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 946 episodes available.

World Cafe Words and Music Podcast episodes:

December 05, 2025 How Robert Plant's new band 'saved his sanity'
Plant's band, Saving Grace, and singer Suzi Dian helped the rock legend access the "backwoods" of his musical inspiration.

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December 03, 2025 Tom Skinner pushes his compositional skills on 'Kaleidoscopic Visions'
The English percussionist is best known for his work with The Smile and Sons of Kemet, but Skinner refines his own voice on his latest solo album.

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31min
November 26, 2025 Tune in to a mini-concert with Courtney Barnett
The Australian musician performs a set recorded at the 2025 XPoNential Music Festival.

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21min
November 25, 2025 In 1985, the smooth sound of Sade's 'Promise' stood out
The mid-'80s were loud and bombastic. World Cafe correspondent John Morrison says that’s exactly why the smooth R&B of Sade stood out.

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14min
November 21, 2025 Why My Morning Jacket wrote an elegy and other stories from their back catalog
Frontman Jim James, of My Morning Jacket, joins World Cafe for a new installment of Backtracking.

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21min
November 20, 2025 Acadiana Music Showcase: Dustin Dale Gaspard
He made a splash on The Voice, but Gaspard has been a longtime part of Louisiana's Cajun and swamp pop music scene.

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13min
November 19, 2025 Nate Smith on his latest album, 'LIVE-ACTION'
The drummer and jazz bandleader turns his seventh album into a party, including Snarky Puppy's Michael League, guitarist Charlie Hunter and singer Lalah Hathaway.

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53min
November 14, 2025 David Byrne on his latest album, 'Who Is the Sky?'
The Scottish-American rock star teams up with New York's Ghost Train Orchestra.

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43min
November 13, 2025 Lukas Nelson on his debut solo album, 'American Romance'
The country singer's record has been nominated for a Grammy Award for best traditional country album.

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November 11, 2025 Tune in to a mini-concert with Michigander
The Michigan musician performs a set recorded at the 2025 XPoNential Music Festival.

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22min

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The podcast currently has 946 episodes available.

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