World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
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World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

by NPR

WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important musicians

43 episodes
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1
50 years into his career, Vince Gill feels at the top of his game
28:01 Mar 11, 2026
2
Silvana Estrada’s latest album came after experiencing profound grief
38:08 Mar 6, 2026
3
Kashus Culpepper's first 'Act' started just 6 years ago, when he picked up a guitar
32:56 Mar 4, 2026
4
Acadiana Music Showcase: Andrina Turenne
11:53 Mar 2, 2026
5
Cate Le Bon didn't want to write about heartbreak. She did it anyways.
32:37 Feb 27, 2026
6
On 'Cutthroat,' South London band Shame thrives in moral ambiguity
31:56 Feb 26, 2026
7
Looking forward to the music of the African diaspora
8:51 Feb 25, 2026
8
Soccer Mommy’s signature 'bubblegrunge' sound takes center stage in this exclusive mini-concert
18:27 Feb 24, 2026
9
World Cafe: Don Was
33:26 Feb 20, 2026
10
How DJ culture helped connect Black music communities worldwide
11:50 Feb 18, 2026
11
Introducing: Personal Records, a new mixtape series
41:16 Feb 16, 2026
12
How a Scorpio took Lucinda Williams' 'Joy' and more stories from her catalog
18:29 Feb 13, 2026
13
Flock of Dimes (Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner), live in concert
15:29 Feb 12, 2026
14
How technology amplified Black music's cultural exchange
11:47 Feb 11, 2026
15
How This Is Lorelei gave old songs a new life on 'Holo Boy'
32:49 Feb 5, 2026
16
From work songs to hip-hop, this 'fundamental concept' shaped Black music
10:30 Feb 4, 2026
17
From local radio to global influence, the rise of Baltimore club music
24:16 Feb 3, 2026
18
Why Dan Deacon never wants to leave Baltimore
19:59 Jan 30, 2026
19
In Baltimore, a volunteer-run theater company embraces rock, gore and excess
9:45 Jan 28, 2026
20
What does Baltimore sound like?
17:24 Jan 27, 2026
21
Acadiana Music Showcase: The Blue Monday Allstars
13:27 Jan 22, 2026
22
Tune into a mini-concert with jazz quintet SML
25:18 Jan 21, 2026
23
17 years after retiring, Canadian icon Anne Murray returns with new music
30:18 Jan 20, 2026
24
'It's a very Irish thing': CMAT on why making country pop felt inevitable
50:27 Jan 16, 2026
25
On his latest album, William Prince writes his way back to Peguis First Nation
29:45 Jan 14, 2026
26
The unsung classic that helped define hip-hop's golden age
12:04 Jan 13, 2026
27
Jazz obsession fuels Hether’s genre-bending album, 'Holy Water'
21:34 Jan 12, 2026
28
The song Josh Ritter was nervous to share and more stories from his catalog
35:18 Jan 9, 2026
29
Forged in isolation, Couch is ready for the big stage on 'Big Talk'
28:42 Jan 7, 2026
30
Tune in to a Sharon Van Etten mini-concert
20:05 Jan 6, 2026
31
KIRBY’s Mississippi roots echo through 'Miss Black America'
37:53 Jan 5, 2026
32
Deftones bet against Y2K nostalgia. The move paid off on 'private music'
29:06 Jan 2, 2026
33
Happy holidays from Old Crow Medicine Show
35:02 Dec 25, 2025
34
Jake Shimabukuro rings in the holidays with 'Tis The Season'
19:51 Dec 24, 2025
35
Cut Copy on their latest album, 'Moments'
18:28 Dec 23, 2025
36
Kathleen Edwards on her latest album, 'Billionaire'
52:31 Dec 22, 2025
37
Saint Etienne go out with a big party on 'International'
19:06 Dec 18, 2025
38
Acadiana Music Showcase: Leyla McCalla & Louis Michot
13:44 Dec 17, 2025
39
Celebrating 50 years of Parliament's 'Mothership Connection'
9:09 Dec 15, 2025
40
How Jeff Tweedy's sons gave 'Twilight Override' an extra layer of trust
34:26 Dec 12, 2025
41
Tune in to a mini-concert with Amy Millan
15:05 Dec 10, 2025
42
How living 'by the signs' led S.G. Goodman to her latest album
37:57 Dec 9, 2025
43
How Robert Plant's new band 'saved his sanity'
39:22 Dec 5, 2025
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