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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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18:59

'I don't feel like getting up': Spinal Tap gets real...

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2025/09/26

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.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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25:20

Adrian Sherwood ponders 'The Collapse of Everything'

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2025/09/24

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.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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11:23

The Culture Corner: Santana's 'Abraxas' was a blend...

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2025/09/23

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison revisits the rock band's chart-topping sophomore album from 1970.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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31:21

How Stephen King helped The Beths' Liz Stokes write...

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2025/09/22

Lead vocalist and songwriter Liz Stokes took pointers from Stephen King's On Writing to get the New Zealand band's creative energy flowing.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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48:49

Pulp returns with 'More'

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2025/09/19

The British rock band talks about their latest album, More.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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25:49

World Cafe: Watchhouse

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2025/09/18

The folk duo's new album is about lowering your defenses in a post-pandemic world.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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14:13

Acadiana Music Showcase: Festivals Acadiens et Créoles

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2025/09/16

What started as a three-hour concert in 1974 has grown into three-day event celebrating Southern Louisiana's music and culture.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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32:55

Lord Huron explores 'the big mysteries' on the band's...

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2025/09/12

Lord Huron frontman Ben Schneider talks about the band's latest album, The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1. Plus, the band performs live.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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37:48

Kokoroko's set for World Cafe made heartbeats bounce

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2025/09/11

The London-based septet perform songs from their latest album, Tuff Times Never Last.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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46:24

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

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2025/09/05

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.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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27:39

Friedberg on their debut album, 'Hardcore Workout Queen'

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2025/09/04

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.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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29:05

World Cafe: Samantha Crain

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2025/09/03

The Choctaw Nation singer-songwriter talks about embracing a community mindset on her latest album, plus Crain performs live.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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13:33

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

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2025/09/01

The once-pejorative label for a subgenre of rock has divided World Cafe along generational lines.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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11:37

Acadiana Music Showcase: Babineaux Sisters

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2025/08/28

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.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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17:12

British funk band Cymande are finally getting their...

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2025/08/27

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.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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12:36

Living Colour's 'Time's Up' was a reclamation of rock...

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2025/08/26

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison talks about the impact of the American hard rock band's sophomore album.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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33:19

Natalie Bergman is looking at the world for the first...

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2025/08/25

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.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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41:12

The sound of ‘cosmic country,’ according to its...

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2025/08/22

The 30-year-old musician blends country, jam and rock into an out-of-this-world sound.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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38:18

After a breakout year, Self Esteem is learning that...

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2025/08/19

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.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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35:59

Where can bluegrass go next? Molly Tuttle has an idea

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2025/08/15

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.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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