World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
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WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important musicians
Location:
Philadelphia, PA
Description:
WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important musicians
Language:
English
Episodes
The Culture Corner: Revisiting Prince's 'Around the World in a Day'
4/22/2025
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison looks back on Prince's daring left turn following the success of Purple Rain.
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Duration:00:14:35
Acadiana Music Showcase: Good Prblms
4/21/2025
The hip-hop collective have made inroads in Lafayette's music scene.
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Duration:00:15:02
Noeline Hofmann's debut EP is a vision of Wild Rose Country
4/17/2025
The singer-songwriter from Alberta, Canada, performs songs from her debut EP, Purple Gas.
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Duration:00:29:05
Momma's latest album chronicles life on the road
4/15/2025
The Brooklyn band perform songs from Welcome to My Blue Sky.
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Duration:00:19:09
For Yasmin Williams, every pluck of the guitar matters
4/14/2025
The 27-year-old guitarist talks about her latest album, Acadia, plus she performs in front of a live audience.
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Duration:00:33:10
How Matt Farley turned streaming spam into a middle-class dream
4/10/2025
The musician has recorded over 25,000 songs about pretty much everything.
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Duration:00:35:41
Chuck Prophet takes a crack at cumbia on 'Wake the Dead'
4/9/2025
The California musician enlisted cumbia urbana group ¿Qiensave? to record his latest album.
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Duration:00:31:12
Tune in to a mini-concert with Gold Connections
4/8/2025
Inspired by their move to New Orleans, Fortune is a conversation between the indie rock band's past and present.
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Duration:00:15:46
Keith Urban's game-changing love song and more stories from his back catalog
4/4/2025
The country star talks about his latest record, High, and he revisits some of his biggest hits.
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Duration:00:38:07
Tim Heidecker's latest album is a humble vision of a world 'Slipping Away'
4/2/2025
The musician and comedian weaves post-apocalyptic tales involving fatherhood and baseball on his latest studio album.
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Duration:00:30:01
Everything Is Recorded explores the softer side of electronica on 'Temporary'
4/1/2025
The head of XL Recordings talks about his third studio album as Everything Is Recorded.
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Duration:00:27:13
Lucy Dacus explores the full spectrum of love on 'Forever is a Feeling'
3/28/2025
The new album from the Virginia singer-songwriter and boygenius member was heavily inspired by classical art.
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Duration:00:21:19
Leif Vollebekk on his latest album, 'Revelation'
3/27/2025
Plus, the Canadian singer-songwriter performs in front of a live audience in Philadelphia.
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Duration:00:36:51
Acadiana Music Showcase: Major Handy
3/26/2025
Hear a performance from a fixture in the Louisiana blues and zydeco scene.
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Duration:00:13:14
Tamino comes into his own on 'Every Dawn's a Mountain'
3/24/2025
The singer-songwriter talks about crafting his third studio album, plus Tamino performs live.
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Duration:00:30:01
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3/21/2025
The Colorado band performs songs from their latest album, Automatic.
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Duration:00:42:21
The Lumineers explore the ups and downs of lifelong friendship on 'Automatic'
3/21/2025
The Colorado band performs songs from their latest album, Automatic.
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Duration:00:42:21
The Culture Corner: Kendrick Lamar's opus turns 10 years old
3/18/2025
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison reflects on the social and political impact of To Pimp a Butterfly.
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Duration:00:13:49
Ringo Starr's always been a li'l country
3/7/2025
The former Beatles drummer talks about his new star-studded country record, Look Up.
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Duration:00:21:23
Tune in to a mini-concert with Been Stellar
3/5/2025
The rock band performs songs from their debut album, Scream from New York, NY.
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Duration:00:19:14