E.w. Conundrum's Troubadours And Raconteurs Podcast

Troubadours & Raconteurs, it is harder without love, isn't it? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 263 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" It features the debut of our newest regular contributor - Community Activist, Social Justice Leader, Politician & Artist Dwayne Heisler. Dwayne and I discuss Social and Legal Justice for fellow Citizens in LGBTQ communities, Bathrooms, Wedding Cakes, Trump in His Own Words, Predators, Love, Ignorance, Acceptance, Empathy, Legislative Efforts, Polls, Leadership, Gerrymandering, ... Episode 263 also includes an EW Essay titled "Over Priced Scones." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares several Quotations from Chairman Mao. We have a poem called "Gong." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Blondie, Muse, Sufjan Stevens, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Randy Nueman, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its

Troubadours & Raconteurs, Do You Believe in Magic? We have just archived for your listening pleasure Episode 262 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Small Batch Radio Crafted In the Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 262 features World Renowned Magicians, Escape Artists and Houdini Museum Curators Dorothy Dietrich & Dick Brookz. Dorothy, Dick and I discuss How They Came Into Magic, Running Away from Home, Growing Up with Magic in NYC, the Wonder, Vaudville, Teaching Muhammad Ali Magic, Brooke Shields, Tony Curtis, David Blaine, Dick Clark, Bobby Darin, Hocus Pocus, Levitation, Straight Jackets, Catching a Bullet in Your Mouth, Living on Frozen Waffles, Houdini as an Inspiration, Female Magicians, Magic as an Art Form... Episode 262's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Hocus Pocus." Our Associate Producer & Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) shares another wonderfully written and beautifully read

Troubadours & Raconteurs, What Would Jung Think? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 261 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Small Batch Radio crafted In the weathered Moosic Mountains of Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 261 features a grand conversation with a regular contributor to our program - J.Q. Public (aka Global Hobo.) The Hobo and I discuss His Friends in the Pyrenees, Zen Satori Bliss, Carl Jung, Personality Types, Jordan Peterson, Trans Rights Vs. Free Speech, Leftism, the Alt Right, Being Open, Nature Vs. Nurture, Curing the Republicans, Self-Understanding, Good Ideas & Bad Ones.. . This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Adieu." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares some Carl Jung on the Collective Unconscious. We have a poem called "Trust." Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Olu Dora, James Maddock, J. Q. Public, Nena Anderson, LCD Sound

Troubadours & Raconteurs, Do You Believe in the Invisible Hand and the Sandman? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 260 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Small Batch Radio crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This week we have a conversation with Chicago based Community Building Activist Brad McConnell. Brad and I discuss His Work for Mayor Rahm Emanuel as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer at the City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development, the History & Importance of Microlending, Business Driven Community Activism, Trust Circles, Meaningful Work. This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Morrison." Our Associate Producer & Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) shares another wonderfully written and beautifully read piece titled "The Notebooks of Brady O'Leary." We have a poem called "Freakin' Mall." Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artist

Troubadours & Raconteurs, Do You Know Any Good Men? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 259 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Small Batch Radio crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 259 features a conversation with regular contributor - Writer, Community Activist, Baker & Candlestick Maker Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty Belle and I delve into Our Little Drama, What Friendship Looks Like, Fear, Being Brave, How People Who Pass Are Still With Us, Carrying the Banner, Don, How Expectations are Crazy, Being Overbooked... This episode's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Good Man." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael shares several pieces written by Edgar Lee Masters from his Spoon River Anthology. We have poem called "Mystery." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Tyler Childers, Jimmy Cliff, Kelli O'Hara, Jake Lucas, the Ted Sperling Orchestra, Langhorne

Troubadours & Raconteurs, Do You Enjoy Working with Your Hands? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 258 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Small Batch Radio crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 258 features a conversation with Painter, and Charge Artist for the Public Theater in NYC Hugh Morris. Hugh and I discuss Making Scenery for the Public Theater, Shakespeare in the (Central) Park, I Ask Him to Drop Some Names (and boy does he - Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, Ann Hathaway, Philip Seymour Hoffman). We talk about His Green Room Series of Paintings, and Working With His Hands to Be Happy... Episode 258's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Luxurious." Our Associate Producer and Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese shares another wonderfully written and beautifully read essay titled "The Plate."We have poem called "Perhaps." The Artwork for this episode has been graciously shared by Hugh Morris. It is called

Troubadours & Raconteurs, Elephants & Bison oh my... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 257 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" - Small Batch Radio crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 257 features a conversation with Regular Contributor, Environmental Law Attorney Michael Harris. Michael and I discuss Animal Rights, Autonomy, African Elephants, Mass Extinction, the Department of the Interior' s kinky Zinke & his Freakin Flag, Bison in Yellowstone & Fearful Cattle Ranchers ... Episode 257's sixty minutes includes an E.W. Essay titled "Melody." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares a passage from Bangladeshi writer Rabindranath Tagore's "The Gardner" and a poem titled "Recovery." We have poem called "This Day." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Talking Heads, Eric Satie, Ronan O'Hara, James Maddock, William Tyler, Janko Nilovic,

Troubadours & Raconteurs, How is the Winter treating you? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 256 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Small Batch Radio Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 256 features a conversation with Regular contributor, Musical & Theatrical Artist LittleStarRun. LittleStarRun and I discuss Life with Meisha... an Athenian Cat - Their Relationship and Their Exploits, Life Lessons, Playing Guitar to Meisha, Why Transport the Cat Across the Globe?, Didn't Miss My Ex Much, but Really Missed Meisha ... Episode 256 has as part of its sixty minutes an EW Essay titled "Morning Constitutional." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares another finely written, wonderfully read original essay titled "This Foolish Heart." We have a poem called "Feral." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Hugh Masekela, the Fall, Shuggie Otis, Tony Be

Troubadours & Raconteurs, I have a question: Do you come from immigrants? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 255 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. Episode 255 features a conversation with acclaimed NYC playwright Martyna Majok. Martyna's play "The Cost of Living" is listed by the New York Times as one of 2017's top ten. She has a new one titled "Queens" presently in production to be staged at the Lincoln Center in late February. Martyna and I discuss "Queens" a bit, Immigration, Stories, Showing Humanity, Understanding People Different than You, Living in a Bubble, Division, Scapegoating, Sexual Harassment, Separating the Artist's Personal Life from Their Art, Compassion, Accountability... This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Cranberry." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares another poignant essay "The Bananas' Song." We have a poem called "Sway." Our

Troubadours & Raconteurs, twenty-five for forty-five? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 254 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Heard All Over The World. Episode 254 features a conversation with Gavin Esham - theatrical writer, performer, director, and half of the stage team known as Gavin & Chris. Gavin and I discuss How He Ended Up in Theater, How He Got Together with Chris Sloan to Start Crafting Shows, We discuss their Upcoming March Production titled "Chris & Gavin's Broadway Campaign Spectacular, LGBTQ Rights, Live and Let Live, Hooker Songs, Thinking & Acting Locally... Episode 254's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Pop Cult." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese shares an excerpt from Tennessee Williams' masterpiece "A Street Car Named Desire." We have a poem called "Untold." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, A Tribe Called Quest, the Cast of Toronto

Troubadours and Raconteurs, Happy Winter Wonderland to you... We have for your listening pleasure Episode 253 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This episode features a conversation with our resident Historian, Educator and Occasional Marxist, Serf William. The Serf and I discuss the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire, the U.S. Republic into the? Examining Your Belief System, True Democracy, Populist Leaders Bringing Down Institutions, Heroes, Cheering for the FBI, Battle Between Individual Freedoms and Security, Fragility of Democracy, Flaws in Our Institutions, His Conservative Minded Students, Supporting Art, Engagement as Happy Warriors... Episode 253's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Warmer." We share an excerpt from Jack Kerouac's masterpiece "On The Road."We have a poem called "Thumb." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan

Troubadours and Raconteurs, it's early 2018, I guess we will see what this year might gleen; regardless we have for your listening pleasure Episode 252 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This episode features a conversation with our resident philosopher, Vermont farmer and winemaker Almighty Todd. The Almighty and I reflect on Significant Events, People and Trends of 2017, Social Disruption, Mueller Time, Our Better Angels, We Look Ahead to 2018... Episode 252's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Champion." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads an excerpt from Charles Lamb's essay "New Year's Eve." We have a poem called "Fear." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Talking Heads, the Cure, Daniel Romano, the Greatful Dead, Hole, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Free, Community Radio at its

Troubadours and Raconteurs, it's the first week of 2017, and we have for your listening pleasure Episode 251 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" on Radio Free Brooklyn (www.radiofreebrooklyn.org) Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World. Episode 251 features a conversation with Maureen Maher-Gray founder of the Northeast Pennsylvania Youth Shelter. Maureen and I discuss a bit about her background, Why she started the Youth Shelter, the Young People it Serves, the LGBTQ community, Not Being Invisible, Talking Rather than Watching TV, Safe Places, Being Who They Might, the Value of the Arts... This sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Freak." Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) shares A new piece he wrote titled "A Christmas Memory." We have a poem called "Sentimental Journey." Our music this go round is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Joni Mitchell, Jim James, the Violent Femmes, Joh

Troubadours and Raconteurs, are you into the holiday vibe? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 250 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This week's featured guest is regular contributor Nash Rose with her segment Nash in New York. She is a comedic writer, comedian and woman about town in NYC. Nash and I delve into these areas - Christmas in NYC, Tourists, Trump, Women, Reflecting on 2017, Hopes for 2018, Doing Standup, White Black People, Language, Obama, Naughty and Nice List ... This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Harvey." We share an essay by the great American humorist James Thurber titled "The Case Against Women." We have a poem called "Love." Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, the Kinks, Weezer, Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whitimg, Calypso Rose, Billie Holiday, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard. Commercial Fr

Troubadours and Raconteurs, it's almost Christmas - have you followed the lines to the cash register yet? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 249 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This episode's featured guest is critically acclaimed performing artist, playwright, and monologist Martin Dockery. Martin and I talk about - Storytelling, HIs Story, How His Themes Are Human Eternal Questions/Challenges, His Methods, How We Are All Storytellers, Human Impermanence, Martin's Dog and Some Woman's Dog, Connecting, Making a Difference, The Point... This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Fabric." Our Associate Producer and Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) shares an essay he crafted for this episode titled "A Working Actor." We have a poem called "Red Hot." Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Phoebe Bridgers, AC/DC,

Troubadours and Raconteurs, how about those U.S. Senate Republicans? A serious set of cowardly, duplicitous traitors to our better angels. You don't consider them the best thinkers and objective minded public servants we can muster, do you? Had to get that off my chest.. Nonetheless, we have for your listening pleasure Episode 248 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Hand Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania, Heard All Over The World. This week we debut and add a new segment to our repertoire. It is called Global Hobo with J.Q. Public. We talk with J.Q. as he sits in his humble abode in the South of France. J.Q. is a writer, musician, artist and vagabond... J.Q. and I discuss a The Meaning of Hobo, His Journey from the U.S. to Southern France, Being an Ex-patriot or Not, the Relationship Between Being Terrified and Courageous, Time Versus Money, Ambition, Monetizing Art, Jordan Peterson, Unrewarded Talent, Living Hand to Mouth, Having a Calling, Richard the Lion Hearted... This week

Troubadours and Raconteurs, hope you had a thoughtful week. We have for your listening pleasure Episode 247 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This week's featured guest is regular contributor writer, community activist, baker, candlestick maker Kitty Belle Burbank with her segment "Kitty Belle Do Tell." Kitty and I discuss a Buddhist Parable about Having Problems, How No One Deserves Anything, Injustice, Sadness, Compassion, Our Angriest and Preposterous President, Zen Sickness, Behaving Rightly, A Girl Who Built a Door, and Fairy Doors In Trees at a County Park. This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "True Love" Our Associate Producer Dr. Michael Pavese reads an excerpt from essayist Seymore Krim's work piece titled "For My Brothers & Sisters in the Failure Business." We have a poem called "Chestnut." Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapel

Troubadours and Raconteurs, Are You Thankful? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 246 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure". Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This week's featured guest is National Magazine Award winning writer John Marchese. Jonn and I discuss How He Went from Musician to Writer, His Process, Being a Creative Journalist, His Two Critically Acclaimed Non-Fiction Books - "Renovations" and "The Violin." We delve into A Father and Son Reconnecting and The Ways of a Violin. This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Louie and Al" We share another wonderfully crafted and beautifully read essay by our Associate Producer and Resident Essayist Dr. Michael Pavese (aka Uncle Cesare) titled "The Globe." We have a poem called "Chestnut." Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Eileen Jewel, Joshua Bell & Vivaldi, Billie Holiday, Bra

Troubadours and Raconteurs, Are You Are A Marxist? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 245 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure". Crafted In North Eastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This week's featured guest is our regular contributor and resident historian Serf William. The Serf and I discuss Hannibal, the Punic Wars, Ancient Rome, How Marx is His Hero, Class Warfare, Guns, the NRA, Republican Cowards & Traitors, the Solar System, God & Free Will, Heaven & Hell, a Hunting Story that Questions the Serf's Manhood... This week's sixty minutes includes an EW Essay titled "Break on Through." We share an excerpt from writer/activist Charlotte Lewis' essay titled "Checking Out of Life, Checking Myself In." We have a poem called "Virtue." Our music this week is provided by these wonderful artists: Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grapelli, Yo La Tengo, Michael Franti & Spearhead, James Maddock, Neko Case, Doris Day, Branford Marsalis and Terrence Blanchard

Troubadours and Raconteurs, Not In My Backyard? We have for your listening pleasure Episode 244 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure" Crafted In Northeastern Pennsylvania... Heard All Over The World. This week's featured guest is community activist and one of the leaders of the grass roots group Friends of Lackawanna, Patrick Clark. Patrick and I discuss a Landfill in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Its Economic Effects, Its Effects On The Surrounding Community, How Big Should A Landfill Be Allowed to Grow ?, How Many Years Should It Be Allowed to Take In Trash?, the Physical and Psychological Health and Welfare of The Citizens Living in its Proximity, Who In a Community Has the Right To Question the Operation and Existence of a Landfill?, Grass Roots Power Versus Corporate Power, Personal and Organizational Challenges When Running a Grass Roots Effort, the Government As A Factor, the Court Room Arguments, How Grass Roots Action is Uniquely American, and Patrick Shares Some Insight for Thos