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Chef and restaurateur Sean Sherman (a.k.a. The Sioux Chef) explores the historical significance and culinary potential of decolonized ingredients in his latest cookbook "Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America"; stand-up comedian Jackie Kashian unpacks her anger... and the business of fly fishing; and indie folk musician Laura Veirs finds the connection between weight lifting and songwriting, before performing her tune "Flying Into Darkness" from her latest album "Temple Songs."

This is definitely one you won’t want to miss.
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

Chef and restaurateur Sean Sherman (Sean Sherman) explores the historical significance and culinary potential of decolonized ingredients in his latest cookbook “Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America”; stand-up comedian Jackie Kashian unpacks her anger... and the business of fly fishing; and indie folk musician Laura Veirs finds the connection between weight lifting and songwriting, before performing her tune “Flying Into Darkness” from her latest album “Temple Songs.”

This is definitely one you won’t want to miss. Tune in to your local station or listen now at 🔗 livewireradio.org!

Big things coming! Live Wire is joining forces with the Portland Art Museum on November 5th!

We’re bringing you an afternoon of roving performances ahead of an evening recording of the program. The event coincides with PAM’s monthly Free First Thursday and the Portland Book Festival’s expanded programming Literary Arts. ✨

Joining us will be poet and rapper Dessa, bestselling children’s author Mac Barnett, Pulitzer Prize Finalist Ed Park, and Portland comedian Mx. Dahlia Belle!

4:30-6:00pm — Free pop-up performances will take place throughout the Museum’s galleries giving visitors a chance to catch live performances and storytelling while moving through the PAM spaces. Completely free through PAM’s Free First Thursday general admission!

7:00pm — Enjoy a fully seated, ticketed Live Wire taping hosted by Luke Burbank with announcer Elena Passarello, featuring a blend of interviews, comedy, and music performed live for the audience, then edited into an episode for broadcast to over 200 public radio stations nationwide. Doors will open at 6:30pm.

Visitors can take in the afternoon gallery pop-ups, the evening show, or both!

GA Tickets are $15. Preferred Seating is $40. Discounts are available to Portland Book Festival passholders.

To learn more, visit livewireradio.org/live-shows/2026115.

It's almost time to kick off our Fall 2026 Season—with a brand new lineup! Coming to The Alberta Rose Theatre on September 17th:

Comedian, actor, and TV writer, Eliot Glazer
Poet extraordinaire, Paisley Rekdal
Filmmaker and founder of Menopunks, Alicia J. Rose
Portland rock band, Jonny's Day Out

Emotionally prepare for the next 7 days… because this guest lineup is going to put on one hell of a show.

Season passes and individual tickets are on sale now.
🔗 livewireradio.org/live-shows/2026917

Well, friends, we got the final call that tonight’s show is cancelled for safety. Stay dry out there, and hope to see you at one of our fall shows.

Everyone brace yourselves (but in a good way) for today’s brand new episode. 😁

Author Lindy West discusses her road-trip memoir, “Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane,” and the online backlash sparked by the relationship choices she details in the book; writer Angela Nissel unpacks her new book, “Good Grief, Pass the Bread, Mom Is Dead”—a reckoning with her complicated relationship with her mother, particularly her role as caretaker in her mother’s final days; and indie rockers Pedro the Lion perform “Modesto” from their latest album, “Santa Cruz.”

Listen at livewireradio.org/episodes/733.

UPDATE: CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

We’re teaming up with Kickstand Comedy to bring you the final Comedy in the Park this summer!

Don’t miss your chance to shout “Luuuuuke” in the middle of Laurelhurst Park, this Friday at 6:30pm. And we’ll be tabling in the back, so come say hi! 🐕

Our headliner for this FREE SHOW will be the one and only Kyle Kinane, plus this stacked lineup of comics:

Ben Harkins (Ben Harkins)
Tyler Boeh (Tyler Boeh)
Jay Light (Jay Light)
Julia Corral (Julia Corral- Latina Comic)
Rachelle Cochran (Rachelle Cochran | Le***an Comedian)
Tory Ward (Tory Ward)
Shorab Forouzesh (Sohrab Forouzesh)

This is an all ages show but may contain some adult themes (parents please use your own discretion).

Kickstand Comedy, a Portland-based 501c3 nonprofit, has a mission to bring the community together through laughter and to help eliminate the historic barriers that have kept folx from seeing + doing comedy.

📸: Noel Taylor