The Culture Show Podcast

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 maritime materials together to figuratively weave the threads of waste, ocean health and maritime culture.

Finally, artist Jamie Wyeth. He  takes us into  the darker corners of the world, not to mention  his imagination, by way of a collection of works that he says represent unsettling times, from his own personal upheaval to public unrest.