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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On World Cafe's Sense Of Place trip to London, Ben invited host Talia Schlanger to check out Omeara, his 320-capacity venue near London Bridge.
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From its pulsing electronic backbone to its wild arrangements to the voice of lead singer Catrin Vincent, going to see Another Sky live is an immersive experience. -
Hear a very rare demo of the first time David Bowie ever sang the title track to his 15th studio album after Rodgers rearranged it. -
Richard Porter has earned the title "Beatles Brain of Britain" for zipping around London, showing all the band's most famous hot spots paired with deep dive stories about the Fab Four.
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If 1960s rock icon Jimi Hendrix and 18th century composer George Frideric Handel were alive at the same time, they would have been next door neighbors in London. -
A Sense Of Place trip to London lands World Cafe inside The Pool Recording Studio for a live session with Sea Girls. -
The Instrument of Hope, a trumpet made partly of bullets and inspired by the survivors of the 2018 Parkland, Fla., mass shooting, is touring the country to promote healing.
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Hear sessions with King Princess, Cage The Elephant, Rhiannon Giddens and Karl Denson. -
The record producer has collected some of his thoughts on an album called The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space, his first new solo work in 11 years. -
For more than a decade, he led the beloved Canadian band Hey Rosetta! Then they decided to take an indefinite hiatus.
