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Personal Records: Jen Agg
Oct 16, 2026
34m 57s
How a Midwestern landfill inspired Fruit Bats' latest album
Oct 15, 2026
13m 32s
How being 'fake brave' helped The Army, The Navy find real confidence
Oct 13, 2026
22m 17s
Before the Breakthrough: Selena
Oct 9, 2026
12m 06s
For Alabama Shakes, making music together again was like 'riding a bike'
Oct 9, 2026
25m 54s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/16/26 |  Personal Records: Jen Agg | The restaurateur and star of the new Food Network show Restaurant Impossible: Last Call shares the songs that shaped her. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 34m 57s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 |  How a Midwestern landfill inspired Fruit Bats' latest album | Eric D. Johnson, who performs as Fruit Bats, talks about making The Landfill.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 13m 32s | ||||||
| 10/13/26 |  How being 'fake brave' helped The Army, The Navy find real confidence | The bond between Maia Ciambriello and Sasha Goldberg, who perform together as The Army, The Navy, is at the heart of their debut album, Fake Brave Life.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 22m 17s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 |  Before the Breakthrough: Selena | For Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe is diving into the late Tejano performer's ascent to stardom.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 12m 06s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 |  For Alabama Shakes, making music together again was like 'riding a bike' | The trio returns with their first studio album in 11 years.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 25m 54s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 |  How Brian Jackson reimagined some of his legendary work with Gil Scott-Heron | Jackson and Scott-Heron created some of most memorable protest music of the early '70s, through the duo’s combination of jazz, soul, funk and spoken word poetry. Fifty years later, Jackson’s new album, Now More Than Ever, revisits some of their most iconic songs.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 25m 40s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 |  The Womack Sisters leaned on each other to keep their musical ambitions alive | BG, Zeimani and Kucha Womack are music royalty — nieces to Bobby Womack and the granddaughters of Sam Cooke. Their debut album comes after a series of tragic setbacks.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 20m 33s | ||||||
| 10/6/26 |  John R. Miller takes to the road on 'The Great Unknowing' | Miller's new album is a sort of travelogue inspired by his years as a traveling musician, but it’s also an exploration of quieter moments.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 37m 27s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 |  Before the Breakthrough: Los Lobos | For Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe is diving into the East Los Angeles band's career and music before "La Bamba" changed everything. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 11m 24s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 |  'You gotta make it wiggly': How The Wiggles set the standard for kid's entertainment | Plus, the Australian children's music group perform a cover of Olivia Dean's megahit, "Man I Need."See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 38m 52s | ||||||
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| 10/1/26 |  For Michaela Anne, the 'humdrum is holy' | The singer-songwriter found her way out of a two-year songwriting drought after finding inspiration in the "absolute magic" of everyday life.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 30m 18s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 |  Tune in to a mini-concert with Friko | The Chicago band performs music from their sophomore album, Something Worth Waiting For.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 18m 07s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 |  Swamp Dogg contemplates the afterlife | The 84-year-old musician and producer has built a cult following for his weird, satirical, hilarious musical personality.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 23m 41s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 |  Before the Breakthrough: Daddy Yankee | The Puerto Rican star's 2004 single, "Gasolina," helped launch reggaeton into the stratosphere.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 11m 16s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 |  Bedouine builds a home for herself on 'Neon Summer Skin' | After a trip to her childhood home in Saudi Arabia, the Syrian American musician was left contemplating what it means to "be home."See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 23m 08s | ||||||
| 9/22/26 |  Tune in to a mini-concert with Brother Wallace | The Georgia singer performs songs from his debut album, Electric Love.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 21m 40s | ||||||
| 9/19/26 |  beabadoobee looks toward what connects us on 'Pylon' | The singer and songwriter joined forces with Chino Moreno, Turnstile's Brendan Yates and more on her grunge-leaning fourth studio album.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 17m 41s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 |  Before the Breakthrough: Shakira | 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.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 13m 20s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 |  Carly Rae Jepsen pulls out all the stops on 'Day and Night' | 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.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 34m 37s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 |  Kelsey Lu faces a reckoning on 'So Help Me God' | The vocalist and cellist also performs a stunning set live from World Cafe's performance studio.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 33m 59s | ||||||
| 9/16/26 |  Culture Corner: Revisiting DJ Shadow's 'Endtroducing.....' | World Cafe correspondent John Morrison explains how the California producer's debut album shifted what music could sound like.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 18m 31s | ||||||
| 9/15/26 |  Interpol gets experimental on 'This Mirror Weighs a Ton' | Lead guitarist Daniel Kessler joins World Cafe to talk about the band's eighth studio album.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 19m 35s | ||||||
| 9/14/26 |  Old Crow Medicine Show reflect on 250 years of U.S. history | Morgan Jahnig and Ketch Secor join us to talk about the band's latest album, Union Made.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 35m 46s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 |  Sylvan Esso are finding ways to laugh among the doom | Lead singer Amelia Meath says the album reflects "a decision to continue living despite the fact that we continue being hurt."See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 23m 19s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 |  Bruce Hornsby on his latest album, 'Indigo Park' | 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.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy | 24m 42s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | music performancemini-concert+3 | Ryan Bingham | NPRThey Call Us The Lucky Ones | — | Ryan Binghammini-concert+3 | — | 13m 54s | ||
| 9/2/26 | musicrap+3 | KhakiKid | NPRDate Night+1 | — | KhakiKidDublin rapper+3 | — | 37m 07s | ||
| 8/31/26 | Riverdancedance+3 | principal dancer | NPRRiverdance | Dublin | Riverdancedance+3 | — | 11m 01s | ||
| 8/28/26 | musicIrish band+3 | — | Irish bandNPR+1 | — | Irish bandIt's a Hell of an Age+4 | — | 39m 38s | ||
| 8/27/26 | Irish rock bandmini-concert+3 | — | Florence RoadNPR+1 | — | Florence RoadSpring Forward+3 | — | 16m 19s | ||
| 8/25/26 | bluegrasslive performances+3 | — | NPRLittle Sparrow | — | Dolly Partonbluegrass+3 | — | 25m 57s | ||
| 8/25/26 | musiclive session+3 | SPRINTS | NPRSPRINTS | Ireland | Dublinband+5 | — | 51m 11s | ||
| 8/21/26 | musiccollaboration+3 | — | WeezerNPR+1 | — | WeezerGold Album+3 | — | 27m 58s | ||
| 8/20/26 | country musicsongwriting+3 | Brandon Flowers | The KillersNPR+1 | — | Brandon FlowersThe Killers+3 | — | 27m 18s | ||
| 8/19/26 | Irish musiclive performance+3 | Cardinals | NPRCardinals | — | CardinalsIrish band+3 | — | 29m 05s | ||
| 7/17/26 | survivor's guiltimmigration+3 | Janjay Lowe | NPR | LiberiaChattanooga | LiberiaChattanooga+3 | — | 36m 50s | ||
| 7/13/26 | folk musicprotest songs+3 | Jesse Welles | NPRMasks Off | — | Jesse Wellesfolk music+3 | — | 43m 06s | ||
| 7/10/26 | musicpersonal stories+3 | Tatiana Maslany | NPR | — | Tatiana Maslanymusic+3 | — | 36m 00s | ||
| 7/9/26 | indie rocklive performance+3 | — | Brigitte Calls Me BabyNPR+1 | — | Brigitte Calls Me BabyIrreversible+3 | — | 15m 57s | ||
| 7/7/26 | musicsongwriting+3 | Boy Golden | NPRBest of Our Possible Lives | — | Boy GoldenBest of Our Possible Lives+5 | — | 29m 25s | ||
| 7/3/26 | American Revolutionmusical history+3 | — | NPRMuseum of the American Revolution | Philadelphia | American Revolutionmusic+3 | — | 23m 33s | ||
| 7/2/26 | rock historylocal music+3 | — | The Hooters | Philadelphia | HootersPhiladelphia+3 | — | 20m 55s | ||
| 6/30/26 | DJ culturemusic history+3 | DJ Jazzy Jeff | NPRpcm.adswizz.com | — | DJ Jazzy JeffWill Smith+3 | — | 29m 04s | ||
| 6/29/26 | MummersPhiladelphia culture+3 | — | Woodland String Band | Philadelphia | MummersPhiladelphia+5 | — | 14m 59s | ||
| 6/27/26 | DIY music scenePhiladelphia music+3 | — | NPR | Phillycity | DIY musicPhiladelphia+3 | — | 16m 03s | ||
| 6/12/26 | American identitymusic insights+3 | Rostam | Vampire WeekendNPR | — | RostamAmerican Stories+3 | — | 37m 37s | ||
| 6/11/26 | musiclive performance+3 | Sotomayor | NPRWABI SABI | — | SotomayorWABI SABI+3 | — | 17m 31s | ||
| 6/10/26 | musicalbum creation+3 | Courtney Barnett | NPR | Southern California | Courtney BarnettCreature of Habit+3 | — | 33m 50s | ||
| 6/8/26 | musicalbum discussion+3 | Piya MalikNya Brown+1 | NPRCut & Rewind | — | Say She SheCut & Rewind+5 | — | 34m 26s | ||
| 6/3/26 | generative AImusic+3 | José González | NPRAgainst the Dying of the Light | — | José Gonzálezgenerative AI+3 | — | 25m 44s | ||
| 6/2/26 | jazzguitar+3 | Bill Frisell | NPR | — | Bill Friselljazz guitar+4 | — | 27m 14s | ||
| 6/1/26 | cancermortality+3 | Joshua Ray Walker | NPRAin’t Dead Yet | — | Joshua Ray WalkerAin’t Dead Yet+3 | — | 46m 44s | ||
| 5/22/26 | musicalbum production+3 | Jack Antonoff | BleachersNPR+1 | — | Jack AntonoffBleachers+3 | — | 34m 51s | ||
| 5/21/26 | indie rocklive performance+3 | The Belair Lip Bombs | The Belair Lip BombsNPR+1 | — | The Belair Lip BombsAgain+3 | — | 15m 00s | ||
| 5/19/26 | Aretha Franklincounterculture movement+3 | — | NPRAretha Live at Fillmore West | — | Aretha FranklinFillmore West+3 | — | 11m 40s | ||
| 5/8/26 | Christian pop musicnew album+3 | Amy Grant | NPR | — | Amy GrantChristian music+3 | — | 32m 11s | ||
| 5/6/26 | musicalbum discussion+3 | Samm Henshaw | NPRIt Could Be Worse | — | Samm HenshawIt Could Be Worse+3 | — | 33m 30s | ||
| 5/1/26 | country musicalbum release+3 | Kacey Musgraves | — | Texas | Kacey Musgravescountry music+5 | — | 29m 27s | ||
| 4/29/26 | jam bandlive music+3 | — | Pigeons Playing Ping Pong | Baltimore | Pigeons Playing Ping Pongjam band+3 | — | 20m 13s | ||
| 4/28/26 | mortalityjoy+3 | Beverly Glenn-CopelandElizabeth Glenn-Copeland | NPRLaughter in Summer | — | Beverly Glenn-CopelandElizabeth Glenn-Copeland+3 | — | 40m 23s | ||
| 4/23/26 | Acadiana musiclive performance+3 | Grand Nathaniel | Lonely Wanderer | Lafayette, La. | Grand NathanielLonely Wanderer+3 | — | 12m 36s | ||
| 4/20/26 | musicrock band+3 | — | SqueezeTrixies | — | SqueezeTrixies+5 | — | 19m 50s | ||
| 4/17/26 | musicalbum+3 | Jessie Ware | NPR | — | Jessie WareSuperbloom+5 | — | 27m 18s | ||
| 4/16/26 | rock music90s music+3 | John Morrison | NPRRage Against the Machine+1 | — | Rage Against the MachineEvil Empire+3 | — | 11m 44s | ||
| 4/10/26 | Billy IdolRock music+3 | — | NPRBilly Idol Should Be Dead | — | Billy Idoldocumentary+3 | — | 38m 05s | ||
| 4/8/26 | Mariachi musicPunk rock+3 | Matt Caughthran | The BronxNPR | — | MariachiPunk rock+3 | — | 37m 42s | ||
| 4/7/26 | music performancedebut album+3 | MT Jones | NPRJoy | Liverpool, England | MT JonesJoy+3 | — | 16m 16s | ||
| 3/31/26 | musicpersonal stories+3 | Tim Heidecker | NPR | — | Tim Heideckermusic+3 | — | 19m 52s | ||
| 3/30/26 | hip-hopmusic+3 | AntSlug | NPRJestures | Minneapolis | Atmospherehip-hop+5 | — | 25m 04s | ||
| 3/27/26 | musicjazz+4 | Flea | Red Hot Chili PeppersNPR+1 | — | FleaRed Hot Chili Peppers+4 | — | 28m 55s | ||
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Chart history for World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
Peaked at #120 in United States, currently #120 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #120 | #120 | — |
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1 placement across 1 market.