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

The jams just keep flowing on Goose's 'Chain Yer Dragon'

September 5, 2025 • 46 mins
Just like Phish and the Grateful Dead before them, rising jam band stars Goose have inspired a very passionate fan following. Plus, they perform songs from their surprise album, Chain Yer Dragon.

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Friedberg on their debut album, 'Hardcore Workout Queen'

September 4, 2025 • 27 mins
Anna F. of Friedberg joins us to talk about the band's debut album, Hardcore Workout Queen, and why the cowbell is her favorite instrument. Plus, Friedberg performs live.

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World Cafe: Samantha Crain

September 3, 2025 • 29 mins
The Choctaw Nation singer-songwriter talks about embracing a community mindset on her latest album, plus Crain performs live.

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What exactly is butt rock? It depends on who you ask

September 1, 2025 • 13 mins
The once-pejorative label for a subgenre of rock has divided World Cafe along generational lines.

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Acadiana Music Showcase: Babineaux Sisters

August 28, 2025 • 11 mins
Gracie and Julie Babineaux have been making Cajun music for over a decade, writing and performing in Louisiana French. Their new album, Sans Soulier, is due out in October.

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British funk band Cymande are finally getting their flowers

August 27, 2025 • 17 mins
Originally ignored by fans in the U.K., the psychedelic funk band was later embraced by hip-hop groups like De La Soul and The Fugees.

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Living Colour's 'Time's Up' was a reclamation of rock music's Black roots

August 26, 2025 • 12 mins
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison talks about the impact of the American hard rock band's sophomore album.

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Natalie Bergman is looking at the world for the first time

August 25, 2025 • 33 mins
Natalie Bergman discusses how her latest album, My Home is Not in This World, was sparked by new beginnings, including becoming a mother. Plus, she performs live in the studio.

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The sound of ‘cosmic country,’ according to its architect, Daniel Donato

August 22, 2025 • 41 mins
The 30-year-old musician blends country, jam and rock into an out-of-this-world sound.

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After a breakout year, Self Esteem is learning that confidence isn't a given

August 19, 2025 • 38 mins
Self Esteem has become one of the most irreverent voices in pop music since going solo in 2017. Today, Rebecca Lucy Taylor joins World Cafe to talk about her latest album, A Complicated Woman.

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Where can bluegrass go next? Molly Tuttle has an idea

August 15, 2025 • 35 mins
Molly Tuttle talks about writing her latest album, So Long Little Miss Sunshine, with her partner Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show; meeting Ringo Starr; and about growing up with alopecia.

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World Cafe: TOKiMONSTA

August 13, 2025 • 23 mins
The Grammy-nominated producer and DJ talks about how her latest album, Eternal Reverie, became a tribute to her best friend and tour manager, who died of cancer in 2024.

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World Cafe: Personal Trainer Mini-Concert

August 7, 2025 • 21 mins
Amsterdam-based band Personal Trainer perform songs from their latest album, Still Willing, live in an exclusive mini-concert for World Cafe.

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After a stormy album cycle, The Black Keys bounce right back with a new LP

August 6, 2025 • 28 mins
The Black Keys made headlines in 2024 when they cancelled their tour. Then they split with their management. But instead of taking a break, the duo recorded their latest album, No Rain, No Flowers.

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Hamilton Leithauser on his latest album, 'This Side of the Island'

August 5, 2025 • 24 mins
On the next World Cafe, Hamilton Leithauser joins us from his Brooklyn studio to discuss his latest solo album, This Side of the Island. He reflects on working with Aaron Dessner of The National and his longtime friendship with the late musician Richard Swift.

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'Forever Howlong' is a new frontier for Black Country, New Road

July 30, 2025 • 20 mins
After the departure of frontman Isaac Wood, the English rock band reconfigured and uncovered exciting new sounds in the process.

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Mereba on her latest album, 'The Breeze Grew a Fire'

July 28, 2025 • 23 mins
From Addis Ababa and Atlanta to Los Angeles, Mereba's sophomore album is a love letter to the past and the present.

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How a Nina Simone cover helped Lady Blackbird take flight

July 23, 2025 • 30 mins
The musician joins us to talk about her latest album, Slang Spirituals.

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The Culture Corner: 25 years ago, Jill Scott introduced herself to the world

July 22, 2025 • 12 mins
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison joins us to explain the legacy of Scott's debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?

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How Nigerian British pop star Obongjayar found his voice

July 21, 2025 • 29 mins
The musician joins us to talk about his new album, Paradise Now.

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