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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A rock 'n' roll reunion, releasing its first new album since breaking up nearly 30 years ago.
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The star quality you can't really describe but it's just there? He's got it.
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Metric's lead singer drops the wailing guitars and radical synths for a solo performance behind the piano.
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What do you get when you cross an Australian post-punk drummer with a lute player who is the descendant of Greek musical royalty?
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Cumbia — but psychedelic, trippy and downright freaky, with an inventive combination of rhythms and sounds from Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
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A singer tells a true story about becoming the person you really want to be.
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Any fan of Luna's dreamy, moody sound was secretly hoping the band would undo its break-up back in 2004. Now it's back, and performs live in the Cafe Studio.
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Listen back to sessions from ten nominees who have come through our doors this year.
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The son of the late Beatle performs songs from his solo debut and talks about celebrating his father's legacy while embodying his own voice.
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Torchbearers of Cajun and Creole music, the Southern Louisiana band brings the sounds of crickets and frogs and the first-ever triangle solo to the show.