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

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...

"Where You Can Penetrate Every Place You Go..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 286 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This go round we have a set of two friends to converse with, writers Traci Medford Rosow and Kevin Coughlin. Together they wrote the best selling book "Unblinded: One Mans Courageous Journey through Darkness to Sight." It chronicles Kevin's rem...

"I Got This Feeling that Today is The Day..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 285 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 285 takes us on a walk to have a great conversation with regular contributor Writer, Community Activist, Baker & Candlestick-maker Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty Belle and I discuss the Power of First Hand Experiences, an Art Exhibit in Pitts...

"Call The Karma Police..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 284 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure. Episode 284 features a grand conversation with acclaimed singer, actor, writer, Buddhist, Eric Swanson. Eric and I discuss His Journey, the Guidance of His Mother, Good Teachers, the Link Between Language and Acting, What Really Moves People, Gay Homophobia, Violenc...

"Ain't to Proud to Beg Sweet Darlin'..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 283 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." We are back from our August break to kick off the 2018-2019 season. We start things off with one of our Regular Contributors, Environmental Law Attorney Michael R. Harris. Michael is the Director of the Wildlife Law Program for Friends of Animals. Mic...

Walkin in the Wild West End... We have for your listening pleasure 282 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This episode features a great conversation with Film and Theater Producer Brian Long. Brian and I discuss How He Fell in Love with Theater While Managing Bands in NYC, the Differences Between Musicians & Actors, Getting in Touch With the Essence of the Art, Working wit...

You Get What You Give... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 281 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This episode we share an Historic perspective with our Resident Historian Serf William. The Serf and I delve into Presidential Approaches Through Several Generations, Democrats vs. Republicans, Sun City, Nelson Mandela, Truth & Reconciliation, A Societal Prognosis fo...

Summertime and The Living is Easy... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 280 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This episode we share a very mindful conversation with Brenda Fernandes. Brenda is an Artist, Composer, Musician & Chanter extraordinaire. We discuss Present Moment Awareness, David Bowie, the Lotus in the Pond, Resilience & Peace, Creativity, the Past, T...

Wake Up to Find Out That You Are The Eyes of The World... We have for your listening pleasure "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This episode features a wine imbued conversation with regular contributor, our resident philosopher Almighty Todd. The Almighty and I discuss Lake Champlain, Scott Pruitt, Independence, Interdependence, Hubris, Humility, the Humble Brag, Forest Bath...

There is no place like home... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 278 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 278 features a poignant, truly courageous conversation with Congolese patriot Bienvenue. Bienvenue is a young man who recently emigrated to the United States from the Democratic Republic of Congo. We discuss Growing Up in the Congo, Tribalism, Bad Gover...

The Summer Wind Came Blowing In From Across The Bay... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 277 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This installment features an insightful, passionate conversation with regular contributor Dwayne Heisler. Dwayne is a community activist, artist and the new chair of the Pennsylvania State Progressive Caucus. Dwayne and I discuss Supreme...

Took a look around to see which way the wind blows... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 276 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." We share a wonderful narrative with the Founder, Artistic Director & Executive Producer of the Scranton Shakespeare Festival Michael Flynn. Mr. Flynn is also one of the premier Assistant Directors on Broadway today. Michael and I discuss...

And I won't forget to put Roses on your grave... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 275 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." We feature a frenetically poignant conversation with our resident Vagabond Internationale JQ Public. JQ and I delve into the Rat Race, Running Away to France, Aneurysms, Andy Warhol, the Beauty of Mass Production, the Underground... Episode 27...

That's Alright Mama... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 274 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 274 features a great conversation with novelist Susan Campbell Bartoletti. Susan and I discuss the Books She Read as a Young Person and How They Shaped Her Worldview, Watching Protests, the Importance of Understanding History, Jumping from a Secure & Rewarding...