Monday, August 17th, 2026 – Telehealth

Seattle has changed dramatically over the last few decades, and for Alexander Attitude and Kendra Cox of the indie-punk band Telehealth, that change is personal. As tech money has driven up rents and displaced artists, they’ve watched the city’s independent identity slip away. On Telehealth’s new album, Green World Image, they satirize life under late-stage capitalism in the 21st century, calling it ‘a cry for help’ as well as ‘a call to community’. Telehealth performs on the next World Cafe.

Tuesday, August 18th, 2026 – John Morrison on Aaliyah’s One in a Million

When Aaliyah dropped her second album, One in a Million, in 1996, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison says it sounded like nothing else, and that it felt like a flash of what the future might sound like. John digs into that album on the Culture Corner; what made it so special, and how both the album and Aaliyah’s impact have endured. That’s on the next World Cafe.

Wednesday, August 19th, 2026 – Cardinals

For the Irish band Cardinals, songwriting is about storytelling. On the next World Cafe, Cardinals frontman Euan Manning talks about writing songs that feel real, even if he might be blending facts with fiction. Plus, the band performs songs from their latest album, Masquerade, live.

Thursday, August 20th, 2026 – Encore: Alabama Shakes

Alabama Shakes are set to release their third album, the highly anticipated I Must Be Dreaming, but when they stopped by World Cafe in 2011, they were just a small band from Athens, Alabama. Coming up, a chance to hear the band before the release of their debut album, Boys and Girls, and hear early versions of classics like “Hold On” and “I Found You.”

Friday, August 21st, 2026 – Weezer

Twenty albums and more than three decades into their career, Weezer are getting along better than ever. Frontman Rivers Cuomo and bassist Scott Shriner talk about their friendship, and the fresh, collaborative approach they took on the new Gold album. It’s Weezer, on the next World Cafe.

Monday, August 24th, 2026 – Sense of Place Dublin: U2 Encore and Sinead O’Connor Encore

Tuesday, August 25th, 2026 – Sense of Place Dublin: Sprints

Wednesday, August 26th, 2026 – Sense of Place Dublin: Hozier Encore and Loah Encore

Thursday, August 27th, 2026 – Sense of Place Dublin: CMAT Encore

Friday, August 28th, 2026 – Sense of Place Dublin: Madra Salach