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
'It was never taped': There's a missing piece to Montreal's jazz history
10/17/2025
Historian Dorothy Williams explains why Montreal became a center for jazz music.
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Duration:00:14:29
How Elisapie turned 10 classic rock hits into ‘true Inuit songs’
10/16/2025
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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Duration:00:19:06
Take a tour of Leonard Cohen's Montreal
10/15/2025
Expert guide Ruby Roy has given countless tours of the city for Cohen's fans.
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Duration:00:13:19
Montreal is home, but Pierre Kwenders' heart is in Kinshasa
10/13/2025
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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Duration:00:16:40
Meet the producer behind some of Montreal's finest records
10/10/2025
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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Duration:00:25:52
'DIY will never die': No Joy remembers the heyday of Montreal's Mile End
10/9/2025
Jasamine White-Gluz takes us back to the early aughts, when the city was experiencing a boom of DIY music.
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Duration:00:13:26
'Have I gone too far?': Sarah McLachlan faces her toughest critic on new album
10/3/2025
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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Duration:00:38:16
Expect a lot of Puerto Rican pride at Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show
10/2/2025
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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Duration:00:13:48
Kassa Overall connects the dots between jazz and hip-hop on 'CREAM'
9/30/2025
The jazz musician reimagines hip-hop classics by The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan and more.
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Duration:00:39:20
Little Dragon's Yukimi embraces the feminine on 'For You'
9/29/2025
The Swedish musician branches out into jazz and soul on her debut solo album.
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Duration:00:21:09
'I don't feel like getting up': Spinal Tap gets real about rocking into your 70s
9/26/2025
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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Duration:00:18:59
Adrian Sherwood ponders 'The Collapse of Everything'
9/24/2025
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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Duration:00:25:20
The Culture Corner: Santana's 'Abraxas' was a blend of musical traditions
9/23/2025
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison revisits the rock band's chart-topping sophomore album from 1970.
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Duration:00:11:23
How Stephen King helped The Beths' Liz Stokes write again
9/22/2025
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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Duration:00:31:21
Pulp returns with 'More'
9/19/2025
The British rock band talks about their latest album, More.
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Duration:00:48:49
World Cafe: Watchhouse
9/18/2025
The folk duo's new album is about lowering your defenses in a post-pandemic world.
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Duration:00:25:49
Acadiana Music Showcase: Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
9/16/2025
What started as a three-hour concert in 1974 has grown into three-day event celebrating Southern Louisiana's music and culture.
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Duration:00:14:13
Lord Huron explores 'the big mysteries' on the band's latest album
9/12/2025
Lord Huron frontman Ben Schneider talks about the band's latest album, The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1. Plus, the band performs live.
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Duration:00:32:55
Kokoroko's set for World Cafe made heartbeats bounce
9/11/2025
The London-based septet perform songs from their latest album, Tuff Times Never Last.
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Duration:00:37:48
The jams just keep flowing on Goose's 'Chain Yer Dragon'
9/5/2025
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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Duration:00:46:24