''World Cafe'' is a two-hour-long, nationally syndicated music

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that originates from

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, a non-commercial station licensed to the

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. The program began on October 14, 1991David Dye Announces A Change With 'World Cafe' Radio Show
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'', November 14, 2016. and was originally distributed by Public Radio International. Since 2005, the show has been distributed by

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Background

''World Cafe'' features live performances and interviews with established and emerging

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. The program's format covers a wide spectrum of musical genres, including

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, singer-songwriter,

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, and world music. The program produces two weekly podcasts containing interviews and information about musical performers: "''World Cafe'' Words and Music," which features more established singers and bands, and "''World Cafe'' Next," which highlights emerging artists. Since the program's launch, ''World Cafe'' was hosted by David Dye. The program announced Talia Schlanger as its new host in February 2017."'World Cafe' Selects Talia Schlanger as New Host"
'' Billboard'', February 24, 2017. Dye continued as full-time host and producer of the radio show until March 31, 2017, continuing afterward as a part-time contributor to the program and sometime fill-in host, although Schlanger guest-hosted some episodes in Dye's absence in advance of becoming the program's official host as of April 1. In June 2019, Schlanger announced her departure from the program, to return to other creative projects. In September 2019, the program announced

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as its new host, beginning October 7. Other contributors to the program have included Michaela Majoun,

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and Stephen Kallao."WXPN adds Stephen Kallao as new 'World Cafe' contributing host"
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'', December 4, 2017

''Live at the World Cafe''

''Live at the World Cafe'' is an ongoing series of

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s showcasing artists that appear on the radio program. The first volume was published in 1995. the series consists of 46 volumes.

References

External links

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World Cafe Live
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