World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
WXPN Listener Supported RadioWXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important musicians
Acadiana Music Showcase: Feufollet
May 22 • 12m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Neal Francis
May 1 • 18m
Acadiana Music Showcase: Good Prblms
Apr 21 • 15m
Momma's latest album chronicles life on the road
Apr 15 • 19m
Leif Vollebekk on his latest album, 'Revelation'
Mar 27 • 36m
Acadiana Music Showcase: Major Handy
Mar 26 • 13m
Ringo Starr's always been a li'l country
Mar 7 • 21m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Been Stellar
Mar 5 • 19m
Tune into a mini-concert with Pete Yorn
Feb 25 • 15m
Saya Gray is constantly in motion
Feb 21 • 36m
Yola is in the driver's seat on 'My Way'
Feb 20 • 34m
Acadiana Music Showcase: Marc Broussard
Feb 18 • 11m
Carter Vail on his latest album, '100 Cowboys'
Feb 17 • 29m
Acadiana Music Spotlight: Bruisey Peets
Jan 14 • 12m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Tagua Tagua
Jan 9 • 15m
Wasia Project on their latest EP, 'Isotope'
Jan 2 • 38m
The secret to Nardwuar's interviews? Avoid 'boring' at all costs.
Dec 20, 2024 • 37m
Acadiana Music Spotlight: The Debtors
Dec 18, 2024 • 13m
The Culture Corner: Remembering Quincy Jones
Dec 17, 2024 • 14m
For Lupe Fiasco, rap has always been a scholastic endeavor
Dec 13, 2024 • 21m
Ben Folds brings a dose of wit to the holidays on 'Sleigher'
Dec 12, 2024 • 35m
Elsy Wameyo embraces duality on 'Saint Sinner'
Dec 11, 2024 • 31m
Orla Gartland sets her own rules on 'Everybody Needs A Hero'
Dec 9, 2024 • 34m
Looper at the ready, Marc Rebillet is game for anything
Dec 4, 2024 • 43m
The Culture Corner: 35 years of Queen Latifah's 'All Hail the Queen'
Nov 26, 2024 • 12m
Michael Kiwanuka strips back his sound on 'Small Changes'
Nov 22, 2024 • 33m
'Mahashmashana' just might be Father John Misty's last album
Nov 22, 2024 • 35m
Acadiana Music Spotlight: Julian Primeaux
Nov 19, 2024 • 20m
Nick Lowe on his latest album, 'Indoor Safari'
Nov 15, 2024 • 42m
X aren't interested in reliving old memories on 'Smoke & Fiction'
Nov 12, 2024 • 29m
The Softies return with 'The Bed I Made'
Nov 11, 2024 • 37m
Mondo Cozmo on his latest album, 'It's PRINCIPLE!'
Nov 7, 2024 • 25m
Los Bitchos' 'Talkie Talkie' is a raucous 1980s discotheque
Nov 1, 2024 • 34m
Tycho on his latest album, 'Infinite Health'
Oct 30, 2024 • 27m
The Culture Corner: Digable Planets' 'Blowout Comb' turns 30
Oct 29, 2024 • 13m
Cassandra Lewis on her debut album, 'Lost in a Dream'
Oct 28, 2024 • 34m
WATCH: Little Feat pours their motley energy into 'Sam's Place'
Oct 23, 2024 • 41m
Acadiana Music Showcase: Amis Du Teche
Oct 22, 2024 • 13m
Sense of Place: Step inside Denver's famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Oct 18, 2024 • 13m
Sense of Place: Boulder-bred Pink Fuzz makes riotous desert rock
Oct 17, 2024 • 34m
Sense of Place: Fort Collins is a melting pot of music
Oct 14, 2024 • 21m
Ride on their latest album, 'Interplay'
Oct 8, 2024 • 32m
Amos Lee on his latest album, 'Transmissions'
Oct 7, 2024 • 30m
Tune in to a mini-concert with TEKE::TEKE
Oct 3, 2024 • 19m
American Aquarium on their latest album, 'Fear of Standing Still'
Oct 2, 2024 • 29m
Paris Paloma on her debut album, 'Cacophony'
Sep 30, 2024 • 29m
David Gilmour on his latest album, 'Luck and Strange'
Sep 27, 2024 • 21m
Tune in to a mini-concert with English Teacher
Sep 26, 2024 • 16m
Tune in to a mini-concert with The Dip
Sep 24, 2024 • 14m
Memories blossom on Hurray for the Riff Raff's latest record
Sep 20, 2024 • 28m
Acadiana Music Spotlight: Louis Michot & Swamp Magic
Sep 18, 2024 • 12m
The Folk Implosion return with 'Walk Thru Me' after decades away
Sep 17, 2024 • 35m
Jessica Pratt cracks open the sunny veneer of the California dream
Sep 16, 2024 • 29m
For Nick Cave, it took enduring devastation to embrace true joy
Sep 13, 2024 • 46m
The Culture Corner: Enter Soweto Gospel Choir's 'House of Worship'
Sep 10, 2024 • 10m
Grace Cummings' vocal power is in full effect on 'Ramona'
Sep 9, 2024 • 30m
For Elvis, Memphis was a wellspring of musical creation
Sep 3, 2024 • 22m
How a much-needed breather helped Dr. Dog craft its latest record
Sep 2, 2024 • 44m
Sense of Place: ATARASHII GAKKO! wants to awaken Tokyo from its doldrums
Aug 30, 2024 • 31m
Tune in to a mini-concert with The Felice Brothers
Aug 27, 2024 • 14m
Sense of Place: Meet the composer behind 'Super Mario Kart'
Aug 23, 2024 • 13m
Hear a live acoustic performance from The Lemon Twigs
Aug 22, 2024 • 11m
Sense of Place: Tranquil Uji meets bustling Tokyo in the music of luvis
Aug 16, 2024 • 37m
When the world gets too loud, Jack Antonoff turns to Bleachers
Aug 14, 2024 • 40m
The Culture Corner: 45 years of Michael Jackson's 'Off the Wall'
Aug 13, 2024 • 11m
beabadoobee finds her footing on her Rick Rubin-produced third album
Aug 12, 2024 • 34m
How Feist grew to love '1234' and more stories from her back catalog
Aug 2, 2024 • 27m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Friko
Aug 1, 2024 • 20m
Kaia Kater unleashes the banjo's innovative energy on 'Strange Medicine'
Jul 31, 2024 • 29m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Billy Allen + The Pollies
Jul 25, 2024 • 18m
The Culture Corner: 40 years of Prince's 'Purple Rain'
Jul 24, 2024 • 15m
Talia Schlanger on her debut album, 'Grace for the Going'
Jul 23, 2024 • 45m
Paul Weller on his latest album, '66'
Jul 22, 2024 • 14m
Revisiting the radical harmonies of Sweet Honey in the Rock
Jul 19, 2024 • 28m
Reyna Tropical on her debut album, 'Malegría'
Jul 19, 2024 • 38m
Listen to a mini-concert with The Red Clay Strays
Jul 16, 2024 • 14m
Ani DiFranco on her latest album, 'Unprecedented S***'
Jul 15, 2024 • 25m
Listen to a mini-concert with Dehd
Jul 10, 2024 • 13m
Bess Atwell on her latest album, 'Light Sleeper'
Jul 8, 2024 • 34m
Listen to a mini-concert with Sam Evian
Jul 4, 2024 • 16m
On their latest album, Chromeo gets serious ... but not that serious
Jul 2, 2024 • 21m
Eric Slick on his latest album, 'New Age Rage'
Jun 25, 2024 • 37m
30A Songwriters Sessions: The Reverend Shawn Amos
Jun 20, 2024 • 11m
Brittany Davis brings their life into vivid focus on 'Image Issues'
Jun 14, 2024 • 41m
30A Songwriters Sessions: Sunny War
Jun 11, 2024 • 11m
Nathalie Joachim on her latest album, 'Ki moun ou ye'
Jun 4, 2024 • 36m
Gary Clark Jr. on his latest album, 'JPEG Raw'
May 28, 2024 • 15m
30A Songwriters Sessions: KT Tunstall
May 28, 2024 • 12m
Kim Gordon makes the mundane sound thrilling on 'The Collective'
May 24, 2024 • 21m
Jordan Mackampa on his latest album, 'WELCOME HOME, KID!'
May 23, 2024 • 28m
30A Songwriters Sessions: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams
May 22, 2024 • 13m
Revisiting Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson's 'Winter in America'
May 21, 2024 • 12m
Sense of Place: Wuxtry Records is the heart of Athens' musical legacy
May 13, 2024 • 10m
Sense of Place: This Athens college radio station
May 8, 2024 • 26m
The Black Keys on their new album, 'Ohio Players'
May 6, 2024 • 24m
Justice come roaring back to life on 'Hyperdrama'
May 1, 2024 • 22m
Alejandro Escovedo reimagines his catalog on 'Echo Dancing'
Apr 30, 2024 • 36m
30A Songwriters Sessions: Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal
Apr 29, 2024 • 11m
Charley Crockett on his latest album, '$10 Cowboy'
Apr 26, 2024 • 23m
30A Songwriters Sessions: Grace Potter
Apr 24, 2024 • 10m
Lizzie No's 'Halfsies' is like an epic role-playing video game
Apr 18, 2024 • 41m
Maggie Rogers made 'Don't Forget Me' with the pedal to the floor
Apr 16, 2024 • 19m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Lo Moon
Apr 15, 2024 • 23m
Laura Jane Grace confronts past pain on 'Hole In My Head'
Apr 12, 2024 • 22m
Lindsay Lou taps into the divine feminine on 'Queen of Time'
Apr 11, 2024 • 11m
Brigitte Calls Me Baby is riding a retro rock and roll wave
Apr 10, 2024 • 26m
Listen to Hermanos Gutiérrez's hypnotic guitar interplay
Apr 9, 2024 • 18m
Tommy Emmanuel shows off his 'fearless' fingerpicking style
Apr 4, 2024 • 16m
Jacob Collier's sonic world keeps expanding on 'Djesse Vol. 4'
Apr 1, 2024 • 22m
Aoife O'Donovan mines a century of women's rights on her latest album
Mar 29, 2024 • 28m
The Black Crowes are back with their new album, 'Happiness Bastards'
Mar 22, 2024 • 27m
Norah Jones finds inspiration in the quiet moments on 'Visions'
Mar 18, 2024 • 16m
Composer Joe Wong brings his cinematic flair to 'Mere Survival'
Mar 14, 2024 • 30m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Deeper
Mar 12, 2024 • 15m
The Jesus and Mary Chain talk about 'Glasgow Eyes'
Mar 12, 2024 • 32m
For DJ Shadow, falling down musical rabbit holes is half the fun
Mar 7, 2024 • 20m
For Yard Act, hitting the big time was only half the battle
Mar 4, 2024 • 31m
Black Futures: In the new millennium, the dance remix reigns supreme
Feb 29, 2024 • 17m
Billy Porter's latest album is an ode to 'gay church'
Feb 28, 2024 • 34m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Sen Morimoto
Feb 26, 2024 • 23m
MGMT opt for a different kind of trip on 'Loss of Life'
Feb 23, 2024 • 23m
Allison Russell celebrates survivor's joy on 'The Returner'
Feb 21, 2024 • 21m
Brittany Howard takes unexpected twists and turns on 'What Now'
Feb 16, 2024 • 28m
Inspired by a childhood tale, Sampha takes to the sky on 'Lahai'
Feb 15, 2024 • 31m
Black Futures: How house music took center stage in the '80s
Feb 13, 2024 • 18m
How Slow Pulp used isolation to their advantage on 'Yard'
Feb 12, 2024 • 25m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Will Butler + Sister Squares
Feb 1, 2024 • 23m
Black Pumas strike again with 'Chronicles of a Diamond'
Jan 31, 2024 • 39m
Dillon Francis isn't done honing his craft
Jan 29, 2024 • 23m
Sense of Place: Provo rapper JTM is at a creative crossroads
Jan 26, 2024 • 18m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Squirrel Flower
Jan 17, 2024 • 11m
For his alt rock band Dogstar, Keanu Reeves is just 'the bass player'
Jan 12, 2024 • 25m
Stephen Sanchez weaves a tale of tragic love on 'Angel Face'
Jan 8, 2024 • 23m
In the '80s, a rollicking indie rock scene took over the Twin Cities
Jan 3, 2024 • 20m
All I want for Christmas is My Morning Jacket's holiday album
Dec 25, 2023 • 17m
The Culture Corner: John Morrison shares his favorite albums of 2023
Dec 21, 2023 • 18m
Live from AMERICANAFEST 2023: Jobi Riccio & The Band of Heathens
Dec 19, 2023 • 15m
Hiss Golden Messenger is utterly joyous on the folk band's latest album
Dec 14, 2023 • 37m
Live from AMERICANAFEST 2023: Brennen Leigh & Bahamas
Dec 12, 2023 • 14m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Vagabon
Dec 11, 2023 • 16m
The Hives are here to put some childish glee back into rock and roll
Dec 7, 2023 • 20m
Live from AMERICANAFEST 2023: Cat Clyde & Adeem the Artist
Dec 5, 2023 • 14m
Live from AMERICANAFEST 2023: Brandy Clark & Tommy Prine
Nov 28, 2023 • 17m
The Culture Corner: 30 years of 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'
Nov 27, 2023 • 16m
How Dizzy sharpened their songwriting on the band's third record
Nov 22, 2023 • 28m
Live from AMERICANAFEST 2023: Sunny War & Logan Ledger
Nov 21, 2023 • 21m
Devendra Banhart searches for hope on 'Flying Wig'
Nov 20, 2023 • 25m
The sky is the limit for Rhiannon Giddens
Nov 17, 2023 • 44m
Arkells strip down their sound on 'Laundry Pile'
Nov 16, 2023 • 30m
Rosanne Cash's 'The Wheel' celebrates 30 years
Nov 15, 2023 • 31m
Live from AMERICANAFEST 2023: Nat Myers & Jess Williamson
Nov 14, 2023 • 17m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Lowland Hum
Nov 8, 2023 • 15m
For The Chemical Brothers, joy can be a tricky emotion to get right
Nov 7, 2023 • 25m
Kevin Drew contemplates the inevitability of 'Aging'
Nov 6, 2023 • 42m
Courtney Barnett pares down her sound on 'End Of The Day'
Oct 20, 2023 • 19m
Ilsey channels the Laurel Canyon spirit on her debut solo album
Oct 18, 2023 • 29m
How Gustavo Santaolalla and his ronroco took the film industry by storm
Oct 13, 2023 • 13m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Usted Señalemelo
Oct 12, 2023 • 22m
Pachyman forges his own version of dub music on 'Switched-On'
Oct 11, 2023 • 29m
Remembering Avándaro, a watershed moment in Mexican rock history
Oct 10, 2023 • 7m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Mireya Ramos and the Poor Choices
Oct 5, 2023 • 17m
Sense of Place: How New York City inspired Lisbon band Hause Plants
Oct 2, 2023 • 30m
Sense of Place: Lisbon's Salvador Sobral sings with a sense of 'saudade'
Sep 29, 2023 • 1h 1m
Sense of Place: Maria Reis wants her Portuguese roots front and center
Sep 28, 2023 • 30m
Margaret Glaspy calls off the search on 'Echo The Diamond'
Sep 21, 2023 • 32m
On 'Sidharth,' Sid Sriram zeroes in on his true path
Sep 19, 2023 • 27m
Alt.Latino shares 4 Latinx artists you should have on your radar
Sep 18, 2023 • 11m
Enter Mitski's cinematic universe
Sep 15, 2023 • 30m
Shamir turns grief into gold on 'Homo Anxietatem'
Sep 11, 2023 • 30m
Hannah Jadagu delivers a jagged, yet warm, performance on 'Aperture'
Sep 5, 2023 • 31m
Splitting up only made the Jonas Brothers' reunion even sweeter
Sep 1, 2023 • 32m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Wilder Woods
Aug 31, 2023 • 19m
Under the heavy guitars, there's Speedy Ortiz returns with
Aug 30, 2023 • 30m
How a chance encounter kickstarted Abraham Alexander's music career
Aug 29, 2023 • 39m
The Culture Corner: Philadelphia's place in hip-hop history
Aug 23, 2023 • 28m
Blondshell is Sabrina Teitelbaum at her most honest and vulnerable
Aug 22, 2023 • 28m
Genesis Owusu's 'Struggler' takes you on a Kafkaesque journey
Aug 21, 2023 • 25m
Bethany Cosentino looked to '90s heartland rock on her solo debut
Aug 16, 2023 • 32m
The Milk Carton Kids wanted to go back to the start
Aug 14, 2023 • 38m
Low Cut Connie is in search of the true self
Aug 7, 2023 • 43m
Artist To Watch: Denitia
Aug 3, 2023 • 30m
Mountain Stage celebrates 40 years on the air
Aug 2, 2023 • 29m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Cut Worms
Jul 27, 2023 • 17m
Artist To Watch: The Kentucky Gentleman
Jul 27, 2023 • 25m
The Culture Corner: Celebrating 25 years of Beastie Boys' 'Hello Nasty'
Jul 26, 2023 • 16m
David Wax Museum re-examines things on 'You Must Change Your Life'
Jul 25, 2023 • 34m
Tune into a mini-concert with Little Moon
Jul 24, 2023 • 25m
The long road to becoming Killer Mike
Jul 21, 2023 • 39m
Artist To Watch: Grace Givertz
Jul 20, 2023 • 25m
Tianna Esperanza wields strength and humor to process trauma on 'Terror'
Jul 19, 2023 • 32m
Sense of Place: Ralphie Choo merges Madrid's past, present and future
Jul 17, 2023 • 13m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
Jul 11, 2023 • 13m
Tune in to a mini-concert with Wednesday
Jul 6, 2023 • 18m
Melba Moore is taking a well-deserved victory lap
Jul 5, 2023 • 26m
Lucinda Williams shares the stories behind her songs in new memoir
Jun 30, 2023 • 40m
The Watson Twins take center stage on 'Holler'
Jun 21, 2023 • 31m
The exclusive 'World Cafe' Father's Day interview with ... my dad
Jun 16, 2023 • 22m
Artist To Watch: Samantha Rise
Jun 15, 2023 • 28m
Artist To Watch: Tylar Bryant
Jun 8, 2023 • 32m
Black Opry artists talk challenges, joys of making country and Americana music
Jun 5, 2023 • 1h 22m
Hear Ben Folds perform songs from his new album 'What Matters Most'
Jun 2, 2023 • 42m
30A Songwriters Sessions: Abe Partridge
Jun 1, 2023 • 13m
30A Songwriters Sessions: Tom Rush
Jun 1, 2023 • 12m
The Culture Corner: Revisiting The Roots' influential 'Organix'
May 30, 2023 • 17m
Arlo Parks find her strength in softness on her sophomore record
May 26, 2023 • 27m
The key to writing a boygenius song? Tell the truth.
May 12, 2023 • 31m
For Lizzy McAlpine, songwriting is all about trusting your instincts
May 8, 2023 • 30m
Set sail for Caroline Polachek's island
May 2, 2023 • 40m
How Irish folk music inspired Trapper Schoepp's 'Siren Songs'
Apr 24, 2023 • 31m
'Fuse' reignites Everything But The Girl after a decadeslong hiatus
Apr 21, 2023 • 23m
The Culture Corner: How Massive Attack shook up pop culture in 1998
Apr 19, 2023 • 16m
SYML walks the line between grief and love on 'The Day My Father Died'
Apr 18, 2023 • 22m
Making 'Multitudes' carried Feist through new beginnings
Apr 14, 2023 • 40m
Sense of Place: Denton, Texas' Brave Combo does things their own way
Apr 7, 2023 • 20m
Sense of Place: Step inside Dan's Silverleaf Bar in Denton, Texas
Apr 4, 2023 • 16m
'Five Easy Hot Dogs' is a musical departure for Mac DeMarco
Apr 3, 2023 • 26m
Hozier takes things to the extreme on 'Eat Your Young'
Mar 29, 2023 • 27m
Dionne Warwick has never been afraid to say what's on her mind
Mar 23, 2023 • 19m
Robyn Hitchcock's latest work is a party with a little melancholy
Mar 15, 2023 • 15m
Adeem The Artist wants to expand what's possible in country music
Mar 13, 2023 • 42m
Will Sheff strikes out on his own on 'Nothing Special'
Mar 9, 2023 • 20m
For Omar Apollo, making music should feel like falling in love
Mar 7, 2023 • 28m
Ron Gallo dances through his anxieties on 'Foreground Music'
Mar 6, 2023 • 29m
Michigander charts the long journey to 'It Will Never Be The Same'
Mar 1, 2023 • 31m
The Culture Corner: R&B in the '00s and today
Feb 27, 2023 • 19m
Tegan and Sara are still growing as artists and sisters on 'Crybaby'
Feb 24, 2023 • 44m
St. Paul & The Broken Bones take a psychedelic trip on 'The Alien Coast'
Feb 21, 2023 • 20m
The Culture Corner: R&B in the '90s
Feb 20, 2023 • 13m
The Backseat Lovers chronicle young adulthood on 'Waiting to Spill'
Feb 16, 2023 • 16m
Jean Dawson's 'CHAOS NOW*' is an exercise in empathy and self-reflection
Feb 15, 2023 • 22m
The Culture Corner: R&B music in the '80s
Feb 13, 2023 • 19m
How 'Weird Al' Yankovic turned the parody song into an art form
Feb 10, 2023 • 41m
Silversun Pickups let go of expectations on 'Physical Thrills'
Feb 7, 2023 • 36m
The Culture Corner: R&B music in the '70s
Feb 6, 2023 • 18m
Is there an album
Feb 3, 2023 • 25m
Step inside the 'birthplace of gospel music'
Feb 3, 2023 • 13m
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