WNRN is pleased to bring you World Cafe weeknights from 6-8 p.m. World Cafe is known by artists, appreciative audiences, and the radio and music industries as an influential source for music discovery. The two-hour daily program features a mix of artist interviews with in-studio performances by both established and emerging artists. The music selection encompasses singer-songwriters, classic rock, indie rock, Americana, alt-country, blues, world music, R&B and soul. As the nation’s most listened-to public radio music program, its impact on the careers and audience awareness of thousands of artists is immeasurable.
Recent World Cafe Programs
Dionne Warwick on World Cafe
Thursday, March 23 at 6pm On the next World Cafe, host Raina Douris sits down with the incomparable Dionne Warwick to take a look back at her nearly seven decades in show business. From her [...]
Say She She on World Cafe
Wednesday, March 22 at 6pm Sabrina and Piya were living in separate Brooklyn apartments in the same building when they noticed they could hear singing coming through the floor and ceiling. After officially meeting at [...]
John Morrison’s Culture Corner on World Cafe
Tuesday, March 21 at 6pm Todd Rundgren’s album A Wizard / A True Star turns 50 this year, and its influence is still being felt today. On the next World Cafe, correspondent John Morrison joins [...]
Encore: Death Cab For Cutie on World Cafe
Monday, March 20 at 6pm Asphalt Meadows is Death Cab For Cutie’s most adventurous record in over a decade, due in part to an experiment the band tried: Giving each bandmate a day to work [...]
U2 on World Cafe
Friday, March 17 at 6pm For their latest project, U2 wanted to revisit their back-catalogue through a more intimate lens. On the next World Cafe, U2 guitarist The Edge talks about curating and producing Songs [...]
Encore: Kenny Loggins on World Cafe
Thursday, March 16 at 6pm When you think of Top Gun, it’s hard not to think about “Danger Zone.” The same can be said for “Footloose” or “I’m Alright” from Caddyshack. All were sung by [...]