Taste - “It's A Young, Hip-Urban Neighborhood..." An urbane conversation with Editor Extraordinaire, Trendsetter and Our Resident Urban Hiker– Travis Ignatowski. Travis talks with us from an undisclosed subterranean location in Philadelphia. He and I discuss Cinco De Mayo, Mexico City, Scrap Metal Collectors, His Shirts, Ithaca, Supply Chains, Global Upheavals, Hip-Young, Bastions of Provincial Thinking, Welcoming the Outsider, Diversity, Gentrification...

Taste - “It's Not a Horse Race. I'm Actually Voting for the Person I Want..." A politically astute conversation with SEIU Union Leader & Organizer, Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Progressive Caucus, Our Resident Politico – Dwayne Heisler. Dwayne and I discuss U.S. Senate Races, Being Targeted By Republicans, Less Gerrymandering, Patterns in Rural Counties, Autocracies, Republicans Hiding from Their Constituents, Racism Informing Voting Choices, Sharing Core Values, Voting...

Taste - "He Has To Overcome His Own Past & Confront His Demons..." A compelling conversation with Novelist, Screenwriter, Professor " Aaron Philip Clark Aaron talks with us from his office in Los Angeles, California. He and I discuss His Latest Novel "Under Color of Law," Being a Recruit in the L.A.P.D., Trying to Find a Place to Put Anger, Police Brutality, Black Lives Matter, Revenge & Justice...

Taste - “It's to Make a Profit Off These Lives, These Souls..." An environmentally astute conversation with Former Director of the Wildlife Law Program for Friends of Animals & Vermont Law School Visiting Professor – Michael R. Harris. Michael and I discuss Beluga Whales, Connected Justice, Animal Rights, Rights of Nature, the Commons, Forms of Consciousness, Trusting the Government, AI Taking Over the Role of Animal Testing, Factory Farming, Industry and Decision Makers, Environmental Human Rights...

Taste - “I Think A Lot of Times We Aren't Aware That We Are Tuned In..." A wonderful conversation with Songwriter, Musician, Actress, Artist and Our Resident Storyteller – LittleStarRun. LittleStarRun and I discuss Obstacles & Divine Timing, Sending & Receiving Frequencies, Attachment, Maintaining Hope, Seeking Residency in Athens, Murmuration of People, Dirty Looks, Flow, Being Tested, Interconnectedness...

Taste - “I Think Almost Any Language Has The Capacity To Be Beautiful..." A wonderful conversation with Former Director of Creative Writing at Harvard, Law Professor at West Virginia University, Poet and Essayist – Michael Blumenthal. Michael and I discuss Growing Up in Washington Heights, Being Lost, Having Time to Figure Things Out, Justice, the Human Condition, Hungary, White Space on the Page, Clerking with David Souter, Drinking with Writer George Conard, Carl Jung, the Human Psyche, Power of Evil vs. Power of Good...

Taste “You Are Always Going To Have Traitors In Your Midst, And Misinformed People..." We have a raucous conversation with Fiddle Player, Educator, Ax Aficionado & Our Resident Historian – Serf William. The Serf talks with us from his home in Bucks County Pennsylvania. He and I discuss the Historical Connection Between Ukraine and Russia, Supporting Leaders, Vikings, U.S. Foreign Policy, Moral Authority, the Free Press, American Values, Sowing the Seeds of Unrest...

Taste All the Right Parts, Everything Just Came Into Place... and It Was Such a Powerful Piece." A grand conversation with Emmy Award Winning Writer, Director and Producer " Marisa Nalevanko. Marisa and I discuss Playing In The Woods, Three Channels on TV, Working With Amanda Gorman, PBS Kids, the Emmy Arriving in the Mail, Being Brave, Family Traditions, the Honesty of Children...

Taste - "What Is Fact? What Is Analysis? What Is Interpretation?" A great conversation with Playwright, Poet, Professor. Baker and Candlestickmaker " Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty Belle and I discuss Reverse Racism, Comparing U.S. Response to Ukrainian Refugees vs. Its Response to Syrian Refugees, Eastern Europe, Post, Post Modernism, Racists Havng a Voice as Part of Free Speech, Journalism aa the Fourth Estate, Right Speech, Rich People Dancing, Adding Value, International Women's Day...

Taste “It Helped Her Understand How Being Gay Wasn't A Choice." An engaging conversation with Novelist, Poet and Founder of Papercut Press – Maggie Craig. Maggie and I discuss Environmental Journalism, Changing People's View of the World, Queer Issues, Driving Around the Country, Her Novels, Running Away from a Life of Servitude. Coming Out, High Fantasy as Compared to Science Fiction, Steamy Punk, Running an Independent Press, Social Change...

Taste “We Knew They Weren't Going To Be Receptive To This Extremely Loud, Noisy NYC Art Rock..." Episode 461 features a grand conversation with American Rock Drummer and Author – Bob Bert. Bob speaks with us from his home in Hoboken. We discuss His Younger Years, the East Village, Max's, Andy Warhol, the Capital Theater, Sex Is Confusion, Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Lydia Lunch, His Book "I'm Just the Drummer," Savage Blunder Tours, Making Music That Is True...

Taste As a Child I Was Competing with My Great Aunts, Who Were Playing the Accordion and Singing..." A great conversation with Singer, Songwriter and Educator " Kerry Kenny. Kerry and I discuss Growing Up In An Irish Bar, the Coal Mines, County Mayo, Performing in Ireland, Studying Film Scoring at NYU, Composing Music for a Show in Krakow, Poland, the Working Class, Working in Nyc, Her Mother, Being Scrappy, Reading the Crowd...

Taste “I Know People Whose Lives Suck. Systemic Racism Is Very Real. It Is Very Real," a captivating conversation with Brooklyn Based Singer, Songwriter. Comedic Writer & Comedian – Nash Rose. Nash talks with us from her apartment in Bed-Stuy. We discuss Feeling Down, Treating Covid Like a Cold, Virtual Reality, Buying Land in the Metaverse, Skinny Jeans, Faking Being a Stripper, The Insurrection, White Privilege, Enjoying Life...

Taste “Nothing Is More of An Aphrodisiac Than Being In A Musical In Trouble Out Of Town." A wonderful conversation with Actor, Playwright, Tony Nominated Director, Drama Desk & Obie Award Winner, Theater Guru – Austin Pendelton. Austin talks with us from his home in Manhattan. We discuss Orson Wells, Catch 22, Mike Nichols, Directing, Knowing When You Have a Good Script, Fiddler On The Roof, Responding to a Bad Review, Ten Things a Day, Teaching Acting at HB Studio, the Steppenwolf Theater, Egos, Sticking With It...

Taste "In Matters of Taste There Is No Dispute." A grand conversation with U.S. Punk Laureate, American Journalist, Co-founder of Seminal PUNK Magazine, Former Editor of SPIN Magazine and Co-Author of the Highly Acclaimed Book Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk " Legs McNeil. Legs and I discuss Fiction vs. Oral History, the Ethos of Punk, Legsville, Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders, New York Dolls, Unsung Heroes, CBGBs, New Wave, Manson, Hair Metal, Cocaine, Being Altar Boys ...

Taste “… A primordial wound, a wound that takes on new shapes." A wonderful conversation with British Indo-American Poet & Visual Artist - Rhony Bhopla. Rhony talks with us from her home in Sacramento, California. We discuss Her Mom, the Partitioning of India, Poetry, Mortality, Primordial Wounds, Hope in Humanity, Other People’s Stories, Relying on Ritual, Asking for Help...

Taste - “It kind of tinkles, it’s almost like mini little xylophones." An enchanted conversation with Homesteader, Winemaker, Sensei and our reluctant Resident Philosopher - Almighty Todd. The Almighty talks with us from his home in Gaysville, Vermont. We discuss the Cold, Music from the White River, Threats to Democracy, Violent Rhetoric, the Hierarchy of Nature, Deep Ecology, Cultures of Exploitation, the Overton Window...

Taste "…Something Like Epiphany, Now We Call It Traitors Day." A great conversation with Professor, Writer, Editor, Performer & Bookstore Owner - Ned Sparrow. Ned talks with us from his home in Baltimore. We discuss Baltimore, Detroit, Traitor's Day, Loss, Matching Socks, the Chord that Binds All, Squash, Song Circles, His Book Store, Kindness, Blessings...

Taste "Last Year’s Literature..." Episode 453 features a cornucopia of written word from our program in 2021, interspersed among several great tunes. You will hear the voices of yours truly, our associate producer Dr. Michael Pavese and actor extraordinaire Dominick Azzarelli musing about Champagne, Foundation, Shut-In Hippies, Seekers, Jazz Poems, Camus, Ferlinghetti, Bird Baths, Roland's Story, Cherokee, Mint, Thankfulness, and the Ice.

Taste "Some of The Best Bits and Wits from 2021." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 452 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 452 features a medley of insight and personality with several of 2021's guests featured - Almighty Todd, Nash Rose, Gerry Geddes, Paperboy Love Prince, Debbie Hayton, Martyna Majok, Rob Roth, Nijmie Dzurinko, Chris Charlesworth, Lisa Caroll, JQ, Toni Jensen, John Bromberg, and Serf William. These good folk delve into the heavy, light, brilliant and contrite aspects of our human condition... I think you will find this tapestry of people poignant, warm, funny, and uplifting.

Taste "If I Did This All The Time, I’d Go Nuts..." A grand reconnection with consummate Urban Hiker- Travis Ignatowski. Travis talks with us from his home in Philadelphia. We discuss His Background, Topps Chewing Gum, Junior Achievement, Lollipops, Big Cities and Little Cities, Gentrification, the Holidays, Water Cooler Moments, His Trajectory in Life, Being a Coastal Elitist, Cults of Personality, Totalitarian Autocrats, Hookahs Packed with Hashish at Google, Hopes for 2022...

Taste "What He Learned From Oscar Is To Write Every Song As A One-Act Play..." A grand conversation with Our Associate Producer, Playwright, Essayist, Professor - Dr. Michael Pavese. The good doctor and I discuss Stephen Sondheim's Younger Days, Oscar Hammerstein's Tutelage, Williams College, West Side Story, Gypsy, Bernstein, a Short History of American Theater, Oklahoma, the Psychological Depth of Sondheim's Characters, Common Themes, People Trying to Figure Themselves Out, Dealing With Personal History, Into the Woods, Sondheim's Generosity, Being Open to Changes...

Taste "People Here Would Give the Shirt Off Their Back If You Needed Help..." A great conversation with Company Manager and Artistic Director of the Farm Arts Collective- Jess Beveridge and Tannis Kowalchuk. Jess, Tannis and I discuss Serving Healthy Food and Theater to the Community, Climate Change, Telling Stories in Poetic and Abstract Ways, Bread and Puppet, Dream on the Farm, Quilts, Willow Wisp Organic Farm, Foundation Pillars of Life, Collectivism, Making the World a Better Place, the International Human Rights Festival in Manhattan, Upcoming Touring Gigs, Doing Something Creative for the Holidays...

Taste "I'm Done Being Nice About Capitalism..." A compelling conversation with Playwright, Poet, Professor, Baker & Candlestickmaker - Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty Belle and I discuss the Meta Verse, the Best Way to Be Human, The Crusades, Vikings, Finding the Strength to Fight Injustice, American Capitalism Keeping Us Down, the Holidays, Bringing Books to Class, Critical Race Theory, James Baldwin, Dopesick, Self-Care, the Little Things...

Taste "They Are People that Other People Didn't Realize Were Fabulous, But They Are..." A Delightful conversation with Documentary Film Maker, Archivist, Podcast Producer and Old Soul- Dominique Lessing. Dominique and I discuss Her Younger Days, Watching Old Movies, Sarah Lawrence, Working at MoMA, Working at Carnegie Hall, Being An Archivist, Old Souls, Glamour, Dinah Shore, Barbara Carroll, Her Friendship with Nancy Sinatra, Quiet Strength, Feeling Disconnected from Your Generation, Her Grandmother, Film, Mary Tyler Moore, Following Your Dreams...