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John Semley: Catherine O’Hara based her characters on family members and people she saw riding the bus Catherine O'Hara took a character that was a little one-note on the page and breathed new dimensions into it.

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...

For songwriter Amy Allen, 'quality time' is the key to writing a hit : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast The songwriter talks about writing chart-toppers for stars like Sabrina Carpenter, plus releasing her own, self-titled album.

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...

From local radio to global influence, the rise of Baltimore club music : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast Musician Abdu Ali and DJ Ducky Dynamo reflect on the rise of Baltimore club music and the efforts to preserve its history in the city where it began.

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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Why Dan Deacon never wants to leave Baltimore : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast The electronic musician talks about building a life and a career in the city that gave him room to experiment.

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.

In Baltimore, a volunteer-run theater company embraces rock, gore and excess : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast The Baltimore Rock Opera Society creates original productions powered by DIY spectacle and a love of the unconventional.

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.

What does Baltimore sound like? : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast The World Cafe team heads to Charm City for our latest Sense of Place series.

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.”

YouTube video by World Cafe The Format on World Cafe | Studio Session & Interview

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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17 years after retiring, Canadian icon Anne Murray returns with new music : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast The country star breathes new life into long-forgotten recordings on Here You Are.

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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17 years after retiring, Canadian icon Anne Murray returns with new music : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast The country star breathes new life into long-forgotten recordings on Here You Are.

interviewed @annemurrayofficial.bsky.social for @worldcafe.bsky.social and it was SO NICE www.npr.org/2026/01/20/n...

How Big Thief found a kindred soul in Tucker Zimmerman : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast Zimmerman, who has been recording since the 60s, made his latest album, Dance of Love, with the indie folk band.

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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'It's a very Irish thing': CMAT on why making country pop felt inevitable : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast 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.

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.

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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

YouTube video by TVO Docs Trailer | CFNY: The Spirit of Radio | TVO Docs

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...

KIRBY’s Mississippi roots echo through 'Miss Black America' : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast Kirby Lauryen Dockery has written for stars like Rihanna and Beyoncé, but her latest album centers her own creative legacy.

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 💛

Deftones bet against Y2K nostalgia. The move paid off on 'private music' : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast Frontman Chino Moreno says the alternative rock band has defied expectations at every turn. Their Grammy-nominated 10th studio album is no different.

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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YouTube video by World Cafe Ringo Starr on World Cafe

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_...

Why is Perfume Genius obsessed with demented things? Mike Hadreas, of Perfume Genius, talks about his latest album, Glory, and he performs in an exclusive set for World Cafe.

Looking back on some of our favorite interviews and sessions from the year, here's Perfume Genius, who chatted w/ Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social about his latest album, Glory, and performed an exclusive set of songs.

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A significant amount of safety research has existed for decades on Human Machine Interfaces proving exactly this. It's exhausting to watch money and effort wasted in a tech hype cycle to constantly undo and redo what we already know in safety engineering.

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

Psychology of changemaking：
“For decades，cities around the world have said they’re too spread out，too cold，too hilly，too car-dependent to make cycling mainstream．Paris proves that narrative wrong．In the end，the French capital didn’t just build bike lanes—it built（the）belief（that change’s possible).”

🧵 Our mutual aid hub has been a HUGE draw for our immense volunteer base, many of whom have never wanted to be involved politics before now.

This model isn’t just about the immediate impacts: It’s about showing our values, building a community, and reaching voters — without selling our soul!

1/2 We couldn’t have imagined a better way to close the year and open a new one: we’ve hit #4 on @rahrahraina.bsky.social & @wxpnfm.bsky.social’s Top Ten List of the Year. To top it off, Raina hosted us on NPR’s World Cafe, America’s most popular public radio music show, where we performed Mourners