World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

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Episodes: 42

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WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important musicians

Episode Date
Tom Skinner pushes his compositional skills on 'Kaleidoscopic Visions'
Dec 03, 2025
Tune in to a mini-concert with Courtney Barnett
Nov 26, 2025
In 1985, the smooth sound of Sade's 'Promise' stood out
Nov 25, 2025
Why My Morning Jacket wrote an elegy and other stories from their back catalog
Nov 21, 2025
Acadiana Music Showcase: Dustin Dale Gaspard
Nov 20, 2025
Nate Smith on his latest album, 'LIVE-ACTION'
Nov 19, 2025
David Byrne on his latest album, 'Who Is the Sky?'
Nov 14, 2025
Lukas Nelson on his debut solo album, 'American Romance'
Nov 13, 2025
Tune in to a mini-concert with Michigander
Nov 11, 2025
PUP on their latest LP, 'Who Will Look After the Dogs?'
Nov 10, 2025
At first, Amanda Shires wasn't sure she wanted to write about her divorce
Nov 07, 2025
Tune in to a mini-concert with Richard Thompson
Nov 05, 2025
Sports Team change up their sound on 'Boys These Days'
Nov 03, 2025
Tune in to a mini-concert with The Happy Fits
Oct 31, 2025
The Mountain Goats' new record weaves a tale fit for Broadway
Oct 28, 2025
Mae Martin talks about their debut album, 'I'm A TV'
Oct 27, 2025
For Brandi Carlile, solitude is overrated
Oct 24, 2025
Blues phenom Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram on his latest album, 'Hard Road'
Oct 23, 2025
Celebrating 45 years of Talking Heads' 'Remain in Light'
Oct 22, 2025
Acadiana Music Showcase: Jeffery Broussard & The Nighttime Syndicate
Oct 21, 2025
'It was never taped': There's a missing piece to Montreal's jazz history
Oct 17, 2025
How Elisapie turned 10 classic rock hits into ‘true Inuit songs’
Oct 16, 2025
Take a tour of Leonard Cohen's Montreal
Oct 15, 2025
Montreal is home, but Pierre Kwenders' heart is in Kinshasa
Oct 13, 2025
Meet the producer behind some of Montreal's finest records
Oct 10, 2025
'DIY will never die': No Joy remembers the heyday of Montreal's Mile End
Oct 09, 2025
'Have I gone too far?': Sarah McLachlan faces her toughest critic on new album
Oct 03, 2025
Expect a lot of Puerto Rican pride at Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show
Oct 02, 2025
Kassa Overall connects the dots between jazz and hip-hop on 'CREAM'
Sep 30, 2025
Little Dragon's Yukimi embraces the feminine on 'For You'
Sep 29, 2025
'I don't feel like getting up': Spinal Tap gets real about rocking into your 70s
Sep 26, 2025
Adrian Sherwood ponders 'The Collapse of Everything'
Sep 24, 2025
The Culture Corner: Santana's 'Abraxas' was a blend of musical traditions
Sep 23, 2025
How Stephen King helped The Beths' Liz Stokes write again
Sep 22, 2025
Pulp returns with 'More'
Sep 19, 2025
World Cafe: Watchhouse
Sep 18, 2025
Acadiana Music Showcase: Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
Sep 16, 2025
Lord Huron explores 'the big mysteries' on the band's latest album
Sep 12, 2025
Kokoroko's set for World Cafe made heartbeats bounce
Sep 11, 2025
The jams just keep flowing on Goose's 'Chain Yer Dragon'
Sep 05, 2025
Friedberg on their debut album, 'Hardcore Workout Queen'
Sep 04, 2025
World Cafe: Samantha Crain
Sep 03, 2025