Beyond body glitter and 'Total Request Live': How the Y2K era changed America
Colette Shade's new book gives a holistic view of the Y2K era through personal essays and history
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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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! -
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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
Broadway for everyone: How audio description brings live theater to blind audiences
There are now about a dozen Boston-area venues that offer the live narration of the visual parts of the show.
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Indian-Canadian musician Kiran Ahluwalia is 'shedding her shame' in new album 'Comfort Food'
Ahluwalia says there can be a 'kind of loneliness' in dissenting from Hindu fundamentalism. -
Take a trip through time with 'Back to the Future: The Musical'
“Back to the Future: The Musical,” one of the latest adaptations of a classic film to hit Broadway, retells the story of eccentric scientist Doc Brown and hip teenager Marty McFly and their adventures in the iconic time-travelling DeLorean. -
Worcester's poet laureate Oliver de la Paz turns postcards to poetry in his new book of sonnets
Oliver de la Paz, poet laureate of Worcester and an associate professor at The College of the Holy Cross, joined The Culture Show to celebrate national poetry month and discuss his latest collection of poetry “The Diaspora Sonnets.”
GBH Music
More Culture Programs
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"The Times Are Racing" by Justin Peck
The company of New York City Ballet perform "The Times Are Racing."| 3:10 -
Episode 4903, Season 49<br> Lil Yachty / Sudan Archives
Acclaimed singer/rapper Lil Yachty and singer/violinist Sudan Archives perform.| 53:26 -
Episode 4902, Season 49<br> Jenny Lewis / MUNA
Singer/songwriter Jenny Lewis returns to ACL, while pop trio MUNA makes their debut.| 53:26 -
Episode 4901, Season 49<br> Rodrigo y Gabriela featuring the Austin Symphony Orchestra
Guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela are accompanied by the Austin Symphony Orchestra.| 53:26
