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...
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Episode 305 featuring Nellie McKay
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...
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Episode 304 featuring Melissa Moschitto
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...
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Episode 303 featuring Dwayne Heisler
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...
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Episode 302 featuring Austin Pendleton
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...
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Episode 301 featuring Almighty Todd
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'...
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Episode 300 featuring Nash Rose
A Taste - "Feminism is a Support Group for White Women..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 300 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 300 features a compelling conversation with regular contributor Nash Rose. Ms. Rose is a Comedic Writer & Comedian living in New York City. Nash and I discuss Feminism, Impeachment, Millennial Mentality, Veganism, Black Lives, Comedy, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, Dave Chappelle, Political Correctness, Social Media, the New Year..
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Episode 299 featuring Kitty Belle Burbank
A Taste - "There Is No Self, There Is Only Self..." We have for your listening pleasure Episode 299 of "Troubadours and Raconteurs with E.W. Conundrum Demure." Episode 299 features an insightful conversation with regular contributor Kitty Belle Burbank. Ms. Burbank is a Writer, Activist, Baker & Candlestick Maker. Kitty Belle and I discuss Family, Home, Identity, Being Independent, Being Alone, Parenting, Self, Change, Confidence, Derrida, Nietzsche, Cellular Memory, Power, Self-Oppression... and she shares an original poem titled "All You Want."