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Like late-night for radio, hosted by Luke Burbank (Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me), the show artfully blends an eclectic mix of artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, comedians and cultural obser...
Legendary travel writer Rick Steves reflects on his days adventuring down "the hippie trail" from Istanbul to Kathmandu... and we discover w...
Acclaimed author Cheryl Strayed ( Wild, Tiny Beautiful Things ) breaks down the intersection of fear and courage, as explored in her new pod...
This special edition of Live Wire celebrates National Poetry Month, with performances by renowned poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Anis Mojgani, and...
Author and essayist Chuck Klosterman tackles the game of football in his economically titled new book Football , which examines the sport's...
Award-winning author Karen Russell takes us inside her "dust bowl epic" novel The Antidote, which employs the fantastical to comment on memo...
Comedian, actor, and TV writer Guy Branum tells us why he ran away from Jeopardy host Ken Jennings, then dives deep into his Instagram serie...
Podcaster and writer Kelsey McKinney (You Didn't Hear This From Me: Notes on the Art of Gossip) "spills the tea" on all things gossip — from...
Acclaimed poet Reginald Dwayne Betts explains how dogs of all types found their way into his newest collection Doggerel, as well as his own...
Bestselling author Lidia Yuknavitch discusses her new memoir Reading the Waves, which explores memory and how a shift in position can reshap...
Humorist John Hodgman chats about ruling the "court" in his hit podcast Judge John Hodgman , plus his stint as a cheese monger and why readi...
Slate writer Scaachi Koul unpacks her latest book of essays Sucker Punch, in which she delves into her unexpected birth, the dissolution of...
Comedian Hari Kondabolu tells us about his new podcast Health Stuff and offers his "expert" advice on how to treat some strange medical symp...
Writer and activist Kari Ferrell recounts her rise and fall as the "Hipster Grifter," New York City's infamous scammer of the late aughts, a...
Live Wire celebrates Black History Month with a special episode. Writer and explorer Tara Roberts takes a deep dive into her project and now...
Poet and essayist Morgan Parker (You Get What You Pay For) unpacks the highs and lows of therapy... and how crying in The Gap afterwards is...
Advice columnist R. Eric Thomas, of the nationally-syndicated column Asking Eric , explains how he leads with empathy when giving advice to...
Author Héctor Tobar explores the meanings and myths of the term "Latino" in his sixth book Our Migrant Souls; comedian and writer Jena Fried...
Actor and writer Jeff Hiller dives into his memoir Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success , which highlights hi...
Award-winning author George Saunders (Lincoln in the Bardo) unpacks his writing process and explains how creating confusion often leads to i...
This "Best of 2025" special episode features some of Live Wire's favorite moments of the year: host Luke Burbank interviews an AI chatbot ve...
Acclaimed writer Susan Orlean ( The New Yorker ) reflects on her storied career through the lens of her new memoir Joyride, which touches on...
Author and Jeopardy host Ken Jennings takes us on a journey to the afterlife with his latest book, 100 Places to See After You Die, and expl...
Comedy writer Tamara Yajia unpacks her memoir Cry for Me, Argentina, which follows her unorthodox upbringing between the U.S. and Argentina...
Comedian and satirist Ginny Hogan explains the terms and conditions of being her undetermined partner; Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani des...
Writer Alexis Okeowo ( The New Yorker ) untangles the themes of her new book Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama , which weaves pers...
Writer and podcaster Sona Movsesian makes the case for why she is "the world's worst assistant" to Conan O'Brien; stand-up comedian Marcella...
Comedian Maria Bamford riffs on money troubles... and why Instacart might be to blame; comic and crop artist Brandi Brown unpacks her childh...
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and acclaimed author Timothy Egan unpacks his newest book A Fever in the Heartland, which traces the Ku Klux...
Writer Edgar Gomez discusses his collection of essays Alligator Tears , which follows his various hustles as a youth in Florida — from being...
Writer and director Laura Chinn (Florida Girls) discusses her memoir Acne, which tackles her racial identity, Scientology, and of course......
Popular science writer Mary Roach dives into lab-grown organs, historical nose jobs, and unlikely hair transplants, as covered in her latest...
Novelist Dana Schwartz unpacks her gothic fantasy duology, Anatomy and Immortality, then dives into her podcast Noble Blood, which explores...
Comedian and podcaster Paul F. Tompkins chats about taking his variety show Varietopia back on the road after his (surprise!) coronation as...
In this rebroadcast, writer Chuck Klosterman (Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs) unpacks his newest book The Nineties and admits how the "slacker...
Radio host and podcaster Sam Sanders makes the case for the three TV shows that he believes changed culture; filmmaker Sandi DuBowski discus...
Writer Jon Mooallem (The New York Times Magazine) discusses his newest collection of essays Serious Face and why you shouldn't tell your fri...
Podcaster Aubrey Gordon dives deep into topics tackled on her hit show Maintenance Phase , including the monopolization of weight-loss medic...
Record-breaking runner Lauren Fleshman unpacks her New York Times bestseller, Good for a Girl, a part-memoir, part-manifesto which challenge...
Writer Melissa Febos discusses her latest book The Dry Season , wherein she explores the transformative—and at turns erotic—year she spent c...
Writer and podcaster Dylan Marron chats about his book and podcast of the same name, Conversations with People Who Hate Me, and how a phone...
Celebrated chef J. Kenji López-Alt schools us on the food history of teriyaki, nachos, and broccoli cheddar soup; music critic Ann Powers un...
Author Melissa Febos ( The Dry Season ) opens up about her first addiction: books. Then we hear why it's important to read "books of the peo...
Poet and essayist Ross Gay ( Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude ) dissects privilege, pain, and skateboarding, all themes from his newest book I...
Radio host and podcaster Sam Sanders ( The Sam Sanders Show, Vibe Check) chats about promoting a book through wearable merch and imagines hi...
Writer Gabe Henry unpacks his book Enough Is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Eezier to Spell , which humorously explores the centu...
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Kathryn Schulz (The New Yorker) unpacks her memoir Lost & Found, which weaves together the loss of her father...
Legendary travel writer Rick Steves reflects on his days adventuring down "the hippie trail" from Istanbul to Kathmandu... and we discover w...
Music critic Ann Powers ( Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell) dishes about her oddball reading journey, from staging puppet shows as a...
Poet and Kirkus Prize winner Saeed Jones unpacks his newest collection Alive at the End of the World and why Billie Holiday had a bone to pi...
Slate writer Scaachi Koul ( Sucker Punch ) reveals her delinquent beginnings as a serious reader and which reading behavior she finds inexcu...