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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The podcast currently has 1,049 episodes available.

World Cafe Words and Music Podcast episodes:

August 07, 2026 Arlo Parks leaves it all on the dance floor on 'Ambiguous Desire'
The English musician's latest record was shaped by New York City's club and DJ culture.

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August 06, 2026 Tune in to a mini-concert with Devon Gilfillian
The Philadelphia native's latest album is a kaleidoscopic blend of rock, blues, soul, pop and country called Time Will Tell.

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August 04, 2026 How fatherhood rewired JJerome87's creative brain
Joe Newman, the British frontman of the indie band alt-J, talks about making his debut solo album, The Canyon.

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22min
July 31, 2026 Josh Groban on his latest album, 'CINEMATIC'
Groban talks about making an album of some of his favorite movie songs.

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37min
July 28, 2026 30 years of A Tribe Called Quest's 'Beats, Rhymes and Life'
In 1996, the hip-hop group moved into more serious territory on their fourth studio album.

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July 27, 2026 For Thundercat, distraction can be a powerful creative tool
The Los Angeles musician, producer and bassist stops by World Cafe to talk about his fifth studio album, Distracted.

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32min
July 24, 2026 'Song Exploder' host Hrishikesh Hirway on making his own music again
On his popular podcast and Netflix series, Hirway dissects songs alongside some of music's biggest stars. His latest album, In the Last Hour Of Light, has been a labor of love.

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July 23, 2026 Acadiana Music Showcase: Boma Bango
This Lafayette, La., band fuse their Louisiana French roots with a Congolese rumba-inspired sound.

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July 22, 2026 Enter Holly Humberstone's 'Cruel World'
The English pop singer stops by the World Cafe studio to talk about the making of her sophomore album.

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24min
July 17, 2026 Mon Rovîa traces his path from Liberia to the U.S. on 'Bloodline'
Growing up in Chattanooga, Tenn., Janjay Lowe tried to forget his early life in Liberia, but survivor’s guilt caught up with him.

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