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

Episode 461 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Glam." We share an article titled "Why Yachting Families Make Great Climate Caretaker's" published in Harper's Magazine for their February 2022 issue. We have an E.W. poem called “Short Pier."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Screaming Trees, Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Robert Berger, Lydia Lunch Retrov...

Episode 460 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Yin Eggs, Yang Kin." We share actual Facts & Figures gathered by Harper's Magazine for their February 2020 issue. We have a E.W. poem called Sternum." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Anna Fox Rochinski, John Prine, TV Priest, Margaret Glaspy, the Nude Party, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Com...

Episode 459 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Modern Dream." We share some actual Findings gathered by Harper's Magazine for their February 2020 issue. We have a E.W. poem called “Galaxy Above."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Lou Reed, Barbara Maal, Nash Rose, Four Tet, Marlon Williams. Animal Collective, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard....

Episode 458 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Theater Guru." We share a Tribute to Wall Street Journal Theater Critic Terry Teachout by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese. We have a E.W. poem called “Fluttering About."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Prince Buster, Austin Pendelton & Milton Greene, John Randolph Marr, Nancy LaMont, Morphin...

Episode 457 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Florist Bodega." We share an excerpt from Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk. We have a E.W. poem called Lazy." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Television, Joe Tullos, Nate Rateliff and the Night Sweats, the Stooges, the Ramones, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Commercial Free...

Episode 456 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "The Boss." We share a short essay titled “Brothers” from the November 2021 issue of The Sun Magazine. We have a E.W. poem called “Small Stream." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Orange Juice, Anna Fox Rochinski, Brigitte Bardot, Mink DeVille, Van Morrison, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Commer...

Episode 455 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Galaxy." We share some actual statistics from the January 2022 issue of Harper's Magazine’s Harper’s Index. We have a E.W. poem called "Gray Day." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Pretenders, the Velvet Underground, Lanu, Four Tet, the Heartless Bastards, Childish Bambino, Branford Marsalis and Tere...

Episode 454 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Little Kingdom." We share a short essay from the Readers Write section of the October 2021 issue of The Sun Magazine titled “My Sister Morgan Is Only Thirteen.” written by Anonymous. We have an E.W. poem called "The Other Day."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Chicano Batman, Kokoroko, Ned Sparrow, Han...

Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Beatles, Cat Power, Teenage Fan Club, Billie Holiday, Fantastic Negrito, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted in the West Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell Your Friends and Neighbors...

Episode 452 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Steadfast."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Ben Folds Five, The English Beat, the Postal Service, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard.  Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted in the West Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell Your Friends and Neighbors... Happ...

Episode 451 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Taxi Cab." We share the third installment of our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese's radio play titled “Watch the Ice” as performed by Dominick Azzarelli. We have a E.W. poem called "Kind Budd."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Lumineers and Daniel Rodriguez, Brett Dennen, Phoebe Bridger’s, Lyl...

Episode 450 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "A Thrill." We share a piece by Phyllis McGinley titled "Love Letter to a Playwright," as read by Dr. Pavese. We have a E.W. poem called "The Lute." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Jason Robert Brown, Stephen Sondheim & Katrina Lenk, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Colin Donnell & Lin-Manuel Miranda, Raul Esparza,...

Episode 449 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Man On Adams." We share a poem by Gerry Geddes and Andre de Shields titled "Dating In Armageddon." We have a E.W. poem called "Gay Paul." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Steely Dan, LL Cool J, Fatoumata Diawara, Peter Allen, B-52s, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch R...

Episode 448 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Window." We share an excerpt from a book by Irving Stone titled "Clarence Darrow For the Defense." We have a E.W. poem called "Blend."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, My Morning Jacket, Patti Smith, Jenny Lewis, Pokey LaFarge, Joni Mitchell, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard.  Commercial Free, S...

Episode 447 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Flair." We share a piece published in the December 2021 edition of the Sun Magazine by Ellery Akers titled "Fifteen Strokes of Luck." We have a E.W. poem called "Thankful."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Jackie & Roy, Doris Day, Nick Lowe, Billie Holiday, Sonny Curtis,...

Episode 446 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Queer." We share an excerpt from an article published in the New Yorker Magazine by Dana Goodyear titled "Grub, Eating Bugs to Save the Planet." We have a E.W. poem called "French Farm."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Pretenders, Courtney Barnett, Silver Synthetic, X, Joy Division, Branford Marsa...

Episode 445 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Silhouette." We share some facts and figures as gathered by Harper's Magazine for it's October 2021 Harper's Index. We have a E.W. poem called "Inward Season."   Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Harry Nilsson, the Grateful Dead, Anand Wilder, Mattiel, Branford Marsalis a...

Episode 444 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Salad & Biscuits." We share an excerpt from Toni Jensen's acclaimed book "Carry - A Memoir of Survival on a Stolen Land." We have a E.W. poem called "Wrench." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Talking Heads, Alice Ckark, Hugh Masekela, Jason Isbell, John Pizzarelli, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blan...

Episode 443 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Devine." We share an excerpt from Fritjof Capra's "Tao of Physics." We have an E.W. poem called "Swoon."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Elvis Costello, Helado Negro & Flock of Dimes, Courtney Barnett, Ahmad Jamal, Sarah Vaughan & the Count Basie Orchestra, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard.  Co...

Episode 442 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Gold Rings." We share three short essays by Dean Leach under the title "Invitations" published in the Sun Magazine's October 2021 edition. We have a E.W. poem called "Night Sky Moon." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Martha Redbone, Lucinda Williams, Amythyst Kiah, James Maddock, Angela Munoz, Branford...

Episode 441 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Nouveaux-Ricco." We share actual Findings as gathered and published in Harper's Magazine's October 2021 edition. We have a E.W. poem called "In the Leaves."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Lemonheads, Sharon Van Etten, Jenny Lewis, Four Tet, Atmosphere, Leif Vollebeck, Branford Marsalis and Terenc...

Episode 440 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "European Ethnic." We share an essay written in 1936 by Aldous Huxley and published in Harper's Magazine titled "In The Dark."We have a E.W. poem called "Play."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Dr. Lonnie Smith & Iggy Pop, Rufus Wainwright, Joe Tullos, Led Zeppelin, Kokoroko, Branford Marsalis and Teren...

Episode 439 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Ambient." We share the second installment of our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese's radio play series "Watch The Ice,"as performed by Dominick Azzarelli. We have an E.W. poem called "Tea." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Frank Sinatra, Bedouine, Jeffrey Dean Foster, Johnny & June Carter Cash, Chri...

Episode 438 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Wow." We share an excerpt from a piece written by Wyatt Williams for the September 2021 Edition of Harper's Magazine titled "Eating the Whale." We have an E.W. poem called "Rising." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Andy Shauf, Leon Clark, Richard Swift, Paul McCartney & Wings, Branford...

Episode 437 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Oneness." We share a passage on Compassionate Police from Thich Nhat Hanh's book titled "Anger." We have an E.W. poem called "Mid-September." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Cracker, PJ Harvey, Middle Kids, the Violent Femmes, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Co...