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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.

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January 16, 2025 - Michael Cassidy, a college course...

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2025/01/16

In 1991 New England Law Professor Mary Joe Frug was murdered in Harvard Square. More than 30 years on, the case remains unsolved. Michael Cassidy was a prosecutor in Massachusetts when the crime was committed. He’s been haunted by the slaying ever since. One way to grapple with it, write a legal thriller based on the case. His inaugural novel is titled “‘When the Past is All Deception.” He joins The Culture Show to talk about writing the legal thriller. Michael Cassidy is a nationally

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January 15, 2025 - Barron Ryan, Tara Sellios, and...

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2025/01/15

Pianist and composer Barron Ryan joins “The Culture Show” ahead of his January 17th concert at the First Congregational Church in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. His latest album is “There Arises Light in the Darkness.” To learn more about Barron Ryan’s concert go here.Tara Sellios is a Boston based artist whose photographs highlight the beauty of the grotesque. Sellios creates still life vignettes from organic materials including animal bones, insect specimens, and dried flowers which she

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January 14, 2025 - Imari Paris Jeffries, Le Prestige,...

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2025/01/14

Imari Paris Jeffries, president and CEO of Embrace Boston, joins The Culture Show to preview Embrace Boston’s Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace honors MLK gala, which celebrates the legacies of outstanding civic, business, and community leaders in Boston and across the country. The gala is Sunday, January 19th, To learn more, go here.From there we get a preview of Le Prestige’s upcoming show at Lizard Lounge. Chris Forkey, the band's leader, composer and bassist along with John Glenshaw, the

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January 13, 2025 - Mark Morris, Kay WalkingStick, and...

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2025/01/13

Choreographer Mark Morris joins The Culture Show to talk about “The Look of Love,” which is an homage to the music of Burt Bacharach. The show features music newly arranged by jazz pianist, composer, and Mark Morris Dance Group’s musical collaborator Ethan Iverson. The show is a fusion of dance and music with an ensemble of vocals, piano, trumpet, bass, and drums, led by singer, actress, and Broadway star Marcy Harriell. The Look of Love is presented by Global arts live. It is onstage

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January 10, 2025 - Week in Review: the SoCal fires,...

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2025/01/10

The Culture Show's co-hosts Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Edgar B. Herwick III talk through the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review.First up - Southern California is ablaze, and unprecedented wildfires have spared no one. Hollywood celebrities - from Billy Crystal to Paris Hilton – are posting images of how the flames have destroyed their homes. Could their platform help to amplify both the environmental emergency and the heroism of the firefighters in a race to

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January 9, 2025 - Jane Eaglen, Julia Swanson, and...

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2025/01/09

The movie “Maria,” the biopic about the famed soprano Maria Callas, has received mixed reviews from movie critics. We want to know what someone familiar with opera thinks about the film. Enter Jane Eaglen, a Grammy-winning dramatic soprano who’s performed on the world’s greatest stages. She joined The Culture Show for her take on “Maria.” Jane Eaglen is on the faculty at New England Conservatory and is the President of the Boston Wagner Society. From there, we look at an underground art

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January 8, 2025 - Lynn's search for a poet laureate,...

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2025/01/08

The City of Lynn, Massachusetts, has opened an application process to select its inaugural Poet Laureate. LaCrecia Thomson, Arts and Culture Planner for the City of Lynn. joins The Culture Show, to talk about how this endeavor will help to deepen Lynn’s cultural legacy. The application process is open through January 31st. To learn more, go here.From there it’s artist and designer Beau McCall. He creates wearable and visual art by hand-sewing clothing buttons onto mostly upcycled fabrics,

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January 7, 2025 - Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition,...

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2025/01/07

Tomasina Ray, Director of Collections at RMS Titanic Inc., joins The Culture Show with an overview of “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition.” The exhibition brings us face to face with the dramatic maritime disaster. Visitors encounter artifacts from all manner of life aboard the Titanic, all recovered from the ocean floor. “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition,” is on view at The Castle at Park Plaza through Memorial Day.Michael Berthaud is a 23 year old video game designer and multimedia

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January 6, 2025 - Arctic Voices, The New Garden...

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2025/01/06

The New Bedford Art Museum in partnership with the New Bedford Free Public Library and Look North Gallery presents: “Arctic Voices,” an exhibition representing artistic responses to the arctic region across time and cultures. One of the featured artists, Betsey Biggs, joins The Culture Show along with Suzanne de Vegh, executive director of the New Bedford Art Museum. The exhibition features Betsey Biggs’ piece “MELT,” a remix of her immersive music film, titled “MELT: The Memory of

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January 3, 2025 - Week in Review: Art in the public...

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2025/01/03

The Culture Show's co-hosts Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Edgar B. Herwick III talk through the latest headlines on our arts and culture week-in-review.First up, Popeye the Sailor is famous for his catchphrase “I yam what I yam.” Now he’s whoever you want him to be. Popeye –along with Heminginway’s “Farewell to Arms,” and George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” are among the thousands of creations whose copyrights expired this week. From there it’s President Jimmy Carter, the

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January 2, 2025 - Curt DiCamillo, Moby-Dick Marathon,...

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2025/01/02

Curt DiCamillo joins The Culture Show to talk about his new book “A British Country House Alphabet,” which explores intriguing historical events tied to country houses in the UK, with stunning illustrations.Three volumes in total, the first covers the letters A through H. Curt DiCamillo is an American architectural historian and a recognized authority on the British country house. He is also the Curator for Special Collections at the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston.From

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January 1, 2025 - Robert Pinsky, Cakeswagg, and...

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2025/01/01

The three-time US Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky has been lauded as one of the last civic poets. Yes, he’s an esteemed professor and renowned critic of poetry, but he is first and foremost a poet’s populist. It has been his mission to bring poetry to the people and the people to poetry. Robert Pinsky joins The Culture Show to discuss a new collection of work called: “Proverbs of Limbo.” From there, it’s rapper Cakeswagg. By day she is a theater teacher working with youth, and by night, she

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December 31, 2024 - The Hebridean Baker, the perfect...

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2024/12/31

Coinneach MacLeod is better known as The Hebridean Baker. His simple living, Scottish accent, and photographs of Scotland’s rugged landscape have made him an international bestseller. And then there are his bakes. He joins us to talk about his latest cookbook, “The Hebridean Baker at Home”From there, we head to the North End to find out what makes a perfect meatball and if it’s served with gravy or sauce.Finally, we’ve moved well beyond clam chowder and baked beans. Boston is now a foodie

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December 30, 2024 - Eurydice, Jane Eaglen, and...

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2024/12/30

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 Sarah Ruhl, it’s a retelling of the myth of Orpheus, from the perspective of his bride. In this adaptation we follow Eurydice’s descent into the underworld, where her encounters are humorous, and heartbreaking–especially when she reunites with her father…a bond that proves hard to break. Eurydice had its Metropolitan Opera premier

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December 27, 2024 - Ben Shattuck, Alex Buchanan, and...

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2024/12/27

Ben Shattuck’s latest book, “The History of Sound,” is an extraordinary collection of interconnected stories that examine the lives and landscapes of New England. From a farm on Nantucket to the orchards of Hattfield and Barnstable to a logging camp in New Hampshire, Shattuck spans centuries in these haunting, tender and often humorous stories. From there, artist Alex Buchanan, a Coast Guard veteran and former mariner, rope is now his medium of choice. He literally weaves it and other

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December 26, 2024 - Matt Farley, Adam Gardner from...

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2024/12/26

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 written, produced and recorded more than 25,000 songs. He also makes movies, hosts podcasts and writes books. Then, it’s music to environmentalists’ ears. We check in with Adam Gardner. The lead singer of Guster is also leading the way to make the music industry more sustainable. Finally, how many pianos does it take to Celebrate

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December 25, 2024 - A Christmas Carol, Blue Heron...

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2024/12/25

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 selfishness and selflessness endures. In Ebeneezer Scrooge, Dickens created both an antagonist and protagonist who went from being a covetous curmudgeon to a repentant man. Today we’re serving up two scoops of Scrooge with actors David Coffee and Karen MacDonald about what it takes to the iconic character.From there we hit the pause

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December 24, 2024-It's A Wonderful Life, The Hallmark...

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2024/12/24

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 1946 classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” It’s a film about second chances. It’s a film about gratitude. It’s also a great romance story. In Mr. Potter we have one of the best villains in cinematic history. And along the way we get a lesson in banking and New Deal values.From there it’s the film that people love, and actually love to hate:

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December 23, 2024-Dwight & Nicole, Model Trains, Lisa...

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2024/12/23

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 soul with a little roots rock, alternative, and Americana sprinkled in. On New Year’s Eve they'll take the stage at Regattabar to perform hits from their acclaimed album, “The Jaguar, The Raven, and The Snake.” Dwight & Nicole join The Culture Show ahead of their Regattabar show for a preview and in-studio performance. To

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December 20, 2024 - Week in Review: Boston City Hall,...

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2024/12/20

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 up, Boston City Hall. Whether you think it’s a masterpiece or a monstrosity, the Boston Landmarks Commission has voted to recognize one of the city’s most iconic and controversial structures as an historic landmark. But that’s not set in concrete until Mayor Michelle Wu and the City Council weigh in on its artistic significance.From

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