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Samantha Tuttle Podcasts
Get ready to hike up your confidence and kick societal expectations to the curb with Skirts Up, the hilariously honest podcast hosted by the dynamic duo, Samantha Mandell and Melissa Matthews! Tired of the flawless facade? Sam and Mel are here to spill the tea on their own epic fails, proving that imperfection is not only normal but the breeding ground for growth and laughter. More than just relatable mishaps, Skirts Up is a vibrant space dedicated to empowering women to fearlessly explore t ...
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WXPN's live performance and interview program featuring music and conversation from a variety of important musicians
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In-depth interviews with songwriters about their songwriting process. Nothing else. No talk of band drama, band names, or tour stories. Treating songwriters as writers, plain and simple. By Ben Opipari, English Lit Ph.D.
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Welcome to the world's #1 essential oils podcast –– where each week, we demystify the world of aromatherapy and make essential oils your no-brainer approach to just about everything. Explore how to use essential oils for better health, toxin-free living, DIY projects, skincare, weight loss, emotional and spiritual health, and more.
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Mae Martin talks about their debut album, 'I'm A TV'
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27:37The Canadian comic and actor joins World Cafe to talk about their debut album, I'm A TV. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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For Brandi Carlile, solitude is overrated
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41:34The singer-songwriter decamped to Aaron Dessner's Long Pond Studio in upstate New York to record her new album, Returning to Myself. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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"I get a physical tingling sensation. It's beyond my control, an impulsive feeling where I have to sit and wait for it," Billie Marten says about that moment before a wave of inspiration strikes. The problem, Marten told me, is that it's been a while since she's written anything. But as we soon realized, Marten has been writing a lot: she pulled ou…
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Blues phenom Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram on his latest album, 'Hard Road'
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33:08The blues musician from Clarksdale, Miss., also talks about his new record label and searching for the next generation of blues talent. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Building Legacy, Candles By Victoria
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1:11:33In this engaging conversation, we delve into the remarkable journey of Victoria, the creator of Candles by Victoria, who built a thriving candle business over 26 years. She shares her entrepreneurial beginnings, her family's integral role in the business, and the decision to sell it. Despite facing a challenging transition, Victoria remains passion…
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Celebrating 45 years of Talking Heads' 'Remain in Light'
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10:46On their fourth album, the American rock band refined their innovative sound, which had long been inspired by Black music traditions. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Acadiana Music Showcase: Jeffery Broussard & The Nighttime Syndicate
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16:39Zydeco veteran Jeffery Broussard teamed up with members of the New Orleans TBC Brass Band and a swing band's rhythm section for Bayou Moonlight, a blend of zydeco, R&B and blues. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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'It was never taped': There's a missing piece to Montreal's jazz history
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14:29Historian Dorothy Williams explains why Montreal became a center for jazz music. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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How Elisapie turned 10 classic rock hits into ‘true Inuit songs’
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19:06The Juno Award-winning Inuit musician, based in Montreal, imbued her favorite childhood songs with new meaning on her covers project, Inuktitut. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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From Timidity to Feminine Assertiveness With Cara Tuttle
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1:14:32Join us as we dive into an enlightening conversation with Kara Tuttle, author of 'Drowning in Timidity.' Kara shares her journey of writing her book during the pandemic, inspired by a LinkedIn connection. Discussing how women are socialized to be overly polite, she calls for a change in this dynamic by embracing assertiveness. We explore the fine l…
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"I allow myself to miss the guitar. And the guitar comes calling when I start to feel bored," says William Prince. A multiple JUNO award-winner, Prince is also a member of Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, Canada, writing often about his experience as a member. Prince finds long drives to be productive--and those long drives in Canada are common. "S…
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Expert guide Ruby Roy has given countless tours of the city for Cohen's fans. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Montreal is home, but Pierre Kwenders' heart is in Kinshasa
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16:40Kwenders is the co-founder of Moonshine, a Montreal-based collective that spotlights the culture and music of the African diaspora. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Meet the producer behind some of Montreal's finest records
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25:52Howard Bilerman went from taping punk shows as a teen to co-founding Hotel2Tango, one of Montreal's most iconic recording studios. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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'DIY will never die': No Joy remembers the heyday of Montreal's Mile End
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13:26Jasamine White-Gluz takes us back to the early aughts, when the city was experiencing a boom of DIY music. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Building Bonds and Breaking Barriers, Canine Assistants
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1:33:14Welcome to season four!! Samantha and Melissa celebrate their podcast's unexpected growth during the break, hitting 6,600 listeners. The duo discusses their exciting plans for the new season, which includes conversations with experts in astrology, numerology tarot, neurologist and SOOO much more. They share insights from their own personal experien…
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'Have I gone too far?': Sarah McLachlan faces her toughest critic on new album
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38:16The Grammy Award-winning musician is used to playing for big crowds, but there was one person whose opinion mattered more than anyone else's: her eldest daughter. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Expect a lot of Puerto Rican pride at Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show
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13:48Days before Bad Bunny's Super Bowl announcement, World Cafe spoke to Alt.Latino hosts Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras about his 31-date residency in Puerto Rico. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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It's the return of Hayes Carll! I first interviewed him in 2013 and again in 2016. A recurring theme of those early interviews was Carll's admitted lack of discipline in the writing process. "I'm always looking for something else to do other than write," Carll told me in 2013. But 2025 brings a new Hayes Carll, one who sees discipline as an ally. "…
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Kassa Overall connects the dots between jazz and hip-hop on 'CREAM'
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39:20The jazz musician reimagines hip-hop classics by The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan and more. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Little Dragon's Yukimi embraces the feminine on 'For You'
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21:09The Swedish musician branches out into jazz and soul on her debut solo album. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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'I don't feel like getting up': Spinal Tap gets real about rocking into your 70s
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18:59David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel, of the legendary rock band, talk about their long-awaited reunion, plus what they really think about Paul McCartney. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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"The decision has been made, and now it's time to f**k off," Mitch Rowland told me. To be clear, Rowland wasn't saying this to me; instead, it's Rowland ruthlessly killing his darlings in the editing process. Rowland is a solo artist, but he's also the guitarist in Harry Styles's solo band and has co-written many songs with Styles, including "Water…
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Adrian Sherwood ponders 'The Collapse of Everything'
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25:20The British record producer talks about releasing his first non-collaborative album in 12 years, plus Sherwood looks back on the U.K.'s electrifying dub scene. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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The Culture Corner: Santana's 'Abraxas' was a blend of musical traditions
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11:23World Cafe correspondent John Morrison revisits the rock band's chart-topping sophomore album from 1970. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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How Stephen King helped The Beths' Liz Stokes write again
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31:21Lead vocalist and songwriter Liz Stokes took pointers from Stephen King's On Writing to get the New Zealand band's creative energy flowing. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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The British rock band talks about their latest album, More. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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The folk duo's new album is about lowering your defenses in a post-pandemic world. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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If you took a contemporary poetry class in college in the last 30 years, Paul Muldoon was probably on your syllabus. The New York Times has called him “one of the great poets of the past hundred years. . . . Only Yeats before him could write with such measured fury.” The Times Literary Supplement referred to Muldoon as “the most significant English…
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Acadiana Music Showcase: Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
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14:13What started as a three-hour concert in 1974 has grown into three-day event celebrating Southern Louisiana's music and culture. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Lord Huron explores 'the big mysteries' on the band's latest album
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32:55Lord Huron frontman Ben Schneider talks about the band's latest album, The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1. Plus, the band performs live. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Kokoroko's set for World Cafe made heartbeats bounce
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37:48The London-based septet perform songs from their latest album, Tuff Times Never Last. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Patrick Hetherington of Parcels says that the urge to write usually strikes when he's had some kind of new input, but then he needs distance from that input to be able to process it and write about it. And a good sunset is mandatory. "I need to touch base with the sunset every day. I take a walk at sunset to feel that change, that shift in the day.…
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The jams just keep flowing on Goose's 'Chain Yer Dragon'
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46:24Just like Phish and the Grateful Dead before them, rising jam band stars Goose have inspired a very passionate fan following. Plus, they perform songs from their surprise album, Chain Yer Dragon. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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It's the return of Molly Tuttle! (The first time I interviewed Tuttle was in 2021, when I interviewed her and Katie Pruitt.) Tuttle won the GRAMMY for Best Bluegrass Album in both 2023 and 2024. And you don't become great without rigorous discipline. As you'll hear, Tuttle kept a flip phone as a student at Berklee because she wanted to maintain her…
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Friedberg on their debut album, 'Hardcore Workout Queen'
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27:39Anna F. of Friedberg joins us to talk about the band's debut album, Hardcore Workout Queen, and why the cowbell is her favorite instrument. Plus, Friedberg performs live. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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We are currently on a break until October 9th, but I felt compelled to reach out and share an important initiative we are undertaking. We are excited to announce our upcoming fundraising event to support Canine Assistants, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing service dogs to disabled children. The financial burden associated with trainin…
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The Choctaw Nation singer-songwriter talks about embracing a community mindset on her latest album, plus Crain performs live. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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I cannot imagine a world where Scott McCaughey is not writing. But first, some background. He was an auxiliary member of R.E.M. from 1994 to 2011, working with them in the studio and playing with them live. He founded The Baseball Project and The Minus Five, among other bands, both with members of R.E.M. He also founded The Young Fresh Fellows. McC…
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What exactly is butt rock? It depends on who you ask
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13:33The once-pejorative label for a subgenre of rock has divided World Cafe along generational lines. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Acadiana Music Showcase: Babineaux Sisters
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11:37Gracie and Julie Babineaux have been making Cajun music for over a decade, writing and performing in Louisiana French. Their new album, Sans Soulier, is due out in October. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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British funk band Cymande are finally getting their flowers
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17:12Originally ignored by fans in the U.K., the psychedelic funk band was later embraced by hip-hop groups like De La Soul and The Fugees. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Dev Hynes had me at the bookshelves. All those bookshelves behind him on our Zoom interview, rising to the ceiling and stuffed with books. Small wonder, then, that Hynes works best in daily consumption mode rather than creation mode. He's adamant about not writing every day. The creative process is all about keeping it fun for Hynes. He likes to wr…
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Living Colour's 'Time's Up' was a reclamation of rock music's Black roots
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12:36World Cafe correspondent John Morrison talks about the impact of the American hard rock band's sophomore album. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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Natalie Bergman is looking at the world for the first time
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33:19Natalie Bergman discusses how her latest album, My Home is Not in This World, was sparked by new beginnings, including becoming a mother. Plus, she performs live in the studio. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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There's a difference between wanting to write and needing to write. For Will Taylor of Flyte, it's usually a need. Taylor says that he doesn't write every day, but instead writes after an accumulation of experiences. "I know it's time because a sadness comes over me. It's a quite noticeable funk, and the clouds need to break," says Taylor. But for …
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The sound of ‘cosmic country,’ according to its architect, Daniel Donato
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41:12The 30-year-old musician blends country, jam and rock into an out-of-this-world sound. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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"I write the most when I'm supposed to be doing something else because it tricks me into thinking that songwriting is rebellious," Meg Duffy (aka Hand Habits) told me. "It feels like I get to choose to do it." I love this quote so much. It illustrates how we sometimes have to trick ourselves into being creative. Duffy used the word "summon" a few t…
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After a breakout year, Self Esteem is learning that confidence isn't a given
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38:18Self Esteem has become one of the most irreverent voices in pop music since going solo in 2017. Today, Rebecca Lucy Taylor joins World Cafe to talk about her latest album, A Complicated Woman. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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