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

Ratboys on their latest album, 'Singin' to an Empty Chair'

March 18, 2026 • 30 mins
The Chicago rock band's new record was partly shaped by vocalist Julia Steiner's experience in therapy.

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50 years into his career, Vince Gill feels at the top of his game

March 11, 2026 • 28 mins
The Country Music Hall of Famer is in the midst of releasing a new EP every month for a year for his 50 Years From Home project.

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Silvana Estrada’s latest album came after experiencing profound grief

March 6, 2026 • 38 mins
The Mexican musician explains how the late ranchera icon Chavela Vargas helped her find her way back to songwriting after the death of her best friend.

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Kashus Culpepper's first 'Act' started just 6 years ago, when he picked up a guitar

March 4, 2026 • 32 mins
The rising country act from Alabama went from performing covers in the Navy to sharing stages with Wyatt Flores and Jelly Roll.

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Acadiana Music Showcase: Andrina Turenne

March 2, 2026 • 11 mins
This Canadian folk singer-songwriter has strong ties to Southern Louisiana.

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Cate Le Bon didn't want to write about heartbreak. She did it anyways.

February 27, 2026 • 32 mins
The Welsh songwriter channeled a sense of calmness to create the lush world of Michelangelo Dying.

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On 'Cutthroat,' South London band Shame thrives in moral ambiguity

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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Looking forward to the music of the African diaspora

February 25, 2026 • 8 mins
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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Soccer Mommy’s signature 'bubblegrunge' sound takes center stage in this exclusive mini-concert

February 24, 2026 • 18 mins
The Nashville musician performs a live set, recorded at last year's XPoNential Music Festival in Camden, N.J.

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World Cafe: Don Was

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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How DJ culture helped connect Black music communities worldwide

February 18, 2026 • 11 mins
For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison shares another segment exploring the music of the African diaspora.

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Introducing: Personal Records, a new mixtape series

February 16, 2026 • 41 mins
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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How a Scorpio took Lucinda Williams' 'Joy' and more stories from her catalog

February 13, 2026 • 18 mins
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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Flock of Dimes (Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner), live in concert

February 12, 2026 • 15 mins
Hear live versions of songs from The Life You Save, the latest album from Jenn Wasner's solo project.

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How technology amplified Black music's cultural exchange

February 11, 2026 • 11 mins
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison explores the cultural exchange between different musical communities.

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How This Is Lorelei gave old songs a new life on 'Holo Boy'

February 5, 2026 • 32 mins
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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From work songs to hip-hop, this 'fundamental concept' shaped Black music

February 4, 2026 • 10 mins
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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From local radio to global influence, the rise of Baltimore club music

February 3, 2026 • 24 mins
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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Why Dan Deacon never wants to leave Baltimore

January 30, 2026 • 19 mins
The electronic musician talks about building a life and a career in the city that gave him room to experiment.

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In Baltimore, a volunteer-run theater company embraces rock, gore and excess

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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