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World Cafe: Don Was
2/20/2026 | 33 mins.
The record producer, director and composer talks jazz, being in the room with stars like Willie Nelson and Paul Simon, and we find out the backstory of one of the most curious albums of the 90’s.

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How DJ culture helped connect Black music communities worldwide
2/18/2026 | 11 mins.
For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison shares another segment exploring the music of the African diaspora.

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Introducing: Personal Records, a new mixtape series
2/16/2026 | 41 mins.
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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How a Scorpio took Lucinda Williams' 'Joy' and more stories from her catalog
2/13/2026 | 18 mins.
The Americana icon talks about the songs that played a special role in her career in World Cafe's latest edition of Backtracking.

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Flock of Dimes (Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner), live in concert
2/12/2026 | 15 mins.
Hear live versions of songs from The Life You Save, the latest album from Jenn Wasner's solo project.

Set List
"Long After Midnight"
"Keep Me In The Dark"
"Defeat"
"The Enemy"

This episode of World Cafe was produced by Will Loftus. Our programming and booking coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our senior producer is Kimberly Junod.

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