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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For Hispanic Heritage Month, one of our producers Miguel Perez has been talking with @rahrahraina.bsky.social about a Latin American artist's journey before their big mainstream breakthrough in the U.S. and beyond. Here's the latest about Daddy Yankee. www.npr.org/2026/09/25/n...

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Before the Breakthrough: Daddy Yankee : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

The Puerto Rican star's 2004 single, "Gasolina," helped launch reggaeton into the stratosphere.

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raina douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

one of my all time fave sessions

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talked with SPRINTS for our Sense of Place Dublin series, and the band performed a special acoustic session. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcoy...

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Sprints on World Cafe | Sense of Place: Dublin

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matthew @pahuski.com · 31/07/2026

actually, I think it was a World Cafe interview with Tim Heidecker that got me to tune into WXPN's stream for the first time back when living in Chicago (still no affiliates there), and when it led into Funky Friday I was hooked for life

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matthew @pahuski.com · 31/07/2026

I cannot thank Josh Groban, @rahrahraina.bsky.social, and the team at World Cafe enough for getting this on National Public Radio

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Groban Sings Casey | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Adult Swim

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Talking with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social, @joshgroban.bsky.social discusses his new collection of songs from movies, CINEMATIC, how he chose the songs to include, and the pressure to do them justice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-euF...

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Josh Groban on World Cafe | Full Interview

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WXPN @wxpnfm.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Sad news to hear about the passing of Glen Hansard. He was a one of a kind generational singer-songwriter. Glen was a great friend of ours & us of him. Here's his last visit with us w/ The Swell Season last year on @worldcafe.bsky.social w/ @rahrahraina.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlmn...

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The Swell Season on World Cafe

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The Kotzer From The Zack Lagoon @zaaack.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

ten years ago pokemon go transformed how games integrated into public spaces. kicking off with a foreshadowing call with @rahrahraina.bsky.social, i happened to be on a road trip through new england. trying to enjoy a couple ghost tours. for @kotaku.com. kotaku.com/the-new-engl...

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The New England Road Trip Haunted By Pokémon Go

Ten years ago Niantic unleashed the most popular augmented reality game of all time, and I happened to be driving along the coast to see the transformation in real time

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

If you're not from Philly you might not know what a Mummer is. But the New Years Day Mummer's parade has been a 125 year tradition. In this episode of our Sense of Place: Philly series Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social visits the Woodland String Band for the story. www.npr.org/2026/06/29/n...

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No one rings in the new year quite like Philadelphia's Mummers : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

Step inside a Philly clubhouse, where the Woodland String Band is preparing for the next Mummer's Day Parade.

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with Michael Imperioli about the records and music that helped define who he is and what he does. From Lou Reed to The Smiths and more, don't miss this edition of Personal Records. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_26...

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Personal Records: Michael Imperioli on World Cafe

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Bruce Warren @somevelvetblog.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Happy Record Release day to @deathcabforcutie.bsky.social. Watch their performance on @worldcafe.bsky.social with a conversation with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social and Ben. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aajl...

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Death Cab for Cutie on World Cafe | Live Session & Interview

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

From New Orleans, meet Sally Baby's Silver Dollars. Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social introduces you to their rootsy mix of Nola R&B, Second Line, soul & early jazz. They perform live & talk w/ Raina about their musical beginnings and direction forward. www.npr.org/2026/05/12/n...

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Sally Baby's Silver Dollars pours their heart into every performance : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

The New Orleans band performs songs from their new self-titled debut EP.

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy Record Release Day to Kacey Musgraves. Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with Kacey about the lp, Middle Of Nowhere. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYUr...

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Kacey Musgraves on World Cafe | Full Interview

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WXPN @wxpnfm.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

The New Pornographers have returned with an excellent new lp, The Former Site Of." Carl Newman and Kathryn Calder talk with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about the new songs and the band perform live. www.npr.org/sections/wor...

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The New Pornographers on their latest album, 'The Former Site Of'

The band's new record explores themes of change and impermanence.

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Excited to talk with our guest Jessie Ware on record release day. Ware joins Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social to talk about books that inspired Superbloom; creating an alter ego named Shirley Bloom; & why she wanted to share more of her personal life on the album. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7gM...

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Jessie Ware on World Cafe | Full Interview

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Billy Idol talks with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about his early punk rock days and his group Generation X, to the heights of his new wave success, hit songs, drug fueled days and being a grandparent. www.npr.org/2026/04/10/n...

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Billy Idol has lived to tell his tale : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

The rock icon is the subject of a documentary called Billy Idol Should Be Dead. He's also among 2026's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees.

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Big Thief return to the Cafe w/ performances from their recent album, Double Infinity, and talk with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social abut changes in the band and their lives. www.youtube.com/watch?v=quG1...

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Big Thief on World Cafe | Studio Session & Interview

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Our friend Langhorne Slim returns to the Cafe studio to perform songs from his new album and talk with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/03/26/n...

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Langhorne Slim on his latest album, 'The Dreamin’ Kind' : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

The singer-songwriter's eighth studio album takes a turn toward rock.

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WXPN @wxpnfm.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Mitski and her band perform a special session recorded at New York City's Power Station and talks with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about the new record, the inspirations behind it and how anxiety, anger and the need to escape expectations informed the record.

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

One of our longtime friends and favorites on the Cafe, Iron & Wine makes a return visit to the Cafe. He talks with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about songs from his new album and his catalogue for an episode of Backtracking. He also performs live in concert. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J98t...

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Iron and Wine on World Cafe: Backtracking | Live Session & Interview

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with singer-songwriter Jobi Riccio, who performs live with her band. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMdi...

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Jobi Riccio on World Cafe | Live Session & Interview

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Kashus Culpepper talks with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about how he went from performing cover songs to his new full-length debut album, Act I, and with his band performs in front of a live audience. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvQF...

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Kashus Culpepper on World Cafe | Live Session & Interview

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

We wrap up our Black History Month series with our Culture Corner contributor John Morrison and Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social with our final segment on the impact of music of the African disapora. www.npr.org/2026/02/25/n...

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Looking forward to the music of the African diaspora : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

On the final installment of World Cafe's Black History Month series, John Morrison talks about what's happening today in Black music.

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social chats with Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol from Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie about their new movie and music that defined them in a new segment, "Personal Records." www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...

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Personal Records: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

The Canadian mockumentary sitcom series hits the silver screen. Show creators Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol join us for a brand new segment called "Personal Records."

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guitartown @guitartown.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

@rahrahraina.bsky.social of @wxpnfm.bsky.social’s @worldcafe.bsky.social interviews Lucinda Williams for this new episode of Backtracking.

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

In the latest edition of "Backtracking," Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social met up with the legendary Lucinda Williams at Lu's bar and restaurant in NYC for a wide ranging conversation about her new record and highlights from her back catalogue. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NG2...

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Lucinda Williams on World Cafe | Backtracking

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Big congrats to Amy Allen for winning the Grammy for Songwriter of The Year, Non-Classical. It was great to have Amy on the show last May, talking w/ Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social about the songs Amy has written for herself and others. www.npr.org/2025/05/13/1...

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For songwriter Amy Allen, 'quality time' is the key to writing a hit : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

The songwriter talks about writing chart-toppers for stars like Sabrina Carpenter, plus releasing her own, self-titled album.

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Our Sense of Place Baltimore series continues at the Harbor Wetland on the National Aquarium campus with electronic musician and composer Dan Deacon who talks with Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...

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Why Dan Deacon never wants to leave Baltimore : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

The electronic musician talks about building a life and a career in the city that gave him room to experiment.

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audrey bowler @audbowler.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

four metro officers doing fare enforcement inside the station while the sidewalks to the escalators are still iced over 👍👍👍

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Paul Hudrick @paulhudrick.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Sixers hold a moment of silence for Dan McQuade.

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Our Sense of Place: Baltimore travels have connected Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social w/ the amazing Baltimore Rock Opera Society (BROS). Raina talked with Patrick Staso of BROS about the volunteer-driven theater company & their creative and unconventional productions. www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...

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In Baltimore, a volunteer-run theater company embraces rock, gore and excess : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

The Baltimore Rock Opera Society creates original productions powered by DIY spectacle and a love of the unconventional.

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raina douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

heartbroken over the loss of dan mcquade - one of my first friends in philly, who was so kind, so curious, so excited to share the strange beauty of this city with me (and everyone). an incredible writer with a one-of-a-kind eye for detail. he will be missed immeasurably.

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

We went to Baltimore for our recent Sense of Place series. Of the stops we made, we connected with Izzy Bavis, who covers the local music Baltimore music scene on WTMD. Izzy talked with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about some emerging bands that you need to hear. www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...

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What does Baltimore sound like? : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

The World Cafe team heads to Charm City for our latest Sense of Place series.

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Yo! That’s My Jawn :: The Podcast @yothatsmyjawn.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Filled with absolute joy that @rahrahraina.bsky.social got to talk “All the Bubbles In the World.”

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

After 20 years, The Format have returned. Nate Ruess and Sam Means join Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social in the studio to perform live and to talk about returning to a guitar-forward sound on their new lp, Boycott Heaven. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFUV...

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The Format on World Cafe | Studio Session & Interview

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Canadian legend Anne Murray has released her first new music since retiring 17 years ago by opening the vaults to some of her previously unreleased songs. Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social catches up with the multiple Juno & Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter. www.npr.org/2026/01/20/n...

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17 years after retiring, Canadian icon Anne Murray returns with new music : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

The country star breathes new life into long-forgotten recordings on Here You Are.

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World Cafe @worldcafe.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

We're saddened to hear the news over the weekend that Tucker Zimmerman and his wife Marie-Claire passed away. About a year ago, Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talked with Tucker and Buck Meek about the record, Dance Of Love, Tucker made with Big Thief. www.npr.org/2025/01/10/1...

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How Big Thief found a kindred soul in Tucker Zimmerman : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

Zimmerman, who has been recording since the 60s, made his latest album, Dance of Love, with the indie folk band.

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WXPN @wxpnfm.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Talking with @rahrahraina.bsky.social, XPN's John Morrison give a classic hip-hop record the special treatment.

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