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
Aubrey Gordon, Chris Meija, and Danielle Ponder
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello recall some fads of the past; Aubrey Gordon discusses how her hit podcast Maintenance Phase debunks the junk science behind nutrition, wellness, and f…
00:52:01 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
EXTRA: Maintenance Phase's Aubrey Gordon & The Jar of Truth
In this podcast EXTRA, Maintenance Phase podcaster Audrey Gordon participates in a round of “The Jar of Truth” and gives her hot takes on some fads past and present.
00:10:20 |
Wed 11 Jan 2023
Gregory Gourdet and No-No Boy
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello talk wacky cooking hacks; acclaimed chef and restaurateur Gregory Gourdet (Top Chef) discusses how his newest cookbook Everyone's Table begins with hi…
00:51:28 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
Molly Shannon and Tuelo
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share some stories of when our listeners went "over the top;" actor and comedian Molly Shannon chats about her memoir Hello Molly and how she champion…
00:51:24 |
Fri 30 Dec 2022
Paul F. Tompkins, Sarah Marshall, and Jimmie Herrod
In this special Holiday Edition of Live Wire, host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share their favorite holiday traditions; comedian Paul F. Tompkins unpacks "weekend water" and passive-a…
00:51:18 |
Fri 23 Dec 2022
EXTRA: Demi Adejuyigbe Sings "Rock n' Roll Santa Claus"
In this podcast EXTRA, comedian and writer Demi Adejuyigbe serenades us from the live stage with his own holiday song, "Rock n' Roll Santa Claus."
00:09:26 |
Wed 21 Dec 2022
Nora McInerny, Nabil Ayers, and Madison Cunningham
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello discuss the ways in which we are too hard on ourselves; writer and podcaster Nora McInerny (Terrible, Thanks for Asking) explains why she is the sadde…
00:51:53 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
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…
00:51:22 |
Fri 09 Dec 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…
00:51:52 |
Fri 02 Dec 2022
George Saunders and Samantha Crain
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello celebrate teachers and the impact their words have had on us; award-winning author George Saunders unpacks his writing process and how creating confus…
00:51:50 |
Fri 25 Nov 2022
Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, Curtis Cook, and Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share some "personal Mt. Everests" from our listeners; writer and mountaineer Silvia Vasquez-Lavado discusses how she became the first openly gay woma…
00:51:30 |
Fri 18 Nov 2022
Best News: Too Much Gobble
Luke and Elena discuss disturbing Times Square billboards, kittens in a fighter jet, and cuddling turkeys.
00:19:23 |
Wed 16 Nov 2022
Casey Parks and Thunderstorm Artis
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello set out to solve some mysteries; Washington Post reporter Casey Parks unpacks her new book Diary of a Misfit, wherein she reckons with her own sexuali…
00:50:56 |
Fri 11 Nov 2022
Best News: The Dolly-dar is Beeping!
Luke and Elena discuss a (now debunked) dazzling detail about Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton's rock 'n' roll aspirations, and how a man provided the city of Philadelphia some much-needed solace... via a…
00:18:22 |
Wed 09 Nov 2022
Kaveh Akbar, Danielle Henderson, and Deep Sea Diver
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello remember the things we were better at as children; celebrated poet Kaveh Akbar explains how learning Farsi as his first language shaped his poetic sen…
00:52:02 |
Fri 04 Nov 2022
Best News: Expect Spectacle
Luke and Elena discuss a motorcycling sabbatical, Susie Burbank's dance stylings, and wedding rendition of Mambo No. 5.
00:17:00 |
Wed 02 Nov 2022
Ginny Hogan, Anis Mojgani, and Pink Martini's Jimmie Herrod
Host Luke Burbank and Elena Passarello unpack some dating red flags; comedian and satirist Ginny Hogan explains the terms and conditions of being her undetermined partner; Oregon Poet Laureate Anis M…
00:52:00 |
Fri 28 Oct 2022
Best News: It's Wine O'Clock Somewhere
Luke and Elena discuss Airbnb decor, a man who made a floating suit out of wine bottle corks, and an emo festival that collided with a Katy Perry concert in Las Vegas.
00:17:21 |
Wed 26 Oct 2022
Gary Shteyngart, Atsuko Okatska, and The Lowest Pair
Host Luke Burbank and Elena Passarello discuss the kindest things our friends have done for us; author Gary Shteyngart takes us into the world of fictionalized friendship in his latest book Our Count…
00:52:09 |
Fri 21 Oct 2022
Best News: Durland and Darvin
Luke and Elena discuss furniture-scratching cats, saxophone-accompanied brain surgery, and twins who finally sold their domain name.
00:17:45 |
Wed 19 Oct 2022
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