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The Culture Show Podcast
A Boston-based podcast that thrives in how we live. What we like to see, watch, taste, hear, feel and talk about. It’s an expansive look at our society through art, culture and entertainment. It’s a conversation about the seminal moments and sizable shocks that are driving the daily discourse. We’ll amplify local creatives and explore the homegrown arts and culture landscape and tap into the big talent that tours Boston along the way.
Episodes
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December 2, 2025 - Jerry O'Connell on Stand By Me at 40, Joyce Kulhawik, and Illuminate Bach: A Holiday Celebration!
“Stand by Me,” the classic coming-of-age film, is turning 40. To commemorate the film’s anniversary, “Stand By Me: The Film and its Stars 40 Years Later,”…
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December 1, 2025 - Ethan Hawke, Peter Drummey, and Matthew Shifrin
For nearly fifty years, Peter Drummey has been one of the quiet forces making history accessible. As the longtime Stephen T. Riley Librarian and, most…
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November 28, 2025 - Kwame Alexander, Elizabeth Strout and Oliver de la Paz
Award winning writer and poet Kwame Alexander joins The Culture Show to talk about the PBS Kids debut of “Acoustic Rooster.” Based on Alexander’s beloved…
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November 26, 2025 - The AAPI Holiday Market, The Funny Uncle Cabaret, and public art in Providence
Boston’s AAPI Holiday Market returns on December 3, 5–8 PM. Organized by The Boston Foundation’s Asian Business Empowerment Council, the event highlights the…
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November 25, 2025 - Natan Last, "Life on the Other Planet" with Vincent Straggas, and S---faced Shakespeare
Crossword constructor and writer Natan Last joins us to explore his new book, “Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle.” He…
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November 24, 2025 - Chef Pyet DeSpain, Merriam-Webster's new dictionary, and Devra First on the Michelin Guide in Boston
Chef Pyet DeSpain brings her Indigenous and Mexican heritage to the forefront as she talks about her debut cookbook, “Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native…
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November 21, 2025 - Week in Review: The Michelin Guide in Boston, the Grand Egyptian Museum, and Thanksgiving
Edgar B. Herwick III, Callie Crossley and Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review. Greater…
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November 20, 2025 - 2000 Meters to Andriivka, Evan Dando of The Lemonheads, and Improv Asylum's Norm Laviolette
FRONTLINE and the Associated Press return to Ukraine with “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” a gripping new documentary from the Oscar-winning team behind “20 Days in…
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November 19, 2025 - Mary Grant, the Florida Highwaymen, and Chef Daniel Kenney's Thanksgiving tips
Mary Grant, president of MassArt, joins us for her monthly episode, “AI Actual Intelligence.” This month she talks about the Department of Homeland Security’s…
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November 18, 2025 - Ins Choi on "Kim's Convenience," Dread Scott, and Pedro Alonzo
Playwright Ins Choi joins us to discuss Kim’s Convenience, his hit play now onstage at the Huntington Theatre Company (November 6–30, 2025). Drawing on his…
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November 17, 2025 - Serj Tankian, Nora Burnett Abrams, and Jane Eaglen
Serj Tankian, the electrifying voice of System of a Down and a defining figure in alternative metal, steps into a new creative realm with The Art of…
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November 14, 2025 - Week in Review: Pope Leo XIV's favorite films, AI-generated music , and RIP the penny
Today Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III, and Callie Crossley go over the latest arts and culture headlines. First up, Pope Leo XIV has revealed his four…
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November 13, 2025 - Allan Rohan Crite: Urban Glory and Griot of Boston, John Lam on "Act II," and Jackson Cannon
Two Boston institutions come together to celebrate the life and legacy of artist Allan Rohan Crite, the city’s great chronicler of everyday Black life. His…
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November 12, 2025 - Lucía Abramovich Sánchez, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and Mahesh Daas
The wizarding world returns to the stage as “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” casts its spell on Boston audiences. The Tony Award–winning play follows a…
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November 11, 2025 - A Revolutionary Concert for Paul Revere, A Revelation of Character, and Tania León
Regie Gibson, inaugural poet laureate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and Nina Zannieri, Executive Director of the Paul Revere Memorial Association, join…
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November 10, 2025 - David Drake's pottery, Patrick Wolf, and Dorie Greenspan
The Museum of Fine Arts,Boston has taken a historic step in confronting America’s past, returning two monumental stoneware vessels to the descendants of David…
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November 7, 2025 - The 2026 Grammy nominations, Jonathan Bailey, and Tom Brady's cloned dog
Today Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III, and Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons, artistic and executive director of the Roxbury International Film Festival…
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November 6, 2025 - Anthony Amore on "The Rembrandt Heist," Benjamin Fortier, and Lizard Boy
Few people know more about art theft than Anthony Amore. As Director of Security and Chief Investigator at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, he’s spent…
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November 5, 2025 - Wednesday Watch Party: Back to the Future
Today we’re revving up the DeLorean for a trip “Back to the Future.” Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley, and Edgar B. Herwick III co-host this month’s Wednesday…
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November 4, 2025 - Imari Paris Jeffries, Balanchine's Jewels at the Boston Ballet, and Uli Lorimer
Imari Paris Jeffries — President and CEO of Embrace Boston and co-chair of Everyone 250 — returns for another edition of “AI: Actual Intelligence,” which…
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November 3, 2025 - Chris Grace, Crispin Glover, and Matthew Shifrin
Comedian and actor Chris Grace returns to The Culture Show to talk about Sardines (A Comedy About Death), his autobiographical one-man show now at the…
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October 31, 2025: Week in Review - David Drake's pottery, Halloween, and the Louvre
Culture Show co-hosts Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Edgar B. Herwick III go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review. First up, the…
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October 30, 2025 - The Wang Theatre at 100, the Louvre heist, and Manual Cinema's The 4th Witch
A century ago, the Wang Theatre—now part of Boston’s Boch Center—opened as a lavish movie palace, a cathedral to the golden age of entertainment. Since then…
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October 29, 2025 - Alysia Abbott, Anthony Barboza's "I Return With a Feeling of Us," and Allison Miller
After her mother’s death, writer Alysia Abbott was raised by her father—poet Steve Abbott—in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury during the height of…
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October 28, 2025 - The Massachusetts Veterans Legacy Trail, Lesley Ann Warren on Clue at 40, and Kiernan Schmitt
As part of our ongoing “Countdown to 2026” series, we explore how Massachusetts is commemorating 250 years of American history. Veterans Services Secretary Jon…
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October 27, 2025 - Bruins 365, Terri Lyne Carrington on Lift Every Voice and Sing, and Erica Vanstone
Hockey historian Mike Commito joins The Culture Show to celebrate the Boston Bruins—one story at a time. His new book, Bruins 365, serves up a memorable moment…
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October 24, 2025 - Week in Review: The Louvre heist, the East Wing of the White House, and Dunkin's Spidey D
Edgar B. Herwick III, Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons and Culture Show contributor Joyce Kulhawik co-host this week’s arts and culture week-in-review…
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October 23, 2025 - Dorie McCullough Lawson, Mary Grant, and Laurel Kratochvila
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough spent decades helping Americans see their past in human terms. A new collection, “History Matters”, gathers…
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October 22, 2025 - The 24th Halloween Horror Marathon at the Coolidge Corner Theatre and Gish Jen
Halloween is lurking around the corner and the Coolidge Corner Theatre is preparing for its 24th annual Halloween Horror Marathon. Mark Anastasio, the…
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October 21, 2025 - Hocus Pocus at the Ropes Mansion in Salem and Gesine Bullock-Prado
It’s October in Salem, where history and Halloween converge. Peabody Essex Museum curator-at-large Paula Richter joins The Culture Show to talk about the Ropes…
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October 20, 2025 - John Carter Cash and Zahili Zamora
As the only son of Johnny Cash and June Carter, John Carter Cash has carried forward one of America’s most enduring musical legacies. A Grammy-winning…
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October 17, 2025 - Week-in-Review - Diane Keaton, D'Angelo, and the Arch de Trump
Today Edgar B. Herwick III, Callie Crossley and Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons, artistic and executive director of the Roxbury International Film…
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October 16, 2025 - Donnie Wahlberg on his new series "Boston Blue" and Comedian Hari Kondabolu
Donnie Wahlberg — familiar to millions as “Blue Bloods’” Detective Danny Reagan — spent fourteen seasons trading barbs, saying grace, and solving crimes in New…
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October 15, 2025 - Josh Simpson on making glass on the moon, Pedro Alonzo and Patrick Martinez on "Cost of Living"
Acclaimed glass artist Josh Simpson crafts luminous worlds in miniature. His signature “Planets” —swirls of color and complexity sealed inside glass — reflect…
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October 14, 2025 - Bobbi Brown, Joyce Kulhawik, and Tracy K. Smith
Bobbi Brown built a beauty empire on simplicity and self-expression. Now, with her new book “Still Bobbi” she lays bare her lessons in reinvention, resilience…
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October 13, 2025 - Peter Wolf and Regie Gibson
Music legend Peter Wolf has had a long solo career and rose to recognition as former lead singer of the J. Geils Band–famous for its high-octane shows and top…
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October 10, 2025 - Week in Review: James Bond disarmed, Bob Ross paintings for sale, and eating pudding with a fork
Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III, and Joyce Kulhawik co-host this week’s arts and Culture week-in-review. Joyce Kulhawik is a Culture Show contributor…
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October 9, 2025 - Jake Tapper, Bricks for the Blind with Matthew Shifrin, and Gustazo Cuban Kitchen
CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper joins The Culture Show to talk about his new book "Race Against Terror," which tells the thrilling…
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October 8, 2025 - Chris Grace on Sardines, Phantoms by Firelight at Old Sturbridge Village, and Brassica Kitchen + Cafe
Actor and comedian Chris Grace joins The Culture Show to talk about his one-man show, “Sardines(A Comedy About Death),” which is onstage at The Huntington…
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October 7, 2025 - Imari Paris Jeffries, 300 Paintings with Sam Kissajukian, and Boston Baroque's Baroque Masterworks
Imari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO of Embrace Boston, joins The Culture Show for his monthly segment “AI: Actual Intelligence.” This month we get his take…
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October 6, 2025 - Fritz Scholder's "Bicentennial Indian," Jill Lepore, and Projecting Protest
We continue our “Countdown to 2026” series with the Museum of Fine Arts to look at the art reframing our understanding of the American Revolution. Ahead of…
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October 3, 2025 - Week in Review: Life of a Showgirl, Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl, and Jane Goodall
Today Culture Show co-hosts Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Edgar B. Herwick III drive our arts and culture week-in-review. First up, Taylor Swift dropped her…
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October 2, 2025 - Walter Mosley, Viola's Room at The Shed, and Oliver Jeffers
Celebrated writer Walter Mosley joins The Culture Show to talk about his latest book in his Easy Rawlins series, “Gray Dawn: An Easy Rawlins Mystery.” Easy has…
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October 1, 2025 - Watch Party: Coming to America and Mahesh Daas
Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley, and Edgar B. Herwick III host our inaugural Wednesday Watch Party with a comedy classic: Eddie Murphy’s Coming to America. The…
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September 30, 2025 - Art at the Clark and the Norman Rockwell Museum, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and Matisse at War
We continue our Countdown to 2026 series with Andrea Puccio, Director of the Library at The Clark Art Institute. She gave us an overview of their new…
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September 29, 2025 - Author Stephen Greenblatt, Our Town at the Lyric Stage Boston, and Enchanted Analytics
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Stephen Greenblatt joins The Culture Show, to talk about his latest book, “Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius…
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September 26, 2025 - Jimmy Kimmel, the Olive Garden review that went viral, and Bad Bunny
Culture show co-hosts Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Edgar B. Herwick III go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review. First up…
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September 25, 2025 - Simon Curtis on Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Rock Bottom: The Musical, and McGonagle's Pub
Acclaimed filmmaker Simon Curtis joins The Culture Show to talk about directing “Downton Abbey:The Grand Finale.” To learn more go here. Boston comedian Tony V…
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September 24, 2025 - Joyce Kulhawik, Reimagining Lilith Fair at Passim, and public art around Nubian Square
Joyce Kulhawik joins the Culture Show with Balancing Acts, a look at the latest plays in the area with a focus on what to prioritize amid an abundance of…
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September 23, 2025 - Barry Bostwick, Susanne Simpson from Masterpiece, and Jeremy Sewall
Actor Barry Bostwick joins The Culture Show ahead of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show 50th Anniversary Spectacular” at Emerson Colonial Theatre. The celebration…
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September 22, 2025 - La Padrona, CineFest Latino Boston, and Primary Trust
Boston’s dining scene just scored a national spotlight: “The New York Times” has named La Padrona one of the best restaurants in America. The Back Bay…
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September 19, 2025 - Robert Redford, Ben & Jerry's, and Somerville's new cat mayor
Today Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Edgar B. Herwick III host our arts and culture week-in-review. First up, Late-night just got quieter. ABC has yanked…
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September 18, 2025 - Richard Smith as Henry David Thoreau, MIT's Great Glass Pumpkin Patch, and a fall TV guide
For more than a quarter century, Richard Smith embodied Henry David Thoreau—donning the waistcoat and straw hat, walking the paths of Concord, and giving voice…
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September 17, 2025 - Portrait of Doña Feliciana Belendes y Ramirez, Will Dailey, and the Fluff Festival
We continue our Countdown to 2026 series with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Each month we look at artworks that shed new light on the American Revolution…
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September 16, 2025 - Mary Gauthier, the American Comedy Archives with Eddie Brill, and Mary Grant
Award-winning singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier joins The Culture Show ahead of her concert at The First Church in Belmont with special guest Jaimee Harris…
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September 15, 2025 - Recapping the Emmy Awards, Unbound at King's Chapel, and Jane Eaglen
First up, we recap the 2025 Emmy Awards with Callie Crossley, Culture Show co-host and host of Under the Radar with Callie Crossley and Culture Show…
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September 12, 2025 - Week-in-Review: Japanese egg salad sandwiches and actress Polly Holliday
Today Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Edgar B. Herwick III go over the latest headlines on The Culture Show’s week-in-review. First up: Our local culinary…
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September 11, 2025 - David Duchovny, a Boston Film Festival preview, and The Kittie Knox Plays
Award-winning actor, director, singer-songwriter and bestselling author David Duchovny joins The Culture Show to discuss “About Time: Poems,” a collection that…
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September 10, 2025 - Joyce Kulhawik, The Mountaintop, and Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez
Joyce Kulhawik joins The Culture Show for our recurring feature, Stage and Screen Time–a look at the latest movies and plays in theaters now. Joyce Kulhawik is…
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September 9, 2025 - Imari Paris Jeffries, Edward Gorey: The Gloomy Gallery, and Baldwin: A Love Story
Imari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO of Embrace Boston, joins The Culture Show to preview this Saturday’s Embrace Massó "¡Con Salsa!” International Music…