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World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

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Rating
★★★★☆
4.2
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372 reviews
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United States
This podcast has
42 episodes
Language
English
Publisher
NPR
Explicit
No
Date created
2005/12/13
Latest episode
2026/11/10
Average duration
29 min.
Release period
3 days

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

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feeble little horse's 'bitknot' sounds unmistakably modern
2026/11/10
The Pittsburgh band's latest album is glitchy, unpredictable and undeniably fun. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Jesse Malin reflects on his road back to the stage after a stroke
2026/11/09
Malin's new book is Almost Grown: A New York Memoir. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Broken Social Scene is in the business of making memories
2026/11/06
The band's latest album, Remember the Humans, is its first in nine years. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Margaret Glaspy on her latest album, 'I Am Both'
2026/11/04
We all know that too much screen time isn't good for you. Margaret Glaspy talks about how she reconnected with herself by unplugging, and how that shaped her new album, I Am Both. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Tune in to a mini-concert with Fantastic Cat
2026/11/03
The supergroup Fantastic Cat's latest album, Cat Out of Hell, is filled with irreverent and charmingly honest songwriting. Hear them perform a mini-concert on the latest episode of World Cafe. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Willow Avalon on her latest album, 'Pink Pocket Pistol'
2026/11/02
Willow Avalon is making room for a kind of country song where women can sing about more than just broken hearts. On her new album, she draws on the traditions of her rural Georgia upbringing. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Orville Peck on his latest album, 'Mule'
2026/10/30
Orville Peck is famous for wearing a mask, but his new album, Mule, is a deeply personal, vulnerable, chronological account of the year he got sober. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Low Cut Connie on his latest album, 'Livin in the USA'
2026/10/29
Low Cut Connie has always been about letting loose. But on Livin in the USA, frontman Adam Weiner wrestles with a country filled with fear and division. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Tune in to a mini-concert with Stephen Wilson Jr.
2026/10/28
The Indiana singer-songwriter is nominated for four Country Music Association awards at next month’s ceremony, including male vocalist and new artist of the year. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Like a pink-haired gladiator, Adéla enters the pop arena hellbent on victory
2026/10/27
From ballet school to Dream Academy, the Slovakian singer and dancer has been training her whole life for pop stardom. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Revisiting Funkadelic's 'Maggot Brain'
2026/10/22
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison talks about the way Jimi Hendrix influenced the band’s playing, and digs into some of the very specific, emotional direction George Clinton gave in the studio during the recording. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Metric on their latest album, 'Romanticize The Dive"
2026/10/20
The Canadian band talks about how their latest record looks back on the "indie sleaze" era, plus they play a stripped down set of songs. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Personal Records: Jen Agg
2026/10/16
The restaurateur and star of the new Food Network show Restaurant Impossible: Last Call shares the songs that shaped her.  See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
How a Midwestern landfill inspired Fruit Bats' latest album
2026/10/15
Eric D. Johnson, who performs as Fruit Bats, talks about making The Landfill. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
How being 'fake brave' helped The Army, The Navy find real confidence
2026/10/13
The bond between Maia Ciambriello and Sasha Goldberg, who perform together as The Army, The Navy, is at the heart of their debut album, Fake Brave Life. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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4.2 out of 5
372 reviews
★★★★★
gypsydjango 2023/06/27
Love this!
Look forward to each new show as I’ve been introduced to so many artists I now follow. Hosts are great interviewers as well. Keep on🎶
★★☆☆☆
Parker-b 2022/04/12
corny hosts
the musical guests are great but sound stifled in conversation with the awkward/vanilla hosts, who have the least personality of anyone in podcasting....
★★★★★
Philly soph 2021/06/03
Great content!
Love this podcast and the view into music and musicians it offers. Awesome hosts, diverse guests, and always a great listen!
★★★★★
Bvdabeast 2020/05/05
Second Best only to Song Exploder
Fantastic music podcast with bite sized episodes and unique live performances. Was very pleasantly surprised to hear the Waxahatchee episode.
★★★★☆
Digiverse 2020/03/01
Music
I for one, like this podcast, and if you hate it…THEN WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE TALKING ABOUT IT?!?!??!👿🔥👿🔥👿👿🔥👿🔥🔥🔥👿🔥👿👿👿🔥👿🔥👿🔥🔥🔥🔥👿...
★★★☆☆
Oh please…. 2019/05/23
Quality program
I love Talia but not crazy about the contributing host.
★★★★★
tomtombearclub 2019/05/03
World Cafe equals Heaven
Fans for years and dropped off afterDavid left the mic. However with a little sample here and there, I feel in love again. Happy to be back in love ...
★★☆☆☆
jimismycat 2019/01/27
Evolved, and not really enjoying anymore
Short cuts of songs =👎 Unable to view whom is host each episode = 👎 (love David, not so much of a talia fan) Unsubscribing after a decade of listeni...
★★★★☆
lizmeister7 2018/10/18
Steve Perry Interview
This was well done. Delicate questions for a delicate soul. I felt like he may be a closet opera singer, and I adore opera. (His temperament I’m refer...
★★★★★
Zbouis 2018/01/27
My favorite music podcast
This is the only music podcast where I feel like I'm actually learning something about music as I go along and it exposes me to artists I never would ...
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