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
Tessa Fontaine, Moses Storm, Abdi Nor Iftin, and Laura Veirs
Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello relive their “great escapes;” writer Tessa Fontaine explains how learning to eat fire as a part of America's last traveling sideshow helped mend her broken…
00:53:04 |
Fri 06 Jul 2018
Mike Pesca, Anya Yurchyshyn, Robby Slowik, Lindsey Murphy, and Prom Queen
Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello talk “do-overs” with real and hypothetical tattoos; author Anya Yurchyshyn discusses her new memoir “My Dead Parents,” in which she explores aspects of her…
00:53:10 |
Fri 22 Jun 2018
Paul F. Tompkins, Ijeoma Oluo, and Open Mike Eagle
Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello reveal what takes them out of their comfort zones; comedian Paul F. Tompkins discusses the perils of improvising on his podcast “Spontaneanation” and share…
00:55:14 |
Fri 08 Jun 2018
Episode #363: Hanif Abdurraqib, Beth Stelling, Dr. Mary Zelinski, and John Craigie
Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello talk personal “breakthrough” moments, including the Jimmy Buffett lyric that has eluded them both; poet and music writer Hanif Abdurraqib discusses essays …
00:55:25 |
Fri 25 May 2018
Episode #362: Matt Young, Katie Nguyen, Brandi Tuck, and Tomo Nakayama
Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello recall times when they were way over their heads; Marine-turned-writer Matt Young reflects on how his experience in the military informed his gut-wrenching…
00:57:13 |
Fri 11 May 2018
Episode #361: Chapman & Maclain Way, Mary Pilon, Ahmed Bharoocha, Raley Schweinfurth, and Ron Artis II & The Truth
Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello talk about their true beliefs; Chapman & Maclain Way, creators of the Netflix docuseries “Wild Wild Country,” discuss the incredible true story behind the …
00:54:18 |
Fri 27 Apr 2018
Episode #360: Lindy West, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, Alex Falcone, Stephen Green, and Moorea Masa & The Mood
Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello confess their guilty pleasures; New York Times columnist Lindy West reveals how she tried to entice Donald Trump into blocking her from Twitter; Sarah Gert…
00:55:41 |
Fri 13 Apr 2018
Episode #359: Laurie Kilmartin, Gaby Dunn, and Chris Staples
Comedian Laurie Kilmartin talks about her new book Dead People Suck, in which she uses dark humor to process the death of her father; writer, podcaster and YouTube star Gaby Dunn spills about her pro…
00:54:12 |
Fri 30 Mar 2018
Episode #358: Terese Marie Mailhot, Jason Traeger, Sophie Egan and Reggie Houston
Writer Terese Marie Mailhot discusses her new memoir “Heart Berries” and the importance of empathy for the indigenous experience, comedian Jason Traeger describes his therapist choices in Portland, p…
00:52:54 |
Fri 16 Mar 2018
Episode #357: George Saunders, Jay Larson, Jenny Bruso, and Horse Feathers
Luke Burbank describes his attempts to get enlightened, acclaimed author George Saunders explains how swimming in a river of monkey poop led to an illustrious writing career and opens up about his ne…
00:52:56 |
Fri 02 Mar 2018
"On the Contrary" with Andy Kindler, Rico Gagliano, Brendan Francis Newnam, Lidia Yuknavitch, and Ural Thomas & the Pain
Host Luke Burbank details how his contrarian streak affects his marriage, author Lidia Yuknavitch shows us how to embrace our inner misfit, Dinner Party Download hosts Rico Gagliano and Brendan Franc…
00:53:16 |
Mon 22 Jan 2018
2017 Time Capsule Throw Down! (Short)
Say goodbye to 2017 with the Live Wire Time Capsule Throw Down! Recorded at Seattle’s Neptune Theatre, host Luke Burbank plays a game with guests John Roderick and Ken Jennings in which they attempt …
00:12:48 |
Tue 26 Dec 2017
"Word on the Street" with Ken Jennings, John Roderick, Anastacia-Renée, Emmy Favilla, and Laura Gibson
Omnibus podcast hosts Ken Jennings and John Roderick give a glimpse of what stories are inside their audio time capsule for future generations (and/or alien invaders), BuzzFeed grammar wiz Emmy Favil…
00:55:26 |
Mon 18 Dec 2017
"Cautionary Tales" with Welcome to Night Vale's Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, Danez Smith, Edan Lepucki, and Chad VanGaalen
Luke Burbank kicks off the “Cautionary Tales” episode with a harrowing anecdote about his dog’s actual tail, Welcome to Night Vale creators Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor provide some techniques for …
00:55:43 |
Mon 04 Dec 2017
"Leftovers" with Glynn Washington, Elna Baker, Baratunde Thurston, Ariel Levy, and John Craigie
In this special “Leftovers” edition of Live Wire, host Luke Burbank offers up a smorgasbord of cutting room floor delights. Snap Judgment host Glynn Washington crafts cocktail-related stories, a hypn…
00:55:16 |
Mon 27 Nov 2017
“Brave New World” with Adam Gopnik, Elena Passarello, and Blossom
Luke Burbank reflects on the lessons he learned from a day without his iPhone, New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik shares his 40-year nostalgia theory and how sex with a long-term partner can reach civil w…
00:58:38 |
Mon 20 Nov 2017
"The Truth Hurts" with Cheryl Strayed, Baratunde Thurston and Meklit
Luke Burbank peels back the curtain on a show recording gone wrong that later became the foundation of Live Wire Miracle Day, author and advice columnist Cheryl Strayed offers up some Thanksgiving ta…
01:00:32 |
Mon 13 Nov 2017
"Game On" with Max Temkin, Kevin Coval, Adam Burke, and Malcolm London
Luke Burbank remembers a childhood basketball wager that put the fate of Christianity on the line, Cards Against Humanity co-founder Max Temkin depicts his “particular subspecies of nerd,” poet Kevin…
00:55:25 |
Mon 06 Nov 2017
"Hidden Talent" with Lynn Shelton, Thanh Tan, Kevin Avery, and Makana
Filmmaker Lynn Shelton details how working on a fishing boat helped her appreciate life on a film set, Second Wave podcast host Thanh Tan details her life as a child of Vietnamese immigrants long aft…
00:52:58 |
Mon 30 Oct 2017
"Tell It Like It Is" with Loudon Wainwright III, Bruce Campbell, and Karinda Dobbins
Host Luke Burbank makes yet another mid-life crisis purchase, iconic B-movie actor Bruce Campbell explains why you’ll never meet Tom Cruise, folk legend Loudon Wainwright III muses about his own prop…
00:53:14 |
Mon 23 Oct 2017
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