raina douris
@rahrahraina.bsky.social
host & writer of world cafe, heard nationally daily from npr & produced at wxpn // voice on pretty dim wonder & pixar's sodas// formerly cbc // instagram: rahrahraina // friend to all
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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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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.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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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The Format on World Cafe | Studio Session & Interview
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January 23, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Filled with absolute joy that @rahrahraina.bsky.social got to talk “All the Bubbles In the World.”
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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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFUV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFUV...
The Format on World Cafe | Studio Session & Interview
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January 23, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFUV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFUV...
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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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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.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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...
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.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:41 PM
interviewed @annemurrayofficial.bsky.social for @worldcafe.bsky.social and it was SO NICE www.npr.org/2026/01/20/n...
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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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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.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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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'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.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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.
Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks with John Morrison about a golden age of hip-hop classic album by Main Source. www.npr.org/2026/01/13/n...
The unsung classic that helped define hip-hop's golden age : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
World Cafe correspondent John Morrison joins us to talk about why the East Coast rap group Main Source deserves a spot as one of the best hip-hop groups of the '90s.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Talking with @rahrahraina.bsky.social, XPN's John Morrison give a classic hip-hop record the special treatment.
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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...
December 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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...
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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 🖤
January 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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
In a seemingly desperate bid to regain favor with the U.S. president, the 2025 recipient of the prestigious honor—Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado—offered to give her medal to Trump after he announced he would not back her to run the country she’s fought to reclaim. trib.al/0HwEzfr
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Suddenly Offers to Give Trump Her Award
Donald Trump had passed over María Corina Machado as Venezuela’s interim leader.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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...
Trailer | CFNY: The Spirit of Radio | TVO Docs
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January 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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...
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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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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.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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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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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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.
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January 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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_...
Ringo Starr on World Cafe
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December 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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_...
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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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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.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
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December 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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.
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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).”
“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).”
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.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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).”
“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).”
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🧵 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!
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!
Turning campaigns into mutual aid hubs isn’t good for campaigns or mutual aid! Your campaign manager should be entirely too busy to schlep around 5600 tampons!
December 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
🧵 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!
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!
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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
December 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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
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Our long time friend Kathleen Edwards released an excellent new album this year, Billionaire. Raina @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks w/ Kathleen about the making of the new lp, co-produced with Jason Isbell along with live performances from the WXPN music fest in the Fall
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Kathleen Edwards on her latest album, 'Billionaire' : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast
The Canadian singer-songwriter talks about working with Jason Isbell, plus Edwards performs songs from Billionaire live.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Our long time friend Kathleen Edwards released an excellent new album this year, Billionaire. Raina @rahrahraina.bsky.social talks w/ Kathleen about the making of the new lp, co-produced with Jason Isbell along with live performances from the WXPN music fest in the Fall
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Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social chats with journalist, DJ, producer and podcaster John Morrison about the lasting impact and influence of the classic album Mothership Connection by Parliament. xpn.org/celebrating-...
Celebrating 50 years of Parliament's 'Mothership Connection' - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart
The American funk band, led by George Clinton, made more than just music — they had a revolutionary vision including stage performance, art and more.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Cafe host @rahrahraina.bsky.social chats with journalist, DJ, producer and podcaster John Morrison about the lasting impact and influence of the classic album Mothership Connection by Parliament. xpn.org/celebrating-...
i know this sounds like im a baked high schooler but when you really think about it, it's insane that there is a COST of LIVING at all
US inflation slowed to 2.7% in November, a welcome change for Americans weighed down by the persistently high cost of living.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
i know this sounds like im a baked high schooler but when you really think about it, it's insane that there is a COST of LIVING at all
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Madison Cunningham joined Cafe host Raina @rahrahraina.bsky.social to perform in front of a small audience and talk about her new album, Ace.
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How Madison Cunningham went from heartbreak to writer's block to 'Ace'
On her latest album, the California singer-songwriter creates delicate but powerful songs about falling in and out of love.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Madison Cunningham joined Cafe host Raina @rahrahraina.bsky.social to perform in front of a small audience and talk about her new album, Ace.
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LIVE on @wxpnfm.bsky.social for the next two hours counting down the 885 Greatest Cover Songs - getting into the home stretch. #xpncountdown come hang out at the xpn discord: discord.gg/WcNnTNjV