Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure - Conversation, Essays, Poetry & Music.

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 Cra...

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." Kit...

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 Journalis...

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...

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 Northeas...

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...

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...

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 dis...

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 magazin...

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 Inno...

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 L...

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...

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, T...

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 Alm...

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, Inve...

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 l...

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 Importanc...

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 pleasur...

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 Re...

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...

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 Republ...

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...

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,...

Troubadours and Raconteurs... some precipitation in our neck of the woods. I hope you are having a good time of it. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 225 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure". Crafted In NorthEastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World. This week's featured guest is one of the premier playwrights in the U.S.- Martyna Majok. She is presently produc...

Troubadours and Raconteurs... some beautiful spring weather nestled within the Pocono and Endless Mountains. I hope you are feeling fine. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 224 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Crafted In NorthEastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World. This week's featured guest is internationally renowned artist Peter Schumann. Peter is a sc...