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.
Lindy West, Paul F. Tompkins, and Ural Thomas & The Pain
March 22, 2024
52:37
Héctor Tobar, Jena Friedman, and Joseph
March 15, 2024
52:26
Sloane Crosley, Roz Chast, and Black Belt Eagle Scout
March 8, 2024
52:27
REBROADCAST: Maria Bamford and Isabeau Waia'u Walker
March 1, 2024
51:37
Dave Hill and No-No Boy
Feb. 23, 2024
51:45
REBROADCAST: Ken Jennings, Erica Berry, and Making Movies
Feb. 16, 2024
51:33
EXTRA: Author Curtis Sittenfeld on the Longevity of Rom-Com Couples
Feb. 14, 2024
09:58
Avery Trufelman, Camille Dungy, and Olive Klug
Feb. 9, 2024
53:32
Black History Month Special: Tracy K. Smith, Saeed Jones, and Meklit
Feb. 2, 2024
J. Wortham, Curtis Sittenfeld, and Margo Cilker
Jan. 26, 2024
52:25
REBROADCAST: Jamie Loftus, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, and Danielle Ponder
Jan. 19, 2024
52:24
Hari Kondabolu, Kristi Coulter, and Quasi
Jan. 12, 2024
52:31
REBROADCAST: Ari Shapiro and Demi Adejuyigbe
Jan. 5, 2024
52:22
REBROADCAST: Timothy Egan and Dessa
Dec. 29, 2023
52:23
Paul F. Tompkins, José Olivarez, and Esme Patterson
Dec. 22, 2023
EXTRA: Aparna Nancherla & Celebrity Lowlights
Dec. 20, 2023
11:32
REBROADCAST: Laura Chinn, Mohanad Elshieky, and Jenny Conlee
Dec. 15, 2023
52:19
Sam Sanders, Reggie Watts, and Sway Wild
Dec. 8, 2023
REBROADCAST: Dana Schwartz, Jenny Odell, and Black Belt Eagle Scout
Dec. 1, 2023
R. Eric Thomas, Ian Karmel, and NONBINARY GIRLFRIEND
Nov. 24, 2023
REBROADCAST: Kelsey McKinney, Brenda Shaughnessy, and Madison Cunningham
Nov. 17, 2023
Paul F. Tompkins, Safiya Sinclair, and Isabeau Waia'u Walker
Nov. 10, 2023
52:17
REBROADCAST: Lauren Fleshman, Joey Clift, and Who Is She
Nov. 3, 2023
52:02
Aparna Nancherla, Gary Gulman, and No-No Boy
Oct. 27, 2023
REBROADCAST: Cheryl Strayed, Joseph Earl Thomas, and Stephanie Anne Johnson
Oct. 20, 2023
Gary Gulman, Anis Mojgani, and Olive Klug
Oct. 13, 2023
51:12
REBROADCAST: Ross Gay, Iliana Regan, and Baroque Betty with Mood Area 52
Oct. 6, 2023
Scott Aukerman, Sarafina El-Badry Nance, and Family Worship Center
Sept. 29, 2023
52:35
REBROADCAST: Hari Kondabolu and Margo Cilker
Sept. 22, 2023
52:08
Sept. 15, 2023
51:42
REBROADCAST: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Sara Schaefer, and Dehd
Sept. 8, 2023
52:20
Maria Bamford and Isabeau Waia'u Walker
Sept. 1, 2023
REBROADCAST: Saeed Jones, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and The Lowest Pair
Aug. 25, 2023
51:32
REBROADCAST: Aubrey Gordon, Chris Meija, and Danielle Ponder
Aug. 18, 2023
52:01
EXTRA: Jamie Loftus & The State Slogan Showdown
Aug. 16, 2023
09:35
REBROADCAST: Nora McInerny, Nabil Ayers, and Madison Cunningham
Aug. 11, 2023
51:54
REBROADCAST: George Saunders and Samantha Crain
Aug. 4, 2023
51:52
Ken Jennings, Erica Berry, and Making Movies
July 28, 2023
51:51
Washington Post Reporter Casey Parks on "Diary of a Misfit"
July 21, 2023
51:11
All Things Considered's Ari Shapiro on "The Best Strangers in the World"
July 14, 2023
51:56
Ginny Hogan is More Dateable Than a Plate of Refried Beans
July 7, 2023
51:59
Jamie Loftus on "Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs"
June 30, 2023
51:55
Sona Movsesian is The World's Worst Assistant
June 23, 2023
51:58
Timothy Egan Grapples with the KKK and Rapper/Poet Dessa Spars with AI
June 16, 2023
51:57
Podcaster Sam Sanders is "Into It"
June 9, 2023
Florida Girls' Laura Chinn on "Acne"
June 2, 2023
Isaac Fitzgerald on "Dirtbag, Massachusetts"
May 26, 2023
52:00
Traveling Through Time with Dana Schwartz and Jenny Odell
May 19, 2023
Chuck Klosterman Revisits The Nineties
May 12, 2023
Normal Gossip's Kelsey McKinney Defends Dishing
May 5, 2023
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