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World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

The singer and songwriter joined forces with Chino Moreno, Turnstile's Brendan Yates and more on her grunge-leaning fourth studio album.
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beabadoobee looks toward what connects us on 'Pylon'

For Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe is diving into the Colombian star's career before she made her U.S. crossover with 2001's Laundry Service.
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Before the Breakthough: Shakira

The Canadian pop star talks about her ambitious double album, becoming a parent and writing music for the Broadway adaptation of 10 Things I Hate About You.
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Carly Rae Jepsen pulls out all the stops on 'Day and Night'

The vocalist and cellist also performs a stunning set live from World Cafe's performance studio.
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Kelsey Lu faces a reckoning on 'So Help Me God'

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison explains how the California producer's debut album shifted what music could sound like.
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Culture Corner: Revisiting DJ Shadow's 'Endtroducing.....'

Lead guitarist Daniel Kessler joins World Cafe to talk about the band's eighth studio album.
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Interpol gets experimental on 'This Mirror Weighs a Ton'

Morgan Jahnig and Ketch Secor join us to talk about the band's latest album, Union Made.
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Old Crow Medicine Show reflect on 250 years of U.S. history

Lead singer Amelia Meath says the album reflects "a decision to continue living despite the fact that we continue being hurt."
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Sylvan Esso are finding ways to laugh among the doom

The record features collaborations with longtime friends like Bonnie Raitt and Bob Weir, as well as a new generation of artists like Ezra Koenig and Blake Mills.
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Bruce Hornsby on his latest album, 'Indigo Park'

The Oscar-winning musician and actor performs songs from his latest record, They Call Us The Lucky Ones.
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