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World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of imp

Episodes

Total: 154

The Japanese singer-songwriter traveled captured field recordings for her latest album, Luminescent

After a spot on the Italian version of The X Factor didn't help her as much as she'd hoped, the sing

Six Bars Jail, a small club located just outside of Florence, Italy, was founded in 2006.Learn more

Marco Contestabile makes psychedelic blues music influenced by Tarquinia, where he grew up.Learn mor

Some of the Italian composer's most memorable film scores were recorded at Forum Studios in Rome's P

The Italian pianist and composer returns to his childhood in Turin on his latest album, The Summer P

The Milan-based musician draws on both her mother's Italian side of the family and her father's Pale

Weird Bloom's music is psychedelic and catchy, and it kind of sounds like T. rex.Learn more about sp

Four Flies Records founder Pier de Sanctis explains what makes these increasingly rare soundtracks s

Following a string of viral hits, the 20-year-old musician hones his sound on his debut album, Withe

In his new book, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison digs into how the Philadelphia group updated

The Los Angeles-based musician performs songs from her latest album, Erotica Veronica.Learn more abo

The singer-songwriter went viral in 2024 with her queer ballad, "Sailor Song." Her debut album, At T

The North Carolina singer-songwriter joins us to talk about her debut album, Florilegium.Learn more

The Drive-By Truckers co-founder talks about his latest solo album, Exploding Trees & Airplane Screa

The Texas singer-songwriter reflects on reconnecting with his musical spirit after losing his teenag

Musician and climate activist Tamara Lindeman talks about the Canadian folk band's latest record, Hu

The singer-songwriter talks about her latest record, Earthstar Mountain.Learn more about sponsor mes

Led by the late Christopher Stafford, this Cajun band became a staple of the Lafayette music scene.L

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison digs into the U.K. artist's Angels With Dirty Faces.Learn mor