The Culture Show Podcast

From guns to reproductive rights, the  majority of  Supreme Court justices  think we should follow the original intentions of the Constitution as closely as possible. So what does that mean in modern-day America?  Writer A.J. Jacobs went to find out.

In his latest book, “The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution’s Original Meaning.”  Jacobs documents  living  as closely to the original meaning of the Constitution as possible, which includes carrying a musket,  and personally delivering a list of grievances to Congress. Though this full constitutional immersion is humorous, Jacobs is not in this just for the laughs. He also finds a nation losing its hold on the values implicit in the constitution: responsibility, community  and civic engagement.   He joins The Culture Show to talk about it all.

From there  Revolutionary Spaces gives us a different look at American history with a program that spotlights the people who exercised their right to petition because they didn’t have the fundamental  right to make their voice heard, the right to vote.  Spoken word artist Amanda Shea, and Anne Freeh Engle, Deputy Director and Chief Strategy Officer at Revolutionary Spaces join The Culture Show to preview “All the Voices in the House: Hear My Plea, Know My Truth.” 

Finally, all the world’s a Porch. Culture Show producer Kate Dellis gives us a primer on Somerville’s forthcoming, annual music festival: Porchfest.