Despite threats, “That Librarian” Amanda Jones continues the fight against book bans
A campaign against small-town school librarian Amanda Jones is in full force because she spoke out against censorship.
Music & Culture Events
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In PersonMarch 2025 Outspoken Saturdays
The GBH BPL studio will host Outspoken Saturdays, a spoken word poetry event for emerging artists. Every first Saturday of the month, the series will be created in collaboration with spoken word artist Amanda Shea . Join us!
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In Person
The Ulysses Quartet at The Boston Public Library (March 2025)
Join GBH Music's quartet in residence, the Ulysses Quartet, for a performance at the Boston Public Library! -
Virtual
Megan Marshall talks with Janice Nimura about “After Lives”
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of celebrated American women, Megan Marshall has been hailed as a “gifted storyteller” (New Yorker) at “the front rank of American biographers” (New York Times).
Join us to hear about her latest work “After Lives: On Biography and Mysteries of the Human Heart” and gain insight from her discussion with fellow biographer Janice Nimura. Don’t miss their conversation about remarkable women in history and their own lives and work. Special for Women’s History Month.Partner:American Ancestors
Concerts to Watch
GBH Music Holiday Spectacular 2024
Celebrate the season with the GBH Music Holiday Spectacular, a family-friendly concert and an opportunity for music lovers to be part of a live television production at GBH’s headquarters in Brighton.
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Culture in the News
Alton Brown on the overuse of ‘yes, chef’ and his new book of essays
Alton Brown brings humor, science and history to his new book “Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations.”
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A whale of a marathon is coming to New Bedford
The New Bedford Whaling Museum's annual "Moby Dick" marathon happens this weekend, and Amanda McMullen is on The Culture Show to walk us through it. Then, comedy duo The Good Liars and Amanda Shea. -
Start the new year off right with these new shows
The GBH Drama team joins The Culture Show to talk about the latest from Masterpiece and beyond. Then, director and Arlekin Players founder Igor Golyak breaks down his latest work now on stage. -
A new attraction for Boston: What's up with the WNDR?
The immersive exhibit space will open a location in Boston on Feb. 1, featuring work from internationally-recognized artists.
GBH Music
More Culture Programs
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Episode 2, Season 4<br> Six Years Later, Epitaph for a Centaur
Read the elegiac poetry of Joseph Brodsky, a Cold War Russian exile, with host Elisa New.| 25:21 -
Supa Modo | Sisters
A young woman makes plans to give her sister, who is dying, the best days of her life. -
Ailyn Pérez in "Florencia en el Amazonas"
Ailyn Pérez performs an excerpt from “Buenos días. Despierta usted temprano.”| 1:52 -
Episode 7, Season 2024<br> The Wright Conversations with Poet Nikki Giovanni
The Wright Museum presents a conversation with legendary poet Nikki Giovanni.| 1:15:28
