Episode 389

with Lindy West, Dave Hill, and Pink Martini

Celebrating Live Wire’s 15th anniversary, host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello give advice to their 15-year-old selves; writer and TV creator Lindy West explains why she is not the lead character in her Hulu series "Shrill;" comedian Dave Hill demonstrates how making mother jokes will get you kicked off of Twitter; and genre-crossing musical group Pink Martini perform the first song they ever wrote, the French language “Sympathique.”

Lindy West

Writer & TV Creator

When Lindy West talks, you listen. West is the best-selling author of the memoir Shrill, which recently became a widely-lauded original series on Hulu starring Aidy Bryant. Her singular voice and writing has appeared in The Stranger, The Guardian, and as a contributing Op-Ed writer for The New York Times. Her new book, The Witches Are Coming, an incisive look at how intolerance and misogyny have infected our culture, will be released in the fall of 2019. West's essential and distinctive voice cuts through the noise, and we always want to hear more. Website • Instagram

Dave Hill

Comedian

Dave Hill is exploring his roots and we’re all invited along on his genealogical joyride. His latest book, Parking the Moose: One American’s Epic Quest to Uncover His Incredible Canadian Roots explores the homeland of his grandfather and his own childhood obsession with his ¼ ancestry. Hill, a comedian, writer, musician, actor, radio host, and all-around joy maker in many forms, originally hails from Cleveland, OH. Hill might be only a quarter Canadian, but his work across media is 100% hilarious.Website • Twitter

Pink Martini

Musical Group

If you’re looking for an epic, international, continent-crossing good time, then you’ve found it with the music of Pink Martini. Founded by Portland native Thomas Lauderdale in 1994 to provide beautiful and inclusive music for political fundraisers, the “little orchestra” now features a dozen musicians who have performed the band’s multilingual repertoire with symphony orchestras throughout the world. Now far eclipsing Lauderdale’s original vision, the band has played sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall, been inducted into the Hollywood Bowl AND Oregon Music Halls of Fame, and their first song, “Sympathique” remains, to this day, a mantra for striking French workers. Our political affiliation? We always vote for the type of party Pink Martini has been throwing for twenty-five years now. Listen • Twitter