World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
NPR
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
Hear live performances from Nickel Creek's first album in nearly a decade
3/24/2023
Plus, Chris Thile and Sara Watkins join World Cafe to talk about the making of and meaning behind Celebrants.
Duration:00:31:01
Dionne Warwick has never been afraid to say what's on her mind
3/23/2023
One of the greatest artists of all time, Warwick joins World Cafe to recount stories from throughout her career.
Duration:00:19:41
Say She She's sweet harmonies make the band's 'discodelic soul' music shine
3/22/2023
Vocalist Piya Malik talks about how the Brooklyn band formed and their debut album, Prism.
Duration:00:30:59
The Culture Corner: How Todd Rundgren shaped a generation of bedroom musicians
3/21/2023
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison dives into Rundren's 1973 album, A Wizard, a True Star.
Duration:00:15:32
U2 turns their rock anthems into intimate affairs on 'Songs of Surrender'
3/17/2023
World Cafe sits down with guitarist The Edge, who produced and curated the band's new collection of re-recordings.
Duration:00:29:49
Robyn Hitchcock's latest work is a party with a little melancholy
3/15/2023
Enjoy this mini-concert featuring songs from Shufflemania!, Hitchcock's latest album of surrealistic rock.
Duration:00:15:02
Adeem The Artist wants to expand what's possible in country music
3/13/2023
Country music belongs to anyone with a story. Adeem The Artist asks big questions about privilege, race and toxic masculinity on their new album White Trash Revelry.
Duration:00:42:00
Will Sheff strikes out on his own on 'Nothing Special'
3/9/2023
The Okkervil River frontman plays songs from his debut solo album in this mini-concert recorded live for World Cafe.
Duration:00:20:02
For Omar Apollo, making music should feel like falling in love
3/7/2023
The R&B singer talks about striving for musical perfection on his debut album, Ivory.
Duration:00:28:03
Ron Gallo dances through his anxieties on 'Foreground Music'
3/6/2023
The Philadelphia musician shares his fears and observations on an increasingly anxiety-inducing world.
Duration:00:29:03
zzzahara charts the constant change of their native LA on 'liminal spaces'
3/2/2023
The musician explores the ways their hometown has grown and changed over the years.
Duration:00:21:52
Michigander charts the long journey to 'It Will Never Be The Same'
3/1/2023
Jason Singer's mix of optimism and vulnerability has been one of indie rock's most exciting stories in the last few years.
Duration:00:31:53
The Culture Corner: R&B in the '00s and today
2/27/2023
World Cafe caps off its exploration of the Black roots of R&B with a look at the genre in the 2000s, forward.
Duration:00:19:46
Tegan and Sara are still growing as artists and sisters on 'Crybaby'
2/24/2023
The duo talk to World Cafe about their first album of all-new music since 2016.
Duration:00:44:35
St. Paul & The Broken Bones take a psychedelic trip on 'The Alien Coast'
2/21/2023
The Birmingham, Ala.-based eight-piece band play songs from their entire catalog in this mini-concert for World Cafe.
Duration:00:20:06
The Culture Corner: R&B in the '90s
2/20/2023
The '90s saw the continued rise of powerhouse vocal groups in R&B music.
Duration:00:13:47
The Backseat Lovers chronicle young adulthood on 'Waiting to Spill'
2/16/2023
The Utah band talks about how they grew closer during the making of their second album, Waiting to Spill.
Duration:00:16:59
Jean Dawson's 'CHAOS NOW*' is an exercise in empathy and self-reflection
2/15/2023
The genre-defying artist talks about his latest album, CHAOS NOW*.
Duration:00:22:22
The Culture Corner: R&B music in the '80s
2/13/2023
From Prince to Whitney Houston, the '80s was a pivotal decade for R&B music in the mainstream.
Duration:00:19:00
How 'Weird Al' Yankovic turned the parody song into an art form
2/10/2023
With six platinum records and a career going on its fifth decade, "Weird Al" went from parodying the biggest artist to becoming one.
Duration:00:41:57