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Mike Hadreas makes music as Perfume Genius. Today, we’ll hear about his belief that everyone has the ability to profoundly shift who they are – and how he himself has evolved over the last couple of years. One recent transformation came through a dance piece he created, and it influenced his 2020 album Set My Heart on Fire Immediately. Perfume Genius talks with host Raina Douris and performs some of his new music live. Coming up, on this encore edition of the World Cafe.

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(Photo: Mike Hadreas Of Perfume Genius - Camile Vivier/Courtesy of the artist)

Steve Earle is a songwriter and musician – but he’s also a storyteller. Many of the songs on his upcoming album, Ghosts of West Virginia, were written for the play Coal Country, which tells the true story of a 2010 mining disaster in West Virginia. He not only scored the play; he was also performing in it on stage before the COVID-19 crisis caused New York City theaters to close. Steve joins host Raina Douris to talk about the future of the production today, and he performs songs from Ghosts of West Virginia live. On this encore edition of the World Cafe.  

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Ondara’s debut record, Tales of America, earned a Grammy nomination last year – Based in Minneapolis but born in Kenya, he examined the United States from an outsider’s perspective through his music. Now he’s back with a new collection, called Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1: Tales of Isolation – But this isn’t the follow-up record he planned on. In a conversation with host Raina Douris today, Ondara recalls how he woke up one day during quarantine and started writing music as a kind of therapy. We’ll hear some of that new music live today. On this encore edition of the World Cafe. 

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(Photo: Ondara - Galea McGregor/WXPN)

A few months into the pandemic, Phoebe Bridgers released her sophomore solo album, Punisher. It quickly became an album for the moment – one that could make you feel less alone in a time of self-isolation. Phoebe talks about this moment we’re in, about how making the album was not an isolated experience at all, and about teaching her friend and collaborator Conor Oberst about memes, on the next World Cafe.

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In 2017, Rihannon Giddens stopped by the World Cafe with her album, Freedom Highway.  On that record, she went straight to the darkest parts of history, speaking for those whose voices have often being silenced – from slaves to the people of the civil rights movement, to contemporary victims of racism. We revisit that session again, on the next World Cafe.

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Killer Mike is a rapper from Atlanta. El-P is a rapper/producer from New York. Together they are Run the Jewels and their latest album RTJ4 tells stories of racism and police brutality. Run the Jewels join us on the next World Cafe. They’ll tell the stories behind some of their new songs which feature guest vocals from folks including Mavis Staples and Pharrell Williams.

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You’ll hear an encore session with Sheryl Crow from 1993. Before She had a huge hit with the song “All I Wanna Do,” she visited World Cafe. We dug into the archives to bring you the session she recorded with original World Cafe host David Dye just a month after releasing her debut album Tuesday Night Music Club back in 1993 on the next World Cafe.

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Siblings Sean and Sara Watkins spent over 30 years playing music together alongside Chris Thile in the popular bluegrass band, Nickel Creek. But along the way, they formed their own live act as Watkins Family Hour. The project developed over several years of improvised sets at L.A. nightclub, Largo, with friends they brought in, like Jackson Browne and Mandy Moore. Today, the duo performs songs from their album Brother Sister, and we’ll hear the story of the first time they wrote a song together. That’s coming up, on this encore edition of the World Cafe.

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Steve Aoki is one of the biggest and most successful electronic music producers in the world. He's collaborated with countless pop stars – artists like Sting and the Backstreet Boys. We talk about how he gets them to let their guard down in the studio. Hint: it may involve jumping in a foam pit or a swimming pool. 

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Steven Van Zandt has served as the bandana-clad guitarist in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, but he also a boasts a successful solo career as Little Steven, along with his band the Disciples of Soul. On an Encore edition of the World Cafe Van Zandt talks with host Bruce Warren about his most recent album, Soulfire, his early days in Asbury Park with Springsteen, and why he decided to become a radio DJ.

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Following an adventurous 2019 album, Closer Than Together, The Avett Brothers have returned to their beginnings with an intimate collection of songs – The latest record is called The Third Gleam, and today we’ll hear brothers Scott and Seth Avett perform some of the new music live. Plus, the pair shares about what makes their songwriting partnership work, and their auto racing roots in North Carolina. That’s coming up, on this encore edition of the World Cafe with host Stephen Kallao.

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S&M2 is the name of the latest album from the band Metallica. It’s a live concert recording of classic Metallica songs featuring the heavy metal band backed by the San Francisco Symphony. On the next World Cafe, you’ll hear what “Enter Sandman” sounds like with strings and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich tells the stories behind the songs. Join us.

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(Photo: S&M2, by Metallica - Album cover art)

The Growlers have a sound so unique, they needed to name their own genre for it: “beach goth.” The California band initially got together when asked to play a house party, and they’ve been making their mix of surf-rock, Americana, and psychedelic music ever since…And, they even launched their own successful music festival, also called Beach Goth. Today, Growlers frontman Brooks Nielsen joins host Raina Douris to talk about the group’s DIY ethos. And we’ll hear a live performance from their new album, Natural Affair. That’s coming up, on an encore edition of the World Cafe.

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(Photo: The Growlers - Jeremy Zimmerman for WXPN)

The Head and The Heart return for a special acoustic performance in front of a live audience who gave us some questions for the band that led to some surprising answers. We’ll also hear beautiful performances of songs from the new album, Living Mirage, and a special rendition of “Lost in My Mind”.

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(Photo: The Head And The Heart - James Minchin/Courtesy of the artist)

The Lumineers’ third studio album is a daring record that looks at addiction through the lens of three different family members across three generations in three acts. It’s called III, and Jerimiah and Wes will talk about making a deeply personal record in narrative form, and how M. Night Shyamalan inadvertently inspired it.

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Today on the World Cafe, it’s the incredible dual guitars of Rodrigo Y Gabriela. Their 2019 album, titled Mettavolution, draws on the Sanskrit word for compassion, and that is the message behind their latest songs. But how do you convey that emotion as an instrumental group, without words? Rod and Gab join host Stephen Kallao to explain, and we’ll also find out why they chose to cover a legendary Pink Floyd track. That conversation coming up, on this encore edition of the World Cafe.

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Encore: Tyler Childers When you think of “country music” - do you picture cowboy hats? Pick-up trucks? Red solo cups? That’s exactly what Kentucky’s Tyler Childers is not. But he’s still country. Childers talks about authenticity in country music and plays song from his latest album, Country Squire, in an encore presentation of the World Cafe.

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(Photo: Tyler Childers – Galea McGregor/WXPN)

British musician Yola describes her life as a series of ups and downs – being homeless one day and getting compliments from James Brown the next. She joins host Talia Schlanger to share her story, and we’ll hear a live studio performance of songs from her album, which was produced by Dan Auerbach. In the second hour, named “the future of blues” by Rolling Stone magazine, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has a lot to live up to. We’ll hear songs from his debut album, with guest appearances from Buddy Guy and Keb Mo, and he’ll speak with host Stephen Kallao about his rise to fame at only 20 years old. That’s all coming up, on the next World Cafe.

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Since their 2008 debut record, which included the hit song “Ain’t No Rest For the Wicked,” Cage the Elephant has become one of the biggest bands in rock, not to mention a cannot-miss live show. Leading up to their latest album, Social Cues, the band faced some trying events – Lead singer Matt Shultz’s divorce, as well as the passing of a few friends. Matt and his brother, guitarist Brad Shultz, join host Stephen Kallao today to talk about the music that came out of that difficult period, and Cage the Elephant perform live in the studio. On an encore edition of the World Cafe.

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(Photo: Cage the Elephant – Gabriela Barbieri/via World Cafe)    

This week on the BGS Radio Hour we dedicate our entire show to songs about trains! Everyone from that old folkie Bob Dylan to bluegrass legends Doc and Merle Watson, stoner hippie jam kings the Grateful Dead to blues legends Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters sang songs about riding the rails.

The Bluegrass Situation Radio Hour airs every Monday at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download our FREE mobile App @ iTunes & Google Play! 

This week on Folk Alley, in hour one, an exclusive Folk Alley Session with Ireland-born, Austin-based singer/songwriter Pat Byrne, recorded at the 2019 30A Songwriters Festival; hear the latest from Shawn Colvin as she re-releases an acoustic version of her Grammy Award winning album 'Steady On'; plus new music from Old Salt Union and Che Apalache; favorites by Bêla Fleck & the Flecktones, Russ Barenberg, and more.

In hour two, new music from Pieta Brown, Hard Drive, Calexico and Iron & Wine, Spirit Family Reunion, and The Steel Wheels; plus favorites from Mandolin Orange, Mipso, Parsonsfield, and much more. 

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(Photo: Pat Byrne - via Folk Alley)

This week on Folk Alley, an encore broadcast of a show first heard last summer featuring an exclusive Folk Alley Session with Sarah Lee Guthrie recorded at the 30A Songwriters Festival; more music from Eliza Gilkyson, Lori McKenna, and The Jayhawks; plus favorites by Neko Case, Billy Bragg & Joe Henry, and more. 

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(Photo: Sarah Lee Guthrie/via Folk Alley)

On the next Fresh Air, an inside look at the Mueller investigation from Andrew Weissmann, one of the lead prosecutors in the 22-month probe. In a new book, Weissmann says the investigation fell short of its mission by declining to investigate Donald Trump’s finances and by not subpoenaing him to testify before a grand jury. Weissmann’s book is Where Law Ends. Join us.

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(Photo: Where Law Ends, By Andrew Weissmann, book cover)

On the next Fresh Air, Terry Gross’ 1988 interview with astronaut Michael Collins. He was all alone in outer space, piloting the Apollo 11 command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon.   He temporarily lost contact with them and ground control.  Collins died Wednesday, at age 90.  Join us.

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(Photo: Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins (left) with Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke at a 2014 event in Cambridge, Mass. - Steven Senne/AP, via NPR)

Some people in Paradise, California are rebuilding after the deadly Camp Fire. But they're getting mixed messages from officials about whether the water is safe to drink. An update on the water crisis in Paradise on All Things Considered from NPR News.

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Morning Edition has talked to many of the Democrats who are running for president. Now they address the nation - and each other - in the first primary debate in Miami. Who stands out in a very crowded field of candidates? We'll have analysis, and reaction from voters on the next Morning Edition from NPR News.

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A dozen Democratic presidential candidates debated in Ohio last night...only one will face President Trump next year.

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(Photo: From left, Democratic presidential candidates, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, businessman Tom Steyer, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and former Housing Secretary Julian Castro stand on stage for a photo before a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and The New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, in Westerville, Ohio - Tony Dejak/Associated Press      )

In Africa, drums don't only play rhythms, they send messages. “Ancient Text Messages: Batá Drums in a Changing World” explores an endangered tradition of drum speech in Nigeria, and how that tradition changed and thrived in Cuba, where large numbers of enslaved Yoruba arrived in the 19th century. Producer Ned Sublette speaks with ethnomusicologist Amanda Villepastour, language technician Tunde Adegbola, and drummer Kenneth Schweitzer about how language and music overlap. 

Afropop Worldwide can be heard Sunday nights at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

We continue with Part Two of this rich and full program, with more music from (and an in-depth conversation with) North Carolina-based bluegrass quartet Chatham County Line. We’ll also hear more from legendary singer/songwriter/guitarist Anders Osborne, who shares more of his New Orleans flavored sound. In addition, eTown is visited by The McIntosh County Shouters, known for their moving, tradition-rich, African-American spirituals and shout songs. An incredible finale collaboration with Anders, Nick, Helen, Chatham County Line, and The McIntosh County Shouters rates as one of the best eTown has ever had. Don’t miss this one!

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(Photo: Chatham County Line – Courtesy of the artist/via eTown)

With more guests than usual, this show will be spread over two weeks. This week, noted New Orleans resident (originally born in Sweden) and performer extraordinaire Anders Osborne returns to the eTown stage after several years absence, to share his soulful vocals, rich songwriting, and tasteful guitar work. And Nick sits down for a conversation with our award winner who started an organization that provides books, education, and learning programs as a lifeline of hope for incarcerated adults. We’ll also have a taste of North Carolina based bluegrass quartet Chatham County Line who make their first visit to eTown.

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(Photo: Anders Osborne – Brandt Vicknair, courtesy of eTown)

On the next Fresh Air, how the Trump and Kushner families immigrated to the U.S. and built their fortunes. Terry talks with Andrea Bernstein, author of the new book American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money & Power. She also co-hosts the podcast Trump Inc., as in Trump incorporated.  Join us.

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(Photo: Andrea Bernstein - Matthew Septimus/Courtesy WNYC)

Andrew Bird’s last album, Are You Serious, was very inward-looking, inspired by pivotal moments in his personal life. And now, his latest album called My Finest Work Yet, zooms way out on humanity across history. Always inventive, Andrew has songs about Greek mythology, from Sisyphus to the Olympians, and one inspired by the Spanish Civil War. He joins host Talia Schlanger to share about his passion for history from an early age, and of course, his signature whistling.

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(Photo: Andrew Bird in the World Cafe studio - Breanna Keohane/WXPN/via World Cafe)

This week we present a special quarantine edition of Art of the Song with Nashville singer/songwriter, Andrew Combs. We feature his EP This is the Light, which consists of 5 songs written and recorded during the 2020 coronavirus quarantine. Andrew says, [quote’] “The pandemic has obviously caused anxiety, pain, and frustration for many people, so it’s hard for me to relish in the fact I am able to stay at home and be creative, but I’d be lying if I said this whole experience has not been fruitful for my art.”

In the second half of the show for the Creativity Corner, John Dillon talks about using creativity to process one’s feelings in response to a changing and troubled world.

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(Photo: Andrew Combs – Jon Karr/Courtesy of the artist)

As Andrew Yang campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination, he's talking openly about his son who is on the autism spectrum. That story on All Things Considered from NPR News.

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Angel Olsen recently released her fourth album, called All Mirrors. Her initial recordings of the songs were stripped-down, meant to be in the style of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic record, Nebraska. But over time, the music grew into big and lush arrangements involving a 14-piece orchestra that sound nothing like the original takes. We’ll learn why she changed directions and hear the stunning results, as Angel Olsen stops by for a conversation and live studio performance. Coming up, on the next World Cafe with host Stephen Kallao.

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(Photo: Angel Olson – Courtesy of the artist/Zia Anger)

On the next Fresh Air, actor Angela Bassett. She won a SAG Award last year for her role in the Marvel film Black Panther and is the voice of one of the main characters in the new Disney Pixar animated film Soul. Join us.

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(Photo: Angela Bassett - Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Angie McMahon On the next World Cafe, Angie McMahon talks to host Stephen Kallao over Zoom from her bedroom in Melbourne, Australia. We’ll find out how she’s passing the time in isolation, what one of the best things about opening for Bon Jovi was, and we’ll hear live performances from Angie and her band that were recorded before the pandemic.

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On the next Fresh Air – to mark singer Anita O’Day’s centennial - a tribute by jazz critic Kevin Whitehead, and a replay of Terry's 1987 interview with her.  And an interview with actor Robert Forster, who was nominated for an oscar for his role in Quetnin Tarantiono’s Jackie Brown. Forster died last Friday.  Join us.

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(Photo: Anita O’Day - Daniel Shen Taipei, Taiwan [CC BY-SA 2.0])

Although music lovers missed out on festivals and concerts this past year, there was still plenty of great music released in 2020. Today, World Cafe's Nashville correspondent Ann Powers shines a light on some of the city’s music you may have missed. Don't miss Ann's latest report from Music City, on the next World Cafe.

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(Photo: Ann Powers – Courtesy NPR)

Many critics of President Trump see his threat to send in the military as a move toward authoritarianism.  On the next fresh air, we talk with Anne Applebaum, who has been writing in the Atlantic magazine about the move toward authoritarianism in Europe and the U.S.  Her forthcoming book is titled Twilight of Democracy.  Join us.

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DJ Crew Zona Libre take a break from throwing genre-defying parties and producing their own live events and podcasts to team up with Afropop for another edition of Cuts from the Crypt. Frequent Afropop producer Morgan Greenstreet (modrums) and Brooklyn-based Puerto Rican DJ Ricardo Luiggi (tres dos) dig through Afropop's extensive vinyl archives, selecting Afro-diasporic music that defies borders and boundaries and sharing their digging experiences along the way. 

Afropop Worldwide can be heard Sunday nights at 9:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen on the go - download the FREE KRCB mobile app from the App Store & Google Play!

(Photo: Courtesy of Afropop Worldwide)

Coldplay were one of the first massive rock bands of the new millennium. Not long after they released their breakthrough album, Parachutes, they stopped by the World Cafe on their way up to superstardom – And today, we’ll revisit that moment in musical history. We’re going back into the archives for their 2001 conversation with original host, David Dye, and a live studio performance of songs from Parachutes, including the classic, “Yellow.” On the next World Cafe.

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(Photo: Coldplay – Courtesy of EMI/via NPR)

Anthony Lamarca fronts a band called The Building when he isn’t busy playing guitar in the Grammy Award winning band, The War on Drugs. When he and his wife moved back to Youngstown, Ohio, where he's originally from, they adopted a dog named Petra, and around that time, he also found out he had cancer. His latest solo album is titled Petra, after his dog that inspired him as he battled cancer, as well as the acronym behind the name. We’ll learn about that, and The Building perform live in the studio. On the next World Cafe.

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On the next Fresh Air, the story of a pioneering anthropologist in the 1920s and 30s and his students who challenged the static notions of race, sex and gender.   A talk with Charles King about his book Gods of the Upper Air.  One of those anthropologists was Margaret Mead. Join us.

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Antonio Banderas is nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in Pain and Glory, as a film director dealing with physical and psychic pain. It was written and directed by Pedro Almodovar. They’re both from Spain and got their start in the creative explosion after the dictatorship ended.  Join us.

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(Photo: Antonio Banderas won the best actor award at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for his performance in Pedro Almodóvar's new film, Pain and Glory - Manolo Pavón/Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)