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2012
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Episode 162 Encore
Jennifer Egan, Steve Almond, musical guest Wild Ones
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Episode 161 Encore
Isabel Wilkerson, Craig Thompson, musical guest Stephanie Schneiderman with the Roxy Consort Ensemble Choir and the 45th Parallel String Quartet
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Episode 157 Encore
Adam Klugman, Anis Mojgani, musical guest Blind Pilot
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Episode 158 Encore
Curt Ellis, Katrina Scotto di Carlo, musical guest Dan Mangan
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2011
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Episode 172
Merrill Markoe, Carl Adamshick, musical guest The Lonely Forest
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Episode 171
Daniel Handler, Shelley McLendon, musical guest Duover
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Episode 170
Tom Kenny, John de Graaf, Laura Musikanski, musical guest Telekinesis
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Episode 169
Chris Guillebeau, Rollin Soles, musical guest Viva Voce
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Episode 168
Brian Doyle, Amber Jo Hatt, musical guest Fruit Bats
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Episode 167
Michael Nielsen, Christine McKinley, musical guest Crooked Fingers
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Episode 166
Karen Karbo, Arthur Bradford, musical guest Tu Fawning
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Episode 165
Daniel H. Wilson, Scott Poole, musical guest Shakers' Sessions
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Episode 164
Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen, Kate Beaton, musical guest Typhoon
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Episode 163
David Guterson, Silas Weir Mitchell, Bitsie Tulloch, musical guest Tyler Stenson
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Episode 162
Jennifer Egan, Steve Almond, musical guest Wild Ones
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Episode 161
Isabel Wilkerson, Craig Thompson, musical guest Stephanie Schneiderman with the Roxy Consort Ensemble Choir and the 45th Parallel String Quartet
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Episode 160
Chuck Palahniuk, Lidia Yuknavitch, musical guest Blouse
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Episode 159
Rob Forbes, Tinker Hatfield, Dwight Slade, musical guest On the Rocks
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Episode 158
Curt Ellis, Katrina Scotto di Carlo, musical guest Dan Mangan
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Episode 157
Adam Klugman, Anis Mojgani, musical guest Blind Pilot
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Episode 154 Encore
Authors Matthew Inman and Margaret Malone, musical guest, Dolorean
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Episode 148 Encore
Writer Jon Raymond, Third Angle Ensemble with composer Eve Beglarian, musical guest AgesandAges
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Episode 131 Encore
Willy Vlautin, Jamie Ford and Jennie Shortridge, musical guest Sean Flinn and the Royal We
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Episode 123 Encore
From the Gerding Theater at the Armory: Taggart Siegel, Jacqueline Freeman, Dayna Hanson, Trevor Solomon, David Bragdon, musical guest 3 Leg Torso
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Episode 136 Encore
Stephen Elliott, Harriet Fasenfest, musical guest Mimicking Birds
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Episode 133 Encore
Andy Blubaugh, Karen Brooks and Mike Thelin, musical guest Erin McKeow
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Episode 126 Encore
David Oliver Relin, Johanna Stein, musical guest Moondoggies
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Episode 139 Encore
Gus Van Sant, Carrie Brownstein, musical guest Obo Addy
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Episode 129 Encore
6th Annual Wordstock Extravaganza: Paul Provenza, Kristin Hersh, Derrick Brown
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Episode 145 Encore
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Bill Rauch, Filmmaker Matt McCormick, musical guest Priory
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Episode 144 Encore
Christine McKinley, Kurt B. Reighley, musical guest The Thermals
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Episode 143 Encore
Wesley Stace/John Wesley Harding, Aaron Scott, musical guest Chervona
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Episode 156
Comedian/Co-creator of The Daily Show Lizz Winstead, author David Shields, musical guest, Ramona Falls
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Episode 155
Author Erik Larson, Oregon Jewish Museum's Judith Margle discussing Mel Blanc, musical guest, Alela Diane
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Episode 154
Authors Matthew Inman and Margaret Malone, musical guest, Dolorean
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Episode 137 Encore
Todd Levin, Justin Hocking and musical guest Laura Veirs
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Episode 153
Filmmaker Peter Richardson, curator of the kazoo museum Boaz Frankel, musical guest Klezmocracy
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Episode 152
Author Susie Bright, poet Matthew Dickman, musical guest David Bazan
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Episode 151
Authors Mike Sacks, Beth Lisick, musical guest Celilo
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Episode 150
Filmmaker Todd Haynes, author Anne Lamott, musical guests Sophe Lux
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Episode 149
Author Chelsea Cain, Essayist Stacy Bolt, musical guest Holcombe Waller with special guests Matt Sheehy and Lost Lander
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Episode 148
Writer Jon Raymond, Third Angle Ensemble with composer Eve Beglarian, musical guest AgesandAges
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Episode 147
Inventor of the Wiki Ward Cunningham, Writer Emily Chenoweth, musical guest Seattle's Rocky Votolato
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Episode 146
Author André Dubus III, Roey Thorpe, musical guest Tony Furtado
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Episode 145
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director Bill Rauch, Filmmaker Matt McCormick, musical guest Priory
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Episode 144
Christine McKinley, Kurt B. Reighley, musical guest The Thermals
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Episode 143
Wesley Stace/John Wesley Harding, Aaron Scott, musical guest Chervona
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Episode 142
Karen Russell, Mark Bitterman, musical guest Cave Singers
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Episode 141
Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson, Fisher poet Moe Bowstern, musical guest Langhorne Slim
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Episode 101 Encore
Best of Combos #1: A look back at some of the great combinations of people who have graced the Live Wire stage
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Episode 115 Encore
Maria Bamford, Tig Notaro, Danny Pudi, musical guest Michelle Shocked
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Episode 114 Encore
Scott Adsit, Lizz Winstead, Matt Braunger, musical guest Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
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Episode 139
Gus Van Sant, Carrie Brownstein, musical guest Obo Addy
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Episode 124 Encore
Comedian Lizz Winstead, Portland Opera Chorus, musical guest Bobby Bare Jr.
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Episode 103 Encore
Memorable Moments from Live Wire: Memorable moments from some of Live Wire's past shows
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2010
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Episode 138
Dan Savage, Christoph Baaden, musical guest Thao Nguyen
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Episode 137
Todd Levin, Justin Hocking, musical guest Laura Veirs
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Episode 136
Stephen Elliott, Harriet Fasenfest, musical guest Mimicking Birds
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Episode 135
Will Durst, Cort and Fatboy, musical guest Weinland
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Episode 134
Dr. Birute Galdikas, Jeff Greenwald, musical guest Blue Cranes
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Episode 133
Andy Blubaugh, Karen Brooks and Mike Thelin, musical guest Erin McKeown
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Episode 132
Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Nathanial Boggess, musical guest The Upsidedown with Peter Buck
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Episode 131
Willy Vlautin, Jamie Ford and Jennie Shortridge, musical guest Sean Flinn and the Royal We
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Episode 130
Craig Allen and Eric Kallman, Grievous Angel - The Legend of Gram Parsons, musical guest Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager
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Episode 129
6th Annual Wordstock Extravaganza: Paul Provenza, Kristin Hersh, Derrick Brown
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Episode 128
6th Annual Wordstock Extravaganza: Jonathan Lethem, David Rakoff, musical guest Sara Jackson-Holman
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Episode 127
CEO of Burgerville, Jeff Harvey, Tom Bissell, musical guest Hillstomp
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Episode 126
David Oliver Relin, Johanna Stein, musical guest Moondoggies
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Episode 125
Mike Daisey, Tynan deLong, musical guest Corin Tucker Band
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Episode 124
Comedian Lizz Winstead, Portland Opera Chorus, musical guest Bobby Bare Jr.
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Episode 69 Encore
Christopher Moore, Susan Sokol Blosser, musical guest John Roderick from The Long Winters
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Episode 123
From the Gerding Theater at the Armory: Taggart Siegel, Jacqueline Freeman, Dayna Hanson, Trevor Solomon, David Bragdon, musical guest 3 Leg Torso
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Episode 122
From the Gerding Theater at the Armory: Reggie Watts, Brett Burmeister, musical guest Menomena
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Episode 108 Encore
Bob Moore, Radio8Ball, musical guest Breathe Owl Breathe
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Episode 38 Encore
John Callahan, Stacy Bolt, musical guest Hillstomp
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Episode 110 Encore
Kevin Sampsell, Arianne Cohen, musical guest Ritchie Young of Loch Lomond
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Episode 106 Encore
Daniel Stern, Fisher Poet Dave Densmore, Scott Poole, musical guest Haley Bonar
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Episode 102 Encore
Best of Combos #2: A look back at some of the great combinations of people who have graced the Live Wire stage
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Episode 121
Richard Russo, Plate and Pitchfork, musical guest John Roderick of The Long Winters
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Episode 120
Michael Curry, Too Much Coffee Man Opera, musical guests Dirty Mittens
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Episode 119
Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Stacy Bolt, Shelley McLendon, musical guest The Baseball Project
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Episode 118
Steve Almond, Bill Oakley, musical guest Damien Jurado
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Episode 117
Daniel H. Wilson, Dave Dahl, musical guest Maia Sharp
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Episode 116
Wendy Burden, Anis Mojgani, musical guest Sneakin' Out
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Episode 115
Maria Bamford, Tig Notaro, Danny Pudi, musical guest Michelle Shocked
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Episode 114
Scott Adsit, Lizz Winstead, Matt Braunger, musical guest Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
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Episode 113
Donald Miller, Joe Sib, musical guest Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters
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Episode 112
Derrick Brown, One Night In Frogtown, musical guest Black Prairie
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Episode 111
Timmy Williams, Robin Romm, musical guest Floater
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Episode 110
Kevin Sampsell, Arianne Cohen, musical guest Ritchie Young of Loch Lomond
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Episode 109
Annabelle Gurwitch, Jeff Kahn, Karen Karbo, musical guest Ben Darwish
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Episode 108
Bob Moore, Radio8Ball, musical guest Breathe Owl Breathe
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Episode 107
John Viener, Alec Sulkin, Dayvid Figler, musical guest Holcombe Waller
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Podcast Extra: Daniel Stern sings an original composition
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Episode 106
Daniel Stern, Fisher Poet Dave Densmore, Scott Poole, musical guest Haley Bonar
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Episode 104
Humor Show: Funny moments from past Live Wire shows
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Episode 103
Memorable Moments from Live Wire: Memorable moments from some of Live Wire's past shows
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Episode 102
Best of Combos #2: A look back at some of the great combinations of people who have graced the Live Wire stage
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Episode 101
Best of Combos #1: A look back at some of the great combinations of people who have graced the Live Wire stage
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Episode 100
Chuck Thompson, Matthew Dickman, musical guest Nurses
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2009
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Episode 99
Lisa Schroeder, Stacy Bolt, Wade McCollum, musical guests John Darnielle from the Mountain Goats
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Episode 98
David Javerbaum, Justin Hocking, Bag and Baggage, musical guests The Helio Sequence
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Episode 97
Peter Ames Carlin, Rick Emerson, Tara Dublin, Eric Reid, musical guests The Lonely Forest
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Podcast Extra: John Wesley Harding and The Faces For Radio Theater
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Episode 96
Annual Wordstock Extravaganza featuring authors Sherman Alexie, Candy Tan, Wesley Stace, musical guest Tahoe Jackson
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Episode 95
Annual Wordstock Extravaganza featuring authors James Ellroy, Chelsea Cain, Derrick Brown, G. Xavier Robillard, Michael Rubens, musical guest Y La Bamba
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Episode 94
Craig Robinson, Julie Mancini, Scott Poole, Ryan White, musical guests Mirah with The Portland Cello Project
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Episode 93
Barbara Roberts, Stacy Bolt, David Guterson, musical guest Headband
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Episode 92
Reggie Watts, Dennis Wilde, musical guest Steve Turner
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Episode 91
Cancer pioneer Dr. Brian Druker, Wendi McLendon-Covey, musical guest Thomas Lauderdale and friends
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Episode 90
Angus MacLane, Jessica Anthony, musical guest Laura Gibson
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Episode 89
Shawn Levy, auGi aka "SexyNurd", musical guest Captain Bogg & Salty
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Episode 88
David Carr, Loren Hoskins, musical guest Chris Ballew
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Episode 87
Katherine Dunn, Julie Sabatier, Shelley McLendon, musical guest The Old Believers
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Podcast Extra: The Living Room Sessions
Authors Michael Perry and Laura Dave interviewed by Powells.com's Dave Weich
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Episode 86
Kurt Andersen, Anis Mojgani, musical guest Horse Feathers
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Episode 85
Michio Kaku, Rylee Newton, musical guest Run On Sentence
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Episode 84
Dan Savage, Storm Large, musical guest Asylum Street Spankers
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Episode 83
Arthur Bradford, Adrian Chen, musical guests Stephanie Schneiderman with Keith Schreiner
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Episode 82
Thom Hartmann, Michele Gendelman, musical guest Point Juncture, WA
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Episode 81
Jon Raymond, Peter Ames Carlin, musical guest Talkdemonic
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Episode 80
Henry Selick, Stacy Bolt, musical guest Blue Giant
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2008
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Episode 79
Ari Shapiro, Marc Acito, Jon Kretzu, Scott Poole, musical guest Blind Pilot
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Episode 78
Lynda Barry, Alison Bechdel, John Hodgman, Jonathan Coulton, Anis Mojgani, Jay Allison, Sandra Tsing Loh, musical guest The Long Winters
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Episode 77
Berkeley Breathed, The Superman Orchestra, musical guest The Dimes
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Episode 76
Earl Blumenauer, Greg Gasperin, Nau, musical guests Storm Large and Holcombe Waller
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Episode 75
Carrie Brownstein, The Deciders, musical guest Blitzen Trapper
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Episode 74
Sean Wilsey, Daphne Beal, Lydia Millet, musical guest Po Girl
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Episode 73
Channing Frye, Super Project Lab, musical guest The Dandy Warhols
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Episode 72
Bill Bradbury, Reggie Watts, musical guest Portland Cello Project
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Episode 71
Michael Ian Black, Paul Anthony, musical guest Derby
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Episode 70
Curt Ellis, Willy Vlautin, musical guest Richmond Fontaine
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Episode 69
Christopher Moore, Susan Sokol Blosser, musical guest John Roderick from The Long Winters
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Episode 68
Dan Merchant, Lois Leveen, musical guest Matt Sheehy
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Episode 67
Will Durst, Tad Savinar, musical guest The Builders And The Butchers
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Episode 66
Marc Acito, Shelley McLendon, musical guest Quasi
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Episode 65
Fredrick Shilling, Laura Veirs, Third Rail Reperatory Theater
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Episode 64
Ursula K. Le Guin, Cole Gamble, Alicia J. Rose, musical guest Grand Archives
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Episode 63
Chuck Thompson, Stacy Bolt, musical guest March Fourth Marching Band
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Episode 62
Pander Brothers, Sojourn Theatre, musical guest Amelia
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Episode 61
Dave Nadelberg, Emiko Badillo, musical guest China Forbes
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Episode 60
Harry Rabinowitz, Daniel H. Wilson, musical guest The Everybodyfields
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Episode 59
Chris Walla, Paul Collins, Scott Poole, musical guest Storm Large
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2007
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Episode 58
Peter Yarrow, Curt Ellis, musical guest Holcombe Waller
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Episode 57 (part 1)
Harry Shearer, Peter Sagal, Wesley Stace, Lauren Weedman, Shane Koyczan, Alexandra Fuller, Steve Almond, musical guests John Wesley Harding, Weinland, Seattle's Carrie Akre
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Episode 57 (part 2)
Harry Shearer, Peter Sagal, Wesley Stace, Lauren Weedman, Shane Koyczan, Alexandra Fuller, Steve Almond, musical guests John Wesley Harding, Weinland, Seattle's Carrie Akre
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Episode 56
Daniel H. Wilson, Rick Huddle, musical guest Viva Voce
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Episode 55
Bruce Campbell, Mike Richardson, Adrian Chen, musical guests Loch Lomond
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Episode 54
Storm Large, Andi Zeisler, musical guests The Stars of Track and Field
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Episode 53
Steve Almond, Sam Adams, musical guests The Sort Ofs
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Episode 52
Chelsea Cain, Stacy Bolt, musical guests Nick Jaina
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Episode 51
"Farmer" John Peterson, Andrew Dickson, musical guests Yard Dogs Road Show
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Episode 50
Cole Gamble, Jason Graham-Nye, musical guests The Shaky Hands
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Episode 49
Jarrett Jack, Ann Terry Hill, musical guests Jesse Sykes and the Sweethereafter
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Episode 48
Bill Plympton, Tanya Barham, musical guests The Thermals
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Episode 47
Karen Karbo, The 3rd Floor, musical guests Rory Stitt
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Episode 46
Chuck Barris, Rick Huddle, musical guests Ashleigh Flynn and her All-Star Band
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Episode 45
Derek Sivers, Dave Allen, Belinda Miller, Hova Najarian, musical guests Dolorean
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Episode 44 (part 2)
Matthew Stadler, Monica Drake, Scott Poole, Marc Acito, musical guests 3 Leg Torso, Laura Gibson
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Episode 44 (part 1)
Matthew Stadler, Monica Drake, Scott Poole, Marc Acito, musical guests 3 Leg Torso, Laura Gibson
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Episode 43
Frank Warren, Claudia Handler, musical guests The Blow
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Episode 42
Will Vinton, Stacy Bolt, musical guests Kelly Joe Phelps
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Episode 41
Bill Foster, Irene Taylor Brodsky, The Heartless Heathers, Rose City Rollers, musical guests Foghorn String Band
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Episode 40
Damili Ayo, Improv All-Stars, musical guests Tony Starlight, Super XX Man
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Episode 39
Alex Steffan, Paul Collins, Paul Linnman, musical guest Everclear
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Episode 38
John Callahan, Stacy Bolt, musical guest Hillstomp
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2006
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Episode 37
Mike Richardson, Lee Medoff, musical guests Papa Mali
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Episode 36
Barbara Davilman & Ellis Weiner, musical guests Storm Large & the Balls
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Episode 35
Adrian Chen, musical guests Dave Frishberg, Nu Shooz
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Episode 34
Thom Hartmann, Christopher Stowell, musical guests Fernando
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Episode 33
James Westby, Dave Helfrey, Stacy Bolt, musical guests Little Sue
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Episode 32
Lee Montgomery, Dave Helfrey, musical guests Dirty Martini, Jen Bernard and the Murder Balladeers
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Episode 31
Jonathan Nicholas, Scott Poole, Joe Kurmaskie, musical guests Alan Singley and Pants Machine, Too Loud Macleod
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Episode 30
Anthony Effinger, Elizabeth Wayne, Tom Spanbauer, Thomas Lauderdale, musical guests March Fourth Marching Band
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Episode 29
Chris Coleman, Hoskins and Breen, musical guests Heroes and Villains
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Episode 28
Lawson Inada, Maria Dahvana Headley, musical guests Norfolk and Western
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Episode 27
Michael Showalter, Leo Allen, Euguene Mirman, Scott Poole, musical guests Darol Anger with Tony Furtado
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Episode 26
Catherine Coulson, Karen Karbo, musical guests The High Violets
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Episode 25
Wade McCollum, Jackie Weissman, Haiku Inferno, musical guests Kristin Hersh
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Episode 24
Peter Ames Carlin, musical guests Stephen Malkmus, El Cuadro Solo Flamenco
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Episode 23
Marc Acito, Hillary Carlip, musical guests Robbie Fulks with Danny Barnes
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Episode 98 Encore
David Javerbaum, Justin Hocking, Bag and Baggage, musical guests The Helio Sequence
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