Series: Live Wire! Radio

Produced by Live Wire! Radio

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Live Wire! from Portland, Oregon delivers old school variety with a modern twist. The perfect blend of original sketch comedy, music and interviews.

Live Wire is a one-hour weekly radio variety show recorded in front of a live audience. It’s music, it’s conversation, it’s sketch comedy. It’s the show that dared to put tap dancing, juggling and ballet on the radio. Live Wire highlights the best musicians and most fascinating writers, poets, dignitaries, artists we can find in the even more beautiful pacific northwest. The show broadcasts on terrestrial radio stations throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington.

From Garrison Keillor - March ‘07
"I like this new show that’s coming out of Oregon Public Radio. It’s called Live Wire, I sit and listen to it and a kind of light comes out of the radio speaker, a whole ‘nother view of human experience, and new voices which we need in public radio. I need, because I’m hoping to retire soon, I’m getting to that age on A Prairie Home Companion. And when I do, I want there to be shows on public radio that I can sit in my car, in my driveway and hang on their every word. Live Wire is one of those shows. It could be for Portland and Oregon, what Prairie Home is for Minnesota and St. Paul and Lake Woebegone.”

From Peter Sagal - November '08
"the (Live Wire!) audience is just drunk enough..." Hide full description

Live Wire is a one-hour weekly radio variety show recorded in front of a live audience. It’s music, it’s conversation, it’s sketch comedy. It’s the show that dared to put tap dancing, juggling and ballet on the radio. Live Wire highlights the best musicians and most fascinating writers, poets, dignitaries, artists we can find in the even more beautiful pacific northwest. The show broadcasts on terrestrial radio stations throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington.

From Garrison Keillor - March ‘07
"I like this new show that’s coming out of Oregon Public Radio. It’s called Live Wire, I sit and listen to it and a kind of light comes out of the radio speaker, a whole ‘nother view of human experience, and new voices which we need in public radio. I need, because I’m hoping to retire soon,...

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Caption: Singer/Writer Christine McKinley, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
Science Author, Michael Nielsen. Writer and Musician, Christine McKinley. Musical Guests, Crooked Fingers.

Bought by WCPN and KUOW


  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Kelly Carlin - Daughter of George Carlin & Creator of A Carlin Home Companion, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
KELLY CARLIN - Writer/Performer and Creator of, A Carlin Home Companion: Growing up with George MATT LOVE - With Singer-Songwriter MICHAEL DEAN D...

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  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 00:55:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Kelly Carlin - Daughter of George Carlin & Creator of A Carlin Home Companion, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
KELLY CARLIN - Writer/Performer and Creator of, A Carlin Home Companion: Growing up with George MATT LOVE - With Singer-Songwriter MICHAEL DEAN D...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service and WCPN


  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Indie Pop band Lost Lander, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
AJ JACOBS - New York Times bestselling author. DAVID WOLMAN - Author and Journalist. LOST LANDER - Portland indie pop band.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 00:55:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Indie Pop band Lost Lander, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
AJ JACOBS - New York Times bestselling author. DAVID WOLMAN - Author and Journalist. LOST LANDER - Portland indie pop band.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service and WCPN


  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 00:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Acclaimed Author & Stand-up Comedian Moshe Kasher, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
MOSHE KASHER - Author and Stand-up Comedian. JANE JONES - Co-Founder & Co-Artistic Director of Book-It Repertory Theatre SHOOK TWINS - Indie Folk Duo

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  • Added: May 03, 2012
  • Length: 00:55:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Acclaimed Author & Stand-up Comedian Moshe Kasher, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
MOSHE KASHER - Author and Stand-up Comedian. JANE JONES - Co-Founder & Co-Artistic Director of Book-It Repertory Theatre SHOOK TWINS - Indie Folk Duo

Bought by WNJR, Rhythm & News Service, and WCPN


  • Added: May 03, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Gypsy Folk & Bluegrass band, Black Prairie, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
JIM LYNCH - Author WENDY McCLURE - Author and Essayist BLACK PRAIRIE - Acoustic folk, gypsy, bluegrass band

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  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 00:54:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Gypsy Folk & Bluegrass band, Black Prairie, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
JIM LYNCH - Author WENDY McCLURE - Author and Essayist BLACK PRAIRIE - Acoustic folk, gypsy, bluegrass band

Bought by WNJR and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Singer/Songwriter/Author Storm Large, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
STORM LARGE - Singer, songwriter, author SUSAN SALADOFF - Documentary filmmaker

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 19, 2012
  • Length: 00:55:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Singer/Songwriter/Author Storm Large, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
STORM LARGE - Singer, songwriter, author SUSAN SALADOFF - Documentary filmmaker

Bought by WNJR and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Apr 19, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: New York Times Best-selling author of Wild, Cheryl Strayed, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
CHERYL STRAYED - Best-selling Author LAUREN WEEDMAN - Actress, Writer, Humorist LAURA GIBSON- Singer/Songwriter

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 00:55:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: New York Times Best-selling author of Wild, Cheryl Strayed, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
CHERYL STRAYED - Best-selling Author LAUREN WEEDMAN - Actress, Writer, Humorist LAURA GIBSON- Singer/Songwriter

Bought by WNJR and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Apr 13, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: David Javerbaum Author of "The Last Testament: A Memoir by GOD", Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
DAVID JAVERBAUM - Dazzling Author MICKEY HUFF - Director of Project Censored REVA DeVITO - Singer/Songwriter

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 00:55:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: David Javerbaum Author of "The Last Testament: A Memoir by GOD", Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
DAVID JAVERBAUM - Dazzling Author MICKEY HUFF - Director of Project Censored REVA DeVITO - Singer/Songwriter

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Best-Selling Author Susan Orlean, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
SUSAN ORLEAN - Best-selling Author of "The Orchid Thief" and "Rin Tin Tin." JOHN RODERICK - Talented American musician and writer. PORTLAND CELLO...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 00:55:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Best-Selling Author Susan Orlean, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
SUSAN ORLEAN - Best-selling Author of "The Orchid Thief" and "Rin Tin Tin." JOHN RODERICK - Talented American musician and writer. PORTLAND CELLO...

Bought by WNJR and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Comedian Ron Funches, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
RON FUNCHES - Portland Comedian. JAMES CURLEIGH - President and CEO of KEEN Footwear. THOMAS LAUDERDALE & KATHLEEN SADAAT - Pink Martini pianist an...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Mar 23, 2012
  • Length: 00:55:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Comedian Ron Funches, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
RON FUNCHES - Portland Comedian. JAMES CURLEIGH - President and CEO of KEEN Footwear. THOMAS LAUDERDALE & KATHLEEN SADAAT - Pink Martini pianist an...

Bought by WNJR and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Mar 23, 2012
  • Length: 00:58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Best-selling Author, Joshua Foer, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire!
East coast Author, JOSHUA FOER. Author and advocate for tall women, Arianne Cohen. Indie-psych folk ensemble, THE PARSON RED HEADS.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 00:55:01
  • Purchases: 1