Taste "I am a Public School Teacher... Clearly I've Sold Out." A raucous conversation with Educator, Fiddler and Our Resident Historian- Serf William. The Serf and I discuss Selling Out, Choices, Fate, Other People Suffering, White Liberal Guilt, Rolling With the Absurdity, Systemic Discrimination & Privilege, Doing the Right Thing, Suburban Bohemians, Rejecting the American Dream, Beginners Mind...

Taste "Our Organization Is Our Power." A compelling conversation with Black Working-Class Human Rights Organizer & Strategist- Nijmie Zakkiyyah Dzurinko. Nijmie and I discuss Her Earlier Days, How She Got Into Activism, the First Gulf War, Developing As a Leader, the National Union of the Homeless, the Poverty Initiative, Liberation Theology, Hurricane Katrina, the Poor People's Campaign, Dr. Mlk, Human Rights, Reform to Revolution, Resurrection Cities, the Idea of Nurturing Many Martins, Building Trust, Common Threads, Systemic Change, Who to Organize, the Potential of the Working Class, Staying Close to the People, Thankfulness...

Taste "He Was Probably the Kindest Person I Ever Met..." An angelic conversation with Songwriter, Musician, Actress and our Resident Storyteller - LittleStarRun. She and I discuss Angels Among Us, the Unrest in America, Questioning People Who Support Donald Trump, Staying Creative During the Pandemic, Going from NYC to Portland & Back, Anti-Compassion, Trapeze Lessons, a Kind Man On a Bus, Thanksgiving, Being Present, Seeing You Down The Road...

Taste "It Is Always, Always, Always a Game of Inches..." A grand conversation with acclaimed American Journalist- Seamus McGraw. Seamus and I discuss Crisis Paying the Bills, the State of Political Affairs in U.S., Appealing to Our Worst Instincts, the Moral Arc of the Universe, the Whiskey Rebellion, Making Bigots & Racists Afraid to Be That Way, Truth & Reconciliation, Being the Stories We Tell Ourselves, Exceptionalism, His New Book, Not Being Able to Distinguish Between Infamy & Fame, Our National Ethos...

Taste "I think I've Always Been On the Outside... You Know, a Little Rebellious." A compelling conversation with Writer, Activist, Educator, Baker and Candlestick-maker - Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty Belle and I discuss Her Rough Summer, Relationships, Miranda & Frances, Rebellion, Sense of Humor, Being Honest, Singular Thinking, Closure, Delusion, the Dark Side, Marc Maron, Joe Biden Becoming President, Scranton, Rewards All Around Us...

Taste "These Animals Party, Hang Out Together... " An Environmentally Astute conversation with the Director of the Wildlife Law Program for Friends of Animals- Michael R. Harris. Michael and I discuss Beluga Whales, the Mystic Aquarium, Autonomy, Animal Health & Welfare, Cognition & Emotion, Duck Stamps, Mountain Lions and Their Partying Ways, Romanticizing of Hunting, Wildlife Areas, Bird Watching, Freedom of Expression...

Taste "I Left, That's Why I'm Alive. I Left When I Was 18 Years Old & Went to Live in Paris," a vivacious conversation with NYC Playwright, Actress, Director - Susana Cook. Susana and I discuss Her Journey from Argentina to Paris to NYC, the Common Ways of Dictators, Symbols, Working with the Ghosts of Nuns, Patriotism, Homophobia Being the Wrong Name, the Supremacy Game, Hate, Fake News, the Power of Humor, Preaching to the Converted, Creating Community, Dancing...

Taste "I Got a Big Break When I Interviewed Leonard Cohen." A compelling conversation with acclaimed British Journalist, former Editor of Melody Maker Magazine- Allan Jones. Allan and I discuss His Journey from South Wales to South London, Landing a Job at Melody Maker Magazine, the English Underground Press, Progressive Rock vs. Punk/Glam, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Bryan Ferry, Lou Reed, His Love of Film, Starting Uncut Magazine, the Distance Between a Journalist and Their Subject, Iconic Filmmakers and Iconic Bands, Johnny Rotten Compared to Joe Strummer, Being Worried About the U.S., Bleak Times, Keep on Rockin' in the Free World...

Taste "The Undermining of Government Serves One Party, and That's the Republican Party," A vibrant conversation with Chair of the Pennsylvania State Progressive Caucus and Our Resident Politico - Dwayne Heisler. Dwayne and I discuss Pa Voting, Naked Ballots, Helping Each Other Across State Lines, Outside Involvement in Local Elections, Disproportionate Representation in The Senate, People Really Concerned About Future of U.S.A, a Red Mirage on Election Night, What We All Want, Dog Whistles, Good People on Both Sides, Gay Proud Boys....

Taste "I Remember Reviewing Press Conferences of Ronald Reagan and George Bush for High Times..." An insightful conversation with former Editor & Publisher of High Times Magazine - Mike Edison. Mike and I discuss His Background, Cartoonist John Holmstrom, His Years at High Times Magazine and Screw Magazine, Peep Shows in Times Square, Outlaw Nature, William Burroughs, Free Society, Feminism, Community Standards, Liner Notes for Iggy Pop, Touring with Sonic Youth, Sound Garden, and the Ramones, the Porn Magazine Scene, Charlie Watts, Troubled Times, Frisbees, Hippies & Love...

Taste "I Can't Pay Attention to this with All My Heart Anymore Because It Hurts to the Core." An earnest conversation with Brooklyn Based Comedian and Comedic Writer- Nash Rose. Nash and I discuss the Pandemic at Present in NYC, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, the Norm Not Being Ok, the Way Interracial Relationships Have Changed Attitudes, Wondering How Much Better It's Getting, Voting, Black Economics, Over Three Trillion Dollars of Buying Power, Feminism vs. Female Empowerment, 2020 Hindsight...

Taste "The System Is Setup to Favor Private Interests." A great conversation with Founder of the political activism organization March on Harrisburg - Rabbi Michael Pollack. Rabbi Pollack and I discuss His Journey, Idealism Into Reality, Corruption, Taking Our Democracy Where It Has Never Been, Transcending Barriers, Collaboration, Single Issue Voters, Iron Mike Tyson, White Nationalists, Money As Speech, Fear Driving People, Public Trust in Government, Don Quixote, Roadblocks to Progress, Compassion, No Rest for the Wicked, Heros, Marching On...

Taste "A Good Reminder of How Plastic Time Is..." A wonderful conversation with Farmer, Winemaker and our Resident Philosopher- Almighty Todd. The Almighty and I discuss Zen & the Art of Working on Your House, Murphy's Law, Entropy, Living in An Old Farmhouse, a Brief History of Gaysville Vermont, the Flood of 1927, the Confederate Flag, Nostalgia that Comes with Autumn, Bringing It In Close to the Hearth, the Electoral College, Capitalism Being Based on Explotation, an Avatar of the Ugly American, the National Popular Vote Bill, the 13th Amendment, Preparing for the Quiet Time...

Taste "Oh, The Debauchery... Was It Celebration or Self-Destruction?" In honor of Labor Day, the First Week of School(at home), and the Duet of Knuckleheads Singing Praise to 45 Perched in the Back of a Pickup Truck While Waving a Confederate Flag in My Neighborhood Perplexing My Woke Adolescent Progeny... we share once more an insightful conversation we had back in March with Resident Punk, Co-Author of "Please Kill Me, the Uncensored Oral History of Punk" - Legs McNeil. Legs and I discuss His Days in NYC's Bowery as One of the Founders and Publishers of Punk Magazine, Cartoonists. Approaching & Interviewing Lou Reed, Rachel, Hanging Out at CBGBs, What the Term Punk Means, the Velvet Underground, the Influence of Underground Theater on the NYC Music Scene, Glitter Rock into Glam into Punk, the New York Dolls, Max's Kansas City, the Dictators, Johnny Thunders, Iggy Pop, Nico, the Ramones, the Dead Boys, Jean Stein & George Plimpton, the Art & Craft of Constructing a Narrative Oral History, the Byrds, Jim Morrison, Richard Hell, the Ramones, John Cale, Danny Fields, the Company Freak, Mary Heron, Gillian McCain, Patti Smith, Dennis Wilson, Tina Weymouth, Debbie Harry, Grunge Music, His Stint as Senior Editor of Spin Magazine in the 1980s, CBGBs Bouncer Merv, Hilly Crystal, Morals, Charles Manson, His Soon to Be Published Prequel to "Please Kill Me" Co-authored with Gillian McCain titled "69 an Oral History of the 1960s, Hippie Noir"...

Taste "We Have to Take Care of Each Other. We Are All Human Beings." An Indigenously Informed Conversation with Professor of Native American Studies, Performing Artist and Musician - Frank Little Bear. Frank and I discuss the Pandemic, Old Normal Into New Normal, Dealing With the System, Spirits Broken Down and Built Up, the Navajo & Sioux, Body Bags Instead of Aid to the Indigenous People, Where Is Your Energy Going to Be Best Used, Being a Spec of Dust in the Collage, Broken Promises, a Story of Discrimination, Getting Past What We Are Taught, Common Sense Community Mindedness...

A Taste "Politicians Allowing Things to Transpire Because They Don't Want to Risk the Negative Press...

A Taste "It Is Interesting In Its Badness." An insightful conversation with Acclaimed Columnist and Reviewer- Scott McLemee. Scott McLemee's essays, reviews, and interviews have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Nation, Newsday, Bookforum, International Socialist Review, and numerous other publications. Scott and I discuss His Background, the Importance of Perspective, Shakespeare & Trump, Being a Perpetual Student, Remote Learning, the Benefits of Talking After Class, Theater as a Transformative Experience, Trotsky, Lenin & Stalin...

A Taste "...I Don't Know if That's Poetic Justice, Or If It's Just Pure Insanity" A compelling conversation with Writer, Musician & Our Resident Cultural Critic - JQ. We discuss Non-Stop Panic, the Pandemic, Social Justice, Artists, Freaks, a General Sense that Things Are Spinning Out of Control, Poetic Justice, Pure Insanity, Great Human Myths, Caste Systems, Classism & Race, Beauty & Honesty, Why He Is an Expatriate, Loving Truly, America's Militaristic Mentality, the Police, Banks, How Our Economy is a Shell Game, John Lewis, Beautiful Souls, Fighting the Good Fight, ...

Taste "You Know, I Am An Artist, So I'm Kind Of Free-Falling Through Life..." A fascinating conversation with Artist, Activist, Puppet Maker - John Bromberg. John and I discuss Hiroshima, His Experience as a Pacifist in the U.S Army(1961), Putting an End to War One Soldier at a Time, Becoming an Army Chaplain's Assistant, Yurts, His Beatnik Friend Acclaimed Illustrator & Ship Builder Barbara Remington, a Mosaic from Ms. Remington's Broken Plates, the REM Room, Founder & Artistic Director of the Bread and Puppet Theater Peter Schumann, His Long Time Life Partner and Collaborator Trudy Gerlach, the Atomic Bomb, Oppenheimer, the Bhagavad Gita, Toy Theater, Shakespeare, Winter Painting, How the Russians Took Over the Mudball Festival, Why War Is Not the Answer...

Taste "We Will Send in Facist Thugs and Riot Police to Crack Your Skulls..." A provocative conversation with Fiddle Player, Educator, Chicken Coop Builder & Our Resident Historian- Serf William. The Serf and I discuss What He Learned Whilst Building His First Chicken Coop, We Play a Name Association Game, Facist Thugs, Suburban Moms, Support For the Police, History of the Police, Union Busting, Prejudice, Fear, Anger, Religion, Ideals & Values the U.S. Were Founded On, the Myth & Misconception of Rugged Individualism, Kayaking, the Importance of Occasionally Unplugging & Disconnecting...

Taste "When I Feel Like I Can't Not Say Something, Then It's Time To Say It..." A great conversation with Highly Acclaimed Writer and Dartmouth Professor - Peter Orner. Peter has been published in the New Yorker, the Atlantic Monthly, the Paris Review. We discuss His Journey, His Background, Literary Influences, Wright Morris, Chuck D, Going Back to Re-Read Good Books, His Process, William Maxwell, the Weirdness of These Days, Kafka, Flying Away, Not Flying Away, Realizing His Office in The Bay Area Was Once a Porn Studio, What's Next for Us All...

Taste "Is That What Life Is Supposed to Be?" An engaging conversation with songwriter, artist, musician, actress and our Resident Storyteller - LittleStarRun. LittleStarRun and I discuss How She is Dealing with the Pandemic, Processing Privilege, Ingrained Systemic Racism, Compassion, An Outpouring of Love & Support, Anger, Placing Blame, Injustice in the East Village, a Painter, a Poet & a Romantic, an Indoctrinated Idea of Failure, Being Young & Impressionable, Angels Among Us...

Taste "If You Are Going to Be Big & Bad on the Internet Fighting Racial Crime Virtually, You Have to Do It in Person." An insightful conversation with Sociologist, Historian, Activist, Founder & C.E.O. of the Black Scranton Project- Glynis Johns. Glynis and I discuss Her Journey, Small City/Small Town Black History, the Black Scranton Project, the Underground Railroad, Newspapers Back in the Day, Black Folk Being in the U.S. Longer Than Most Other Folk, Different Ways to Protest, Equity, Education, Accountability, Black Lives Matter, Breanna Taylor, Brenda Williams, Standing Up for Ethics & Justice in Your Intimate Circle of Family & Friends....

Taste "Is This Wokeness Going to Last?" We have for your listening pleasure Episode 377 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." An engaging conversation with Regular Contributor, Playwright, Activist, Baker & Candlestickmaker- Kitty Belle Burbank. Kitty Belle and I discuss Her Girls Being Back Home, Van Life, Covid's Silver Lining, Writing Poetry with Strangers from Around the World, White Privilege, Karens, Awareness & Acceptance of Mental Health Issues,the Intersectionality of Feminism, Compassion, Nature vs. Nurture...

Taste "The Resilience, That's The Celebration..." An enchanting conversation with Vocalist, Songwriter, Composer and 2020 Drama Desk Award Winner - Martha Redbone. Martha and I discuss Her Multicultural Background, Being a Coal Miner's Granddaughter, Appalachia, Oppression, Resilience, Inspiration, Muses, William Blake, John McEuen, the African Diaspora, The Garden of Love, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, Playwright Ntozake Shange, Choreographer Camille Brown, Our Evolution as a Species, "Black Mountain Women" at the Public Theater...