Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure - Conversation, Essays, Poetry & Music.

"Meryl Streep is the most confident person I have ever met..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 298 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 298 features a great conversation with NYC Actress and Writer Prudence Wright Holmes. Prudence and I discuss Moving to NYC to Be An Actress, Working with Meryl Streep, Woody Harrelson, and the Coen Brothers. We also discuss a bit about Harper Lee, Truman Capote, Roger Ailes, Being Sexually Harassed While Dressed as Santa... Episode 298 also includes an EW Essay titled "Root." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares a piece titled " I am Waiting,"written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. We have a poem called "Happiness." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Four Freshmen, Phoebe Bridgers, TLC, Lyle Lovett & Katt Edmondson, Vince Guaraldi, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...

"Power attracts the worse in us and the worst among us..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 297 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Episode 297 features a radical conversation with Writer, Musician, Cultural Critic, and Our Resident Global Hobo JQ. We have a conversation as he sits in his humble abode in the South of France JQ and I discuss the NFL as a Living Metaphor for America, George H. W. Bush, Rewriting History, Hunter S. Thompson, Lord of the Rings, Power, Hopes & Predictions for the New Year... Episode 297 also includes an EW Essay titled "Surprise." We share a piece titled "The Bush League,"written by Hunter S. Thompson. We have a poem called "Shameless." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Velvet Underground, Susana Baca, JQ, Slothrust, Wilco, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...

"It's like the Reagan years have festered into a boil..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 296 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 296 features a great conversation with Writer, Actor, Theater Director, and Activist John Pivovarnick. John and I discuss How He Developed a Love for Theater and Literature, Kurt Vonnegut, His Recently Published Novel "Tales From The Back of The Bus," Being Stoned via Hash Brownies on a Bus in Los Angeles, Parallels Between Reagan & Trump, Being Gay in the 1980s, Having His Congress People on Speed Dial... Episode 296 also includes an EW Essay titled "Sore Throat." We share another wonderfully written and beautifully read essay by our Associate Producer & Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese, titled "Bowling Night." We have a poem called "Grail." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Brett Newski, Courtney Barnett, 10cc, Mipso, Lou Rawls, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...

Hey babe your hair's all right, hey babe let's go out tonight... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 295 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 295 features a raucous conversation with regular contributor, our Resident Historian - Serf William. The serf and I discuss Capitalism, Xenophobia, Our Founding Fathers, Myths of the American Revolution, Being Indoctrinated with the Notion of American Exceptionalism, White Nationalists & Progressives, Blinded by Racism to Vote Against One's Own Self Interests, the Declaration of Independence, Hope's & Wishes... This episode also includes an EW Essay titled "Brother Brian." We share an excerpt from Howard Zinn's great work of history "A People's History of the U.S." We have a poem called "Overstuffed." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Beastie Boys, David Bowie, Kirsty MaCool, Willie Nelson & Toots Hibbert, Death Cab for Cutie, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...

Simple Truths When Storytelling Resonate... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 294 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 294 features a compelling conversation with Author, Columnist, Singer, Teacher, Critic & Opera Lover Conrad L. Osborne. Conrad talks with us as he sits in his Upper West Side Studio in Manhattan. We Discuss His Recently Published, Highly Acclaimed Book Titled "Opera as Opera, The State of the Art," the Artistic Predicament of Opera, the Lack of Verve in Contemporary Compositions, Parallels with the Challenges Jazz Faces Attracting New Artists & Fans, Postmodernist Philosophers' Distaste for Meta-narratives, Storytelling, the Future of Opera, Art & Humanity... This episode includes an EW Essay titled "French Toast." We share another finely crafted, beautifully read essay from our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "Coaltown Cinema." We have a poem called "A Note." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Rhett Miller, Amelita Galli - Curci, Enrico Caruso, Maria Callas, Grandaddy, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors..

"Living Your Life With Dignity..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 291 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This week we have an earnest and important conversation with Regular Contributor Dwayne Heisler. Dwayne is a Political Activist, the Chair of the Pennsylvania State Progressive Caucus, and a Union Organizer. He has with him a colleague in Union work & Voter Canvassing Tonya Morrow of the S.E.I.U. We three discuss Pennsylvania As A Swing State, the Democratic Party, the Importance of Unions in the U.S., Why People Vote Against Their Own Self Interest, the American Dream, How Our Democracy Is Under Attack, Everyone Being Able to Live Life With Dignity... Episode 291 includes an EW Essay titled "What Is Real." We share an essay by Ann Beattie published in the New Yorker magazine titled "How to Think Through Finding a Lost Shoe." We have a poem called "Catalytic." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Jason Isbell, Courtney Barnett, Suzanne Vega, the Beatles, Bedouine, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...

"Slouching Toward Facisim..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 290 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 290 features a grand conversation with Poet, Novelist, Biographer, Screenwriter,and Critic the great Jay Parini. Mr. Parini's acclaimed novel The Last Station – was made into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer. Jay talks with us from his office at Middlebury College in Vermont. We discuss Me Too, Monster Artists, Seperating an Artist's Work from Their Personal Life, Meeting Gore Vidal, His Upcoming Film Starring Kevin Spacey as Gore Vidal, Can't Trust Republicans with the Economy, Slouching Toward Facism, Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Books as a Ladder to Heaven, Grandma Could've Beat Trump... This Episode also includes an EW Essay titled "Luxury." We have another wonderful essay from our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese ( aka Uncle Cesare) Titled "Rotogravure."We have a poem called "Gazoontight." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Clash, Amos Lee, Garland Jeffreys, Bob Dorough, Terry Morel, Jack Sheldon, Santana, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...

"I Was Reading Turkish Poetry in the Garden..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 289 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 289 features a fascinating conversation with regular contributor Poet Vagabond JQ. JQ talks with us from his place in Southern France. We discuss a Slug Phase, Elites Acting Like Spoiled Children, Being Cyborgs, the Millenial Woop, Human Behavior Becoming an Anachronism, Lollipops, Music, Poetry... This episode also includes an EW Essay titled "Seamless Supermen." We have an article from the New Yorker Magazine written by Michael Shulman Titled "Bee Cops." We have a poem called "Cyborg." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Cars, Haley Heynderix, JQ, Hurray for Riff Raff, Soul Coughing, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...

I've Been Up All Night Leaning on the Windowsill..." We have archived for your listening pleasure Episode 288 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 288 features a very insightful & intelligent conversation with Vermont Gubernatorial Nominee for the Democratic Party Christine Hallquist. Ms. Hallquist is the first Transgender Nominee for a Governor's seat in U. S. History. We discuss Rural Poverty, Being Transgender and Running for Governor, How Transitioning Has Made Her a Better Leader, Fear & Leadership, Dog Whistle Politics, This Rigged System, the Koch Brothers and Other Oligarchical Despots, Climate Change, Economic Growth Via Renewable Energy, Labels, Hate & Hope on the Campaign Trail, Good People... This episode also includes an EW Essay titled "A Bit Late." We have another wonderfully crafted essay from our Associate Producer and Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) Titled "The World Is Yours Boys." We have a poem called "Ensemble." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, David Bowie, Fantastic Negrito, Bob Dylan, the Cure, Birdy Bardot, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...

"Feminists Don't Have a Sense of Humor..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 287 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 287 features a poignant conversation with regular contributor Artist, Songwriter, Musician LittleStarRun. We discuss Men Harming Women to Fit in With Other Men, Selective Misogyny, Me Too, Self Deception, Being Locked in a NYC Cab, Staying Good Inside... This episode also includes an EW Essay titled "Say Something." We share an excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.We have a poem called "Slide Trombone." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Horse Feathers, Khruangbig, cellardoor/ LittleStarRun, Nellie McKay, Jimi Hendrix, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...