A Taste - "The Best Cabaret Performers Translate Their Humanity & Individuality Into A Conversation With The Audience..." A wonderful conversation with Director, Producer, Writer, Activist and Reviewer of Cabaret- Gerry Geddes. Gerry and I discuss Columbia University in the Late 1960s, Writing for The Gay Press, Bruce Springsteen, Coming Out, Stonewall the Next Day, Bette Midler, Harvey Milk, the First Gay Men's Switchboard in NYC, Cabaret, Andre DeShields, Robert W. Richards, Dating and Armageddon, Gay Pride, Gay Marriage, a Message to Performers...

A Taste - "A Great Thing About America Is That We Could Offend People..." An insightful conversation with Writer, Social Critic and Baseball Enthusiast - Bruno Milo. Bruno and I discuss Freedom of Speech, Benefit of the Doubt, Pent Up Rage, Trump or Biden Who Is Stupid?, Baseball as an Analogy to Life in the U.S.A....

A Taste - "Creativity Is Humankind's Greatest Resource..." A conversation of great scale with Artist, Creativity Advocate, Community Builder & Change Agent- Dawn Breeze. Dawn and I discuss Her Journey, Being Exposed Again to the Sky, Hudson, Place Corps, Leadership, Ethically Engaging Your Work in the World, Creativity, Courage, MLK, the Transition from Capitalism, What We Value, Finding a Tribe, Spiritual Learning as Capital...

A Taste - "...just killing sea lions dead with guns. These are smart, intelligent, playful animals.... " An environmentally minded conversation with Regular Contributor, Environmental Law Attorney from Friends of Animals - Michael Harris. Michael and I discuss Person-hood, Happiness for Animals, Whaling, Sea Lions, Species Diversity, Salmon in the Columbia River, Fish Ladders, Dams for Energy, Wild Horses, the Cattle Industry, Oil & Gas, Ethics & Economics...

A Taste - "Our Religion is Economics, and There Is a Soullessness to That For Sure. " A dynamic conversation with Restaurateur, Community Lover, Activist, Impresario, Co-Owner & Operator of Pangea in Manhattan's East Village- Stephen Shanaghan. Stephen and I discuss Traveling Europe, the East Village, Opening a Restaurant in the Village, Bohemian Culture, the Importance of Community, NYU's Affect on the Village, Jane Jacobs, the Greatest Artists Are in New York City, PRIDE Week, the Stonewall Inn, Cabaret, Keepin' the Faith...

A Taste - "I Believe in Democracy but... I Think Our Government Is Wholly Illegitimate. " A vivacious conversation with our Resident Historian- Serf William. The Serf and I discuss Searching for Meaning, Order in Chaos, Privilege, Concentrated Wealth, Meritocracy, Tribalism, Cultural Differences in America, Our Rigged System, How Trump Was Right About Capitalism, Fascist Dogs, How Wealth Inspires Nastiness, Responsibility of Citizens, Sacred Cows, Making Hard Decisions...

A Taste - "I've Been Very Fortunate in My Life, I've Met a Lot of Brilliant People..." A grand conversation with Artist, Activist, Puppet Maker - John Bromberg. John and I discuss Ozone Park, Zip Guns, Gangs, Wanting to Be a Beatnik, Playing Chess with Marcel Duchamp in Washington Square Park, Pratt, Minimalist Painting, Too Young for Success, Nervous Breakdown, Bellevue, Peter Schumann, Scott and Helen Nearing, Back to the Land, Wallace Black Elk, Ritual of Performance, Pictures Moved by Strings, Social Justice, Changing the World...

A Taste - "Stupid Animals? Stupid People..." A wonderful conversation with our Resident Philosopher, Farmer and Winemaker - Almighty Todd. The Almighty and I discuss Mudslides. Roadside Litter, Rivers Polluted into the Ocean, Cherry Blossoms. Fossil Fuels, Wu Wei, Confucius, Taoism, Forest Bathing, Passing Time, Barbecue Season. ...

A Taste - "It Is An Idea About the Dark Parts of Humans' Interaction with the World..." A wonderful conversation with Artist and Activist Trudy Gerlach. Trudy and I discuss Drawing, Painting, Loving Books, Her Mother, the Natural Environment, Bogs, Moss, the Anthracite Mines, Tunnels, White Supremacy, Environmental Refugees, Old Habits, Climate Change...

A Taste - "We Borrow this World from Our Children..." An insightful conversation with Professor of North American Indigenous Peoples Studies - Frank Little Bear. Professor Little Bear and I discuss the Passing of His Father and How it Has Him Reflecting on the Meaning of Life, Springtime, Holding Onto Things, Being an Elder, the Northern Cree, Turtle Island, Christianity, Physical & Spiritual Worlds, How Humans Are Meant to Be Imperfect & Are Meant to Carry Burdens, Notre Dame & the Rain Forest, Pipelines, How Water is Life, Surrendering Your Ego...

A Taste - "Prevention of People Connecting to One Another, Emigrating and Seeking a Better Life..." A beautiful conversation with Regular Contributor, Artist, Writer, Musician & Performer - LittleStarRun. LittleStarRun and I discuss a Musical She Is Working On, False Identities, Accountability Partners, Dystopia, Unity, Record Stores, Psychedelics, International Marijuana Day, Cannabis As a Medicinal Alternative, Synchronicity, Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Spirituality, Guiding Objects, Butterflies..

A Taste - "The Listening Imagination Does Not Discriminate, It Is Blind..." a dynamic conversation with Poet, Essayist, Editor and Professor Philip Brady. Philip and I discuss Apprehending Poetry, Muse, Listening, Melody, the Clancy Brothers, Queens, Prayers to the Earth, Derrida, W.H. Auden, the Power of Zero, Authenticity, the Youngstown Prison Program, Art & Tyranny...

A Taste - "You're Not Aloud to Have a Direct Connection to the Divine..." A vivacious conversation with Regular Contributor - Writer, Activist, Baker & Candlestick Maker: Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty Belle and I discuss How to Change Your Mind, Michael Pollan, Psychedelics, Marijuana, Magic Mushrooms, the Anti-Marijuana Political Campaign, the Best Spiritual Experiences, the Failure of Religion, Risk vs. Medicine, What is True, Feeling Empowered, a Direct Connection to the Divine, the Sickness of Society, Mindy Kaling, Immigrants, Misogyny...

A Taste - "Language Always Fails Us One Way or Another..." A very insightful conversation with Playwright and Performer - Eliza Bent. Eliza and I discuss Her Journey from a Philosophy Degree at Boston College to Writing and Staging Plays in NYC, Living in Rome, the Parallel Lives We Live, Regret, Limits & Wonderful Challenges with Language, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Religious Identity, Toilet Fires, Emotional Pain & Digestion, Looking For Your People..

A Taste - "Boy, I thought things were bad in the 90s when I ran away to France." A fun conversation with Artist, Global Hobo and our Resident Cultural Critic- JQ. JQ and I discuss Life in the South of France, Measures of Austerity, John C. Calhoun's Norway Rats, Behavioral Sink, the Beautiful Ones, the Creative Class, Worldwide Urbanization, Europe from Space, Happy Endings, God, Faith, Childish Optimism, the Hard Problem of Consciousness, Happy Endings, the Soul, Knowing When Justice Has Occurred, Success...

A Taste - "... I am a Sixty Year Old White Man with Bad Teeth..." a grand conversation with Critically Acclaimed Writer & Thinker - Seamus McGraw. Seamus and I discuss the Dismantling of U.S. Institutions, Republicans, Democrats, Climate Change, Guns, the Needs of the Individual Balanced Against the Needs of the Community, Texas...

A Taste - "This War on the Educated has Led to Terrible Decisions..." A vivacious conversation with regular contributor, our Resident Historian - Serf William. The Serf and I discuss Lucretius, Paganism, Infomercials, Infotainment, Johnny Carson, What News Is, Jon Stewart, Questioning Everything, Racism, the Difference Between Elitism & Intellectualism...

A Taste - " I Never Had Any Harrowing, Devil Wears Prada Experiences..." a great conversation with NYC Artist, Illustrator & Designer Justin Teodoro. Justin and I discuss His Journey from Creative Kid in Canada to the Parsons School of Design, Working With Some of The Biggest Talents in the Fashion World, Being an Illustrator for The Public Theater, Glenn Close, NYC Lifestyle, Intellectual & Spiritual Sustenance Via Art, Egos, Collaboration, Art Fostering Social Change, Pop Artist Keith Haring, Justin's Illustration of The Statue of Liberty Holding the Hand of a Little Girl that Went Viral, Some Words of Encouragement for Artists Making Their Way...

A Taste - "The Argument for Protecting Pollinators is So Much Stronger. It's Protecting Ourselves..." An ecologically astute perspective shared by Regular Contributor Environmental Law Attorney Michael Harris. Michael is the Director of the Wildlife Law Program for Friends of Animals. He and I discuss - Monarch Butterflies, Their Declining Population, Indicators of the Health of Our Natural Environment, Habitats, Milkweed. Rachel Carson, Corporate Political Influence, Accepting Science, the Spiritual Place of Butterflies, the Endangered Species Act, Whaling, Moby Dick, Cultural History, Status Symbol Eating, Black Market Whale, a Rare Goat in Afghanistan...

A Taste - "You Have to See People as People, as a Function of Their Family and the Movement of Their Lives...A warm, insightful conversation with Educator and Author Virginia Rowe. Virginia and I discuss - Teaching, Her New Novel "Abuelita Rosalita," Max & Hilda, the Inspiration for Her Book, Communicating without Words, Family & Friends, Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Building Community, U.S. Attitudes on Immigration, What Our Country Stands For, Compassion, Having An Open Heart...

A Taste - "We Are a Country Founded on Genocide & Built on Slavery." a delightful conversation with Composer, Singer, and Activist - Nellie McKay. Nellie and I discuss Bob Dorough, Walt Whitman, Kindred Spirits, Being Over-educated, Being Taught to Stop Thinking for Ourselves, Jazz, David Byrne on His Bike, What It Means to Make It, Genocide, Slavery, Her New Album Sister Orchid, Her Invitation to Perform at the Kennedy Center, Interpreting Songs from the Great American Songbook, Our Messiah Complex, the Effectiveness of Our Political System, Localizing, Climate Change & Animal Agriculture...

A Taste -"What Is Lost In A Culture That Oppresses Women?" An insightful conversation with Activist, Playwright, Director, and Producer - Melissa Moschitto. Melissa and I discuss Her Story, Upstate Manhattan, Going to a Stage Production For Birthdays, Oppression, Her Show Artemisia's Intent, a Woman's Experience Now As Compared to a Woman's Experience 600 years Ago, Taylor Swift, Male Gatekeepers, How Theater Affects Social Change, Climate Change, Uplifting Unheard Voices...

A Taste -"Trump Has Border Security Personality Disorder..." A fun filled conversation with Regular Contributor, our Resident Politico, Democratic Committee Member, and Chair of Pennsylvania's Progressive Caucus - Dwayne Heisler. Dwyane and I discuss the Capital City of Harrisburg, Two Inaugurations. Legalizing Marijuana, the Rural Bill of Rights, Our Disease in Democracy, Channeling Discontent, the Others, Indivisible, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King...

A Taste - "That is the Best Definition of Theater I've ever heard..."A grand conversation with Renowned Nyc Actor, Playwright, Director and Sage - Austin Pendleton. Mr. Pendleton is presently starring in "Choir Boy" at the Manhattan Theater Club. Austin and I discuss Being a Director, Being an Actor, Leaving Your Ego at the Door, Parallel Universes, Choir Boy, Pulling Them Into the Story, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, the Best Definition of Theater, David Mamet's Phone Calls, Art As It Relates to Human Understanding & Justice, the Angriest Play Ever Written, Ordinary Conversations, the Future of Theater...

A Taste - "We Are But Mere Mortals..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 301 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 301 features a somewhat philosophical conversation with regular contributor Almighty Todd. The Almighty is our Resident Philosopher, a Farmer and Winemaker living in Stockbridge, Vermont. Todd and I discuss Holiday Lights, Bodhisattvas, Keeping Yourself Together, Living an Examined Life, Clock Keeps on Ticking, Change, Jesuits, Indigenous Peoples, These Strange Days, Truth & Reconciliation, Fried Smelts with a Glass of Rose'...