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
Open Book: Karen Russell
Award-winning author Karen Russell (Swamplandia!) chats about the joy of reading a book you love written by someone you love, how Stephen King led to sleepless nights as a child, and those “little bl…
00:21:27 |
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Kelsey McKinney, Omar El Akkad, and Kuinka
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 prayer circles to AI tattle; award-winning author Omar El …
00:52:06 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Introducing "Open Book" with Elena Passarello
Open Book is a literary limited series that “cracks the spine” on a writer’s most intimate relationship: the one they have with books. Each episode, award-winning writer and Live Wire announcer Elena…
00:02:05 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
Danez Smith, Rachel Khong, and Danielia Cotton (REBROADCAST)
Acclaimed author Rachel Khong explores the themes in her newest novel Real Americans, including what it means to bridge cultural and generational divides within families; superstar poet Danez Smith r…
00:52:18 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Lidia Yuknavitch, Felipe Torres Medina, and Pedro the Lion
Bestselling author Lidia Yuknavitch discusses her new memoir Reading the Waves, which explores memory and how a shift in position can reshape our complicated stories; award-winning humorist and write…
00:52:05 |
Fri 23 May 2025
Jamie Loftus, Hari Kondabolu, and Blitzen Trapper (REBROADCAST)
Bestselling author Jamie Loftus unpacks her latest podcast Sixteenth Minute of Fame, where she talks to "internet famous" folks of the past, like NFL half-time legend Elvis Presto; stand-up comedian …
00:52:24 |
Fri 16 May 2025
Scaachi Koul and Emma Ruth Rundle
Slate writer Scaachi Koul unpacks her latest book of essays Sucker Punch, in which she delves into her unexpected birth, the dissolution of her marriage, and how her friends have come to know her as …
00:51:59 |
Fri 09 May 2025
Danzy Senna, Penny Lane, and Johnny Franco and His Real Brother Dom (REBROADCAST)
Author Danzy Senna unpacks the struggles of her protagonist to write the quintessential biracial comedy, in her newest (and very meta) novel Colored Television; filmmaker Penny Lane discusses her lat…
00:52:34 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Kari Ferrell, Zak Toscani, and Ural Thomas & The Pain
Writer and activist Kari Ferrell recounts her rise and fall as the "Hipster Grifter," New York City's infamous scammer of the late aughts, as told in her tell-all memoir You'll Never Believe Me; stan…
00:52:04 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Stephen Graham Jones, Alex Falcone, and Tropa Magica (REBROADCAST)
Horror author Stephen Graham Jones unpacks the ethos of a "slasher" and explains why, after more than 30 novels, he can't stop writing; stand-up comedian Alex Falcone admits that he would rather die …
00:52:28 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
"Poetry Month Special" with Paisley Rekdal, Hanif Abdurraqib, Anis Mojgani, Kaveh Akbar, and Kasey Anderson
This special edition of Live Wire celebrates National Poetry Month, with performances by renowned poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Anis Mojgani, and Kaveh Akbar. Plus, former Poet Laureate of Utah Paisley Rek…
00:52:11 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Carvell Wallace, Joy Sullivan, and Danielle Durack (REBROADCAST)
New York Times bestselling author and podcaster Carvell Wallace unpacks his transformative memoir Another Word for Love, where he mines his own history of growing up, getting sober, and finding his v…
00:52:32 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
Morgan Parker, Georgia Cloepfil, and Rogê
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 cathartic; writer and former professional soccer player Geo…
00:51:35 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Shalom Auslander, Simon Shieh, and Kara Jackson (REBROADCAST)
In his memoir Feh, writer Shalom Auslander attempts to escape his biblical upbringing and carve his own path, with a little help from Kafka; poet and former professional Muay Thai fighter Simon Shieh…
00:52:26 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
Ira Madison III & Riki Lindhome
Cultural critic and podcaster Ira Madison III (Pure Innocent Fun) discusses how popular culture has largely shaped his reality... a notion that is put to the test when he faces off with his favorite …
00:52:02 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Roger Reeves, Sean Jordan, and Erin Rae (REBROADCAST)
Poet Roger Reeves explains how he tried to reach the universal through the personal in his first collection of essays Dark Days; stand-up comedian Sean Jordan unpacks why instructional videos on pott…
00:52:28 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
Bruce Campbell, Sara Schaefer, and Emi Pop
Actor and cult film icon Bruce Campbell delights in playing age-appropriate roles and explains why horses are such high maintenance actors; comedian Sara Schaefer tells us a tale from childhood about…
00:52:04 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Emily Nussbaum and Pink Martini (REBROADCAST)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Emily Nussbaum (The New Yorker) unpacks her book Cue the Sun: The Invention of Reality TV, which explores our obsession and distaste for what she calls "dirty documentar…
00:52:29 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
Rachel Khong, Danez Smith, and Danielia Cotton
Acclaimed author Rachel Khong explores the themes in her newest novel Real Americans, including what it means to bridge cultural and generational divides within families; superstar poet Danez Smith r…
00:52:04 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Ijeoma Oluo, Sarah Marshall, and Anna Tivel (REBROADCAST)
Writer and activist Ijeoma Oluo unpacks her new book Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too, which shares conversations with those wh…
00:52:04 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
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