Live Wire with Luke Burbank
Like late-night for radio, Live Wire is hosted by Luke Burbank (Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me) and artfully blends an eclectic mix of artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, comedians, and cultural observers.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 716
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Jamie Loftus, Jelani Memory, and Tolliver
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello remember some beloved comic strip characters; comedian Jamie Loftus unpacks her newest podcast Aack Cast, which takes a deep dive into how the Cathy c…
00:51:13 |
Fri 01 Apr 2022
Best News: The Susie Burbank Rule
Luke and Elena discuss rolling mangos, the book lady of Danville, Virginia, and a happily ever after for a supposedly "gay" dog.
00:14:36 |
Wed 30 Mar 2022
Chris Gethard, Julia Rosen, and Shakey Graves
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello go deep as why we struggle with our favorite things becoming popular; comedian Chris Gethard chats about his latest road-tripping comedy special Half …
00:51:30 |
Fri 25 Mar 2022
Best News: The Backstreet Breakers
Luke and Elena discuss the lost mail of an all-Black, female WWII battalion, a Hawaiian cardboard shredding company that is helping businesses and the environment, and Luke's elusive days in a breakd…
00:17:57 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, Curtis Cook, and Patterson Hood
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello talk "personal Mt. Everests;" writer and mountaineer Silvia Vasquez-Lavado discusses how she became the first openly gay woman to climb “The Seven Sum…
00:51:16 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Best News: Macho Nacho Man
Luke and Elena discuss appliance clocks, a veteran elementary school teacher who has raised over $100,000 to keep students from going hungry over break, and the recent discovery of the century-old En…
00:17:12 |
Wed 16 Mar 2022
Andrea Nevins, Melissa Febos, and Pink Martini
Live Wire celebrates Women's History Month by honoring some unsung heroes from the past; filmmaker Andrea Nevins shines a light on the challenges and triumphs of female comedians in her documentary H…
00:52:19 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
Best News: Press 3 for a Pep Talk
Luke and Elena discuss peduncle elongation, an elementary school hotline that's lifting spirits, and the "original" Wordle (as well as its many variations).
00:17:01 |
Wed 09 Mar 2022
John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats and Dessa
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello reveal the unexpected expertise of our listeners; novelist John Darnielle, frontman of The Mountain Goats, reflects on America's obsession with true c…
00:52:14 |
Fri 04 Mar 2022
Best News: Who Framed Hank the Tank?
Luke and Elena discuss fan mail, a baby born at 2:22AM on February 22, 2022, plus a 500-pound bear who was falsely accused of home break-ins in Lake Tahoe.
00:12:49 |
Wed 02 Mar 2022
Karen Russell, Marcella Arguello, and Ani DiFranco
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share some listener-submitted DIY projects; New York Times best-selling author Karen Russell explains how she creates fantastical worlds in her storie…
00:52:15 |
Fri 25 Feb 2022
Best News: Quilt Your Feelings
Luke and Elena discuss Jeopardy consulation prizes, boutique road races, diorama diner cats, and a centenary woman getting a special birthday tattoo.
00:14:10 |
Wed 23 Feb 2022
W. Kamau Bell & Katie King, Paul F. Tompkins, and Keb' Mo'
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello talk fashion regrets; filmmakers W. Kamau Bell & Katie King discuss their Showtime docuseries We Need to Talk About Cosby, which takes a look at Bill …
00:52:07 |
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Best News: The Elvis of Running Shorts
Luke and Elena discuss young fatherhood, robot care, a prescription Parks Pass, and Erin Jackson — who became the first Black woman to win gold in Olympic speedskating.
00:18:29 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
Michael Schur, Demi Adejuyigbe, and Shovels & Rope
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello reveal the tiny unethical things our listeners admit to doing; television writer and producer Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation, The Good Place) dis…
00:51:45 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
Best News: Dolly on a Dinosaur
Luke and Elena discuss work robes and bed desks, a Harvard thesis-turned-TikTok musical, and a 5-year-old offering his own quirky pearls of wisdom.
00:23:16 |
Wed 09 Feb 2022
Hanif Abdurraqib, Clint Smith, and Melanie Charles
In celebration of Black History Month, host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share conversations with some of Live Wire's most remarkable guests: MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellow Hanif Abdu…
00:51:41 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
Best News: Telly Savalas Graphing Calculator
Luke and Elena discuss "healthy" potato chips, John Prine tattoos, a pug "bark" mitzvah, and the USA Mullet Championships.
00:22:58 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
Matthew Gavin Frank, Davy Rothbart & Cheryl Sanford, and Andrew Bird & Jimbo Mathus
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello talk birds of all kinds this week; writer Matthew Gavin Frank discusses the controversial world of diamond-smuggling pigeons; filmmaker Davy Rothbart …
00:51:41 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Best News: Appliancegate
Luke and Elena discuss Star Trek retractions, college blackboards, cow hoof trimming, cat hijackers, and the importance of tipping.
00:24:29 |
Wed 26 Jan 2022
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