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

Episode 386 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Black Pickup." We share a piece by Anna Russell published in the New Yorker Magazine titled "Disaster Dishes." We have an E.W. poem called "Amsterdam." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Krewe de Groove, David Johansen, Catherine Russell, Shelby Lynne, Bra...

Episode 362 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Conformity." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads an essay titled"The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus." We have an E.W.poem called "Paste." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, the Velvet Underground, the New York Dolls, the Dictators, the Stooges, the Ramones, Branford Marsalis a...

Episode 385 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Flags." We share an excerpt from Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize winning Novel "The Underground Railroad." We have an E.W. poem called "Yellow Hue." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Rage Against the Machine, Mavis Staples, Verdell Primeaux, Johnny Mate, Robert Attson, Lou Rawls, Da...

Earliest episode we have found thus far in our archive from September 2011 featuring Almighty Todd.

Episode 384 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Charlie." We share Episode Three of a Radio Play written by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "The Lonesome Cowboy"as performed by Dominick Azzarelli. We have an E.W. poem called "Trusty Couch." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Spoon, Willie Nelson, Morris Goldstein, J...

Episode 383 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Crazy Beautiful." We share an article written by Tyler Foggat titled "Department of Protesting Summer School" published in the August 3rd & 10th Edition of the New Yorker magazine. We have an E.W. poem called "Bald Heads." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, David Bowie, Edith Piaf, JQ,...

Episode 382 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Puppets." We share a piece performed and written by John Giorno titled "Everyone Gets Lighter." We have an E.W. poem called "Existence." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Jean Jacques Perry, Cat Power, the Plastic Ono Band, Gillian Welch, Billie Holiday, Branford Marsalis and Terrence...

Episode 381 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Kerplunkness." We share a compelling depiction(as published in Harpers Magazine)of a real scenario that occurred in Fresno County, California titled "Worst Responders." We have an E.W. poem called "Need More." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Poppy Adjuah, Dion, Ella Fitzgerald, the...

Episode 380 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "The Caves." We share a brand new Uncle Cesare Essay written by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "Squirrel Tale." We have an E.W. poem called "Isabella." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Tri Los Chapas, Harry Nilsson, Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys, Nina Simone, Branford Ma...

Episode 379 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Freedom." We share Some 20th Century Oral History from Appalachia as gathered by Foxfire Magazine. We have an E.W. poem called "Do You?" Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Frank Sinatra, Bully, 10,000 Maniacs, Ginny McJunkin & John Leon, Sarah Vaughn, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Bla...

Episode 378 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Silver & Shiny." We share several compelling statistical facts compiled by Harpers Magazine. We have an E.W. poem called "Asunder." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Trombone Shorty, Deee Light, Tracy Chapman, Joan Armatrading, Mavis Staples, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard....

Episode 377 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "The Pace." We share an excerpt from a piece written by Luke Mogelson for the New Yorker Magazine titled "The Uprising." We have an E.W. poem called "Surprise."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Ani DiFranco, Buster Poindexter, Portishead, Committed, Sublime, Branford Marsalis and Ter...

Episode 376 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Boondoggles." We share the World Premier of a Radio Play written by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese and performed by Actress Marnie Dee Azzarelli titled "No Cause for Alarm." We have an E.W. poem called "Tough." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Otis Redding, Martha Redbone,...

Episode 375 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Problem Solved." We share some compelling Findings in the World as Gathered by Harpers Magazine in its July 2020 edition. We have an E.W. poem called "Subatomic." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Paul McCartney & Wings, Marvin Gaye, Katie Pruitt, the Movie Cast of Rent, Andra Day, Br...

Episode 374 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Pigment." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads a piece by Carolyn Knapp titled, "On Loneliness."We have an E.W. poem called "Ali." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, M. Ward, Babatunde Olatunji, Matt Berringer, Laura Marking, Public Enemy, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blan...

Episode 373 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Courage." We share a Musical-Spoken-Word Piece featuring Charles Mingus with the words of George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner & James Baldwin. We have an E.W. poem called "Redress." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Erykah Badu, Devon Gilfillian, Charles Mingus, Ella Fitzgerald,...

Episode 372 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Hero." We share a brand new Uncle Cesare Essay written by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "Ofermode." We have an E.W. poem called "Witness." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, War, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Leon Redbone, Karl Blau, Carmen McRae, Branford Marsalis and T...

Episode 371 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Free." We share an excerpt from a piece written by renowned sage of preservationism John Muir titled "Calypso Borealis." We have an E.W. poem called "Apostrophe." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, the Wood Brothers, Big Thief, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Cosmo Sheldrake, Stan Getz & Joao G...

Episode 370 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Sanctuary City." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese has written another Radio Play for the program, titled "Date Night." Dominick & Marnie Azzarelli perform it for us. We have an E.W. poem called "Small Miracle." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, My Morning Jacket, Luther Dicki...

Episode 369 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Fight." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads a Sampling of Light Verse including pieces by Dorothy Parker, Theodore Roethke, Allen Ginsberg & Shel Silverstein. We have an E.W.poem called "Seasonal Sneeze." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, David Bowie, Manu Dibango, the Str...

Episode 368 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Home." We have an E.W.poem called "Lifetime." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, David Bowie, Nick Waterhouse, Bill Frisell, Petra Burroughs, Hank Roberts & Luke Bergman, the Magnetic Fields, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Painting titled "The Ghost" by David McDermott & Pet...

Episode 367 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Little Bear & Me." We share a Cherokee Legend titled "Earth Making."We have an E.W.poem called "Marooned." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhard, Stephane Grapelli, Courtney Barnett, John Prine, Martha Redbone, Vagabon, Fountains of Wayne, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch...

Episode 366 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Sarah Sings." Actor Dominick Azzarelli performs the second episode of "The Lonesome Cowboy" written by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese. We have an E.W.poem called "Black Cosmic Friend." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhard, Stephane Grapelli, A. Swayze & the Ghosts, Jimmy Webb, Sarah Vaughn, Johnny...

Episode 365 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Wonderous." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads a poignant excerpt from Patricia Bosworth's acclaimed biography of her friend Marlon Brando. We have an E.W.poem called "Repose." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhard, Stephane Grapelli, Aimee Mann, Gram Parsons, Caravan Palace, Grizzly Bear, David...

Episode 364 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Peacock." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares a piece written by David Ignatow titled"Ritual One."We have an E.W.poem called "Bow." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Bill Withers, Blondie, Joan Jett, kurt Vile, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Photo courtesy of R...