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

"Where You Can Penetrate Every Place You Go..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 286 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This go round we have a set of two friends to converse with, writers Traci Medford Rosow and Kevin Coughlin. Together they wrote the best selling book "Unblinded: One Mans Courageous Journey through Darkness to Sight." It chronicles Kevin's remarkable story of darkness and reemergence into physical and metaphorical light. Traci, Kevin and I discuss How They Met in Their Manhattan Neighborhood Soon After Kevin Regained His Sight, The 16 Plus Years of Personal Struggle Dealing with The Stresses that Came with Becoming Blind, Alcoholism, Bitterness, Reawakening, Meditation. a Medical Miracle, Friendship, Hope ... This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Judging." We share another poignant essay by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "Our Town." We have a poem called "The Lamp Factory." Our music is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Beatles, Amy Helm, Jill Souble, Steve Forbert, the Suffers, 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 Got This Feeling that Today is The Day..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 285 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 285 takes us on a walk to have a great conversation with regular contributor Writer, Community Activist, Baker & Candlestick-maker Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty Belle and I discuss the Power of First Hand Experiences, an Art Exhibit in Pittsburgh at the Carnegie Museum of Art featuring Joan Mitchell, the Effect of Two Heroin Addicts Sleeping & Waking on A Picnic Table at Nay Aug Park, the Virgin Mary, Fear Projection, Traveling to the Pacific Ocean, Reconnecting with One's Self... Episode 285 also includes an EW Essay titled "Soliloquy." We share an essay by the great Joan Didion titled "Guaymas, Sonora." We have a poem called "Marquez." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, America, Devotchka, Ani DiFranco, el Buscupies, the Greatful Dead, Dr. Dog, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Painting by Joan Mitchell. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Tell your Friends and Neighbors...

"Call The Karma Police..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 284 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure. Episode 284 features a grand conversation with acclaimed singer, actor, writer, Buddhist, Eric Swanson. Eric and I discuss His Journey, the Guidance of His Mother, Good Teachers, the Link Between Language and Acting, What Really Moves People, Gay Homophobia, Violence Influenced by the Bible, Buddhism, Studying with the Great Lamas... Episode 284 also includes an EW Essay titled "Love Is the Drug." We share the first Uncle Cesare essay of the 2018-2019 season written by our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese titled "Why Dimmy Why?" We have a poem called "Buddhist Logic." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Radio Head, Del Shannon, Super Organism, Glenn Miller, the Heartless Bastards, 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...

"Ain't to Proud to Beg Sweet Darlin'..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 283 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." We are back from our August break to kick off the 2018-2019 season. We start things off with one of our Regular Contributors, Environmental Law Attorney Michael R. Harris. Michael is the Director of the Wildlife Law Program for Friends of Animals. Michael and I discuss The Trump Administration's Effect on Environmental Policy in the U.S., Hunting for Animal Trophies in Africa, Endangered Species, Secretary Zinke, Zambia, Prarie Dogs in Utah, Mustangs in Nevada, Religion's Role in Our Viewpoint, Empathy, Continuing to Fight... Episode 283 includes an EW Essay titled "For Someone." In honor of the Village Voice we share an excerpt of Jack Kerouac's masterwork "On the Road." We have a poem called "Bouncing Ball." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, John Vickery, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Dave Von Ronk, Marvin Hamlish, Neil Simon, Robert Klein, 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...

Walkin in the Wild West End... We have for your listening pleasure 282 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This episode features a great conversation with Film and Theater Producer Brian Long. Brian and I discuss How He Fell in Love with Theater While Managing Bands in NYC, the Differences Between Musicians & Actors, Getting in Touch With the Essence of the Art, Working with Jesse Eisenberg, Vanessa Redgrave & Karen Allen, Connecting with the Piece and Bringing Out Truth... Episode 282 also includes an EW Essay titled "Life I Am Living." We feature the third (and final) installment of our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese's Summer Fantasia series of essays regarding Mike Pence. This one is titled "Mike Pence Joins the Navy." We have a poem called "With You." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Delfeayo Marsalis, Ellis Marsalis, Jason Marsalis, Elbow, Dire Straits, Patti Lupone, Queen, 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...

You Get What You Give... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 281 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This episode we share an Historic perspective with our Resident Historian Serf William. The Serf and I delve into Presidential Approaches Through Several Generations, Democrats vs. Republicans, Sun City, Nelson Mandela, Truth & Reconciliation, A Societal Prognosis for the U.S. ... Episode 281 also includes an EW Essay titled "You & Me." We share an excerpt from Nelson Mandela's unpublished sequel to his autobiography titled "Conversations with Myself" We have a poem called "Pagans." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the New Radicals, Father John Misty, Morrissey, George Harrison, Kat Edmondson, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World.

Summertime and The Living is Easy... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 280 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This episode we share a very mindful conversation with Brenda Fernandes. Brenda is an Artist, Composer, Musician & Chanter extraordinaire. We discuss Present Moment Awareness, David Bowie, the Lotus in the Pond, Resilience & Peace, Creativity, the Past, Timelessness, How Art Brings Humans Together, Dis-ease, Meditation, How the World is Insane, Mantras... Episode 280 includes an EW Essay titled "Reenactment." We share Part 2 of our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese's Summer Fantasia Series, titled "Mike Pence Meets the Wolfman." We have a poem called "Screen Door." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, John Hammond, Tracy Chapman, Brenda Fernandes, David Bowie, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, 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...

Wake Up to Find Out That You Are The Eyes of The World... We have for your listening pleasure "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This episode features a wine imbued conversation with regular contributor, our resident philosopher Almighty Todd. The Almighty and I discuss Lake Champlain, Scott Pruitt, Independence, Interdependence, Hubris, Humility, the Humble Brag, Forest Bathing, Nirvana, the Matrix... Episode 279 also includes an E.W. Essay titled "Half Pepperoni the Other Half Mushroom." We share an excerpt from Alexis De Tocqueville's classic work "Democracy in America"focusing on tyranny. We have a poem called "Sweet Tiger Eyes." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Nellie McKay, King Tuff, the Church, Pearl Jam, the Grateful Dead, 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...

There is no place like home... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 278 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 278 features a poignant, truly courageous conversation with Congolese patriot Bienvenue. Bienvenue is a young man who recently emigrated to the United States from the Democratic Republic of Congo. We discuss Growing Up in the Congo, Tribalism, Bad Government, Love of Country, Rebels, Notions of Home, Lost Children, International Exploitation, Emigrating to the United States... Episode 278 also includes an EW Essay titled "To Be A Buddha." We share installment one of Dr. Michael Pavese's Summertime Fantasia Series, titled "Mike Pence Goes West." We have a poem called "Maryland Journalists." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Franklin Boukaka, Bing Crosby & the Andrew Sisters, Clifton Chenier, 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...

The Summer Wind Came Blowing In From Across The Bay... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 277 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." This installment features an insightful, passionate conversation with regular contributor Dwayne Heisler. Dwayne is a community activist, artist and the new chair of the Pennsylvania State Progressive Caucus. Dwayne and I discuss Supreme Court Wedding Cakes, Gerrymandering, Religious Freedom, Discrimination, Artistic Expression, Immigration, What Kind of America We Are, Family, Democratic Progressives, New Americans, How the Blue Wave Certainly Is Not a Weather Event... Episode 277 includes an EW Essay titled "Deeply Romantic." We unleash the return of our Resident Hypothetical Scholar Dr. De Niente with an analysis of Immigration Values. We have a poem called "Summertime." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Marlena Shaw, the Preservation Jazz Hall Band, Filthy Friends, the Joyful Noise Choir, Frank Sinatra, 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...