World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

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

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World Cafe Words and Music Podcast episodes:

February 27, 2026 Cate Le Bon didn't want to write about heartbreak. She did it anyways.
The Welsh songwriter channeled a sense of calmness to create the lush world of Michelangelo Dying.

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February 26, 2026 On 'Cutthroat,' South London band Shame thrives in moral ambiguity
Lead vocalist Charlie Steen talks about the band's fourth studio album, plus Shame performs live.

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32min
February 25, 2026 Looking forward to the music of the African diaspora
On the final installment of World Cafe's Black History Month series, John Morrison talks about what's happening today in Black music.

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February 24, 2026 Soccer Mommy’s signature 'bubblegrunge' sound takes center stage in this exclusive mini-concert
The Nashville musician performs a live set, recorded at last year's XPoNential Music Festival in Camden, N.J.

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February 20, 2026 World Cafe: Don Was
The record producer, director and composer talks jazz, being in the room with stars like Willie Nelson and Paul Simon, and we find out the backstory of one of the most curious albums of the '90s.

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February 18, 2026 How DJ culture helped connect Black music communities worldwide
For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison shares another segment exploring the music of the African diaspora.

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February 16, 2026 Introducing: Personal Records, a new mixtape series
The Canadian mockumentary sitcom series hits the silver screen. Show creators Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol join us for a brand new segment called Personal Records.

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42min
February 13, 2026 How a Scorpio took Lucinda Williams' 'Joy' and more stories from her catalog
The Americana icon talks about the songs that played a special role in her career in World Cafe's latest edition of Backtracking.

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19min
February 12, 2026 Flock of Dimes (Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner), live in concert
Hear live versions of songs from The Life You Save, the latest album from Jenn Wasner's solo project.

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February 11, 2026 How technology amplified Black music's cultural exchange
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison explores the cultural exchange between different musical communities.

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