World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important musicians
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January 28, 2026 • 9 mins
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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January 22, 2026 • 13 mins
Once a month, this group of seasoned musicians from Lafayette, La., gather to help support aging and retired musicians.
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January 21, 2026 • 25 mins
The Los Angeles-based group joins World Cafe in the studio for an otherworldly set of improvisational music.
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January 20, 2026 • 30 mins
The country star breathes new life into long-forgotten recordings on Here You Are.
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January 16, 2026 • 50 mins
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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January 14, 2026 • 29 mins
The Canadian songwriter reflects on home and ambition as his sound grows bolder on Further from the Country.
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January 13, 2026 • 12 mins
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison joins us to talk about why the East Coast rap group Main Source deserves a spot as one of the best hip-hop groups of the '90s.
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January 12, 2026 • 21 mins
Guitarist and producer Paul Castelluzzo channels jazz foundations and years of pop studio work into Holy Water.
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January 9, 2026 • 35 mins
The singer-songwriter joins World Cafe for a new installment of Backtracking, where musicians revisit songs from their back catalog that have shaped their careers.
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January 7, 2026 • 28 mins
The 7-piece Boston outfit performs live in the World Cafe studio.
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January 6, 2026 • 20 mins
Listen to Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory perform at the 2025 XPoNential Music Festival.
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January 5, 2026 • 37 mins
Kirby Lauryen Dockery has written for stars like Rihanna and Beyoncé, but her latest album centers her own creative legacy.
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January 2, 2026 • 29 mins
Frontman Chino Moreno says the alternative rock band has defied expectations at every turn. Their Grammy-nominated 10th studio album is no different.
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December 25, 2025 • 35 mins
The Americana band join us to talk about their first-ever holiday album, OCMS Xmas.
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December 24, 2025 • 19 mins
The Hawaiian ukulele marvel is joined by Yo-Yo Ma and Michael McDonald on his new holiday album, Tis The Season.
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December 23, 2025 • 18 mins
The Australian synth-pop band decamped to scenic Byron Bay to record their latest album.
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December 22, 2025 • 52 mins
The Canadian singer-songwriter talks about working with Jason Isbell, plus Edwards performs songs from Billionaire live.
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December 18, 2025 • 19 mins
The English pop band says their latest album will be their last.
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December 17, 2025 • 13 mins
The Louisiana musicians team up for a set that includes a Haitian folk classic.
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