Bringing music discovery to nearly a million listeners on NPR stations nationwide, World Cafe is hosted by Raina Douris with contributing host Stephen Kallao and produced by WXPN in Philadelphia.https://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mltcl56c4k2bTwo time Grammy nominee, Zydeco musician Corey Ledet, is featured in a mini-concert via our friends at KRVS in Lafayette, Louisiana. https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5822422/acadiana-music-showcase-corey-ledet14 May 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltcl56c4k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mlokgkcgu22zFrom 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. https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5819568/sally-babys-silver-dollar-world-cafe-interview12 May 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlokgkcgu22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mllx77day22rThe Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social catches up with Muna - Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin and Naomi McPherson - and talks w/ them about their recent lp, Dancing On The Wall, a collection of upbeat and dancey pop songs. https://www.npr.org/2026/05/11/nx-s1-5818445/muna-album-dancing-on-the-wall11 May 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllx77day22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mlelry3de22rFor years, Amy Grant has had a hugely successful career in pop and Christian pop music. She talks with the Cafe's Kallao @kallao.bsky.social about her songwriting and her new album, The Me That Remains, her first new album in 13 years. https://www.npr.org/2026/05/08/nx-s1-5816142/amy-grant-album-the-me-that-remains08 May 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlelry3de22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mlb7yvgmf22rLondon singer, songwriter and producer Samm Henshaw talks with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about his new album, It Could Be Worse, and plays live in our studios. https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-5813626/samm-henshaw-album-it-could-be-worse07 May 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlb7yvgmf22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3ml2x67cl6s2zNYC indie rock band @youbet.bsky.social make their Cafe debut playing songs from the band's new self-titled lp. Nick Llobet and Micah Prussack also talk with the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social about the making of their new album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPIepQPM4OI05 May 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2x67cl6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mkso7mtqh22sHappy Record Release Day to Kacey Musgraves. Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with Kacey about the lp, Middle Of Nowhere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYUrwjmIiCM01 May 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkso7mtqh22shttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mkok67hw7k2rA mini-concert by Pigeons Playing Ping Pong you say? Of course - recorded live at WXPN @pigeonsplaying.bsky.social https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5804532/pigeons-playing-ping-pong-mini-concert30 Apr 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkok67hw7k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mkn62jk6p22rCafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with electronic music pioneer Beverly Glenn-Copeland and his wife Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland about their lives and the music they've made together. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5802800/glenn-copeland-album-laughter-in-summer29 Apr 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn62jk6p22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mk6r3fetk22aHey ho. Happy Birthday, let's go! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6r3fetk22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mk6qvhomhs2aOur latest Acadiana Music Showcase from KRVS: Grand Nathaniel, who has been a mainstay of the local music scene in Lafayette. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5797354/acadiana-music-showcase-grand-nathaniel23 Apr 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6qvhomhs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mjxj5loixk2m52 years ago, the British band Squeeze wrote their first album about a fictional club called "Trixies." Except it never saw the light of day. Until now. Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook chat w/ the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social about how they finally brought the songs to life. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/20/nx-s1-5791748/squeeze-album-trixies20 Apr 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxj5loixk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mjpuxf22rc2mExcited 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7gMEKiSsE417 Apr 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpuxf22rc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mjlcfonqkc2nDoes your future have soul in it? Our does, and we've got a very special mini concert w/ @tedeschitrucksband.bsky.social playing songs from their excellent new album, Future Soul. https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2026/04/15/nx-s1-5786524/tedeschi-trucks-band-mini-concert16 Apr 2026 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlcfonqkc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mj6kwojybs2xBilly 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. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/10/nx-s1-5781046/billy-idol-world-cafe-interview11 Apr 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6kwojybs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mj5ttmhxak2iSinger-songwriter Sarah Kinsley makes their first appearance on the Cafe, performing songs from her new EP, Fleeting, and talking with the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social about what it's like to be an artist in today's digital and social landscape. https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2026/04/09/nx-s1-5779251/sarah-kinsley-album-fleeting10 Apr 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5ttmhxak2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mizrxy6gzk2nPunk rock + mariachi music = Mariachi El Bronx. They visit the Cafe and talk with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social and perform live. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5777561/mariachi-el-bronx-album-mariachi-el-bronx-iv09 Apr 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizrxy6gzk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3miwukmaimc2hFrom Liverpool, soul and R&B singer MT Jones performs a mini concert. He's from the UK but sounds like he's straight out of Motown. Dig in. https://www.npr.org/2026/04/07/nx-s1-5776587/mt-jones-album-joy07 Apr 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwukmaimc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mimnw23tss2aBig 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quG1UawJOmA03 Apr 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimnw23tss2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mif34a523c2lCafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with @timheidecker.bsky.social about the songs that defined him for "Personal Records." https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5768130/tim-heidecker-world-cafe-interview31 Mar 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mif34a523c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mie35xusjc2lAnthony Davis and Sean Daley (Ant and Slug) of Atmosphere talk with the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social about their new concept lp, Jestures, and look back at 30 years of making music together. https://www.npr.org/2026/03/30/nx-s1-5762878/atmosphere-album-jestures31 Mar 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mie35xusjc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mi2rvpnc3c2jHow Flea made his solo debut jazz album. The Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social talks with the Red Hot Chili Pepper's bassist about his trumpet playing, his lifelong love of jazz, and the LA jazz music community who helped him record the album, Honora. https://www.npr.org/2026/03/27/nx-s1-5762876/flea-album-honora27 Mar 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2rvpnc3c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mhy7lulihs2yOur friend Langhorne Slim returns to the Cafe studio to perform songs from his new album and talk with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-5762246/langhorne-slim-album-the-dreamin-kind26 Mar 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy7lulihs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mhtuifjgjk2kA live performance from The Nude Party and conversation with the Cafe's @kallao.bsky.social about their new album, Look Who's Back. https://www.npr.org/2026/03/24/nx-s1-5759230/the-nude-party-album-look-whos-back25 Mar 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtuifjgjk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/worldcafe.bsky.social/post/3mhll74xg7k23In Philly, at @wxpnfm.bsky.social where we make the Cafe, we've had the pleasure of working with the incredible Kathy O'Connell - host of the long running kids (and parents!) show, Kids Corner. Congrats to Kathy on a great run and for always making us smile in the office. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:d2vswuzsrd5gaftlib3ubkdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhll74xg7k23