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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 30, 2024 - Eurydice, Jane Eaglen, and Reginald Mobley
Today we cross into the underworld by way of “Eurydice.” It’s a hell raising opera, truly. With music by Matthew Aucoin and based on the play “Eurydice,” by…
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December 27, 2024 - Ben Shattuck, Alex Buchanan, and Jamie Wyeth
Ben Shattuck’s latest book, “The History of Sound,” is an extraordinary collection of interconnected stories that examine the lives and landscapes of New…
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December 26, 2024 - Matt Farley, Adam Gardner from Guster, and celebrating Charles Ives
Today on The Culture Show, the one-man media conglomerate: Matt Farley. For him quality IS quantity. The Danvers based singer-songwriter is prolific. He’s…
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December 25, 2024 - A Christmas Carol, Blue Heron Vocal Ensemble, and the Wurlitzer pipe organ
It’s a story for the past, present and future: Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Though it was a reflection of Dickens’ times, the struggle between…
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December 24, 2024-It's A Wonderful Life, The Hallmark Channel and the best versions of A Christmas Carol
Today on The Culture Show Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III and Callie Crossley are decking the airwaves this hour with a holiday spectacular. First up, the…
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December 23, 2024-Dwight & Nicole, Model Trains, Lisa Simmons' Holiday Film Guide
Dwight Ritcher and Nicole Nelson make up the critically acclaimed, genre-defying band DWIGHT & NICOLE. They trace their musical roots through blues, R&B, and…
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December 20, 2024 - Week in Review: Boston City Hall, the National Film Registry, and commemorative popcorn buckets
Today 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…
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December 19, 2024 - Ayodele Casel, Will Gusakov, and Nina MacLaughlin
Ayodele Casel is a trailblazing tap dancer and choreographer. Her tap dancing is at once percussive and poetry in motion. She joins The Culture Show to talk…
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December 18, 2024 - Mary Grant and the Cocktail Guru, Jonathan Pogash
Today on The Culture Show Mary Grant, President of MassArt, joins us for our recurring feature “AI: Actual intelligence,” where we tap into the most…
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December 17, 2024 - Imari Paris Jeffries, Les Sampou and Ed Grenga, and Abelardo Morrell
Today on The Culture Show Imari Paris Jeffries, president and CEO of Embrace Boston, joins us for his monthly segment: “AI: Actual intelligence,” where we tap…
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December 16, 2024 - Six, Merriam-Webster's word of the year, and Midwinter Revels
Tony award-winning musical “Six,” in all of its exuberant defiance, reclaims history for Henry VIII’s six wives. Now the queendom reigns at Boston’s Emerson…
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December 13, 2024 - Week in Review: Luigi Mangione's cultural impact, the MFA selling paintings, and Nikki Giovanni
Today on The Culture Show, Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III, and Callie Crossley go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review. First up…
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December 12, 2024 - Engelbert Humperdinck, the Boston Tea Party's anniversary, and Mahesh Daas
Engelbert Humperdinck is a multi-platinum legendary singer whose “Last Waltz Farewell Tour,” lands at the Chevalier Theatre in Medford where he performs on…
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December 11, 2024 - Musicians of the Old Post Road, John Derian, and Hanukkah at the MFA
The chamber ensemble Musicians of the Old Post Road is celebrating the holiday season with “Christmas Far and Wide,” a concert of festive 18th-century yuletide…
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December 10, 2024 - A Betty White forever stamp, They Might Be Giants' John Flansburgh, and Georgia O'Keeffe and Henry Moore at the MFA
The United States Postal Service has announced a 2025 postage stamp honoring actress Betty White.The stamp, based on a 2010 photo of White, is a work by…
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December 9, 2024 - Christine Ebersole, the NEC Chamber Singers, and Katy Rodden Walker
Two time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole joins The Culture Show to preview “I'll Be Home For Christmas.” By way of Broadway in Worcester, Christine…
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December 6, 2024 - Week in Review: Boston's free Sunday museum program, Spotify Wrapped, and Notre Dame
Today on The Culture Show Edgar B. Herwick III, James Bennett II and Lisa Simmons go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review. First…
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December 5, 2024 - The Pipes of Christmas, a missing mural, and a Mariah Carey tribute
For over 25 years The Pipes of Christmas has been a cherished holiday event, performing concerts that celebrate the Christmas season and the Celtic spirit…
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December 4, 2024 - Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on the newly launched Boston Family Days, Front Porch Arts Collective, and J.D. Scrimgeour
Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Boston Family Days, an expansion of the successful BPS Sundays pilot program, which gave Boston Public Schools students and…
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December 3, 2024 - Boston Pops' Keith Lockhart, Christina Tosi, and New England Botanic Garden's Night Lights
Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart joins The Culture Show for an overview of the Holiday Pops, which kicks off a series of concerts this Thursday December…
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December 2, 2024 - Jeff Hiller, the Concord Museum's Holiday House Tour, and Catherine Allgor
HBO’s “Somebody Somewhere,” drops us into Manhattan, Kansas where we meet Sam, a woman who has recently moved back to her hometown to care for her dying…
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November 29, 2024 - Ethan Hawke and Sean Wang
Ethan Hawke joins The Culture Show to talk about his latest film, “Wildcat,” which he directed and co-wrote. It’s about Flannery O’Conor– her imagination, her…
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November 28, 2024 - Raj Tawney, Joanne Chang, and Marsha Lindsey
Today on the Culture Show we have a show about food, tradition and culture. First up, writer Raj Tawney. Growing up in a multicultural household, his coming of…
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November 27, 2024 - Handel's Messiah, the Mayor's Mural Crew, and The Thanksgiving Play
The Handel and Haydn Society has been performing Messiah every year since 1854. This year there’s a new component: Artistic Director Jonathan Cohen is…
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November 26, 2024 - Annette Gordon-Reed, Nantucket Looms, and Mary Grant
Annette Gordon-Reed is renowned for her groundbreaking work on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. She was the first Black person awarded the Pulitzer Prize…
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November 25, 2024 - Joyce Kulhawik and Pedro Alonzo
Today Culture Show contributor Joyce Kulhawik joins us for our recurring feature, Stage and Screen Time–a look at the latest movies and plays in theaters now…
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November 22, 2024 - Week in Review: Wicked, Gladiator II, and Cher
Today 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…
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November 21, 2024 - Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's Christmas Carol, John Waters, and the Martha Graham Dance Company
Steven Maler, Founding Artistic Director of Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, joins The Culture Show to talk about their upcoming production of Charles…
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November 20, 2024 - Gregory Maguire, David Waters and Joanne Chang
Something Wicked this way comes in many iterations. First, as the 1995 widely acclaimed book by Gregory Maguire, “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked…
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November 19, 2024 - Renée Fleming and Patrick Radden Keefe
The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Andris Nelsons will lead a program featuring world renowned soprano Renée Fleming and baritone Rod Gilfry in “The Brightness of…
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November 18, 2024 - Orville Peck and the Actors Shakespeare Project's "Emma"
Last month Orville Peck played to a sold out show in MGM’s Music Hall. Culture Show host and Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen caught up with him ahead of his…
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November 15, 2024 - The Grammys, Roy Haynes, and The Onion buying InfoWars
Today on The Culture Show, co-hosts Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III and Callie Crossley go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review…
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November 14, 2024 - Cillian Murphy, the Old North Church's angels, and Scooter LaForge
Fresh off his Best Actor Oscar win for Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy produces and stars in the quiet, contemplative, and powerful film “Small Things Like These.”…
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November 13, 2024 - Imari Paris Jeffries and Carmen Fields on her father's musical legacy
Imari Paris Jeffries, President and CEO of Embrace Boston, joins The Culture Show to talk about his reflections on the 2024 election results. He also recaps…
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November 12, 2024 - National Museum of Women in the Arts, justBook-ish, and Jim Donahue
Susan Fisher Sterling, the director of The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC, joins The Culture Show to talk about the museum’s vision and…
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November 11, 2024 - Charles Coe and Ken Field, Vinny Deponto's "Mindplay", and BoriCorridor
Charles Coe’s Cricket Symphony is a new collection of poetry and music based on the poetry of award-winning African American writer and musician Charles Coe…
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November 8, 2024 - Week-in-Review: Quincy Jones, celebrity endorsements and Hello Kitty at 50
Today on The Culture Show co-hosts Callie Crossley, Jared Bowen and Edgar B. Herwick III go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review…
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November 7, 2024 - November 7, 2024 - Ken Burns and Sarah Burns, Graffiti artist Sobek, Manet at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The latest documentary film by Ken Burns, his daughter Sarah Burns and her husband David McMahon is a portrait of an artist as a Renaissance man: Leonardo da…
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November 6, 2024 - Susan Glisson and Tracy K. Smith
Think of a world where Tallahatchie County in Mississippi would publicly apologize for the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till. Or where the descendants of…
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November 5, 2024 - The BSO's Duke Ellington Tribute Concerts, Puppet Free Library, and "Countdown to 2026"
Thomas Wilkins, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s artistic partner for education and community engagement and vocalist Renese King join The Culture Show to talk…
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November 4, 2024 - The Ufot Family Cycle and Andre Dubus III
Growing up in Southbridge, Massachusetts the acclaimed playwright Mfoniso Udofia rarely saw stories about Africans and African Americans that felt true to her…
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November 1, 2024 - Week in Review: Martha Stewart, Teri Garr, and Mariah Carey's early return
November 1, 2024 - Week in Review: Martha Stewart, Teri Garr, and Mariah Carey's early return
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October 31, 2024 - Secret Byrd, Night of the Living Books, and Mary Grant
St. Paul’s Cathedral in Boston will transform into a clandestine location for six intimate performances October 31st through November 2nd, of Concert Theatre…
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October 30, 2024 - Subject:Matter, Keith Mascoll, Pedro Alonzo and Sam Durant
Subject:Matter, the Boston-based tap ensemble joins The Culture Show to perform and preview their debut jazz album “Songbook,” which will be released on…
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October 29, 2024 - American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez, the best books of 1925, and Erik Andrade
Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson, Executive Producers of FX’s “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez,” join The Culture Show to talk about adapting his story to…
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October 28, 2024 - Titus Kaphar, the Old North Church's crypt tours, and Unfinished Democracy: Artistic Reflections
Contemporary painter, sculptor and installation artist Titus Kaphar has built a reputation for grappling with history and racism and for exploring whose…
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October 25, 2024 - Week in Review: Idris Elba, Hallmark ageism, and a BBQ museum
First up: Actor Idris Elba has a 10 year plan to bolster the film industry in Africa. Born in London to a Ghanaian mother and Sierra Leonean father, he’s on a…
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October 24, 2024 - Raj Tawney, bus shelters as public art, and Cirque of the Dead
Writer Raj Tawney’s work largely reflects his multiracial American upbringing. Born to an Indian, Puerto Rican, and Italian American family, Tawney has…
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October 23, 2024 - Swoon, Keefer Glenshaw, and Mahesh Daas
Today we’re having another edition of countdown to 2025, as in countdown to the first Boston Triennial of public art, which opens next year. It’s curated by…
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October 22, 2024 - Catherine Allgor, Project STEP, and Jenny Johnson
Today on The Culture Show we continue our series, “Countdown to 2026,” with historian Catherine Allgor leading the way. This month she focuses on slavery in…
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October 21, 2024 - Hugh Hayden, Harry Potter: The Exhibition, and the Post-Meridian Radio Players
Artist Hugh Hayden’s solo exhibition, “Hugh Hayden: Home Work,” is on view at the Rose Art Museum. It surveys Hayden’s extensive body of work over the last…
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October 18, 2024: Week in Review - BOS Nation, Liam Payne, and boba backlash
Today 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…
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October 17, 2024 - Nicholas Ma and upcoming film festivals
Nicholas Ma joins The Culture Show to talk about his latest documentary, “Leap of Faith.” It follows 12 Christian pastors who are working to find hope and…
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October 16, 2024 - Casey Soward and Imari Paris Jeffries
Casey Soward has been a force in the performing arts sector. Recently he was named President and CEO of the Boch Center, home to the iconic Wang and Shubert…
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October 15, 2024 - Nassim Soleimanpour on his play "Nassim"
“Nassim,” is Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour's audacious new theatrical experiment. Each night a different VIP performs, while the script waits unseen…
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October 14, 2024 - Billy Bragg, Jeffrey Gibson, and Indigenous public art
Billy Bragg, one of the most outspoken singer-songwriters of his generation, he’s known for his labor activism and for his lyrics that range from romantic to…
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October 11, 2024 - Week in Review: TikTok lawsuits, The Apprentice biopic, and Bond girls
Today Jared Bowen, James Bennett II and Culture Show contributor Joyce Kulhawik go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review. First up…
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October 10, 2024 - Michael Patrick MacDonald and Every Body Belongs
Writer Michael Patrick MacDonald’s bestselling memoir, “All Souls” is about growing up in South Boston during the 1970’s. It was a place that was ravaged by…
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October 9, 2024 - Davóne Tines and the American Repertory Theater's new complex
The bass-baritone Davóne Tines has earned a reputation for challenging traditions in classical music and using art to confront social problems. Now he’s…
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October 8, 2024 - Steve Locke, Lynn's haunted pirate cave, and Beasties: A Sci-Fi Rock Opera
Artist Steve Locke’s exhibition at Mass MoCA, “The Fire Next Time,” is a nod to James Baldwin’s 1963 book by the same name. Like Baldwin, in this exhibition…