World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
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WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important musicians
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Description:
WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important musicians
Language:
English
Episodes
Nate Smith on his latest album, 'LIVE-ACTION'
11/19/2025
The drummer and jazz bandleader turns his seventh album into a party, including Snarky Puppy's Michael League, guitarist Charlie Hunter and singer Lalah Hathaway.
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Duration:00:52:20
David Byrne on his latest album, 'Who Is the Sky?'
11/14/2025
The Scottish-American rock star teams up with New York's Ghost Train Orchestra.
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Duration:00:42:54
Lukas Nelson on his debut solo album, 'American Romance'
11/13/2025
The country singer's record has been nominated for a Grammy Award for best traditional country album.
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Duration:00:14:23
Tune in to a mini-concert with Michigander
11/11/2025
The Michigan musician performs a set recorded at the 2025 XPoNential Music Festival.
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Duration:00:21:12
PUP on their latest LP, 'Who Will Look After the Dogs?'
11/10/2025
The Toronto punk band pared down their creative process with help from producer John Congleton.
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Duration:00:43:31
At first, Amanda Shires wasn't sure she wanted to write about her divorce
11/7/2025
On Nobody's Girl, the singer-songwriter offers her perspective on her high-profile split from Jason Isbell.
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Duration:00:42:22
Tune in to a mini-concert with Richard Thompson
11/5/2025
Listen to the English songwriter and guitarist perform at the 2025 XPoNential Music Festival.
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Duration:00:24:43
Sports Team change up their sound on 'Boys These Days'
11/3/2025
The British rock band talks about life on the road and making their third album in Norway.
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Duration:00:44:21
Tune in to a mini-concert with The Happy Fits
10/31/2025
The four piece treats you to group harmonies and a fuller sound on their new album, Lovesick.
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Duration:00:14:30
The Mountain Goats' new record weaves a tale fit for Broadway
10/28/2025
The indie folk band enlisted Lin-Manuel Miranda to tell the story of a shipwrecked crew on Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan.
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Duration:00:37:39
Mae Martin talks about their debut album, 'I'm A TV'
10/27/2025
The Canadian comic and actor joins World Cafe to talk about their debut album, I'm A TV.
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Duration:00:27:37
For Brandi Carlile, solitude is overrated
10/23/2025
The singer-songwriter decamped to Aaron Dessner's Long Pond Studio in upstate New York to record her new album, Returning to Myself.
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Duration:00:41:34
Blues phenom Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram on his latest album, 'Hard Road'
10/23/2025
The blues musician from Clarksdale, Miss., also talks about his new record label and searching for the next generation of blues talent.
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Duration:00:33:08
Celebrating 45 years of Talking Heads' 'Remain in Light'
10/22/2025
On their fourth album, the American rock band refined their innovative sound, which had long been inspired by Black music traditions.
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Duration:00:10:46
Acadiana Music Showcase: Jeffery Broussard & The Nighttime Syndicate
10/21/2025
Zydeco veteran Jeffery Broussard teamed up with members of the New Orleans TBC Brass Band and a swing band's rhythm section for Bayou Moonlight, a blend of zydeco, R&B and blues.
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Duration:00:16:39
'It was never taped': There's a missing piece to Montreal's jazz history
10/17/2025
Historian Dorothy Williams explains why Montreal became a center for jazz music.
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Duration:00:14:29
How Elisapie turned 10 classic rock hits into ‘true Inuit songs’
10/16/2025
The Juno Award-winning Inuit musician, based in Montreal, imbued her favorite childhood songs with new meaning on her covers project, Inuktitut.
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Duration:00:19:06
Take a tour of Leonard Cohen's Montreal
10/15/2025
Expert guide Ruby Roy has given countless tours of the city for Cohen's fans.
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Duration:00:13:19
Montreal is home, but Pierre Kwenders' heart is in Kinshasa
10/13/2025
Kwenders is the co-founder of Moonshine, a Montreal-based collective that spotlights the culture and music of the African diaspora.
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Duration:00:16:40
Meet the producer behind some of Montreal's finest records
10/10/2025
Howard Bilerman went from taping punk shows as a teen to co-founding Hotel2Tango, one of Montreal's most iconic recording studios.
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Duration:00:25:52