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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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December 21, 2023

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2023/12/21

A story of a true underdog. Ricky the rescue chihuahua goes to Broadway for the role of a lifetime: playing Bruiser – the canine costar of Elle Woods, the rich ditz who charms her way through “Legally Blonde: The Musical.” Ricky might be small, but he steals the spotlight for a two-year run. Now “Legally Blonde” has landed in Boston. We’ll talk to Animal handler and actor, Brian Michael Hoffman, about getting a larger than life performance from the pint-sized pup, and how rescue

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December 20, 2023

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2023/12/20

What does it mean to be at sea? Literally, it means to be away from land. Figuratively it means to have no path. It means confusion and disorientation. This is what is captured in a 1915 Japanese work of art by Hashio Kyoshi. Titled “Morning Sea” It’s a silk on silk embroidery of waves– these are aggressive, savage waves that create a sense of total turbulence. Writer Gish Jen describes the experience of seeing this expanse of ocean as overpowering and profound. At the time, Japan,

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December 19, 2023

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2023/12/19

Is the action film “Die Hard” a Christmas movie? Though there are some Yippee Ki NAYsayers – from film critics to Christmas traditionalists– there’s a case to be made that it is. Sure, there are explosions, terrorists and gunfire – BUT it does take place on Christmas Eve and Bruce Willis’s hero cop wants nothing more than to bring his family together for the holidays. There are even Santa jokes and the movie cranks up the volume on one of the best Christmas songs thanks to Run-DMC

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December 18, 2023

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2023/12/18

For his newest work, Playwright Lloyd Suh relied on maternal instincts. His works often take place during pivotal moments in Asian American history – examining the immigrant experience and how history exact can take a toll across culture generations. So for this one, he had long conversations with his mom. They surface in his comedy “The Heart Sellers,” where two young housewives grapple with the isolation that comes from moving to a new country. Lonely in a foreign land, they forge

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December 15, 2023

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2023/12/15

Today on our week in review: Is Netflix going the way of Neilsen? The streaming service has been described as a “black hole” for keeping its viewership data under wraps. But the battle for transparency became a key issue during the Hollywood strikes. Now, in a first for Netflix, they’ve released reams of of data on thousands of titles and the billions of hours that people spent watching it all. We’ll look at how this could change the industry –and what shows have emerged as their

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December 14, 2023 -

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2023/12/14

We are steeped in American history, marking the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. Fed up with the tyranny of taxation without representation, American colonists took matters into their own hands–literally: tossing three shiploads of tea into Boston Harbor. The theatrics alone–the vision of angry patriots hurling 90,000 pounds of cargo overboard–has made it one of THE most celebrated rebellions. But to understand the ideals and motivations behind it, we turn to the Massachusetts

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December 13, 2023

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2023/12/13

Coming up on The Culture Show, the extraordinary events of a Christmas truce between Germany and the Allies during World War I come to life in the musical “All is Calm” We talk to the creative team at Greater Boston Stage Company who have made this a holiday tradition. Then it’s everything you need to know about the live music scene. Edgar B. Herwick III leads a roundup of performances in and around Boston.

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December 12, 2023

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2023/12/12

Much of Alex Edelman’s comedy springs from his Jewish upbringing. He takes on Jewish identity, bigotry and ignorance–but there’s no malice in his material. Instead the Brookline native uses humor to process and even dismantle the complexities and the hate that plague our world. His recent Broadway hit, “Just for Us”--was inspired by his experience of attending a white nationalists meeting. Amid a surge in antisemitism and discrimination, “Just for Us” has a new urgency. But the laughs

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December 11, 2023

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2023/12/11

It’s a modern spin on a fairy tale classic: The Urban Nutcracker. By mixing hip-hop, streetscapes, and strains of Duke Ellington –all of it propelled by the heartbeat of Tchaikovsky– choreographer Tony WIlliams has created a contemporary classic. We’ll talk to him and Drag artist Patty Bouree about this holiday season’s production. And local art curator Pedro Alonzo gives us the lowdown on producing an arts festival in Saudi Arabia. All that and more - on The Culture Show.

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December 8, 2023

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2023/12/08

It’s our arts and culture week-in-review. First up, pioneering producer Norman Lear. He dismantled TV’s nuclear family, taking on radioactive topics instead – bigotry, abortion, poverty, politics—all of it was up for grabs and it landed lots of laughs along the way. We’ll look at how his slew of successful sitcoms revolutionized Television–and changed the way we see ourselves. Then it’s time for cognitive dissonance, and the opposite of Norman Lear- The Golden Bachelor. How is it that

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December 7, 2023

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2023/12/07

I’m Jared Bowen. This is The Culture Show. First up, what do you call three lost souls left on a prep school campus during the holidays? The holdovers. That’s also the title of Alexander Payne’s new film. Set in the 1970’s, Paul Giamatti plays a scrooge-like New England teacher–stingy with good grades and generosity. But over the winter holiday break, his heart thaws –slightly –and he forges an unlikely fellowship with a student who has been abandoned by his family and the school cook

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December 6, 2023

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2023/12/06

First up, we remember the titan of TV: Norman Lear. He not only changed television, he changed the way we see ourselves by doing away with the traditional sitcom that idealized the nuclear family–instead finding humor in the messiness of life. From “All in the Family to Maude.” From there, MassArt is celebrating its 150th anniversary by celebrating others with the inaugural Common Good Awards. MassArt president Mary Grant joins us to talk about the artists and advocates they’re

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December 5, 2023

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2023/12/05

“The Band's Visit” is one of the most captivating musicals about…nothing. Though it might not be action packed, it packs a punch for maximizing everyday moments and making them feel momentous. The Tony-winning show follows the adventures of a touring Egyptian band stranded in an Israeli village. With nowhere for the musicians to stay, the locals take them in for the night. The overriding sentiment of “The Band’s Visit” is captured in the song Something Different: “Nothing is as

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December 4, 2023

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2023/12/04

This is the Culture Show. Coming up: Tracy K. Smith. Through her poetry, the Pulitzer-prize winner probes the meaning of life. She meditates on what happens to our souls when we die. She communes with the dead. And ultimately, she makes the personal universal. Smith’s poems scrutinize oppression, the contradiction that is the American dream, and the injustices that plague our nation. All these themes converge in her new memoir “To Free the Captives: A Plea for the American Soul. ”

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December 1, 2023 - The Culture Show talks sound towns...

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2023/12/01

First up, what happens when a people’s cultural identity becomes a casualty of war? Throughout history monuments, cultural sites, artworks and artifacts have become collateral damage. Now Gaza is surveying the wreckage of Israel’s airstrikes, which have reduced more than 100 landmarks to rubble. Then a new docuseries excavates Boston’s fraught history of racism and segregation by way of the 1989 Charles Stuart murder scandal. It reflects on how law enforcement and the media fueled a

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4. The Culture Show Holiday Special!

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2023/11/24

Today we are going to look at four pillars of holiday entertainment: the 1946 classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Then the contemporary classic “Love Actually. Plus “the juggernaut of jingle bells: The Hallmark Channel, which has 40 new holiday films this season. And finally, we break down Bah Humbug-ery, ranking the top adaptations of “A Christmas Carol.”

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Ep. 3 - The Culture Show: What Gwyneth Paltrow, Jerry...

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2023/11/17

Congressman Joaquin Castro is calling for a federal investigation into Warner Bros. for scrapping its own film: Coyote vs. Acme. From there, rap legend Andre 3000 releases his first album in nearly 20 years–and it’s an 87 minute ode…to the flute; Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski trial is now on stage, as a musical. The feminist website Jezebel has folded. And just in time for Thanksgiving, season 2 of Julia is streaming on Max.

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The Culture Show Ep. 02: Grammys, Museum...

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2023/11/10

The Grammy nominations are here, women dominate the album of the year with SZA, Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo topping the list. And yet, with nearly 100 categories, there are still snubs. And they say there’s no business like Show business, but for months there was no business IN show business. Now that the actors’ strike is over, what does this mean for Hollywood and another major production hub: Massachusetts? From there, is Homer Simpson vying to be America’s number one dad? After 34

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The Culture Show Ep. 01: The Beatles, Matthew Perry,...

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2023/11/03

In the first episode of "The Culture Show," hosts Jared Bowen, Edgar B. Herwick III, and Callie Crossley discuss this week's arts and culture news.

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