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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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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The blues musician from Clarksdale, Miss., also talks about his new record label and searching for the next generation of blues talent.

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On their fourth album, the American rock band refined their innovative sound, which had long been inspired by Black music traditions.

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Zydeco veteran Jeffery Broussard teamed up with members of the New Orleans TBC Brass Band and a swing band's rhythm section for Bayou Moonlight, a blend of zydeco, R&B and blues.

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Historian Dorothy Williams explains why Montreal became a center for jazz music.

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The Juno Award-winning Inuit musician, based in Montreal, imbued her favorite childhood songs with new meaning on her covers project, Inuktitut.

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October 15, 2025 13 mins
Expert guide Ruby Roy has given countless tours of the city for Cohen's fans.

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Kwenders is the co-founder of Moonshine, a Montreal-based collective that spotlights the culture and music of the African diaspora.

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Howard Bilerman went from taping punk shows as a teen to co-founding Hotel2Tango, one of Montreal's most iconic recording studios.

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Jasamine White-Gluz takes us back to the early aughts, when the city was experiencing a boom of DIY music.

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The Grammy Award-winning musician is used to playing for big crowds, but there was one person whose opinion mattered more than anyone else's: her eldest daughter.

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Days before Bad Bunny's Super Bowl announcement, World Cafe spoke to Alt.Latino hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras about his 31-date residency in Puerto Rico.

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The jazz musician reimagines hip-hop classics by The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan and more.

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The Swedish musician branches out into jazz and soul on her debut solo album.

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David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel, of the legendary rock band, talk about their long-awaited reunion, plus what they really think about Paul McCartney.

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The British record producer talks about releasing his first non-collaborative album in 12 years, plus Sherwood looks back on the U.K.'s electrifying dub scene.

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World Cafe correspondent John Morrison revisits the rock band's chart-topping sophomore album from 1970.

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Lead vocalist and songwriter Liz Stokes took pointers from Stephen King's On Writing to get the New Zealand band's creative energy flowing.

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September 19, 2025 48 mins
The British rock band talks about their latest album, More.

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September 18, 2025 25 mins
The folk duo's new album is about lowering your defenses in a post-pandemic world.

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