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

Episode 522 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Posturing" We share several sunbeams (quotes) on Words from the May 2023 issue of the Sun Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Blossoms." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Lewis Guess, Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros, the Bee Gees, Blaze Foley, Jackie Wilson, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Comm...

Episode 521 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "The Point" We share two poems - one by Charles Bukowski titled "Some People" and the other by Sylvia Plath titled "Daddy." We have an E.W. Poem called "Aroma." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Doors, the Waterboys, Sparks, the Fontaines, Frank Sinatra, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Commer...

Episode 520 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Tomorrow." We share an excerpt from a piece by Sparrow titled "Sparrow's Guide to Business," as published in the March 2023 issue of the Sun Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Immigrant Dreams." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Lou Reed, Gillian Welch, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Barrett Strong, t...

Episode 519 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Hugs." We share a poem by Iris Smyles titled "Loss," as published in the April 10th 2023 issue of the New Yorker Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Blossoms." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Jonathan Richman, Julia Jacklin, the Ettes, the Cure, George Gershwin, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blancha...

Episode 518 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Trust." We share an excerpt from a piece by Bohemian writer Franz Kafka titled "Little Woman." We have an E.W. Poem called "Tulips in Vain." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Hooray for the Riff Raff, Bob Dylan, Yo La Tengo, the Rolling Stones, Bob Woodruff, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Photo...

Episode 517 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Save Us." We share a tribute to poet Michael Steffen by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese. We have an E.W. Poem called "Endless." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Eartha Kitt, Kim David Smith, Marlene Dietrich, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted i...

Episode 516 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Intelligence." We share a piece from the March 2023 issue of the New Yorker Magazine titled "How to Tell If You Are in a TV Show," by Emma Rathbone. We have an E.W. Poem called "Paperboy." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Who, Zero Mostel, Dorothy Collins, Nicole Atkins, Elliot Smith, Branford Marsa...

Episode 515 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Steadfast." We share two pieces from the March 2023 issue of the Harper's Magazine. One is titled "Worst Responders," from a disciplinary report by the Denver Fire Department. The other is a poem by Korean poet Lim Solah titled "What Songs Do." We have an E.W. Poem called "Caravan." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thel...

Episode 514 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Owl." We share two pieces from the March 2023 issue of the Sun Magazine. One is from the Reader's Write section by Paulina Popovskaia regarding a Drug Experience on Mushrooms. The other is a poem by Reese Menefee titled "Ode to My Brother's Face Tattoos." We have an E.W. Poem called "Free Lunch." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful...

Episode 513 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Oklahoma." We share an excerpt from an essay titled "You Are Not A Racist" written by Bisi Adjapon as published in the February issue of The Sun Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Jane Says." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, King Halla, Lucia Spina, Nina Simone, Wayne Shorter, Branford Marsalis and...

Episode 512 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Signs." We share some compelling Facts and Figures from Harper's Index, published in the March 2023 issue of Harper's Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Shadows." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Beastie Boys, the Allman Brothers, LittleStarRun & Aaron Rhodes, Four Tet, Patti Smith, RuRu, Branfo...

Episode 511 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Gotta' Smoke." We share an essay titled "Tom Verlaine" written by Patti Smith, published in the February 13th and 20th 2023 combined issue of the New Yorker Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "The Motivated." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, LCD Soundsystem, Clicquot Club Eskimos, John Steel, Cole Po...

Episode 510 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Planet Earth." We share an excerpt from Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s Novel "Breakfast of Champions." We have an E.W. Poem called "Tongue." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Weezer, John Scott Shepherd, Jamie Zarfas & John Scott Shepherd, Waxahachee, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small...

Episode 509 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "February." We share an essay titled "Mister Kim" written by Brian Doyle, published in the January 2023 issue of the Sun Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Origin." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Aileen Stanley, Babes in Toyland, Sir Nathaniel Shilkret, Clicquot Club Eskimos, Irene Bardoni, Branfor...

Episode 508 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Elder." We share some Actual Facts and Figures as published in the February issue of Harper's Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Warm Sound." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Dion, the Rolling Stones, Liz Cooper, Four Tet, Wild Pink, Bill Callahan, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Commercial...

Episode 507 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "On Cobble Stone Streets." We share an excerpt from the book "Your Brain Is a Time Machine. " by Dean Buonomano. We have an E.W. Poem called "With Coffee." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Josephine Baker, Babes in Toyland, Clicquot Club Eskimos, Helen Kane (aka Betty Boop), Isham Jones, Branford Marsali...

Episode 506 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Campana." We share a Reader's Write piece titled "Anniversaries" written by J.K. published in the January 2023 issue of the Sun Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Reality." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Mary Gauthier, Enrico Caruso, Juliana Hatfield, Aretha Franklin, Lee Fields, Branford Marsalis...

Episode 505 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "New Country." We share some Compelling Facts and Figures published in the January 2023 issue of Harper's Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Humming." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Alex Ebert, Radio Head, Tony Allen, Four Tet, Plains, Roxy Music, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Commercial...

Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Movie Cast of Rent, Culture Abuse, Happy End, Caroline Rose, Fawn Wood, Melody Gardot, 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...

Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Luciano Pavarotti, the Stooges, Amy Winehouse, Tame Impala, Sarah Vaughan, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Painting by Walter J. Pugliese. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted in the West Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell Your Friends and Neighbors... Happy New Yea...

Episode 502 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Slide-Trombone." We share a poem titled "A Forest of Berlin" by Brenda Coultas published in the December 2022 issue of Harper's Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Wind-Stream." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, John Beasley, Nellie McKay, Lyle Lovett & Kat Edmondson, Phoebe Bridgers, Tom Petty and th...

Episode 501 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Kickin' It." We share an excerpt from a piece of fiction by Louise Erdrich titled “The Hollow Children“ published in the November 28, 2022 issue of The New Yorker Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Sun Arc Park." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Buster Poindexter, Lou Reed, Weyes Blood, Dave Edmound...

Episode 500 also includes a special note and prose poem titled "To Be A Mensch." We also share Episode 5 of "The Lonesome Cowboy - The Story of Petey" written by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese and performed by Actor Dominick Azzarelli. We have an E.W. Poem called "Landscape Eternal." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Brigitte Bardot, Charle...

Episode 499 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Thanks." We share an excerpt from a short story by Peter Short titled "Bottom Feeders," published in the November 2022 Issue of The Sun Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Earth Energy." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Fats Domino, Fun Boy Three, Style Council, Hayes Carll, Liz Cooper, Branford Mars...

Episode 498 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "My Man." We share several Brilliant Sunbeams (Quotes) from the November 2022 Issue of The Sun Magazine Focusing on Wealth & Poverty. We have an E.W. Poem called "Long Grass." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Jerry Lee Lewis, Titoro, Elizabeth Cotten, LCD Soundsystem, the Beatles, Branford Marsalis and T...