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

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...

Episode 497 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Potatoes & Carrots." We share a piece by John Poch titled “In Texas, Thinking of Georgia“ published in the July 2022 issue of The Sun Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Bare Branches." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Police, HAIM, Sturgill Simpson, Plains, Courtney Marie Andrews, Branford Marsa...

Episode 496 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Sage Bush." We share a piece titled "Plastic: A Personal History" by Elizabeth Bradfield published in the September 2022 issue of the Sun Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "500 Years." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Reuben and the Dark featuring the Bullhorn Singers, the Blackfoot Confederacy, Joa...

Episode 495 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Night Hag." We share some Compelling Facts and Figures as gathered by Harper’s Magazine for its October 2022 issue. We have an E.W. Poem called "Fine Days." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Pretenders, Adam & the Ants, Art Decco, Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grapelli, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Pat...

Episode 494 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Backside." We share a piece published in Harper’s Magazine's October 2022 issue titled "Minor Marginalia" of writing left behind by visitors at the Oakland Public Library. We have an E.W. Poem called "Lively Up." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Judith Owen, Jean Knight, Herbie Hancock, David Bowie, Adr...

Episode 493 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Birthday." We share some actual Findings gathered by Harper’s Magazine in their August 2022 issue. We have an E.W. Poem called "Softness." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Jr. Thomas and the Volcanos, Jack White, Dick Dale, Andrew Bird, Stevie Wonder, Branford Marsalis and Terence Blanchard. Commercial...

Episode 492 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Coal Miner's Daughter." We share a short essay about "The Bus" by Lucy Garbus published in the September 2022 edition of the Sun Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Shine Bright." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, R.E.M., Loretta Lynn, Corinne Mammana, Dusty Springfield, Ella Fitzgerald, Branford Mars...

Episode 491 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Simple Intellectuals." We share some actual Findings as published in the September 2022 edition of Harper's Magazine. We have an E.W. Poem called "Swoon." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the Flamin' Groovies, Melody Gardot, Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grapelli, Ro...

Episode 490 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Professional." We share some compelling facts and figures as published in the September 2022 edition of Harper's Magazine's Harper's Index . We have an E.W. Poem called "Olive Groves." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Santana, Childish Gambino & Brittany Howard, Squid, the Smiths, Sammy Davis Jr., Branf...

Episode 489 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Chief." We share two short essays published in the August 2021 issue of the Sun Magazine by Jerry Thomas and Judith Shapiro on the theme of Summer Jobs. We have an E.W. Poem called "Corn Muffins." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Sam & Dave, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, the Heartless Bastards, Joni Mitc...

Episode 488 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "A Boy." We share an original essay titled "Parasocial Activity" written and performed by Marnie Azzarelli . We have an E.W. Poem called "Power & Influence." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, John Moreland, the Grateful Dead, S.G. Goodman, Sarah Vaughn, Branford Ma...

Episode 487 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Complicated." We share an excerpt from a piece published in the August 2021 edition of the Sun Magazine titled "Earth Perfected," by Emma Dale. We have an E.W. Poem called "Geese Fly." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, the New York Dolls, Cesaria Evora, Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Smoky Robinson &...

Episode 486 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Rudderless." We share a piece from the November 2021 edition of the Sun Magazine titled "Jewish Community Entrance, July 1971." We have an E.W. Poem called "The Air." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Thelonious Monk, 10,000 Maniacs, Bruce Springsteen, Texas Gentlemen, Bachelor, Juana Molina, Branford Marsalis and Terenc...