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

Episode 313 also includes an EW Essay titled "Incredible." We share an article published in the New Yorker magazine by Henry Alford titled "Good Morning, Moon." We have an EW poem called "Train." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Kamasi Washington, Rage Against the Machine, Margo Price, New York Jazz Lounge, R.E.M., Louis Jordan, Br...

Episode 312 also includes an EW Essay titled "Killer Mike." We share the debut of a Radio Play performed by April Holgate and written by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "This is the Story of My Song."We have an EW poem called "Embroidered." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Mink Deville, Morphine, Luther Dickinson &...

Episode 311 also includes an EW Essay titled "Cocoon." We share a piece by Franz Kafka titled "The Wall" and an excerpt from an essay titled "Boundary Conditions" by Francisco Cantu'. We have an Ew poem called "Success."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Lily Allen & Mick Jones, Nirvana, Fran Ray & JQ, Mickey Leigh, Susto, Branford...

Episode 310 also includes an EW Essay titled "Late Winter Sunshine." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares five poems by the great Charles Bukowski. We have an Ew poem called "Arc."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Rodrigo Amarante, Lanu, the Doors, AC/DC, the Pretenders, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commer...

Episode 309 also includes an EW Essay titled "Already There." We share an excerpt from David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest." We have a poem called "Ohm."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Childish Gambino, Bradley Cooper, Willie Nelson, Anoushka Shankar, Vampire Weekend, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free,...

Episode 308 also includes an EW Essay titled "Closeted Fashionista." We share an Original Radio Play written especially for this episode by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese. It is titled "Whacked."We have a poem called "Young."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Courtney Barnett, Cat Clyde, Japanese Breakfast, Rhett Miller,...

Episode 307 also includes an EW Essay titled "Oklahoma." We share an essay by the great John Gould titled "Going to Haul." We have a poem called "Projecting."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, David Bowie, Citizen Cope, Marvin Gaye, Lobstah Box, the Magnetic Fields, Allison Moore, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercia...

Episode 306 also includes an EW Essay titled "Expressions." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares several Poems about Love written by Ben Jonson and W.H. Auden. We have a poem called "Projecting."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Leon Bridges, Bombino, El Chicano, Stacey Kent, Laura Gibson, Branford Marsalis and Terrenc...

Episode 305 also includes an EW Essay titled "Luz." We share an excerpt from American poet Walt Whitman's brilliant piece "Song of Myself." We have a poem called "Hills of Chinchilla."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Allen Toussaint, Fatboy Slim, David Byrne, Nellie McKay, Thelonious Monk, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard...

Episode 304 also includes an EW Essay titled "Revolution." We share another great essay written by our Associate Producer & Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese from his Uncle Cesare series titled "My Father's Mustache."We have a poem called "Uncle, Tailor."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Buddy Holly, Andre's Osborne, Aimee Mann...

Episode 303 also includes an EW Essay titled "Champagne, ." We share a humorous essay titled "Carterism" written by Teddy Wayne for the New Yorker magazine. We revel in the words and soul of the supreme Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We have a poem called "C'est La Vie."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Ant-Flag, Vampire Weekend,...

Episode 302 also includes an EW Essay titled "Pendleton." We share another wonderfully crafted and beautifully read essay by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "The Yellow Dress." We have a poem called "Mamet."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Cure, the Cast of Choir Boy, Teddi King, Tom Waits, Al Jarreau, Branfo...

Episode 301 also includes an EW Essay titled "Up Vine." We share a piece by Riane Konc written for the New Yorker Magazine titled "Bad News, Good News." We have a poem called "Pretend."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Steely Dan, Middle Kids, Ryan Adam's, Frank Black, Antonio Vivaldi, Frederico Agostino, the Pretenders, Branford...

Episode 300 also includes an EW Essay titled "Twenty Nineteen." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares 3 pieces by A. A. Milne. We have a poem called "Sphinx."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, First Aid Kit, Tama Impala, Gabby Moreno & Van Dyke Parks, The Gypsy Hombres, Broadstrokes, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanch...

Episode 299 also includes an EW Essay titled "Breathe." We share several excerpts from Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hhan's book titled"How to Sit." We have a poem called "Crazy."  Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Beatles, Courtney Barnett, Mark Erelli, John Coltrane, Tyler Childers, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard.  Commer...

"Meryl Streep is the most confident person I have ever met..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 298 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 298 features a great conversation with NYC Actress and Writer Prudence Wright Holmes. Prudence and I discuss Moving to NYC to Be An Actress, Working with Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, and the Coen Brothers. We also discu...

"Power attracts the worse in us and the worst among us..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 297 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Episode 297 features a radical conversation with Writer, Musician, Cultural Critic, and Our Resident Global Hobo JQ. We have a conversation as he sits in his humble abode in the South of France JQ and I discuss the NFL as a Living Met...

"It's like the Reagan years have festered into a boil..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 296 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 296 features a great conversation with Writer, Actor, Theater Director, and Activist John Pivovarnick. John and I discuss How He Developed a Love for Theater and Literature, Kurt Vonnegut, His Recently Published Novel "Tales F...

Hey babe your hair's all right, hey babe let's go out tonight... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 295 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 295 features a raucous conversation with regular contributor, our Resident Historian - Serf William. The serf and I discuss Capitalism, Xenophobia, Our Founding Fathers, Myths of the American Revolution, Being Indoctrin...

Simple Truths When Storytelling Resonate... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 294 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 294 features a compelling conversation with Author, Columnist, Singer, Teacher, Critic & Opera Lover Conrad L. Osborne. Conrad talks with us as he sits in his Upper West Side Studio in Manhattan. We Discuss His Recently Published, Highly Ac...

"Living Your Life With Dignity..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 291 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This week we have an earnest and important conversation with Regular Contributor Dwayne Heisler. Dwayne is a Political Activist, the Chair of the Pennsylvania State Progressive Caucus, and a Union Organizer. He has with him a colleague in Union work & Voter...

"Slouching Toward Facisim..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 290 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 290 features a grand conversation with Poet, Novelist, Biographer, Screenwriter,and Critic the great Jay Parini. Mr. Parini's acclaimed novel The Last Station – was made into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer....

"I Was Reading Turkish Poetry in the Garden..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 289 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 289 features a fascinating conversation with regular contributor Poet Vagabond JQ. JQ talks with us from his place in Southern France. We discuss a Slug Phase, Elites Acting Like Spoiled Children, Being Cyborgs, the Millenial Woop, Huma...

I've Been Up All Night Leaning on the Windowsill..." We have archived for your listening pleasure Episode 288 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 288 features a very insightful & intelligent conversation with Vermont Gubernatorial Nominee for the Democratic Party Christine Hallquist. Ms. Hallquist is the first Transgender Nominee for a Governor's seat in U. S. Histo...

"Feminists Don't Have a Sense of Humor..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 287 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 287 features a poignant conversation with regular contributor Artist, Songwriter, Musician LittleStarRun. We discuss Men Harming Women to Fit in With Other Men, Selective Misogyny, Me Too, Self Deception, Being Locked in a NYC Cab, Staying G...