Kashus Culpepper talks with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about how he went from performing cover songs to his new full-length debut album, Act I, and with his band performs in front of a live audience.
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We wrap up our Black History Month series with our Culture Corner contributor John Morrison and Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social with our final segment on the impact of music of the African disapora. www.npr.org/2026/02/25/n...
Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social chats with
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol from Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie about their new movie and music that defined them in a new segment, "Personal Records."
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@rahrahraina.bsky.social of @wxpnfm.bsky.social’s @worldcafe.bsky.social interviews Lucinda Williams for this new episode of Backtracking.
In the latest edition of "Backtracking," Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social met up with the legendary Lucinda Williams at Lu's bar and restaurant in NYC for a wide ranging conversation about her new record and highlights from her back catalogue.
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Some thoughts on Catherine O’Hara’s comedy, and her ability to straddle the line between madness and vacuity. For @thestar.com. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Big congrats to Amy Allen for winning the Grammy for
Songwriter of The Year, Non-Classical. It was great to have Amy on the show last May, talking w/ Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social about the songs Amy has written for herself and others. www.npr.org/2025/05/13/1...
On our recent Sense of Place Baltimore series, Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social explores the vibrant Baltimore club music scene with Abdu Ali and DJ Ducky Dynamo.
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Our Sense of Place Baltimore series continues at the Harbor Wetland on the National Aquarium campus with electronic musician and composer Dan Deacon who talks with Cafe host Raina Douris @rahrahraina.bsky.social
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four metro officers doing fare enforcement inside the station while the sidewalks to the escalators are still iced over 👍👍👍
Sixers hold a moment of silence for Dan McQuade.
Our Sense of Place: Baltimore travels have connected Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social w/ the amazing Baltimore Rock Opera Society (BROS). Raina talked with Patrick Staso of BROS about the volunteer-driven theater company & their creative and unconventional productions.
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heartbroken over the loss of dan mcquade - one of my first friends in philly, who was so kind, so curious, so excited to share the strange beauty of this city with me (and everyone). an incredible writer with a one-of-a-kind eye for detail. he will be missed immeasurably.
We went to Baltimore for our recent Sense of Place series. Of the stops we made, we connected with Izzy Bavis, who covers the local music Baltimore music scene on WTMD. Izzy talked with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about some emerging bands that you need to hear.
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Filled with absolute joy that @rahrahraina.bsky.social got to talk “All the Bubbles In the World.”
After 20 years, The Format have returned. Nate Ruess and Sam Means join Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social in the studio to perform live and to talk about returning to a guitar-forward sound on their new lp, Boycott Heaven.
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Canadian legend Anne Murray has released her first new music since retiring 17 years ago by opening the vaults to some of her previously unreleased songs. Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social catches up with the multiple Juno & Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter.
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interviewed @annemurrayofficial.bsky.social for @worldcafe.bsky.social and it was SO NICE www.npr.org/2026/01/20/n...
We're saddened to hear the news over the weekend that Tucker Zimmerman and his wife Marie-Claire passed away. About a year ago, Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talked with Tucker and Buck Meek about the record, Dance Of Love, Tucker made with Big Thief.
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One of our favorite albums from last year was CMAT's Euro-Country. @cmatbaby.bsky.social talks about the album with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social.
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Talking with @rahrahraina.bsky.social, XPN's John Morrison give a classic hip-hop record the special treatment.
status Home > Posts › Shapiro's Golden Spending Spree Shapiro's Golden Spending Spree Ben Shapiro is mounting an aggressive Golden Globes campaign, buying billboard space in Times Square and within Jay Penske's media empire in a bid to win the inaugural Best Podcast award. Oliver Darcy Nov 17, 2025 Beir Shapiro BEST POD CAST 11164 BEST Shapiro PODCAST Shapit TOER GLOBES CO. 30191 Terra
On late Monday afternoon, as the brisk autumn air swept through New York City, Ben Shapiro loomed over the crush of foot traffic in Times Square. Splashed across multiple electronic billboards off 47th Street, the Never Trumper-turned-Donald Trump campaigner appeared in a sporty jacket, and in one shot, sporting sunglasses like a celebrity straight out of Hollywood. The splashy advertisments —which included laudatory blurbs from The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and Joe Rogan —urged Golden Globes voters to nominate his show for Best Podcast, one of just 25 programs in contention for the award's inaugural year. It's unclear how much Shapiro doled out for the Times Square spots, though it goes without saying that advertisements on the coveted billboard real estate are anything but cheap. Shapiro's aggressive campaign, however, is not limited to New York City. In fact, as part of his bid to win a Golden Globe, Status has learned that Shapiro has also invested in a more traditional marketing campaign with Penske Media Corporation, the publishing powerhouse behind brands like
The funniest part is that it became clear that Ben Shapiro REALLY, REALLY, REALLY wanted to get nominated and spent a bunch of money on it only to not even get a nomination. www.status.news/p/ben-shapir...
Tomorrow is the day. Trupa Trupa will appear on @worldcafe.bsky.social, America’s most popular public radio music show. Thank you @rahrahraina.bsky.social for having us 🖤
EVERYONE IS SO PATHETIC
oh hell yeah getting tunnelbear back just to watch this new @tvodocs.bsky.social documentary on CFNY (which became 102.1 the Edge, my first ever radio job) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFu0...
Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social chats with KIRBY about her recent album, Miss Black America and delivers some powerful in-studio performances from the lp.
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love you so much man, sending you lots and lots of love and good vibes 💛
Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with Chino Moreno, the frontman for the Deftones about their new Grammy nominated rock album, private music, and other highlights of the band's 30+ year career.
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We've done several hundred interviews and sessions this year and one of our favorites was with legend Ringo Starr. Ring in the new year with a listen to Ringo's interview with Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4v_...
