World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

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

Episodes

February 26, 2026 31 mins
Lead vocalist Charlie Steen talks about the band's fourth studio album, plus Shame performs live.

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On the final installment of World Cafe's Black History Month series, John Morrison talks about what's happening today in Black music.

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The Nashville musician performs a live set, recorded at last year's XPoNential Music Festival in Camden, N.J.

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February 20, 2026 33 mins
The record producer, director and composer talks jazz, being in the room with stars like Willie Nelson and Paul Simon, and we find out the backstory of one of the most curious albums of the '90s.

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For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison shares another segment exploring the music of the African diaspora.

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The Canadian mockumentary sitcom series hits the silver screen. Show creators Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol join us for a brand new segment called Personal Records.

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The Americana icon talks about the songs that played a special role in her career in World Cafe's latest edition of Backtracking.

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Hear live versions of songs from The Life You Save, the latest album from Jenn Wasner's solo project.

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World Cafe correspondent John Morrison explores the cultural exchange between different musical communities.

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For his latest album, Nate Amos rerecorded songs from across his catalog, plus This Is Lorelei performs live for World Cafe.

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For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison kicks off a weekly series with a deep dive into the history of "call and response."

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Musician Abdu Ali and DJ Ducky Dynamo reflect on the rise of Baltimore club music and the efforts to preserve its history in the city where it began.

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The electronic musician talks about building a life and a career in the city that gave him room to experiment.

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The Baltimore Rock Opera Society creates original productions powered by DIY spectacle and a love of the unconventional.

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January 27, 2026 17 mins
The World Cafe team heads to Charm City for our latest Sense of Place series.

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Once a month, this group of seasoned musicians from Lafayette, La., gather to help support aging and retired musicians.

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The Los Angeles-based group joins World Cafe in the studio for an otherworldly set of improvisational music.

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The country star breathes new life into long-forgotten recordings on Here You Are.

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On Euro-Country, the Dublin-born artist draws on country music’s knack for storytelling to revisit her memories of Ireland’s economic crash in the 2000s.

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The Canadian songwriter reflects on home and ambition as his sound grows bolder on Further from the Country.

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