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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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September 8, 2025 - Ben Shattuck, David Baron, and Mariachi musician Veronica Robles
Writer Ben Shattuck’s award-winning story “The History of Sound,” is now a feature length film. Set in World War I, it follows two young men who set out into…
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September 5, 2025 - Week in Review: Massachusetts' new flag proposals, South Park, and Giorgio Armani
Today Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III and Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons go over the latest arts and culture headlines on our week-in-review. First…
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September 4, 2025 - Sally Mann, Joy Behar, and Voices and Votes: Democracy in America
In 2015 renowned photographer Sally Mann published her memoir “Hold Still,” an inquiry into family history, the American South and the nature of creativity…
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September 3, 2025 - Adela Goldbard and Pedro Alonzo, Jyoti and Auyon Mukharji, and Mahesh Daas
Independent Curator and Artistic Director of the Boston Public Art Triennial Pedro Alonzo joins The Culture Show with Adela Goldbard. She is an…
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September 2, 2025 - Marianne Leone, Rachel Ruysch at the MFA, and Passengers at the ART
Marianne Leone is an actress, author, and screenwriter. She joins The Culture Show to talk about her novel “Christina The Astonishing," a coming-of-age story…
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September 1, 2025 - Shark Week: Wendy Benchley, "Jaws at 50," and the life of Robert Shaw
Wendy Benchley joins The Culture Show. She is the wife of the late author Peter Benchley, who wrote the bestselling novel “Jaws.” Since the success of the book…
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August 29, 2025 - "EEPHUS," Chef Andy Husbands, and John Flansburgh
Director Carson Lund joins The Culture Show to talk about his debut feature film “Eephus,” a quintessentially New England baseball film. Find out more, here…
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August 28, 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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August 27, 2025 - Ben Shattuck, Cakeswagg, Andre Dubus III
Ben Shattuck’s latest book, “The History of Sound: Stories” is a collection of interconnected stories that examine the lives and landscapes of New England…
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August 26, 2025 - J. Courtney Sullivan, Colm Tóibín, and Dart Adams on De La Soul’s “3 Feet High and Rising”
Best-selling author J. Courtney Sullivan joins The Culture Show to talk about her latest novel, “The Cliffs.” It is an intricately layered novel of family…
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August 25, 2025- Dread Scott, André Aciman and Janie Barnett on "She's So Unusual."
Interdisciplinary artist Dread Scott joins The Culture Show. In 1989, the US Senate outlawed his artwork and President Bush declared it "disgraceful" because…
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August 22, 2025 - Week in Review: The return of Victorian fashion, performative males, and the Laufey library card
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, fashion backward. We…
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August 21, 2025 - Melissa Rivers, public art in the Charlestown Navy Yard, and a fall planting guide
From Greenwich Village nightclubs to “The Tonight Show” to Hollywood’s red carpets, Joan Rivers made and remade her career through triumph and tragedy. Now the…
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August 20, 2025 - Hank Phillippi Ryan, Miss Conception, and Joyce Kulhawik
Bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan joins The Culture Show to talk about her latest thriller, ”All This Could Be Yours,” The book centers on debut sensation…
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August 19, 2025 - Twice-a-Day Ray, Jane Eaglen, and Mary Grant
Twice-a-Day Ray is an original cover band that’s too busy saving lives to write their own songs. That’s because the band is made up of three emergency doctors…
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August 18, 2025 - Cady Coleman and Josh Simpson, Imani Perry and Sci-Art in Central Square
The Sandwich Glass Museum is featuring the artistry of Josh Simpson in the exhibition “50 Years of Visionary Glass.” Josh and his wife, retired NASA astronaut…
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August 15, 2025 - Week in Review: War of the Worlds, Taylor Swift, and Trump's Smithsonian review
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, Amazon’s “War of the…
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August 14, 2025 - Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Aisha Muharrar, and Henry Diltz
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall joins The Culture Show to talk about her new book, “A Protest History of the United States.” Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is an American…
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August 13, 2025 - Josh Ritter, "We're Doing The Wiz," and Erica Hirshler, Curator of American Paintings at the MFA
Josh Ritter, the prolific singer-songwriter, joins The Culture Show to talk about his forthcoming album, “I Believe in You, My Honeydew,” and to preview his…
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August 12, 2025 - Astronaut Cady Coleman on Jim Lovell, Pedro Alonzo, and the North End Fisherman's Feast
We reflect on the legacy of the late NASA astronaut Jim Lovell with Cady Coleman. She’s a retired NASA astronaut, U.S. Air Force colonel, scientist, pilot and…
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August 11, 2025 - Amber Ruffin on "The Wiz," Nina Festekjian, and The Cape Playhouse
The Broadway hit “The Wiz” is onstage at Citizens Opera House August 12 through August 24 by way of Broadway in Boston. The book was updated by comedian…
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August 8, 2025 - Week in Review: Versailles AI, South Park, and Hamilton at 10
Today Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III, and Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons go over the latest arts and culture headlines on our week-in-review. First…
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August 7, 2025 - Michael Ansara, Christine Baranski, and Van Gogh's Roulin Family Portraits
Michael Ansara spent years as an activist and an organizer, starting with the civil rights movement of the 1960s, going on to be a regional organizer for…
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August 6, 2025 - Dennis Lehane on "Smoke," a Boston Mayoral Forum on Arts and Culture recap, and Mahesh Daas
Dennis Lehane, known for writing literary crime novels such as “Mystic River,” “Gone, Baby, Gone,” and “Shutter Island,” joins The Culture Show to talk about…
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August 5, 2025 - Robert Reich, The Ciota Brothers on "Cassino in Ischia," and Phoebe Potts on "Too Fat for China"
Robert Reich served in three presidential administrations, including as Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton. He’s served as an advisor– endeavoring…
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August 4, 2025 - Imari Paris Jeffries, Chan's Home of Egg Rolls and Blues, and Elijah Wald
Imari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO of Embrace Boston, joins The Culture Show to talk about the W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project, in partnership with…
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August 1, 2025 - Week in Review: AI chatbot girlfriends, a White House ballroom, and Sydney Sweeney's jeans
Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Edgar B. Herwick III host our arts and culture week-in-review. First up, Elon Musk releases “Ani,” an AI anime sexualized…
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July 31, 2025 - The legacy of Jonathan Demme, Neuroscientist Emily Falk, and public art in Zone 3
David M Stewart joins The Culture Show to talk about his latest book is “There's No Going Back: The Life and Work of Jonathan Demme.” Stewart is a film…
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July 30, 2025 - James Sullivan, Presidential Pets at the JFK Library, and Mary Grant
“Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out,” is a concert and discussion series celebrating protest music. The series is inspired by James Sullivan’s book Which…
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July 29, 2025 - Paula Plum, Tiffany Jenkins, and New Bedford's revolutionary history
The Hub Theatre Company of Boston’s production of Theresa Rebeck’s "The Understudy," is onstage at Club Café through August 2nd. Paula Plum, a five-time Elliot…
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July 28, 2025 - The Moonwalkers, Jane Eaglen, and Unearthing Childhood: 300 Years of North End Kids
Lightroom and Paquin Entertainment Group have brought The Moonwalkers: A Journey With Tom Hanks to Boston. This is an immersive experience combining…
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July 25, 2025 - Week in Review: Coldplaygate, Ozzy Osbourne, Hulk Hogan, and Malcolm Jamal-Warner
Today Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons go over the latest arts and culture headlines on our week-in-review. First up, the…
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July 24, 2025 - Elisa New on Walt Whitman, Robin Givhan on Virgil Abloh, and the legacy of Steve Ross
Elisa New joins The Culture Show to talk about her recent op-ed in the New York Times, “Walt Whitman Would Have Hated This,” a reflection on how the poet would…
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July 23, 2025 - Jaws at 50: A Deeper Dive, Joyce Kulhawik, and Zara Anishanslin
Anna Barber, Curator of Exhibitions at Martha's Vineyard Museum joins The Culture Show for an overview of their sprawling exhibition “Jaws’ at 50: A Deeper…
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July 22, 2025 - Worcester's industrial history, As You Like It in Boston Common, and Pedro Alonzo
Vanessa Bumpus, Exhibit Coordinator at Museum of Worcester, joins The Culture Show for an overview of their permanent installation celebrating Worcester’s…
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July 21, 2025 - William Jackson Harper, Richard Russo, and Ming Fay: Edge of the Garden
Actor and playwright William Jackson Harper is known for his Emmy Award-nominated performance as Chidi Anagonye on “The Good Place.” He also has an esteemed…
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July 18, 2025 - Week in Review: Public Broadcasting defunded, Emmy nominations, and Stephen Colbert's cancellation
Today Edgar B. Herwick III, Callie Crossley and Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons go over the latest arts and culture headlines on our week-in-review…
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July 17, 2025 - Chris Berdik, Janie Barnett on "She's So Unusual," and Emi Ferguson
Science Journalist and author Chris Berdik joins The Culture Show to talk about his new book “Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World and How We Can Take It…
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July 16, 2025 - Adam Aleksic, "Back to The Future - The Musical," and Steve Locke
Adam Aleksic—founder and former president of the Harvard Undergraduate Linguistics Society, and content creator posting educational videos as the “Etymology…
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July 15, 2025 - Gregory Maguire, Margaret Cho, and Jane Eaglen
What happened to young Elphaba before she was saddled with the wicked mantle? Almost 30 years after the publication of “Wicked,” Gregory Maguire offers readers…
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July 14, 2025 - Reginald Dwayne Betts, David Grann, and Chelsea Handler
Reginald Dwayne Betts is an award-winning poet, a lawyer and founder of Freedom Reads, a first of its kind organization working to transform access to books in…
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July 11, 2025 - Devo at 50, Alison Bechdel, and James Parker
Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale, the cofounders of the new wave band Devo join The Culture Show to talk about cultural de-evolution, the genesis of their…
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July 10, 2025 - Baseball: The Movie, Dart Adams on 3 Feet High and Rising, and Max Heinegg
Today writer Noah Gittell joins The Culture Show to talk about his book “Baseball: The Movie.” Gittell, a sportswriter and film critic, takes us through the…
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July 9, 2025 - Mfoniso Udofia, Rob "ProBlak" Gibbs, and Black Voices of the Revolution
Boston Arts Academy and Wheelock Family Theater with support from The Huntington present the fifth installment of Mfoniso Udofia’s Ufot Family Cycle, “Kufre n’…
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July 8, 2025 - Peter Wolf and Imari Paris Jeffries
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…
- The Culture Show Podcast
July 7, 2025 - Wendy Benchley, Mandy Barnett, and Christopher Shaw Myers
We continue our coverage of “Jaws” at 50 with Wendy Benchley. She is the wife of the late author Peter Benchley, who wrote the bestselling novel “Jaws.” Since…
- The Culture Show Podcast
July 4, 2025 - "EEPHUS," Chef Andy Husbands, and John Flansburgh
Director Carson Lund joins The Culture Show to talk about his debut feature film “Eephus,” a quintessentially New England baseball film. Find out more, here…
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July 3, 2025 - James Parker, Fabiola Méndez, and Secret Boston: An Unusual Guide
James Parker joins The Culture Show to talk about his latest book “Get Me Through the Next Five Minutes: Odes to Being Alive.” He’s a staff writer at “The…
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July 2, 2025 - Danielle Allen, the Family Heritage Experience, and Mahesh Daas
Ahead of Independence Day when we celebrate the rejection of King George III and his monarchy Danielle Allen joins The Culture Show for her take on the state…
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July 1, 2025 - Robert Ellis Orrall, Sam Waterston, and mixologist Marsha Lindsey
Robert Ellis Orrall is a singer-songwriter, producer and owner of the indie label Infinity Cat Recordings. He has worked in Nashville collaborating with Taylor…
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June 30, 2025 - Heidi Wastweet and Lucía Abramovich Sánchez, public art in New Bedford, and André Aciman
Today we continue our series with the Museum of Fine Arts, looking at works in their collection that give us insight into the people and pivotal moments that…
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June 27, 2025 - Week in Review: Anna Wintour, Trump's F-bomb, tourists damaging art, and Boston Calling's hiatus
Today Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III and Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons go over the latest arts and culture headlines on our week-in-review. First…
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June 26, 2025 - Boston Poet Laureate Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah, Alfredo Jaar, and Victor Oliveira
In April, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture announced that Ghanaian American poet, editor, and educator Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah will…
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June 25, 2025 - As You Like It in Boston Common, Frederick Douglass' July 4 speech, and the Queer (Re)Public Festival
This summer Commonwealth Shakespeare Company brings “As You Like It,” to the Parkman Bandstand for this year’s annual - and free - Shakespeare on the Common…
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June 24, 2025 - "The Dream of a Common Movement" and the legacy of Urvashi Vaid, Subject:Matter, and Mary Grant
The new book “The Dream of a Common Movement” collects essays, interviews, and speeches by the late Urvashi Vaid, whose writing and organizing fundamentally…
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June 23, 2025 - Pedro Alonzo and Nicholas Galanin, Vincent Petryk of JP Licks, and Moonbox's New Works Festival
Today we’re continuing our exploration of The Boston Public Art Triennial, with Culture Show contributor, Pedro Alonzo, the Triennial’s Artistic Director and…
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June 20, 2025 - Week in Review: Jaws at 50, the Louvre, and the Karen Read ceiling fan
Today Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III and Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons go over the latest arts and culture headlines on our week-in-review. First…
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June 19, 2025 - Mass. Poet Laureate Regie Gibson, Club Passim, and Nina MacLaughlin on the Summer Solstice
Regie Gibson, an assistant professor at Berklee College of Music and an instructor at Clark University, has been selected as Massachusetts’ first Poet…
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June 18, 2025 - Annette Gordon-Reed, J. Courtney Sullivan, and the Boston Pizza Festival
Historian, lawyer and Pulitzer-prize winning author Annette Gordon-Reed joins The Culture Show to talk about her latest book “On Juneteenth,” which explores…
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June 17, 2025 - Imari Paris Jeffries, Dread Scott, and the 50th anniversary of Jaws
Imari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO of Embrace Boston, joins The Culture Show to preview the Embrace Ideas Festival. Kicking off on Juneteenth, this year’s…