The Culture Show Podcast

Marc Sheehan, Executive Chef and Owner of Northern Spy in Canton and Will Gilson, Chef and Partner of Cambridge Street Hospitality Group ,  join The Culture Show to talk about the Michelin Guide coming to Boston and what it will take for local restaurants that are contenders to prepare. From there playwright Jocelyn Bioh joins The Culture Show to talk about her Tony Award nominated play  “JaJa’s A...

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 Cady Coleman, will be signing books and giving a joint presentation on May 31st. Cady Coleman’s new book is “Sharing Space: An Astronaut’s Guide to Mission, Wonder and Making Change.” Josh Simpson’s new book is “Josh Simpson: 50 Years of V...

Today Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III and Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons –  artistic and executive director of the Roxbury International Film Festival and program manager at Mass Cultural Council– go over the latest headlines on our arts and culture week in review. First up, the Michelin guide will officially debut in Boston. From there Waymo, the driverless car company, has plans to come...

“ New York Times” bestselling author Alison Bechdel joins The Culture Show to talk about her new comic novel “ Spent.” Bechdel will be at The Brattle Theatre on May 22nd at an event sponsored by Harvard Book Store. Tickets to this event are sold out but there will be a stand-by line at the Brattle Theatre. To learn more go here . From there it’s a celebration of landmark women composers. Betsy Hin...

Every year snowy owls fly from the Arctic to Boston's Logan Airport to find food. Norman Smith catches them and releases them far away to keep the owls and passengers safe. While he is the only owl catcher at Logan Airport, other airports are following his lead. Norman Smith is a raptor specialist who has worked at Mass Audubon for nearly 60 years and rescued more than 900 Snowy Owls since 1981. P...

David Leonard, President of the Boston Public Library, joins The Culture Show to talk about how public libraries are under siege, from book bans to funding cuts. He wrote about this, and the need to defend these institutions, in a recent piece for the Boston Globe. To keep abreast of all of the programming and resources the Boston Public Library has to offer go here . From there it’s politics and...

Ryan Miller, co-lead singer of Guster and Guster’s drummer Brian Rosenworcel join The Culture Show to talk about their recent performances at The Kennedy Center, which Miller wrote about for The Atlantic . They also previewed two shows in the region; one  in North Adams at MASS MoCA on July 26th and Guster’s On the Ocean music festival, August 8-August 10 in Portland, ME. To learn more go here . F...

Today 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. First up, Pope Leo XIV is the first American Pope. What are the cultural implications and did pop culture anticipate this moment? From there it’s a review of the MET Gala, which celebrated dandyism, Black excellence and menswear. Then it’s a look at...

Alex Alvear is an Ecuadorian composer, bassist, and vocalist who has three shows at Long Live Roxbury, which is a weekly music series bringing top-notch acts to the Long Live Beerworks taproom. The performances are free and the programming is the brainchild of Michael Feldman, the CEO of Feldman Geospatial. Alex Alvear and Michael Feldman join The Culture Show to talk about upcoming shows and how...

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 Atlantic.”  Since 2011 he has been running the Black Seed Writers Group—a weekly writing workshop for homeless, transitional, and recently housed writers–and editing “The Pilgrim,” a literary magazine from the homeless community of downtown Bo...

Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart joins The Culture Show to reflect on his 30th anniversary with the Boston Pops. He also gives an overview of the Boston Pops spring season, which includes an opening night concert with Cynthia Erivo, JAWS in Concert, and the musician, composer, and  singer-songwriter Cody Fry. To learn about all of their programming go here .  From there, Imari Paris Jeffries,...

Nonie Gadsen, Katharine Lane Weems Senior Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts, and the MFA’s Benjamin Weiss, the  Leonard A. Lauder Senior Curator of Visual Culture, join The Culture Show for our recurring series, “American Revolution: Frame by Frame.” Each month the curators and experts from the MFA join the show to talk about works in their collection tha...

Today on our arts and culture week-in-review Culture Show co-hosts Jared Bowen, James Bennett II and Edgar B. Herwick III go over the latest headlines. First up, Bill Belichick’s controversial interview on CBS Sunday Morning. From there, it’s the viral debate that the Internet can’t get enough of: 100 men vs. one  gorilla. Then it’s a look at the Tony nominations and a listen to the Rock and Roll...

David Lindsay-Abaire is a Boston native and a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright. He joins The Culture Show to talk about the “Kimberly Akimbo,” which is coming to the Emerson Colonial Theatre by way of  Broadway in Boston. The 2023 Tony-winner for Best Musical is based on David Lindsay-Abaire's play of the same title. It features a score by Jeanine Tesori and  lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. To le...

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 children’s book “Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band,”  the “Acoustic Rooster” universe is coming to PBS KIDS with a special and a short-form series produced by GBH. This will feature “Acoustic Rooster and his Barnyard Band” a one-hour specia...

Hannah Selinger is a James Beard Award-nominated lifestyle writer. She joins The Culture Show to talk about her debut memoir, “Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly.” On April 30th she’ll be at the Boston Public Library Central Library in Copley Square for an author talk. To learn more, go here . From there director Carson Lund joins The Culture Show to talk about his debut feature film...

Three-time U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky joins The Culture Show to talk about retiring from Boston University where he has been a professor since 1989. He’ll preview his retirement celebration, which is this Thursday, May1st atop  “The Jenga Building” on the BU campus. He’ll recite poetry, there will be screenings and a reception. The event is open to the public and it's free. To learn more, go...

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, Pope springs eternal.  Pope Francis was a champion of the arts. He is the only pontiff who has attended the Venice Biennale, he opened up a gallery for contemporary art in the Vatican Library and he convened over 100 comedians to share a communa...

Dana Caspersen is a conflict engagement specialist, award-winning performing artist, and best-selling author.  She joins The Culture Show to talk about her latest book, “Conflict Is an Opportunity: Twenty Fundamental Decisions for Navigating Difficult Times.” From there, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and folk music legend Loudon Wainwright III, joins The Culture Show ahead of his show in...

Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale, the cofounders of the new wave band Devo join T he Culture Show to talk about cultural de-evolution, the genesis of their band, how they came to be one of the most original groups in the history of rock music. In 2023 they kicked off their 50th anniversary tour, which has been extended.” Devo: 50 Years Of De-evolution...continued!” comes to MGM Music Hall at Fe...

National Book Award winner Martín Espada joins The Culture Show to talk about his new collection of poetry, “Jailbreak of Sparrows.” On April 23rd  Martín Espada will be at Porter Square Books in Cambridge at 7:00. To learn more, go here .  In celebration of MIT’s new Thomas Tull Concert Hall, Radius Ensemble will perform works by MIT faculty on April 24th. Oboist Jennifer Montbach, Radius Ensembl...

Alton Brown, the television personality, food show presenter, food scientist, author, voice actor, and cinematographer joins The Culture Show to talk about his  book  “ Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations .”   From there we head to candlepin city: Worcester. Vanessa Bumpus, Exhibits Coordinator  for the Museum of Worcester gives us an overview of a recent exhibition that focussed on the histo...

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, Blue Origin’s all-female space flight and the backlash that followed.  From there how venerated architect Antoni Gaudí may become a saint and as we near the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary war, the surplus of events in Massachuse...

Bring your big appetite to Boston’s Big Queer Food Fest, a multi-day  happening, celebrating the contributions of the queer community to the culinary world. It kicks off on April 28th and wraps up on May 4th.  David Lewis, co-founder of Big Queer Food Fest, and participating Chef, restaurateur and Food Network's Tournament of Champions winner Tifanni Faison join The Culture Show for a preview. To...

As we near the 250th anniversary of Patriots’ Day, Kate Fox  and  David Wood join The Culture Show for a conversation about the major events that ignited the first year of the American Revolution:  the battles of Lexington and Concord.  Kate Fox is the Executive Director at the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism, which is leading the Massachusetts 250 campaign. David Wood is the Curator at...