relationships he has experienced over the years.
Tim and I discuss being a cartoonist and an essayist. We discuss stories from both of his books, our human struggles, humor, love, the prospect of changing people, the past, present and future, proposing to an Icelandic burlesque dancer, and Bloody Marys. He shares an excerpt of an essay from his forthcoming book. It is a very good conversation...
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "The Maze."
We also share a wonderful piece from our resident essayist Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) titled "Sylvia's Cuisine."
We have a poem called "Elegant."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Domenico Modugno, Ben Gibbard, Butch Walker, Billie Holiday, Harry Dean Stanton, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, We are BACK from our traditional August break to start a new season of quality radio programs. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 235 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World.
We initiate our return with long time regular contributor (and our resident sage) Almighty Todd. The Almighty and I discuss Mexican Bread in Houston, Labor Day, Unions, Robber Barrons, Drones, Societal Clash, Leaders (as oppossed to Elected Officals), a Decent Standard of Living, Ying Yang...
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Quietly Listening."
We also share an excerpt from Sinclair Lewis' great novel "Dodsworth."
We have a poem called "Bekons You."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Temptations, Gil Scott Heron, Eric Bachmann, Okay Paddy, Neko Case,Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs, it's just about time for our August break but first... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 234 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World.
We feature a conversation with acclaimed poet, professor and publisher Philip Brady. We delve into these areas - When He Knew He Was a Poet, Inventing Words, Learning Poems By Heart, the Writing Process, Making and Remaking Your Mind, Yeats, Incredible Teachers, Peeling Away Layers of Distaste for Poetry, the Publishable Ones, Philip Shares One of His Pieces and Several of Those from His Favorite Writers, He Also Shares Some Insight for Writers the World Over...
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Gong."
We also share another poignant essay by Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) titled "The Librarian."
We have a poem called "Porno Stunt."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Jimi Hendrix, Charles Bradley, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Cole Porter, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs... How about a conversation today with a Grammy Award winner? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 233 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World.
We feature a conversation with (Grammy Award Winner) Vince Giordano. Mr. Giordano is a sought after musician/arranger/band leader by the likes of filmmakers Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Robert DeNiro, Sam Mendes, and the list goes on... We discuss his early years learning alongside Ira Gershwin, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw and (once again) the list goes on. We talk about his archive of almost 67,000 arrangements and 37,000 pieces of sheet music preserving the history of American Jazz Standards. The movie scores he's crafted for The Aviator and Boardwalk Empire (Martin Scorsese), The Good Shepard (Robert DeNiro), Cafe Society (Woody Allen), Away We Go (Sam Mendes). We discuss the documentary recently released about his work called "Vince Giordano, There's a Future in the Past." We also discuss the significance of Jazz Standards as Part of U.S. culture. Vince Shares Some Words of Encouragement for Working Artists.
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Relativity Ride."
We also share a wonderful essay by Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) titled "Tenderfoot."
We have a poem called "Prickly Pears."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Vince Giordano, Kat Edmondson, Herbie Hancock, George Gershwin, LA Philharmonc, Pino Daniele, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs...Happy July. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 232 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure". Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World.
We feature a conversation with author David Hicks. David and I discuss his critically acclaimed novel "White Plains", His Influences, Fatherhood, the Craft of Storytelling, the Importance of Reading and Writing to Society, and His Next Novel.
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "To Say."
We also share a wonderful essay by Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) titled "Tillie."
We have a poem called "Living."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Peter Gabriel, Peter Perret, Washed Out, Mink De Ville, Hugh Masekela, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs... I've been in one of the best states in the union for the last few days (Vermont) spending time with our regular contributor Almighty Todd on his farm doing research for a future segment. I had a wonderful conversation earlier in the week with another of our regular contributors Kitty Belle Burbank that is featured on today's program.
We have for your listening pleasure Episode 231 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" on radio. Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World.
Kitty Belle and I talk about Courage, Fear, Privilege, Shadows, The Brain in Your Stomach, Childhood, Why She Writes Plays, Summertime...
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Courage."
We also share a wonderful essay by Emma Rathbone titled "Before the Internet."
We have a poem called "Shadow."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Hop Along, Craig Finn, Mink De Ville, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs... It's getting hot up and down the line in this neck of the woods. I hope all is well for you and yours. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 230 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure". Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World.
Our featured guest this week is Activist Poet, Charlotte. We talk about the White Pine Camp Resistance, Billions of Dollars, Neighbors and Family Members Struggling to Coexist, Water Resources, Livestock, the Strike of 1907 on Lackawanna & Spruce, and a Dystopian Dance Party in July.
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Calamity."
We also share a wonderful essay by Hallie Cantor titled "The Writer's Process."
We have a poem called "Bob."
Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Paul Pinto, Lucas Steele, Nick Choksi, Eddie Brickell and the New Bohemians, SlothRust, 10,000 Maniacs, Pearl Jam, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs... Happy June. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 229 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is Fulbright Scholar, Highly Acclaimed Musical Artist, Activist, Writer, Philosopher, and Impresario Todd Tongdee Lavelle. We discuss His Journey from Scranton Pennsylvania to Thailand, His Research of Medicinal Herbs, His Work with Political Refugees, War, Love, Death, Lies, Laughter, Hope, America's Fake Confidence, the Mekong River, Music and more.
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Covfefe."
We also share another poignant essay written and read by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) titled "Spinsters."
We share a poem called "Stellar Amica."
This week's music is provided by these wonderful artists: Paul Simon, The Allman Brothers, Todd Tongdee Lavelle, Patsy Cline, Lauryn Hill, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs... Hello. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 228 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure". Crafted In NorthEastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is our resident historian and political analyst Serf William. We discuss the History of Memorial Day, Whether We Honor Its True Intent, The Unraveling of the Republic, the Tax Plan, the Boogie Man, We Follow the Money, Is 45 a Good American, the Rosenbergs, War as a Class Struggle...
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Memorials."
We also share an excerpt from Kurt Vonnegut's masterpiece "Slaughterhouse-Five"
We share a poem called "Corncob."
This week's music is provided by these wonderful artists: Michael Franti, the White Stripes, the Andrew Sisters, Soundgarden, Leon Bridges, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its Finest. Share this episode with whomever you choose.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs... Proms, Graduations, Landscapers, and Dramatic Headlines in the Daily Newspapers. Perhaps as an extra treat, we have for your listening pleasure the complete Episode 227 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure". Crafted In NorthEastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is violinist and mask maker Alberto Villalobos. We talk with Alberto about his artistic journey from Mexico to Europe, and now for the last twelve years as a NYC based artist. He has a world renowned musical group with his two brothers called the Villalobos Brothers. Alberto also is a visual artist. We discuss his most ambitous and poignant installment to date titled "Hombres de Arcilla (Men In Clay)" at The Point Gallery in the South Bronx. It involves 43 masks he created in honor of and to remember 43 college students who disappeared while in the hands of the local police outside of Mexico City just over two years ago. We also discuss Courage, Brotherhood, Sisterhood, the Trump Attitude and Hope.
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Ourselves."
We also have another exceptional piece written and read by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) titled "The Mayor."
We share a poem called "The Sin."
This week's music is provided by these wonderful artists: the Pretenders, the Villalobos Brothers, Frank Sinatra, Van Morrison, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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Troubadours and Raconteurs... I hope you are in a good way. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 226 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure". Crafted In NorthEastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World.
This week's featured guest is a long time contributor to the program , my good friend Almighty Todd. We discuss a recent trip he took to Quebec City, Fiords, Glaciers, Alaska, Wine Making, Asian Thought Juxtaposed with D.C. Political Machinations, the Harmony of Life...
This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "FTE Surreptitiously."
We share an excerpt from the Buddhist text Dhammapada.
We also share a poem titled "Viva."
This week's music is provided by these wonderful artists: Willy Mason, Rage Against the Machine, Nick Lowe, Cee Lo Green, the Kossoy Sisters, Branford Marsalis, and Terrence Blanchard.
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