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

Episode 411also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Brown & Pink."Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads an excerpt from Albert Camus' "The Myth of Sisyphus."We have an E.W. poem called "Nucleus."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Jesus and the Mary Chain, Bob Marley & the Wailers, John Hartford, the Allman Brothers, the Velve...

Episode 410 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Oh, Man." We share five poems by the late, great Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads three and I read two. We have an E.W. poem called "Note to An Administrator." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Tito Puente, Tom Waits, Fiona Apple, Thelonious Monk,...

Episode 409 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Melody." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads "Five Jazz Poems" by poets E.E Cummings, Freddington, Jimmy Santiago Baca and David Lessard. We have an E.W. poem called "Umbrella." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Kevin Morby, Karen Mason, Carmen McRae, Frank Sinatra, Mable...

Episode 408 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Seekers." We share an excerpt from Peter Singer's groundbreaking book titled "Animal Liberation." It is titled " We have an E.W. poem called "Thursday Night." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Lianne Havas, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Citizen Cope, the Rolling Stones, J.J. Cale and Tere...

Episode 407 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Showtunes." We debut an original Radio Play written and performed by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese. It is titled "The Shut-in Receives a Letter from His Mother." We have an E.W. poem called "Shadows." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Regina Spektor, Paul Thorn, Madonna Ci...

Episode 406 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Ancient Flow." We share some Real Statistics compiled and published by "Harpers Magazine" from their September 2020 edition. We have an E.W. poem called "Goddess." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, the Black Pumas, the New York Dolls, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Antonio Vivaldi, Devo...

Episode 405 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Persian Rug." We share some actual Findings gathered and published by "Harpers Magazine" from their September 2020 edition. We have an E.W. poem called "Grand." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Caamp, Vampire Weekend, Soko, Miles Davis, Rodrigo Amarante, Sam & Dave, Branford Marsalis...

Episode 404 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Cupped Quiet." We share some actual Findings gathered and published by "Harpers Magazine" from their January 2021 edition. We have an E.W. poem called "Tonight." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Phantom Planet, Caroline Rose, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Four Tet, Calexico, Linda L...

Episode 403 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Again." We share an original Radio Play titled "The Shut-In Meets The Hippies,"written & read by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese. We have an E.W. poem called "Power."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Faye Webster, Domenico Modugno, Bob Dylan, Caroline Rose, Takuya Kuroda &...

Episode 402 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Champagne." We share some compelling statistics as gathered by Harpers Magazine for their December Harpers' Index. We have an E.W. poem called "Foundation." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Kiwi Jr., Kat Edmondson, Courtney Marie Adams, Songhoy Blues, the Beatles, Branford Marsalis a...

We feature these impressive individuals: Sarah Cruz, Patricia Bosworth, JQ, Peter McGough, Serf William, Legs McNeil, Kitty Belle Burbank, Gerry Geddes, Martyna Majok, Glynnis Johns, Nash Rose, Allan Jones, John Bromberg and Martha Redbone. Episode 401 also includes an E.W. poem called "Gift." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Jenn...

Episode 400 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Tilted." We share some compelling statistics as gathered by Harpers Magazine in their November Harpers' Index. We have an E.W. poem called "Cheer." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, the Vince Guaraldi Trio, Freddie King, JQ, Ella Fitzgerald, Eartha Kitt, Branford Marsalis and Terence...

Episode 399 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Brooklyn Bridge." We share our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese's newest Radio Play titled "Shut In." We have an E.W. poem called "Bracelet From My Darling." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Pete Josef, Golden Smog, Sylvan Esso, Barry White, Phoebe Bridgers, Branford Marsalis an...

Taste "I am a Public School Teacher... Clearly I've Sold Out." A raucous conversation with Educator, Fiddler and Our Resident Historian- Serf William. The Serf and I discuss Selling Out, Choices, Fate, Other People Suffering, White Liberal Guilt, Rolling With the Absurdity, Systemic Discrimination & Privilege, Doing the Right Thing, Suburban Bohemians, Rejecting the American Dream, Beginners Mind....

Episode 397 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "On a Park Bench." We share the fourth episode of our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese's Original Radio Play "The Lonesome Cowboy" as performed by Dominick Azzarelli. We have an E.W. poem called "Wasp." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Bahamas, the Mountain Goats, Terence Blancha...

Episode 396 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Jade Pool." We share a Navajo Legend titled" First Man and First Woman." We have an E.W. poem called "Upness." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Marshall Crenshaw, Bonnie Raitt, LCD Soundsystem, Frank Jishie Jr., Raymond K. Yazzie, Sam Yazzie Jr., Sam Yazzie Sr., Kee Chee Jake, & Lena...

Episode 395 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Age Old." We share an excerpt from Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh's book titled"How to Fight." We have an E.W. poem called "True." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Tim Baker, Nick Drake, James Brown, Green Tea Peng, Fat Boy Slim, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Fr...

Episode 394 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Penn's Wood." We share a new Radio Play written by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "Bewitched" as performed by Dominick, Margo & Marnie Azzarelli. We have an E.W. poem called "Sign." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhard, Stephane Grapelli, the Resistance Revival Chorus with Rhiannon Giddens,...

Episode 393 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Prevail." We share an excerpt from an interview by Michael Parkinson with Orson Wells discussing Ernest Hemingway. We have an E.W. poem called " Memory."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Sly & the Family Stone, the Wood Brothers, Joni Mitchell, Allen Toussaint, Kat Edmonson, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.  C...

Episode 392 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Heart." We share two poems by Argentinian Writer Jorge Luis Borges titled "Music Box" and "A Compass." We have an E.W. poem called " Soul."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Malvina Reynolds, Zaz, Rin', Todd Rundgren & Rivers Cuomo, Future Island, Branford Mar...

Episode 391 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Basilico." We share several provocative statistics as provided by Harpers Magazine from their Harper's Index. We have an E.W. poem called " Swoon."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, the Velvet Underground, Joe Strummer, Amy Winehouse, Branford Marsalis and Ter...

Episode 390 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Country Club Road." We share Actual Findings gathered & published in Harpers Magazine. We have an E.W. poem called "Detected." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, John Lennon, Sarah Vaughn, the Postal Service, Rodney Rice, Branford Marsalis and Terrence...

Episode 389 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Celluloid." We share a piece by Gary Phillips recently published in the Sun Magazine titled "My Country." We have an E.W. poem called "Fishing." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Shirley Horn, Hurray for the Riff Raf, Edison Rocket Train, Fred Neil, Neil Young, Branford Marsalis and T...

Episode 388 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Need." We share a piece by Charles Bethea recently published in the New Yorker Magazine titled "Bermuda Wants You." We have an E.W. poem called "Tongue." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Squeeze, Jenevieve, Nash Rose, the B-52s, Nina Simone, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard....

Episode 387 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Nation Sublime." We share a Tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as well as an excerpt from Frank Capra's Film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." We have an E.W. poem called "Two Rabbits." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, The Third Mind, The Cannonball Adderly Quintet, Anders Osborne...