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 949 episodes available.

World Cafe Words and Music Podcast episodes:

July 02, 2025 Sense of Place: Italian singer-songwriter Ariete has her sights set on stardom
After a spot on the Italian version of The X Factor didn't help her as much as she'd hoped, the singer-songwriter took matters into her own hands.

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July 01, 2025 Sense of Place: Finger-style guitar is king at this Tuscan music venue
Six Bars Jail, a small club located just outside of Florence, Italy, was founded in 2006.

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June 30, 2025 Sense of Place: Black Snake Moan is inspired by his ancient Italian home
Marco Contestabile makes psychedelic blues music influenced by Tarquinia, where he grew up.

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June 27, 2025 Sense of Place: Step inside the Roman studio where Ennio Morricone made magic
Some of the Italian composer's most memorable film scores were recorded at Forum Studios in Rome's Parioli neighborhood.

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June 25, 2025 Sense of Place: Ludovico Einaudi is one of the most streamed composers of all time
The Italian pianist and composer returns to his childhood in Turin on his latest album, The Summer Portraits.

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June 24, 2025 Sense of Place: Born in Rome, Laila Al Habash had to leave to find her voice
The Milan-based musician draws on both her mother's Italian side of the family and her father's Palestinian heritage.

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June 23, 2025 Sense of Place: This psych-rock band is fostering an indie rock scene in Rome
Weird Bloom's music is psychedelic and catchy, and it kind of sounds like T. rex.

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June 20, 2025 Sense of Place: This Roman record label works to preserve 'B movie' scores
Four Flies Records founder Pier de Sanctis explains what makes these increasingly rare soundtracks so special.

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12min
June 17, 2025 How a copyright strike helped d4vd go supernova in the pop world
Following a string of viral hits, the 20-year-old musician hones his sound on his debut album, Withered.

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June 16, 2025 The Culture Corner: 40 years ago, Boyz II Men flipped the script on R&B
In his new book, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison digs into how the Philadelphia group updated the old-school R&B vocal group archetype for the hip-hop generation.

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