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

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...

Episode 363 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Soulful." We share an excerpt from Jack Kerouac's "On the Road."We have an E.W.poem called "Vespa." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, LCD Soundsystem, U.S. Girls, Lauryn Hill, 10,000 Maniacs, Erykah Badu, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Cra...

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 361 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Cleanse." We share an excerpt from "The Plague" by Algerian-French Nobel Prize winning writer Albert Camus. We have an E.W.poem called "Ouch." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Joe Cocker, Johnny Cash, William DeVaughn, Jules Massanet, the Budos Band, Beth Orton, Branford Marsalis and...

Episode 360 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Undressed." We have an E.W.poem called "Contrite." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Lene Lovich, REM, Cole Porter, Billie Holiday, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World...

Episode 359 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Plume." We have an E.W.poem called "Said He." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Bakar, Herbie Hancock, Big Thief, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Ov...

Episode 358 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Queer." We have an E.W.poem called "The Rub." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Radiohead, Boubakar Traore', Lady Lamb, June Christy, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The Wor...

Episode 357 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "My Fuzzy Little World." We have an E.W.poem called "Hearts." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Marvin Gaye, Jamie Cullum, the Specials, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Madison McFerrin, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Endless Mountai...

Episode 356 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Go Go Boots." We have an E.W.poem called "Ethereal." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli, Duke Ellington, Haley Heynderickx, Lou Reed, Billie Holiday, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard Al...

Episode 355 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "True." We share an excerpt from Leo Tolstoy's "A Confession and Other Religious Writings." We have an E.W.poem called "Salvation." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhard, Stephane Grapelli, Nick Waterhouse, the Beatles, JQ, Drive By Truckers, Cassandra Wilson, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commerci...

Episode 354 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Wonderous." We share an Original Radio Play titled "Orientation" written by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese and performed by Marnie Azzarelli. 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 353 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Basking." We share the Voice, Soul & Logic of Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. We have an E.W.poem called "Woke." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhard, Stephane Grapelli, Randall Bramblett, Jakob Dylan, Dhani Harrison, Amos Lee, Lukas Nelson, Micah Nelson, Willie Nelson, Aretha Franklin, the Rebirth Jazz Band...

Episode 352 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "The Underground." We share two jazz poems by Hayden Carruth and Sonia Sanchez as read by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese. We have an E.W.poem called "Trends." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhard, the Nude Party, the English Beat, Jed Distler, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Thelonius Monk, Bran...

Episode 351 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Endless." We share an excerpt from a short story by Tennessee Williams titled "Desire and the Black Masseur." We have an E.W.poem called "Cupboards." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhard, Stephan Grapelli, Lambchop, Bahamas, Nick Drake, Allen Stone, Aimee Mann, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Comme...