World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

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The podcast currently has 898 episodes available.

World Cafe Words and Music Podcast episodes:

August 22, 2025 The sound of ‘cosmic country,’ according to its architect, Daniel Donato
The 30-year-old musician blends country, jam and rock into an out-of-this-world sound.

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August 19, 2025 After a breakout year, Self Esteem is learning that confidence isn't a given
Self Esteem has become one of the most irreverent voices in pop music since going solo in 2017. Today, Rebecca Lucy Taylor joins World Cafe to talk about her latest album, A Complicated Woman.

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August 15, 2025 Where can bluegrass go next? Molly Tuttle has an idea
Molly Tuttle talks about writing her latest album, So Long Little Miss Sunshine, with her partner Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show; meeting Ringo Starr; and about growing up with alopecia.

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August 13, 2025 World Cafe: TOKiMONSTA
The Grammy-nominated producer and DJ talks about how her latest album, Eternal Reverie, became a tribute to her best friend and tour manager, who died of cancer in 2024.

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August 07, 2025 World Cafe: Personal Trainer Mini-Concert
Amsterdam-based band Personal Trainer perform songs from their latest album, Still Willing, live in an exclusive mini-concert for World Cafe.

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August 06, 2025 After a stormy album cycle, The Black Keys bounce right back with a new LP
The Black Keys made headlines in 2024 when they cancelled their tour. Then they split with their management. But instead of taking a break, the duo recorded their latest album, No Rain, No Flowers.

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August 05, 2025 Hamilton Leithauser on his latest album, 'This Side of the Island'
On the next World Cafe, Hamilton Leithauser joins us from his Brooklyn studio to discuss his latest solo album, This Side of the Island. He reflects on working with Aaron Dessner of The National and his longtime friendship with the late musician Richard Swift.

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July 30, 2025 'Forever Howlong' is a new frontier for Black Country, New Road
After the departure of frontman Isaac Wood, the English rock band reconfigured and uncovered exciting new sounds in the process.

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July 28, 2025 Mereba on her latest album, 'The Breeze Grew a Fire'
From Addis Ababa and Atlanta to Los Angeles, Mereba's sophomore album is a love letter to the past and the present.

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July 23, 2025 How a Nina Simone cover helped Lady Blackbird take flight
The musician joins us to talk about her latest album, Slang Spirituals.

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