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
Ijeoma Oluo, Jill Lepore, and The Bengsons
Host Luke Burbank and Elena Passarello make some small wishes for the future; Jill Lepore, historian and staffer at The New Yorker, tells us about the first American company to predict voter behavior…
00:52:01 |
Fri 11 Dec 2020
Abbi Jacobson, Nicole Chung, and The Dip
Host Luke Burbank and Elena Passarello dream up their post-pandemic travels; star and co-creator of Broad City Abbi Jacobson recounts the highs and lows her solo cross-country road trip, as illustrat…
00:52:08 |
Fri 04 Dec 2020
Rachel Bloom, Natalie Diaz, and Kevin Morby
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello give gratitude to some of their favorite things; Emmy Award-winning entertainer Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) makes the case against inside jokes…
00:51:42 |
Fri 27 Nov 2020
Phoebe Robinson, Thomas Page McBee, and Sammy Brue
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello describe the small things they've recently accepted; memoirist Thomas Page McBee shares what he learned about masculinity while training to become the…
00:52:04 |
Fri 20 Nov 2020
Lindy West, Kirsten Johnson, and Leyla McCalla
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello chat about the movies they've watched countless times; New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author Lindy West unpacks why she's known as the …
00:52:13 |
Sat 14 Nov 2020
Jose Antonio Vargas, Danez Smith, and Angelica Garcia
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share their most effective coping mechanisms during stressful times; journalist and activist Jose Antonio Vargas recounts coming out as an undocumente…
00:52:09 |
Fri 06 Nov 2020
Cristina Costantini & Kareem Tabsch, and Anaïs Mitchell
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello reminisce about their most memorable Halloween costumes; filmmakers Cristina Costantini & Kareem Tabsch reveal the man behind the cape in their Netfli…
00:52:07 |
Fri 30 Oct 2020
Tommy Pico, Eli Saslow, Emily Heller, and The Helio Sequence
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello get rid of some unnecessary things; poet Tommy Pico explains how writing as his alter ego "Teebs" allows him to be less self-censoring in his work; jo…
00:51:45 |
Fri 23 Oct 2020
Lulu Miller, Sopan Deb, and Moorea Masa
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share the small things that fascinate them; writer and Radiolab co-host Lulu Miller unpacks the problematic practices of turn-of-the-century taxonomis…
00:51:43 |
Fri 16 Oct 2020
Tessa Fontaine, Abdi Nor Iftin, Moses Storm, and Laura Veirs
Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello relive some of their greatest escapes; writer and former sideshow performer Tessa Fontaine explains how learning to eat fire helped mend her broken heart; …
00:56:26 |
Fri 09 Oct 2020
Demi Adejuyigbe, Drew Magary, and The War and Treaty
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello divulge some particularly small skills they've never been able to master; comedian and television writer Demi Adejuyigbe (The Good Place, The Amber Ru…
00:52:14 |
Fri 02 Oct 2020
Chapman & MacLain Way, Ahmed Bharoocha, Raley Schweinfurth, and Ron Artis II & The Truth
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello reflect on what they still have faith in during these uncertain times; Chapman & MacLain Way, creators of the Netflix docuseries Wild Wild Country, di…
00:52:13 |
Fri 25 Sep 2020
Hanif Abdurraqib, Eula Biss, and Lydia Loveless
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello reveal their personal theme songs; cultural critic and poet Hanif Abdurraqib describes how his playlist project 68to05 reflects the origins of his per…
00:52:10 |
Fri 18 Sep 2020
Timothy Egan, Jeanette Ward, and Pure Bathing Culture
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello tell stories of risks they've taken; Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Timothy Egan unpacks his relationship to faith during a thousand-mile trek across E…
00:52:10 |
Fri 11 Sep 2020
Maria Bamford, Nore Davis, and Brandy Clark
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello consider what misconceptions their families have about them; comedian Maria Bamford convinces us that anybody can create their own comedy special; sta…
00:52:12 |
Fri 04 Sep 2020
Chioke l’Anson, Leah Sottile, and Justin Townes Earle
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share what they wish they had been talked out of; Chioke I’Anson, the voice of NPR’s underwriting, admits to feeling self-conscious about the sound of…
00:52:19 |
Fri 28 Aug 2020
W. Kamau Bell, Julia Rosen, and Samantha Crain
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello go down some internet rabbit holes; W. Kamau Bell breaks down the difference between white supremacy and white supremacists on his CNN documentary ser…
00:52:07 |
Fri 21 Aug 2020
John Hodgman, Jon Mooallem, and Allen Stone
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello give themselves some pre-pandemic advice; humorist John Hodgman ponders themes of fame, prestige and airline mileage, as outlined in his new book Meda…
00:52:12 |
Fri 14 Aug 2020
Hari Kondabolu, Sarah Scoles, Angelica Garcia
Host Luke Burbank and guest announcer Hari Kondabolu admit to being undecided on matters of personal hygiene and bed-making; science journalist Sarah Scoles encounters some true believers at the Inte…
00:51:11 |
Fri 07 Aug 2020
Jami Attenberg, James Kim, and Federale
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello discuss how they've been staying in touch with their loved ones during lockdown; author Jami Attenberg unpacks the complexities of American families i…
00:52:11 |
Fri 31 Jul 2020
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