Talia Schlanger
Talia Schlanger hosts World Cafe, which is distributed by NPR and produced by WXPN, the public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania. She got her start in broadcasting at the CBC, Canada's national public broadcaster. She hosted CBC Radio 2 Weekend Mornings on radio and was the on-camera host for two seasons of the television series CBC Music: Backstage, as well as several prime-time music TV specials for CBC, including the Quietest Concert Ever: On Fundy's Ocean Floor. Schlanger also guest hosted various flagship shows on CBC Radio One, including As It Happens, Day 6 and Because News. Schlanger also won a Canadian Screen Award as a producer for CBC Music Presents: The Beetle Roadtrip Sessions, a cross-country rock 'n' roll road trip.
Schlanger is a proud alumna of Ryerson's Radio and Television Arts program. Previously she worked as a professional actress and singer, including performing in the first national US tour of Green Day's rock opera American Idiot, Mirvish Productions' original Canadian company of Queen's We Will Rock You and Mamma Mia!. Born and raised in Toronto, Schlanger denies the accusation that she's biased toward Canadian bands. But she is proud to introduce American audiences to a lot of them.
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World Cafe went on a tour of the National Museum of Scotland's exhibition dedicated to Scottish pop music with the man who wrote the book on it, BBC Radio Scotland host Vic Galloway.
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Ray's in love with a place that doesn't always love her back. But she draws creative fuel from the differences of opinion.
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World Cafe takes a trip to Glasgow, Scotland for a Sense Of Place session with this festival favorite.
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"We started out as romantic partners at the beginning of the album and then we weren't anymore by the end," musician Kalmia Traver says.
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The Philadelphia band has reunited with its original lineup to release its first new album in more than a decade.
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The band performs songs from its first album of holiday songs, including one inspired by the Ramones.
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Sage advice from Rosanne Cash, a very David Byrne-ian one-liner and more: These are the quotes that stuck with World Cafe host Talia Schlanger this year.
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Come for the monster musicianship and harmonies, stay for the shredding and sharp commentary.
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Being honest with herself and with the people around her was a lifesaver for Kiley Lotz.
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Bell tells stories of Stax Records' wildly productive years that's captured on a new box set called Stax '68: A Memphis Story.