Live Wire with Luke Burbank Podcast
1) Ginny Hogan, Anis Mojgani, and Jimmie Herrod
Comedian and satirist Ginny Hogan explains the terms and conditions of being her undetermined partner; Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani describes a surprising encounter with an unlikely poetry fan; a...Show More
2) Alexis Okeowo, Maria Bamford, and Pete Droge
Writer Alexis Okeowo (The New Yorker) untangles the themes of her new book Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama, which weaves personal experience and the complex history of her home state; lege...Show More
3) Sona Movsesian, Marcella Arguello, and Brown Calculus (REBROADCAST)
Writer and podcaster Sona Movsesian makes the case for why she is "the world's worst assistant" to Conan O'Brien; stand-up comedian Marcella Arguello unpacks the politics of airport parking; and spiri...Show More
4) Maria Bamford, Brandi Brown, and The Reasonable Doubts
Comedian Maria Bamford riffs on money troubles... and why Instacart might be to blame; comic and crop artist Brandi Brown unpacks her childhood encounter with Prince and her favorite spots at the fame...Show More
5) Timothy Egan, and Dessa (REBROADCAST)
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and acclaimed author Timothy Egan unpacks his newest book A Fever in the Heartland, which traces the Ku Klux Klan's expansion across America in the 1920s and one woman'...Show More
6) Edgar Gomez, River Selby, and Hunter Noack
Writer Edgar Gomez discusses his collection of essays Alligator Tears, which follows his various hustles as a youth in Florida — from being a flip flop salesman to getting fake teeth through a little ...Show More
7) Laura Chinn, Mohanad Elshieky, and Jenny Conlee (REBROADCAST)
Writer and director Laura Chinn (Florida Girls) discusses her memoir Acne, which tackles her racial identity, Scientology, and of course... very oily skin; standup comedian Mohanad Elshieky riffs on e...Show More
8) Mary Roach, Janesh Rahlan, and Amy Millan
Popular science writer Mary Roach dives into lab-grown organs, historical nose jobs, and unlikely hair transplants, as covered in her latest book Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy; stand-up...Show More
9) Dana Schwartz, Jenny Odell, and Black Belt Eagle Scout (REBROADCAST)
Novelist Dana Schwartz unpacks her gothic fantasy duology, Anatomy and Immortality, then dives into her podcast Noble Blood, which explores the bizarre and risqué lives of royals; writer Jenny Odell d...Show More
10) Paul F. Tompkins and Meklit
Comedian and podcaster Paul F. Tompkins chats about taking his variety show Varietopia back on the road after his (surprise!) coronation as Live Wire's most frequently appearing guest; and vocalist Me...Show More