
'It's a very Irish thing': CMAT on why making country pop felt inevitable
16/1/2026 | 50min
On Euro-Country, the Dublin-born artist draws on country music’s knack for storytelling to revisit her memories of Ireland’s economic crash in the 2000s.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

On his latest album, William Prince writes his way back to Peguis First Nation
14/1/2026 | 29min
The Canadian songwriter reflects on home and ambition as his sound grows bolder on Further from the Country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The unsung classic that helped define hip-hop's golden age
13/1/2026 | 12min
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison joins us to talk about why the East Coast rap group Main Source deserves a spot as one of the best hip-hop groups of the '90s.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Jazz obsession fuels Hether’s genre-bending album, 'Holy Water'
12/1/2026 | 21min
Guitarist and producer Paul Castelluzzo channels jazz foundations and years of pop studio work into Holy Water.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The song Josh Ritter was nervous to share and more stories from his catalog
09/1/2026 | 35min
The singer-songwriter joins World Cafe for a new installment of Backtracking, where musicians revisit songs from their back catalog that have shaped their careers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy



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