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

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December 10, 2025 15 mins
The Canadian indie rock musician performs music from her latest album, I Went to Find You.

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The Kentucky-born musician's latest album, Planting by the Signs, ruminates on the Appalachian traditions she grew up with.

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Plant's band, Saving Grace, and singer Suzi Dian helped the rock legend access the "backwoods" of his musical inspiration.

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The English percussionist is best known for his work with The Smile and Sons of Kemet, but Skinner refines his own voice on his latest solo album.

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The Australian musician performs a set recorded at the 2025 XPoNential Music Festival.

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The mid-'80s were loud and bombastic. World Cafe correspondent John Morrison says that’s exactly why the smooth R&B of Sade stood out.

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Frontman Jim James, of My Morning Jacket, joins World Cafe for a new installment of Backtracking.

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He made a splash on The Voice, but Gaspard has been a longtime part of Louisiana's Cajun and swamp pop music scene.

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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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The Scottish-American rock star teams up with New York's Ghost Train Orchestra.

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The country singer's record has been nominated for a Grammy Award for best traditional country album.

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November 11, 2025 21 mins
The Michigan musician performs a set recorded at the 2025 XPoNential Music Festival.

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The Toronto punk band pared down their creative process with help from producer John Congleton.

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On Nobody's Girl, the singer-songwriter offers her perspective on her high-profile split from Jason Isbell.

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Listen to the English songwriter and guitarist perform at the 2025 XPoNential Music Festival.

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The British rock band talks about life on the road and making their third album in Norway.

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The four piece treats you to group harmonies and a fuller sound on their new album, Lovesick.

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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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The Canadian comic and actor joins World Cafe to talk about their debut album, I'm A TV.

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October 24, 2025 41 mins
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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