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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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Michael Kiwanuka strips back his sound on 'Small Changes'

Nov 22, 2024
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Father John Misty's new record feels like an ending, but it's not his last

Nov 22, 2024
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WATCH: The Heavy Heavy leans into a larger-than-life sound on 'One of a Kind'

Nov 21, 2024
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Acadiana Music Spotlight: Julian Primeaux

Nov 19, 2024
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Nick Lowe on his latest album, 'Indoor Safari'

Nov 15, 2024
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X aren't interested in reliving old memories on 'Smoke & Fiction'

Nov 12, 2024
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The Softies return with 'The Bed I Made'

Nov 11, 2024
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How 'Roxanne' changed Sting's life and more stories from his back catalog

Nov 8, 2024
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Mondo Cozmo on his latest album, 'It's PRINCIPLE!'

Nov 7, 2024
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Saxophonist Colin Stetson's performance style is breathtaking, literally

Nov 5, 2024
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Los Bitchos' 'Talkie Talkie' is a raucous 1980s discotheque

Nov 1, 2024
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Tycho on his latest album, 'Infinite Health'

Oct 30, 2024
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The Culture Corner: Digable Planets' 'Blowout Comb' turns 30

Oct 29, 2024
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Cassandra Lewis on her debut album, 'Lost in a Dream'

Oct 28, 2024
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WATCH: Pixies plays songs from their new album, 'The Night the Zombies Came'

Oct 24, 2024
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WATCH: Little Feat pours their motley energy into 'Sam's Place'

Oct 23, 2024
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Acadiana Music Showcase: Amis Du Teche

Oct 22, 2024
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Sense of Place: Step inside Denver's famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Oct 18, 2024
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Sense of Place: Boulder-bred Pink Fuzz makes riotous desert rock

Oct 17, 2024
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Sense of Place: This Colorado bluegrass quartet was only supposed to play once

Oct 15, 2024
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Sense of Place: Fort Collins is a melting pot of music

Oct 14, 2024
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Ride on their latest album, 'Interplay'

Oct 8, 2024
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Amos Lee on his latest album, 'Transmissions'

Oct 7, 2024
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Tune in to a mini-concert with TEKE::TEKE

Oct 3, 2024
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American Aquarium on their latest album, 'Fear of Standing Still'

Oct 2, 2024
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Paris Paloma on her debut album, 'Cacophony'

Sep 30, 2024
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David Gilmour on his latest album, 'Luck and Strange'

Sep 27, 2024
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Tune in to a mini-concert with English Teacher

Sep 26, 2024
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Tune in to a mini-concert with The Dip

Sep 24, 2024
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Memories blossom on Hurray for the Riff Raff's latest record

Sep 20, 2024
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Acadiana Music Spotlight: Louis Michot & Swamp Magic

Sep 18, 2024
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The Folk Implosion return with 'Walk Thru Me' after decades away

Sep 17, 2024
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Jessica Pratt cracks open the sunny veneer of the California dream

Sep 16, 2024
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For Nick Cave, it took enduring devastation to embrace true joy

Sep 13, 2024
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The Culture Corner: Enter Soweto Gospel Choir's 'House of Worship'

Sep 10, 2024
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Grace Cummings' vocal power is in full effect on 'Ramona'

Sep 9, 2024
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Gillian Welch and David Rawlings look back on turbulent times on 'Woodland'

Sep 6, 2024
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For Elvis, Memphis was a wellspring of musical creation

Sep 3, 2024
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How a much-needed breather helped Dr. Dog craft its latest record

Sep 2, 2024
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Sense of Place: ATARASHII GAKKO! wants to awaken Tokyo from its doldrums

Aug 30, 2024
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Sense of Place: How American singer Davina Robinson found the blues in Osaka

Aug 28, 2024
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Tune in to a mini-concert with The Felice Brothers

Aug 27, 2024